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Steve Jobs: A Biography (US Ed.)
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From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Is...
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Help! I’m responsible for employment and human resources for my company . . . what do I do next?
Employment Bites covers every area of managing the people part of your business, bite by bite. It’s full of practical suggestions for implementing great human resources (HR) solutions, wit...
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The 4-Hour Workweek : Expanded and Updated, with Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge Content.
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More than 100 pages of new, cutting-edge content.
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan-there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world tra...
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If you haven't heard of the success of 42 Below Vodka you must have been living under a rock! Initially brewed by Wellington advertising man Geoff Ross in his garage, everything about this vodka was audacious, from the very notion of making high-end vodka Downunder to its shock-and-awe advertising c...
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On the Internet, if you're not read, you're dead. Written by an internationally-acclaimed specialist in this field, "Killer Web Content" gives you the strategies and practical techniques you need to get the very best out of your Web content. Accessible, concise and practical, it will make ...
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Poke the Box
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We send our kids to school and obsess about their test scores, their behavior and theirability to fit in.We post a help wanted ad and look for experience, famous colleges and a history of avoiding failure.We invest in companies based on how they did last quarter, not on what they-re going to do tomo...
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Michael Hill's step-by-step guide to fulfilling your dreams - any dreams - easily.
Michael outlines all the key lessons he has learned over the years. His wisdom covers these topics in great detail with lots of helpful examples:
* Clearing the clutter of your mind
* Positive day-dreaming...
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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime?
These may not sound like typ...
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Many of us put off thinking about tax and business issues as 'just too hard'. The result is that we remain unaware of opportunities to make the system work for us, rather than the other way around. In Smart Money, two experts in their field have written an easy-to-read and practical book on tax issu...
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The first hardcover release since 1981, a newly packaged edition of the multimillion-copy-selling icon of motivational books.
How to Win Friends and Influence People is the first, and still the finest, book of its kind. One of the best-known motivational books in history, Dale Carnegie's groundbr...
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Free: The Future of a Radical Price
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What happens when advances in technology allow many things to be produced for more or less nothing- And what happens when those things are then made available to the consumer for free-
In his groundbreaking new book, The Long Tail author Chris Anderson considers a brave new world where the ol...
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Management Bites covers every area of business management, bite by bite. It’s full of practical ways to manage yourself and your team with real-life examples of what went right and how to fix what’s gone wrong.
· New Zealand Employment Law: what you need to know about the...
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In "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness,...
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The Intelligent Investor
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The classic bestseller by Benjamin Graham, "The Intelligent Investor" has taught and inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since its original publication in 1949, Benjamin Graham's book has remained the most respected guide to investing, due to his timeless philosophy of &quo...
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People skills are extremely important in the business world today. To be successful at any level you need to be able to work with a variety of people, communicate with them, and keep them happy. This book provides a simple framework for analysing personality types and will show you the best ways to ...
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Just as he did with his revolutionary theory of the tipping point, Gladwell reveals how the power of 'blink' could fundamentally transform our relationships, the way we consume, create and communicate, how we run our businesses and even our societies. You'll never think about thinking in the same wa...
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The One Minute Manager
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The blockbuster number 1 international bestselling phenomenon is back…not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and in the behavioural sciences, whi...
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'Before we started filming the television programme The School of Home Truths I honestly thought that real estate agents were basically good guys.' The School of Home Truths is a television programme aimed to help people succeed at the game of real estate. Thirteen novice buyers and sellers were tak...
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Dr Steven Saunders is a specialist in the Psychology of Behaviour Change. He has a DPhil from the University of Waikato, majoring in Behavioural Psychology (1973).
His extensive experience in Business Consultancy, assisting educationalists, industry groups, accountants, retailers, primary producers...
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Amazon's business model is deceptively simple: make online shopping so easy that customers won't think twice. It can be summed up by that button on every page: 'Buy now with one click'. Why has Amazon been so successful? Much of it hinges on Jeff Bezos, the CEO and founder, whose unique character an...
