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--> fifty models of strategic thinking from an international best seller

The Decision Book

Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler

--> how to make millions from apparently impossible ideas

Find Your Lightbulb

Mike Harris

--> understand the origins of the debt crisis and how it will affect the new global economy by explaining how our attitudes towards debt have changed throughout history, and how they may be about to change again.

Paper Promises

Philip Coggan

--> learn how globalization has changed core economic concepts

The World Is Flat

Thomas Friedman

--> learn 20 lessons from the worlds most ubiquitous brand to help you better engage your customers and prospects

Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned From Google

Aaron Goldman

--> watch the story of an American entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, author, and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his son.

the pursuit of happyness

a movie by Gabriele Muccino

--> Learn about the extreme differences in the thought patters of someone enroute to being a millionaire and someone stuck in a rat race.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Robert T. Kiyosaki

--> when it comes to a job offer, trust your gut on what feels right and what feels like too big a compromise

The Devil Wears Prada

a movie by David Frankel

--> follow the actions taken by a group of employees during the financial crisis

Margin Call

a movie by JC Chandor

--> the authorized biography based on more than forty interviews with the man who dreamt big and interviews with more than one hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors and colleagues

Steve Jobs ~ by Walter Isaacson

submitted by his number one fan

--> lasting lessons from the corner office

New Ideas from Dead CEOS

a book by Todd Buchholz

--> explore how changes in the policy environment and banking practices helped create the financial crisis (read our artickle: a nightmare on wall street)

Inside Job

a movie by Charles Ferguson

--> an indispensable guide to textile retail buying and distribution

Retail Buying

a book by Jay Diamond and Gerald Pintel

--> ranked among the 25 most influential business management reads

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

a book by Stephen Covey

--> Learn the 25 principles of success that have been the common thread among the most successful people from all walks of life.

How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

a book by Jack Canfield

--> from machiavelli to tsu, capture the most important points of power

The 48 Laws of Power

a book by Robert Greene

--> follow the actions of then Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, to contain the unfolding catastrophe of the 2008 financial meltdown

Too Big to Fail

a movie by Curtis Hanson

--> examine the factors that contribute to high levels of success

Outliers

a book by Malcolm Gladwell

--> thorough insight on different aspects of the job

Mastering Fashion Buying and Merchandising Management

a book by Tim Jackson and David Shaw

--> an explanation of how products, brands and trademarks evolve into lovemarks using love, respect and inspiration

Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands

a book by Kevin Roberts

wise words

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

-- Reba McEntire

submitted by Elie Nehme

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The Decision Book

Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler

--> fifty models of strategic thinking from an international best seller

submitted by Carl Nehme

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