Selasa, 07 November 2006

Make Yourself Unforgettable: The Dale Carnegie Class Act System

Make Yourself Unforgettable: The Dale Carnegie Class Act System

Make Yourself Unforgettable: The Dale Carnegie Class Act System

Become the kind of person everyone remembers and no one can resist!

There's nothing more critical to your success than your ability to stand out as a uniquely qualified, valuable, appealing individual -- someone whom other people really want to work with, work for, know, and help. Make Yourself Unforgettable takes an in-depth look at the 10 essential elements of being unforgettable, and gives you a clear-cut step-by-step guide for developing and embodying them.

In this dynamic audiobook, you'll learn the secrets of the Dale Carnegie Class-Act System:


The six steps to managing communication problems honestly, effectively, and unforgettably.

Four unsuspecting stumbling blocks to completely ethical behavior, and how to avoid them.

A new way to understand and exude confidence.

The five key social skills that identify someone as a class act.

How to neutralize and even prevent fear and anxiety -- in yourself and in the people around you.

Resiliency builders that will hone and strengthen your ability to bounce back from adversity.



Once you discover exactly how you can naturally and effortlessly distinguish yourself, you'll find that people in every area of your life -- from work to home and everywhere in between -- respond to you more positively and generously than they ever have before!

ISBN: 0743563905
Author: Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio/Nightingale-Conant
Rating: 3.93

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Rabu, 18 Oktober 2006

What is the What

What is the What

What is the What

In a heartrending and astonishing novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from his home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he finds safety — for a time. Valentino's travels, truly Biblical in scope, bring him in contact with government soldiers, janjaweed-like militias, liberation rebels, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation — and a string of unexpected romances. Ultimately, Valentino finds safety in Kenya and, just after the millennium, is finally resettled in the United States, from where this novel is narrated. In this book, written with expansive humanity and surprising humor, we come to understand the nature of the conflicts in Sudan, the refugee experience in America, the dreams of the Dinka people, and the challenge one indomitable man faces in a world collapsing around him.

ISBN: 1932416641
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: McSweeney's
Rating: 4.15

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Senin, 25 September 2006

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

Winning by not competing! This international best seller upends traditional thinking with principles and tools to make the competition irrelevant.
In an audiobook that challenges everything you thought you knew, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne assert that tomorrow's leading companies will succeed, not by battling their rivals for market share in the bloody "red ocean" of a shrinking profit pool, but by creating "blue oceans" of untapped new market spaces ripe for growth.
Based on a study of 150 strategic moves, spanning more than 100 years and 30 industries, they provide a systematic approach that every company can use to render rivals obsolete and unleash new demand:
· Reconstruct market boundaries
· Focus on the big picture
· Reach beyond existing demand
· Get the strategic sequence right
· Overcome organizational hurdles
· Build execution into strategy

ISBN: 1596590688
Author: W. Chan Kim
Publisher: Your Coach Digital
Rating: 3.81

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Selasa, 19 September 2006

Teacher Man

Teacher Man

Teacher Man

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.

Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York.

Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.

For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure.

ISBN: 0743243781
Author: Frank McCourt
Publisher: Scribner
Rating: 3.71

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Sabtu, 01 Juli 2006

Inside the Red Tent

Inside the Red Tent

Inside the Red Tent

The story of Dinah receives little more than a mention in the Bible, as it gives rise to a bloody massacre. Not so with Anita Diamant's The Red Tent (Picador 1998). Diamant weaves ancient history and culture with narrative fiction to draw a picture of what life might have been like for the women in Jacob's life. With skill and passion, Sandra Hack Polaski unravels the complexities of the biblical stories of Leah, Rachel, Zil'pah, Bil'hah, and Leah's daughter Dinah, probing aspects of The Red Tent that give us insight into the text and into the lives of women in the ancient Near East. Inside the Red Tent brings readers into the biblical and historical contexts of the world of Dinah and her four mothers, exploring their stories through the tradition of midrash, sound biblical scholarship, and archeological findings. She gives us a glimpse "inside the red tent" at the families, relationships, encounters, goddesses, and God that defined their lives and that define ours. From the Popular Insights series.

ISBN: 0827230281
Author: Sandra Hack Polaski
Publisher: Chalice Press
Rating: 3.85

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Jumat, 16 Juni 2006

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog

George, William, and J. agree on one thing. They're overworked and need a rest. A week on "the rolling deep" — they decide — may be just the thing! So off they go with Montmorency, the dog, anticipating the joys of long, lazy days during a glorious Victorian summer. What happens to these bungling bachelors on a two-week rowing excursion up the Thames provides fodder for one of the best-known classics of English humor.
Jerome's timeless comedy follows the trio's misadventures as they struggle with camping equipment and meal preparation, confront rampant hypochondria and unreliable weather, and contend with other disasters — all of which trumpet simple truths that still resonate today.

ISBN: 0486451100
Author: Jerome K. Jerome
Publisher: Dover Publications
Rating: 3.92

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Rabu, 07 Juni 2006

The Hungry Tide

The Hungry Tide

The Hungry Tide

A contemporary story of adventure, history, and identity by acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh.

