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The Two-Second Advantage

How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future--Just Enough

by Vivek Ranadive, Kevin Maney ...

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky’s brain that made him exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that what distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, ... Read more

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What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky’s brain that made him exceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found that what distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes,
... Read more
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The Power to Predict

How Real Time Businesses Anticipate Customer Needs, Create Opportunities, and Beat the Competition 1st Edition

by Vivek Ranadive ...

Narrated by Chris Ryan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 44 min

Real-time business gives companies the ability to monitor and react to changes and address problems as they occur. But no matter how sophisticated their information-gathering and data mining systems are, they're still playing catch-up. In The Power to Predict, Ranadivé forecasts the next step in achieving breakthrough business performance, a new approach he calls Predictive Business: the ability ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Real-time business gives companies the ability to monitor and react to changes and address problems as they occur. But no matter how sophisticated their information-gathering and data mining systems are, they're still playing catch-up. In The Power to Predict, Ranadivé forecasts the next step in achieving breakthrough business performance, a new approach he calls Predictive Business: the ability
... Read more
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The Two-Second Advantage

How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future---Just Enough

by Kevin Maney, Vivek Ranadive ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn'this speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but ratherhis ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant beforeit arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky's brain that made himexceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found thatwhat distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, and ... Read more

$16.99 USD

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn'this speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but ratherhis ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant beforeit arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky's brain that made himexceptional. Over the past fifteen years, scientists have found thatwhat distinguishes the greatest musicians, athletes, and
... Read more

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Your Inner Fish

A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

by Neil Shubin ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of
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Outliers

The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Narrated by Malcolm Gladwell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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From the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, learn what sets high achievers apart—from Bill Gates to the Beatles—in this seminal work from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what
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No Easy Day

The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer ...

Narrated by Holter Graham ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

The #1 New York Times bestselling first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times bestselling first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the
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Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein ...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e... ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e...
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The Answer

Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life

by John Assaraf, Murray Smith ...

Series series A Guide to Business Success
A key team member behind The Secret and his business partner offer the specific tools and mental strategies to help readers leap ahead in any career or business venture and achieve major financial success.In this visionary work, New York Times bestselling author John Assaraf and business guru Murray Smith reinvent the business book for the twenty-first century. Two of the most successful ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A key team member behind The Secret and his business partner offer the specific tools and mental strategies to help readers leap ahead in any career or business venture and achieve major financial success.In this visionary work, New York Times bestselling author John Assaraf and business guru Murray Smith reinvent the business book for the twenty-first century. Two of the most successful
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Smartcuts

The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking

by Shane Snow ...

Entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow (Wired, Fast Company, The New Yorker, and cofounder of Contently) analyzes the lives of people and companies that do incredible things in implausibly short time.How do some startups go from zero to billions in mere months? How did Alexander the Great, YouTube tycoon Michelle Phan, and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon climb to the top in less time than it takes ... Read more

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Entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow (Wired, Fast Company, The New Yorker, and cofounder of Contently) analyzes the lives of people and companies that do incredible things in implausibly short time.How do some startups go from zero to billions in mere months? How did Alexander the Great, YouTube tycoon Michelle Phan, and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon climb to the top in less time than it takes
... Read more
Five Stars

The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great

by Carmine Gallo ...

“As technology threatens to displace countless jobs and skills, the ability to communicate is becoming more important than ever. This book is full of examples to help you get better at transporting your thoughts and emotions into the minds of other people.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl SandbergHow to master the art of ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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“As technology threatens to displace countless jobs and skills, the ability to communicate is becoming more important than ever. This book is full of examples to help you get better at transporting your thoughts and emotions into the minds of other people.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl SandbergHow to master the art of
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Predictive Analytics

The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die

by Eric Siegel ...

"Mesmerizing & fascinating..." **—**The Seattle Post-Intelligencer"The Freakonomics of big data." —Stein Kretsinger, founding executive of Advertising.comAward-winning | Used by over 30 universities | Translated into 9 languagesAn introduction for everyone. In this rich, fascinating — surprisingly accessible — introduction, leading expert Eric Siegel reveals how predic... ... Read more

$17.00 USD

"Mesmerizing & fascinating..." **—**The Seattle Post-Intelligencer"The Freakonomics of big data." —Stein Kretsinger, founding executive of Advertising.comAward-winning | Used by over 30 universities | Translated into 9 languagesAn introduction for everyone. In this rich, fascinating — surprisingly accessible — introduction, leading expert Eric Siegel reveals how predic...
... Read more
Captivology

The Science of Capturing People's Attention

by Ben Parr ...

The former editor of Mashable and cofounder of DominateFund examines the psychological phenomena that captivate our attention—and how we can leverage them to draw and retain attention for our ideas, work, companies, and more.Whether you're an artist or a salesperson, a teacher or an engineer, a marketer or a parent—putting the spotlight on your ideas, insights, projects and products requires a ... Read more

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The former editor of Mashable and cofounder of DominateFund examines the psychological phenomena that captivate our attention—and how we can leverage them to draw and retain attention for our ideas, work, companies, and more.Whether you're an artist or a salesperson, a teacher or an engineer, a marketer or a parent—putting the spotlight on your ideas, insights, projects and products requires a
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