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In today's market, playing it safe is not an option

Lead your company to sustainable success by taking the RIGHT RISKS

The business world is in flux, and you have to think and act quickly in order to stay competitive. But the last thing you want to do is make reckless business decisions. You have to find the middle ground. You have to take SMART RISKS.

In this groundbreaking book, leadership expert Doug Sundheim explains how to find that precise point between comfort and danger for generating the sustained ability to work at the highest level of performance.

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Expert instruction and plenty of practice to reinforce advanced math skills

• Presents concepts with application to natural sciences, engineering, economics, computer science, and other branches of mathematics
• Complementary to most linear algebra courses or as a refresher text
• More than 500 exercises and answers
• Hundreds of solved problems
• The Practice Makes Perfect series has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide

Make Every Business Day a Masterpiece

"This fascinating book is a must-read for every leader or individual that aspires to become one. It eloquently offers tips, examples, and analogies that help the reader focus effort and attention in that noble attempt to become a better leader."
--Eric Weber, Associate Dean IESE, Business School

"Unlike explorations of leadership that too often provide 'more heat than light, ' O'Malley and Baker offer a refreshing and engaging lens that not only illuminates but inspires the reader."
--Mary C. Gentile, Creator and Director...

The Missing Link to Toyota-Style Success--LEAN LEADERSHIP

Winner of the 2012 Shingo Research and Professional Publications Award

"This great book reveals the secret ingredient to lean success: lean leadership. Not only is it a pleasure to read, but it is also deep and enlightening. This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in lean: it's both an eye opener and a game changer."
--Michael Balle, Ph.D., coauthor of The Gold Mine and The Lean Manager

"This will immediately be recognized as the most important book ever published to...

Praise for Leading the High-Energy Culture

"If you're looking for a step-by-step guide on how to become a high-energy leader, you've found it here "
--Tom Croston, Vice President/General Manager of Corporate Shared Services, Gap, Inc.

"Whether its business, sports, or even parenting, successful leaders share one thing in common--high energy David is right; it can be developed. I find it unique for someone to identify the truly key elements of leadership. David has done this in a way that fosters success in these endeavors as well as those of family,...

The secret to movement marketing?
Your customers want to make a difference

"Scott Goodson and his StrawberryFrog colleagues have found the secret to plugging into Purpose with a capital P: find out what moves people to action, then create a way to support and enhance that movement with your product, service, or craft. I call that a winning strategy."
--Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

"Want to change your customers' buying habits? Want to change the world? Stop marketing, read this book, roll up your sleeves, and start a...

Praise for THE NEW EMERGING-MARKET MULTINATIONALS

One of Strategy and Business's Best Business Books of the Year

"This book is a real eye-opener. It will forever change your assumptions about international economic competition and who the winners will be."
--PHILIP KOTLER Kellogg School of Management and author of Winning at Innovation

"An insightful read--essential for those wishing to understand the evolution and growth of emerging-economy EMNCs and how they will reshape global market...

Don't conform to Wall Street's rules. Be your own trader--Maverick style.

PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR GENERATING GREATER PRO FITS FROM THE AWARD-WINNING TEAM AT MAVERICK TRADING

Wall Street's dirty secret is out--you don't need a professional to manage your money, and you can beat the market on a consistent basis. All that's required are three things: personal dedication, a sound risk management strategy, and the trading system outlined in this book. Yes, it's that simple.

As active traders at the private proprietary trading firm Maverick Trading, the authors have taught...

Build profits even in the worst of times with the methods of a Technical Analysis legend

"Deemer on Technical Analysis will become an instant investment book classic."
--Douglas A. Kass, Seabreeze Partners Management, Inc.

"Serving on the front lines of this investment discipline for the past 40 years with some of the most influential investors of our time, Deemer provides a front-row seat on some fascinating history, rich with insights and anecdotes and, of course, loaded with wisdom. His true gift is making the arcane world of technical analysis...

"B.J. Bueno and his team at The Cult Branding Company respect and understand what so many strategists miss: before we can be experts on product, sales, or the market, we must fi rst be experts on human nature. They have a proven track record of building healthy, sustainable businesses for some of the best brands in the world--using the very process outlined in this book."
--BERT JACOBS, chief executive optimist, The Life is good Company

"B.J. Bueno yet again deftly captures the essence of what is required to build and sustain a great brand. If you want to attract and retain...