Off the easternmost corner of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans, where settlers live in fear of drowning tides and man-eating tigers. Piya Roy, a young American marine biologist of Indian descent, arrives in this lush, treacherous landscape in search of a rare species of river dolphin and enlists the aid of a local fisherman and a translator. Together the three of them launch into the elaborate backwaters, drawn unawares into the powerful political undercurrents of this isolated corner of the world that exact a personal toll as fierce as the tides.

ISBN: 061871166X
Author: Amitav Ghosh
Publisher: Mariner Books
Rating: 3.88

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Rabu, 01 Maret 2006

When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives

When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives

When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives

Most of us can point to one or two moments in our lives when everything changed, when a stroke of fate forever altered the future, or a single decision sparked a lifetime of consequences. Across the broadest spectrum of famous people, that moment happens more often at 22 than any other age. 

Brad Dunn's When They Were 22 tells the stories of famous people and the fateful events and choices they faced at the all-important age of 22. From writers, actors, and musicians to politicians, hip-hop moguls, criminals, and porn stars, When They Were 22 chronicles some of the most legendary, influential, and controversial celebrities during the most pivotal year of their lives. Just a few examples:

* Oprah Winfrey dropped out of college to become a newsreader in Nashville, and at 22 moved to Baltimore to work at another station where she landed her own talk show.

* Jack White had his own upholstery business at age 22, but while practicing the guitar he asked his wife, Meg, to try the drums--he liked her playing so much they began performing as a two-piece band, the White Stripes.

* When Karl Rove was 22, he was accused of espionage and deceitful campaign tactics by the College Republicans and wound up meeting future president George W. Bush.

With an eclectic lineup that includes Bill Murray, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Marilyn Monroe, Stephen Hawking, Pamela Anderson, Malcolm X, Stanley Kubrick, Andy Warhol, Larry Flynt, Jane Goodall, Harvey Weinstein, and many more, When They Were 22 is perfect for graduates, job searchers, celebrity watchers, biography lovers, or anyone who doubts that in life anything is possible.

ISBN: 0740758101
Author: Brad Dunn
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Rating: 3.08

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Selasa, 28 Februari 2006

The Legends Lands of Ireland

The Legends   Lands of Ireland

The Legends Lands of Ireland

From sinister spells to healing wells, this illustrated collection of 70 traditional Irish yarns brings forth the magic of a proud people and their lyrical landscapes. While you may know of the Blarney Stone or St. Patrick, you've probably never heard the saga of Lia Lfail, the ancient stone said to confirm a king's legitimacy by shrieking under the weight of his footsteps, or the legend of Dublin's haunted Hell Fire Club, where the devil himself was once believed to have paid a visit. Saturated with the colors of the Emerald Isle, the photos that grace these pages will transport you to a world of heroic deeds, violent deaths, and otherworldly adventures. Through these fanciful tales that have survived over the centuries, you'll glean fascinating facts on Irish genealogy, etymology and history. So suspend disbelief and step into a world steeped in storytelling and rich with lore.

ISBN: 1402738242
Author: Richard Marsh
Publisher: Sterling/Penn
Rating: 3.60

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Rabu, 01 Februari 2006

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)

Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World on their quest for the Dark Tower. Their path takes them to the outskirts of Calla Bryn Sturgis. But beyond the tranquil farm town, the ground rises to the hulking darkness of Thunderclap, the source of a terrible affliction that is stealing the town's soul. The wolves of Thunderclap and their unspeakable depredation are coming. To resist them is to risk all, but these are odds the gunslingers are used to. Their guns, however, will not be enough....

ISBN: 141651693X
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Pocket Books
Rating: 4.15

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The Wide Eyed Wonder Years: A Mommy Guide to Preschool Daze

The Wide Eyed Wonder Years: A Mommy Guide to Preschool Daze

The Wide Eyed Wonder Years: A Mommy Guide to Preschool Daze

Preschoolers are wide-eyed and full of wonder. And so are their parents! With everything from getting children to eat their vegetables to answering the multitude of curious questions kids ask, parents are kept incredibly busy. "Perhaps no other time in childhood are kids as impressionable and curious as this," says mom and author Lorilee Craker. In The Wide-Eyed Wonder Years: A Mommy Guide to Preschool Daze she reveals the brilliance and humor of these amazing years in a child's life, showing parents the incredible opportunities they have to teach, disciple, enjoy, and grow closer to their preschoolers. Drawing from real-life parenting experiences, including many of her own, Lorilee delivers loads of funny stories, road-tested tips, and hard-won wisdom to help moms make the most of the often amusing, sometimes maddening, preschool days.

ISBN: 080073064X
Author: Lorilee Craker
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Rating: 3.58

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Selasa, 03 Januari 2006

Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot fathom. Their odyssey, as mysterious to them as it is to us, is enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerizing events. Cats and people carry on conversations, a ghostlike pimp employs a Hegel-quoting prostitute, a forest harbors soldiers apparently unaged since World War II, and rainstorms of fish (and worse) fall from the sky. There is a brutal murder, with the identity of both victim and perpetrator a riddle - yet this, along with everything else, is eventually answered, just as the entwined destinies of Kafka and Nakata are gradually revealed, with one escaping his fate entirely and the other given a fresh start on his own.

ISBN: 1400079276
Author: Haruki Murakami
Publisher: Vintage
Rating: 4.12

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