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Billion Dollar Lessons

What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years

by Paul B. Carroll, Chunka Mui ...

”This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.”-- EntrepreneurIn the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”There are thousands of books about successful companies but ... Read more

$12.99 USD

”This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.”-- EntrepreneurIn the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”There are thousands of books about successful companies but
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Brief History of a Perfect Future, A

Inventing the world that we can proudly leave our kids by 2050

by Chunka Mui, Paul B. Carroll, Tim Andrews ...

Narrated by Stephanie Dillard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

A Brief History of a Perfect FutureWhat if, instead of trying to predict the future, we could just pick the one we want—and then invent it? Well, we can.Think of the wealth of technological resources already available to us. The computing power in that smartphone in your pocket could have guided 120 million Apollo-era spacecraft to the moon and back. A gigabyte of memory cost $300,000 in the 1980s ... Read more

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A Brief History of a Perfect FutureWhat if, instead of trying to predict the future, we could just pick the one we want—and then invent it? Well, we can.Think of the wealth of technological resources already available to us. The computing power in that smartphone in your pocket could have guided 120 million Apollo-era spacecraft to the moon and back. A gigabyte of memory cost $300,000 in the 1980s
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Billion Dollar Lessons

What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last Twenty-five Years

by Paul B. Carroll, Chunka Mui ...

Narrated by Jim Bond ...

Unabridged

11 hours

“This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.” —EntrepreneurIn the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”There are thousands of books about successful companies but ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.” —EntrepreneurIn the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”There are thousands of books about successful companies but
... Read more

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Why Smart Executives Fail

And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes

by Sydney Finkelstein ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

A definitive study of executive failures-why they happen and how to prevent them.There's a scenario that keeps repeating itself in today's business climate. A company is voted one of the most admired in the world. Then three or four years later, it's in dire financial trouble. A CEO is celebrated on the covers of BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Fortune. Soon after, the company is in the midst of a ... Read more

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A definitive study of executive failures-why they happen and how to prevent them.There's a scenario that keeps repeating itself in today's business climate. A company is voted one of the most admired in the world. Then three or four years later, it's in dire financial trouble. A CEO is celebrated on the covers of BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Fortune. Soon after, the company is in the midst of a
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The Smartest Guys in the Room

The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind ...

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

20 hours 19 min

The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters. ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.
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Titan

The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

by Ron Chernow ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

35 hours 4 min

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history’s first billionaire and the patriarch of America’s most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, a National Book Award–winning biographer, gives us a detailed and insightful history of the mogul. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich ... Read more

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John D. Rockefeller, Sr., history’s first billionaire and the patriarch of America’s most famous dynasty, is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. Now Ron Chernow, a National Book Award–winning biographer, gives us a detailed and insightful history of the mogul. Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich
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The Rational Optimist

How Prosperity Evolves

by Matt Ridley ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

13 hours 36 min

“A delightful and fascinating book filled with insight and wit, which will make you think twice and cheer up.” — Steven PinkerIn a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of Genome and The Red Queen, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change—what Ridley calls ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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“A delightful and fascinating book filled with insight and wit, which will make you think twice and cheer up.” — Steven PinkerIn a bold and provocative interpretation of economic history, Matt Ridley, the New York Times-bestselling author of Genome and The Red Queen, makes the case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change—what Ridley calls
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Too Big to Fail

The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves

by Andrew Ross Sorkin ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

21 hours 4 min

Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie RoseWatch a VideoAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to ... Read more

$30.00 USD

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Andrew Ross Sorkin's websiteAndrew Ross Sorkin's interview on Charlie RoseWatch a VideoAndrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. From inside the corner office at Lehman Brothers to secret meetings in South Korea, and the corridors of Washington, Too Big to
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Moneyball

The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Michael Lewis ...

Abridged

5 hours 44 min

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians,
... Read more
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Awaken the Giant Within

by Tony Robbins ...

Narrated by Tony Robbins ...

Abridged

1 hour 31 min

Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and MONEY Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and MONEY Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change,
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The New One Minute Manager

by Ken Blanchard ...

A new edition based on the timeless business classic—updated to help today’s readers succeed more quickly in a rapidly changing world. The New One Minute Manager offers a way for you to succeed sooner with less stress in changing times—both at work and at home.For decades, The One Minute Manager has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives. While the principles it ... Read more

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A new edition based on the timeless business classic—updated to help today’s readers succeed more quickly in a rapidly changing world. The New One Minute Manager offers a way for you to succeed sooner with less stress in changing times—both at work and at home.For decades, The One Minute Manager has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives. While the principles it
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Creating Magic

10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney

by Lee Cockerell ...

“It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.”The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership—the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results.No one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World® ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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“It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.”The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership—the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results.No one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World®
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