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Today everyone - whether they know it or not - is in the "emotional transportation" business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can't tell it, you can't sel...
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The Life and Times of a Brown Paper Bag
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Beloved television star of Fair Go, Kevin Milne's memoir is funny, insightful, incisive, moving and all-round entertaining. He talks of his long television career - 40 years - including 25 years of the long-running, top-rating Fair Go. Kevin writes in a relaxed, laconic style that draws the reader ...
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"If you speak English fluently, you have an extraordinary skill. All you have to do is to use it in your writing in a focused way. The golden rule and the five keys to effective writing will give you that focus". Ralph Brown What do I really need to learn to be a more effective writer? How...
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The Facebook Effect
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The inside story of Facebook, told with the full, exclusive cooperation of founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company’s other leaders.
In August, 2008, Facebook signed up its 100 millionth user. Eight months later its 200 millionth user signed up. Today it is over 350 million users. This pheno...
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What the Dog Saw: and Other Adventures
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Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surp...
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Decline can be avoided.
Decline can be detected.
Decline can be reversed.
Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How "do" the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom bec...
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The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned creativity expert Ken Robinson considers the child bored in class, the disillusioned employee and those of us who feel frustrated but can’t quite explain why - and shows how we ...
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Michael Hill believes the looming meltdown can be a good thing for businesses and entrepreneurs. It is possible to succeed in a downturn - in fact it is the perfect situation in which to perfect a business. Instead of fearing the side-effects of recession, wallowing in gloom and convincing ourselves...
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Tough, smart business advice on what it takes to run a successful business - from the star of the hit TLC show "American Chopper You" could hardly blame someone for being intimidated if they ran into big Paul Teutul in a dark alley. Massive and mustachioed, frequently scowling, and decked ...
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Outliers: The Story of Success
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This is a brilliant new book from the bestselling author of "The Tipping Point" and "Blink". Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell ta...
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In "Business Stripped Bare", Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, how Virgin Mobile USA holds th...
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Meatball Sundae: How New Marketing is Transforming the Business World (and How to Thrive in It)
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What is a meatball sundae? It's something messy, disgusting and ineffective, the result of combining two perfectly good things that don't go together. Meatballs are the basic staples, the things people need, the stuff that used to be marketed quite well with TV and other mass market techniques. The ...
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Write Me a Web Page, Elsie!
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Rachel McAlpine tackles a communication crisis that is out of control. Anyone who writes at work is probably writing content for a web site or intranet. Every day, mountains of pages are published online - and most fail miserably, because online writing requires some special skills. Luckily, words a...
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Kingdom of Fear (Popular Penguins)
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Hunter S. Thompson's Kingdom of Fear is the wild and outrageous autobiography from the world's most notorious journalist. It's an unrestrained and uncensored account of fast living, hard drinking, sharp writing and unimaginable drug taking; of road trips, girls, guns, bikes and being accused of tryi...
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This updated and revised edition of the bestselling The Complete Guide to Residential Property Investment in New Zealand is a crucial read for all property investors whether you are considering property investment for the first time, a new investor or have been investing for a while.
Property in...
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New Zealand Writer's Handbook
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First published in 1990, the Bateman New Zealand Writer's Handbook is now in its fifth edition. It has become a tool for all New Zealanders who write, either professionally or as a hobby. A recommended text for many writing courses around the country, it is packed full of useful advice to improve yo...
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In a hilarious new look at the world of American business, the author of "The Dilbert Principle" builds on the popular comic strip to profile the "Weasel Zone," a gray area between moral behavior and unethical - if not felonious - activities.
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Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas-business people, te...
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Assuring and Enduring tells of Civic Assurance's steady development as New Zealand's local government insurer of recourse and a financial services provider - interspersed with sections that describe the challenges local government faces through earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and volcanoes. A special ...
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The Truck loading code sets out a code of practice for the safety of loads on heavy vehicles. It has been prepared to provide owners, drivers, operators and loading staff with guidance in the basic safety principles that must be followed generally, and in particular the precautions that must be take...
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