Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation
Author: Eric Schlosser
Publsiher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780547750330

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An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.

Out Of Control

Out Of Control
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publsiher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780786747030

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Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Author: Richard Rumelt
Publsiher: Currency
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-07-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780307886231

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Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect. Yet, Rumelt shows that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with “strategy.” In Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, he debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy.” He introduces nine sources of power—ranging from using leverage to effectively focusing on growth—that are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can easily be put to work on Monday morning, and uses fascinating examples from business, nonprofit, and military affairs to bring its original and pragmatic ideas to life. The detailed examples range from Apple to General Motors, from the two Iraq wars to Afghanistan, from a small local market to Wal-Mart, from Nvidia to Silicon Graphics, from the Getty Trust to the Los Angeles Unified School District, from Cisco Systems to Paccar, and from Global Crossing to the 2007–08 financial crisis. Reflecting an astonishing grasp and integration of economics, finance, technology, history, and the brilliance and foibles of the human character, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy stems from Rumelt’s decades of digging beyond the superficial to address hard questions with honesty and integrity.

Indiana Wild

Indiana Wild
Author: S. E. Smith
Publsiher: Montana Publishing
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9182736450XXX

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Indiana Wild is as wild as the Montana ranch she was raised on. The youngest of four children, she was a delightful surprise for her older parents. She spends her time training horses and cow dogs and loving the freedom of the wide open spaces. When her grandfather dies, she finds her much older brothers have different plans for the ranch she calls home and for Indiana. Indiana’s oldest brother is determined to tame Indiana and bring her to live with him in Los Angeles, where he can keep an eye on her and the money she is inheriting. He plans to find her a good husband who can manage her. Furious with the court order giving her older brother guardianship over her, Indiana turns to the only place she feels at home…. the wide-open spaces of Montana. She is determined to avoid her controlling brothers and their greed, even if it means hiding from them until they give up, but an unexpected trip through Spirit Pass takes Indiana further than she ever expected…. by almost a hundred and fifty years. Jonathan Tucker is as tough as they come. He and his twin brother have cut a successful horse and cattle ranch in the harsh Montana territory. When cattle rustlers try to steal his cattle and shoot one of his men, he is grateful to the young boy named Indy who comes to the rescue, even if the boy does have an attitude. The last thing he expects is to find the ‘boy’ is in fact an independent, freethinking, stubborn female who is not afraid to voice her opinions. She is as wild as the untamed land around them and he knows for a fact that she is the wife for him. When Indiana is taken from him, Jonathan finds he will do whatever it takes to bring his Indiana Wild home for good, even if it means following her to the future. A NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new story with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold!

ULYSSES Modern Classics Series

ULYSSES  Modern Classics Series
Author: James Joyce
Publsiher: Good Press
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2024-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: EAN:8596547806448

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This carefully crafted ebook: "ULYSSES (Modern Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature, and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". Ulysses chronicles the peripatetic appointments and encounters of Leopold Bloom in Dublin in the course of an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Ulysses is the Latinised name of Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic poem Odyssey, and the novel establishes a series of parallels between its characters and events and those of the poem (the correspondence of Leopold Bloom to Odysseus, Molly Bloom to Penelope, and Stephen Dedalus to Telemachus). Joyce divided Ulysses into 18 chapters or "episodes". At first glance much of the book may appear unstructured and chaotic; Joyce once said that he had "put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant", which would earn the novel "immortality". James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses, the short-story collection Dubliners, and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Finnegans Wake.

Pushing to the Front

Pushing to the Front
Author: Orison Swett Marden
Publsiher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2019-10-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781528788373

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“Pushing to the Front” is a 1911 self-help book by Orison Swett Marden that includes true stories of extraordinary achievement from humble beginnings or in the face of significant adverse, specially chosen to inspire the reader and motivate them to realise their full potential in life. Contents include: “The Man and the Opportunity”, “Wanted – A Man”, “Boys with No Chance”, “The Country Boy”, “Opportunities Where You Are”, “Possibilities in Spare Moments”, “How Poor Boys and Girls Go To College”, “Opportunity Confronts You – What Will You Do With It?”, etc. Dr. Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924) was an American author of inspirational books. He wrote primarily on the subject of being successful and founded “SUCCESS” magazine in 1897. Marden's books deal with attaining a fruitful and well-rounded life, with many of his ideas being based on the New Thought movement.

How to Get Rich

How to Get Rich
Author: Felix Dennis
Publsiher: Random House
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-08-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781446490624

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'Making money is a knack, a knack that can be acquired. And if someone like me can become rich, then so can you - no matter what your present circumstances. Here is how I did it and what I learned along the way.' So writes Felix Dennis, who believes that almost anyone of reasonable intelligence can become rich, given sufficient motivation and application. How To Get Rich is a distillation of his business wisdom. Primarily concerned with the step-by-step creation of wealth, it ruthlessly dissects the business failures and financial triumphs of 'a South London lad who became rich virtually by accident'. Part manual, part memoir, part primer, this book is a template for those who are willing to stare down failure and transform their lives. Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, How To Get Rich is an invaluable guide to 'the surprisingly simple art of collecting money which already has your name on it'.

Tides of Passion

Tides of Passion
Author: Sara Orwig
Publsiher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781626817746

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“One of the top romance authors. Her characters leap from the pages!” —RT BOOK REVIEWS She knew who he was. Captain Joshua Raven, rebel aristocrat and fierce pirate, ravaging his way through the Spanish main. But he had no way of knowing that the beautiful girl disguised as a maid was Lianna Melton, a high-born British damsel, fleeing a loveless marriage. Desperate to return to her secret beloved, Lianna seeks passage aboard Joshua’s ship. But even amid the struggle and intrigue of the new world Joshua has introduced her to, Lianna cannot deny the pleasure she finds in his company. Before long, she finds herself melting beneath the heat of his caress, and soon passion sweeps her away like the rising tide, toward the golden shores of love.