August 2020 list by L. Gee
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#EntryLevelBoss: How to Get Any Job You Want by Alexa ShoenOne part behind-the-scenes memoir, one part playbook, #EntryLevelBoss lays out career coach Alexa Shoen’s proven 9-step methodology for approaching the job search during these crazy times we’re living through. The author, the internet's leading confidant for panicking job seekers, gives you an easy-to-follow roadmap for transforming yourself from frustrated job seeker into a hired, happy, productive human. Even if you're convinced you're the least hirable person on the planet, Alexa's got you covered.
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Brag Better: Master the Art of Fearless Self-Promotion by Meredith FinemanIn this book, the author and podcast host explains that bragging doesn't require false bravado, talking over people, or pretending to be more qualified than you are. Instead, she advocates finding quiet confidence in your opinions, abilities, and background, talking about your accomplishments, and then turning up the volume. She offers tools and tips for bragging, including eliminating words that undermine your work and focusing on your personal brand and voice.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised and Expanded) by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. DubnerThe legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology, Angela Duckworth. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They set out to explore the inner workings of a crack gang, the truth about real estate agents, the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, and much more. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, they show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.
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How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom by Matt RidleyInnovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. The author shares several lessons on how innovation works, not with abstract argument, but from telling the lively stories of scores of innovations, how they started and why they succeeded or in some cases failed. He goes back millions of years and leaps forward into the near future. He argues in this book that we need to change the way we think about innovation, to see it as an incremental, bottom-up, fortuitous process that happens to society as a direct result of the human habit of exchange, rather than an orderly, top-down process developing according to a plan.
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How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work by Alissa CarpenterToo often people avoid difficult conversations, but these discussions often need to happen to bring people together so all can succeed. There's no denying that our workplaces are more diverse than ever. The best employees and leaders know that harnessing the power of these differences will build stronger teams, ideas, and organizations. This book is about learning how to communicate with, through, and alongside what makes us different. It's about open dialogue and practical tools to get everyone on to the same page--or at least into the same room--working toward authentic communication in the workplace.
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Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution by Robert Chesnut In Intentional Integrity, Silicon Valley expert, Robert Chesnut, offers a six-step process for leaders to foster and manage a culture of integrity at work. He explains the rationale and legal context for the ethics and practices, and presents scenarios to illuminate the nuances of thinking deeply and objectively about workplace culture. We will always need governments to manage defense, infrastructure, and basic societal functions; however, Chesnut argues, the private sector has the responsibility to use sensitivity and flexibility to make broader progress--if they act with integrity.
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The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman ScottThe seventh edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, packed with new and updated information for the Digital Age, provides everything you need to speak directly to your audience, make a strong personal connection, and generate the best kind of attention for your business. This guide gives you a proven, step-by-step plan for leveraging the power of technology to get your message seen and heard by the right people at the right time. You will learn the latest approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications--all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising!
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One Step Ahead: Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation by David SallyOne Step Ahead offers the fundamental wisdom that elevates the sophisticated negotiator above everyone else. Readers will gain the advantage in everything from determining when to negotiate and deciphering a game strategically to understanding which personality traits matter, why emotions are not necessarily to be avoided, and how to be tough and fair. While all of life is not a negotiation, Sally says, a negotiation incorporates all of life―this book is for anyone and everyone who bargains, parents, manages, buys, sells, emotes, and engages. The author, an innovative strategist and behavioral economist, draws on 20 years of experience and offers stories of often misunderstood historical characters, and introduces a revolutionary way of approaching negotiation that applies in any situation.
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Quick & Legal Will Book by Denis CliffordWrite a will that suits your needs with a minimum of fuss. This book provides all the forms and step-by-step instructions you need to create a simple, valid will that protects your family and property after your death. It also explains basic estate planning, including steps you can take to avoid probate court. This updated 9th edition includes the latest changes in federal estate tax law and a new appendix that lists state probate exceptions.
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Start Your Own eBay Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success by Christopher Matthew SpencerThis second edition of Start Your Own eBay Business, gives readers a nuts-and-bolts look at the ever-growing, ever-changing business of selling on eBay. What once began as a simple way to unload unwanted items online is now a booming business model for online retailers. Author, Christopher Matthew Spencer, along with the staff of Entrepreneur Media, shows readers how to source products, create sales listings, establish an eBay storefront, create a loyal customer base, and make profitable sales on the eBay platform.
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Stock Investing for Dummies by Paul MladjenovicThis new edition of Stock Investing for Dummies gives you proven strategies for selecting the stock of solid, winning companies and help you build your portfolio for either growth, cashflow (dividends) or both. Long-term stock investing has been a reliable and foundational part of most wealth-building plans for over a century and you can benefit from profitable, actionable tactics, tips and successful strategies in this edition. This guide will help you navigate confidently through the post-pandemic period and through the market's rollercoaster ride and end up more prosperous than most stock investors. You'll also learn which types of stocks are best in a recession or stagnant economy. This is an essential guide for anyone looking for trusted, comprehensive guidance to ensure their stock investments keep growing.
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