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Deal Junkie

A Half-Century of Deals that Brought the Biggest U.S. Retail and Apparel Companies to Answer the Moment and Prepare for the Future

by Gilbert Harrison ...

If it were your job to bring a company to the bargaining table so it could merge, sell or divest, you had better have the stamina and guts as well as an intricate knowledge of how the human mind operates. Negotiating these kinds of deals is not for the faint of heart. But for over fifty years, one merchandising giant after another—Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Home Depot, Nine West, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Sears, ... Read more

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If it were your job to bring a company to the bargaining table so it could merge, sell or divest, you had better have the stamina and guts as well as an intricate knowledge of how the human mind operates. Negotiating these kinds of deals is not for the faint of heart. But for over fifty years, one merchandising giant after another—Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Home Depot, Nine West, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Sears,
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Deal Junkie

A Half-Century of Deals that Brought the Biggest U.S. Retail and Apparel Companies to Answer the Moment and Prepare for the Future

by Gilbert Harrison ...

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If it were your job to bring a company to the bargaining table so it could merge, sell, or divest, you had better have the stamina and guts as well as an intricate knowledge of how the human mind operates. Negotiating these kinds of deals is not for the faint of heart. But for over fifty years, one merchandising giant after another—Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Home Depot, Nine West, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears, ... Read more

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If it were your job to bring a company to the bargaining table so it could merge, sell, or divest, you had better have the stamina and guts as well as an intricate knowledge of how the human mind operates. Negotiating these kinds of deals is not for the faint of heart. But for over fifty years, one merchandising giant after another—Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Home Depot, Nine West, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears,
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The Outsiders

Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

by William N. Thorndike Jr. ...

An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.” - Warren Buffett#1 on Warren Buffett’s Recommended Reading List, Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter, 2012Named one of 19 Books Billionaire Charlie Munger Thinks You Should Read” in Business Insider.A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management.” - ... Read more

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An outstanding book about CEOs who excelled at capital allocation.” - Warren Buffett#1 on Warren Buffett’s Recommended Reading List, Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Letter, 2012Named one of 19 Books Billionaire Charlie Munger Thinks You Should Read” in Business Insider.A book that details the extraordinary success of CEOs who took a radically different approach to corporate management.” -
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Pound Foolish

Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry

by Helaine Olen ...

If you’ve ever bought a personal finance book, watched a TV show about stock picking, listened to a radio show about getting out of debt, or attended a seminar to help you plan for your retirement, you’ve probably heard some version of these quotes:“What’s keeping you from being rich? In most cases, it is simply a lack of belief.” —SUZE ORMAN, The Courage to Be Rich“Are you latte-ing away your ... Read more

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If you’ve ever bought a personal finance book, watched a TV show about stock picking, listened to a radio show about getting out of debt, or attended a seminar to help you plan for your retirement, you’ve probably heard some version of these quotes:“What’s keeping you from being rich? In most cases, it is simply a lack of belief.” —SUZE ORMAN, The Courage to Be Rich“Are you latte-ing away your
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Small Giants

Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition

by Bo Burlingham ...

How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead.It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place ... Read more

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How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill — and focused on greatness instead.It’s an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place
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Up the Organization

How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits

by Robert C. Townsend, Warren Bennis ...

Series Book 144 - J-B Warren Bennis Series
Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management. 1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend’s bestseller first among eighty books that “every manager must read. ... Read more

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Although it was first published more than thirty-five years ago, Up the Organization continues to top the lists of best business books by groups as diverse as the American Management Association, Strategy + Business (Booz Allen Hamilton), and The Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management. 1-800-CEO-READ ranks Townsend’s bestseller first among eighty books that “every manager must read.
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The Airbnb Story

How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

by Leigh Gallagher ...

"An engrossing story of audacious entrepreneurism and big-industry disruption, [this] is a tale for our times." —Charles Duhigg, New York Times–bestselling author of The Power of HabitAn investigative look into a beloved, disruptive, notorious start-up, this is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that is now the largest provider ... Read more

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"An engrossing story of audacious entrepreneurism and big-industry disruption, [this] is a tale for our times." —Charles Duhigg, New York Times–bestselling author of The Power of HabitAn investigative look into a beloved, disruptive, notorious start-up, this is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that is now the largest provider
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Trump: The Way to the Top

The Best Business Advice I Ever Received

by Donald J. Trump ...

The host of the hit reality show The Apprentice presents an invaluable collection of grounded, hard-hitting advice on business success, from people who have made it to the boss’s chair at some of America’s most thriving companies.How can you find the way to the top?Ask people who are already there.Because you can’t know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your ... Read more

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The host of the hit reality show The Apprentice presents an invaluable collection of grounded, hard-hitting advice on business success, from people who have made it to the boss’s chair at some of America’s most thriving companies.How can you find the way to the top?Ask people who are already there.Because you can’t know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your
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The Richest Man in Town

The Twelve Commandments of Wealth

by Randall Jones ...

Secretly, if not overtly, almost everyone in America desires to become rich: to make it big, to enjoy the fruits of the most successful life imaginable. But unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue how to reach these all too elusive goals. Quite simply, there's no definitive road map for getting there, no proven plan, and certainly very little access to those who have become "the richest man in ... Read more

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Secretly, if not overtly, almost everyone in America desires to become rich: to make it big, to enjoy the fruits of the most successful life imaginable. But unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue how to reach these all too elusive goals. Quite simply, there's no definitive road map for getting there, no proven plan, and certainly very little access to those who have become "the richest man in
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The Art of Being Unreasonable

Lessons in Unconventional Thinking

by Eli Broad ...

Unorthodox success principles from a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropistEli Broad's embrace of "unreasonable thinking" has helped him build two Fortune 500 companies, amass personal billions, and use his wealth to create a new approach to philanthropy. He has helped to fund scientific research institutes, K-12 education reform, and some of the world's greatest contemporary art museums. By ... Read more

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Unorthodox success principles from a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropistEli Broad's embrace of "unreasonable thinking" has helped him build two Fortune 500 companies, amass personal billions, and use his wealth to create a new approach to philanthropy. He has helped to fund scientific research institutes, K-12 education reform, and some of the world's greatest contemporary art museums. By
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52 Ways To Fund Your Home Business - Even When You Are Broke, Your Credit Sucks, and All Your Friends Hate You

by Nike Roach ...

With the global economy taking an unprecedented shift, and many Americans remaining financially stuck in the evolving elements of the credit crunch, people are now beginning to shift their energies into the world’s fastest growing small business sector; - and that is the launching of a home based business operation.They are not venturing into it only because Forbes Magazine, (the world’s leading ... Read more

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With the global economy taking an unprecedented shift, and many Americans remaining financially stuck in the evolving elements of the credit crunch, people are now beginning to shift their energies into the world’s fastest growing small business sector; - and that is the launching of a home based business operation.They are not venturing into it only because Forbes Magazine, (the world’s leading
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On Target

How the World's Hottest Retailer Hit a Bull's-Eye

by Laura Rowley ...

The first behind-the-scenes look at the stunning success of America's hippest discount retailer Founded in 1962 by Minnesota-based department store Dayton's, Target has grown to become America's second most profitable retailer behind Wal-Mart. On Target is the first in-depth look at the business leaders and strategies that made Target such a runaway success. The company's easily recognizable red ... Read more

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The first behind-the-scenes look at the stunning success of America's hippest discount retailer Founded in 1962 by Minnesota-based department store Dayton's, Target has grown to become America's second most profitable retailer behind Wal-Mart. On Target is the first in-depth look at the business leaders and strategies that made Target such a runaway success. The company's easily recognizable red
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