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Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Built To Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.
But what about companies that are not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? Are there those that convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term
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Publisher
Hatchette Audio
Publication Date
p2008
Language
English
Description
"Peter Russell is one of those deeply romantic men who still believe in fate. He has always believed that he would meet the love of his life like that, in an instant. So it's only with the shock of recognition and assured providence that he opens his eyes on a business trip from New York to Los Angeles and sees her. Her name is Holly. As in the very best romantic movies, Peter and Holly fall madly in love on their five-and-a-half-hour flight. When...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day — as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes
...4) Care to Die
Author
Publisher
Bloodhound Books
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
When an old man is murdered at a Scottish nature reserve, DI Jim Carruthers investigates a web of deadly secrets reaching decades into the past. While struggling to help his grieving colleague, Sergeant Andrea Fletcher, Detective Inspector Jim Carruthers is thrown into another troubling murder case. The body of an old man was discovered stabbed to death in a nature reserve—a ball of cloth rammed into the back of his throat. The only suspect is...
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Publication Date
[2026]
Language
English
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"It is a question we all wrestle with more than once: How do we find our way in the world? How do we make it past the cliffs, significant events that can radically change a life? How do we keep the inner fire burning bright, long and late? Inspired by relentless curiosity, Jim Collins devoted a decade to studying these questions and tominutely analyzing those moments when life flips from clarity to confusion and casts us into a befuddling fog. His...
10) Great by choice
Author
Publisher
Harper Audio
Publication Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
Enumerates the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times.
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Language
English
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One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents--millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 habits with modern additions from Sean Covey. The 7 habits have become famous and are...
12) Before dawn
Publisher
Prince-Wright Productions
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Jim Collins, a young man from the outback, leaves his family-run sheep station to join the ANZAC and fight on the western front with hopes of making a difference. Soon, the realities of the muddy, ruthless, and entirely unforgiving war takes its toll on Jim. As the men in the battalion are whittled away and hope becomes a distant memory, a final chance at redemption at the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, one of Australia's greatest WW1 military victories....
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
"Pfeffer [blends] academic rigor and practical genius into wonderfully readable text. The leading thinker on the topic of power, Pfeffer here distills his wisdom into an indispensable guide." —Jim Collins, author of New York Times bestselling author Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall
Some people have it, and others don't. Jeffrey Pfeffer explores why, in Power.
One of the greatest minds in
...15) John Carter
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic novel, a war-weary former military captain is inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
16) John Carter
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic novel, a war-weary former military captain is inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. Stunning special effects, great characters and villains, and complete with extraordinary bonus features.
Publisher
W.W. Norton and Company
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of more than 800 poems that were originally written in English by over 200 poets from around the world. This collection tells the story for the first time of Anglophone haiku, charting its evolution over the last one hundred years and placing it within its historical and literary context.
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment Group
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Scamper may be a small penguin, but his thirst for knowledge and adventures is as big as the great outdoors. When Scamper and his friend, Snowflake, get stranded on a drifting iceberg, they get "rescued" by some trappers. But strangers can't always be trusted, so Scamper's courage helps him and his friends escape and make it safely home.
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Publication Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
One night Mia and her mother were reading a fairy tale entitled Thumbelina. While reading the story, Mia's mother fell asleep and Mia is transformed into a tiny girl like Thumbelina and enters into "The unknown country of wonderland."
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Publication Date
c2002
Language
English
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Young Kermit is a curious, fun-loving frog who likes hanging out with his amphibious best friends. He loves the swamp, but wonders what lies beyond the tall marsh grass. When one of Kermit's friends gets nabbed by a pet store owner, Kermit leaps into action, leaving the swamp and racing to rescue his friend.