The definitive guide to social media job hunting--now updated to include GOOGLE+

Finding your dream job the old way just doesn't happen anymore. If you want to move up in today's ultracompetitive job market, you have to master the most useful tools out there--social networks.

How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, Second Edition, helps you take full advantage of the bounty of opportunities found on the most popular sites. Online job-search experts Brad and Debra Schepp take you step-by-step through the process of joining networks,...

From America's #1 sales trainer--the ultimate closer's guide for selling services

Stephan Schiffman--the acclaimed author of The 25 Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople and other top-selling sales books--applies his proven strategies to help you get the edge in one of the most challenging but potentially rewarding categories in the sales game. In Secrets of Selling Services, Schiffman teaches you how to:

• Build your communication skills
• Listen to your clients
• Sell a personal relationship
• Boost your confi dence
• Create client confi dence
• Deliver...

Seize control of your company's future--even in times of business disruption and market turmoil

From expanding global markets to an intensifying "war" for human resources, disruptive shifts are now a fact of business life. The ability to anticipate and adapt to such changes is what will separate the winners from the losers in the very near future. Creating the organizational agility necessary to compete in this new environment doesn't begin with the brute force of spending huge sums of money. Nor will a "bulletproof" business strategy or a culture of innovation magically transpire without...

Learn how to detect corporate sleight of hand--and gain the upper hand with smart investing

Companies are under more pressure than ever to "beat by a penny," but you don't need to be a forensic accountant to uncover where the spin ends and the truth begins. With the help of a powerhouse team of authors, you can avoid losing a chunk of your portfolio when the next overhyped growth stock fails by knowing What's Behind the Numbers?

Investing experts John Del Vecchio and Tom Jacobs mix a potent combination of earnings quality analysis, long-side investing, and...

The breakthrough selling method that converts leads into customers, customers into repeat customers, and repeat customers into lifelong relationships

Salespeople too often approach selling as a transaction instead of a relationship--going in with the intention to sell rather than to build a relationship. Use the lessons in Contagious Selling to put relationships first--and sales will inevitably follow.

Contagious Selling provides the tools for captivating even the toughest customers and then cultivating genuine relationships through the power of being contagious. A...

How to maintain a bullish portfolio--no matter where the market goes

Invest to Win revolutionizes the way investors approach the markets by offering a more profitable alternative to the old buy-and-hold strategy that leaves many people destitute in this age of market crashes.

Acclaimed financial educators Toni Turner and Gordon Scott bring together their sought-after teachings for the first time to give motivated investors an edge in uptrending and downtrending markets.

At the heart of it all is the extraordinarily simple and effective GainsMaster investing method,...

YOUR ONE-STOP HANDBOOK FOR CONNECTING WITH AFFLUENT FEMALE INVESTORS

"How to Give Financial Advice to Women is full of specific and useful suggestions to help financial advisors serve female clients more effectively. A great addition to any financial planner's professional bookshelf." -- Rick Kahler, CFP, coauthor of Conscious Finance and The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge

"Finally a comprehensive answer to Freud's famous question, 'What do women really want?'--at least when it comes to financial advice. . . . A must-read manual for financial advisors...

An easy-to-use self-teaching guide to help you make more informed investing decisions

Simple enough for a novice but challenging enough for a veteran, Candlestick Charting Demystified presents investors with step-by-step self-learning guide to mastering technical analysis of price movements in securities, derivatives, or currencies.

Inside you will find:

• Tips, insights, strategies, and techniques to drive home key price charting principles and theories
• Hundreds of brand-new quiz and test questions with answer keys, similar to those used in...

The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller

"Everyone in the workforce today should read this book "
--HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP

"Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who's actually experienced retirement himself? You'll get just that from Stan Hinden's book."
--STEVE VERNON, COLUMNIST, CBSMONEYWATCH.COM

"Provides the most important information you'll need before and during your retirement."
--MICHELLE SINGLETARY, THE WASHINGTON POST

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP REVOLUTION?

"In her book Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century, Georgia Levenson Keohane provides a great insight into the emergence of social business and entrepreneurship. Her work provides a clear-sighted analysis of the many different dynamics at play as we test new models and solutions for global economic change." --MUHAMMAD YUNUS, 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate, author of Banker to the Poor

"Entrepreneurship and venture thinking don't reside only in Silicon Valley; they can be found in the nonprofit...