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"The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations. With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective...
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Language
English
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"EVERY MOMENT IN BUSINESS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won't make a search engine. And the next Mark Zuckerberg won't create a social network. If you are copying these guys, you aren't learning from them. It's easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But every...
3) E-textiles
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the exciting new technology behind e-textiles and find out how to create e-textile projects of your own"--
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
213 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
You?re on the conventional path, checking off accomplishments. You might be doing okay by normal standards, but you still feel restless, bored, and limited. Srinivas Rao gets it. As a new business school graduate, Srinivas?s dreams were crushed by a soulless job that demanded only conformity. Sick of struggling to keep his head above water, Srinivas quit his job and took to the waves, pursuing his dream of learning to surf. He also found the...
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Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ever since a heated late-night kiss cowboy Josh Thalberg makes former Hollywood bad girl Whitney Winslow's pulse beat faster. But when she decides to use his gorgeous leatherwork in her new upscale lingerie shop, Leather & Lace, she's determined to keep their relationship strictly professional...even if she wants so much more.
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xi, 322 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on more than a decade of new work, the authors demonstrate how to move beyond competing, inspire confidence, and seize new growth, discussing how to take an organization into an uncontested market space.
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Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 285 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This wonderfully quirky book will change the way you look at your desk forever with stories of accidental genius, bitter rivalries, and an appreciation for everyday objects, like the humble but perfectly designed paper clip and the utilitarian, irreplaceable pencil. How many of humanity's brightest ideas started out on a scrap of paper, a Post-It, or in the margins of a notebook? In a delightfully witty and fresh voice, James Ward--cofounder of...
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Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A leading economist answers one of today's trickiest questions: Why do some great ideas make it big while others fail to take off? "Scale" has become a favored buzzword in the startup world. But scale isn't just about accumulating more users or capturing more market share. It's about whether an idea that takes hold in a small group can do the same in a much larger one-whether you're growing a small business, rolling out a diversity and inclusion...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate illustrated guide to more than 100 icons of international design from the everyday to the avant-garde, from the Barcelona chair and the Ekco radio to the Citroën DS and the iPad."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
219 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
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Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino frontline worker promoted to executive at Frito-Lay.
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