books about: choose

books about: choose

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The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success

Nicholas Lore

Fireside, 1998

thorough, based on real-life experience, great tools
I saw this book recommended in another career book and got it from the library.....Using it for six weeks really impressed me, and now I am purchasing it for my own. What I like about it/ why it is so useful for me: positive, yet realistic attitude and approach ...

The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good
Stephen Goldsmith, Gigi Georges, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2010

Praise for The Power of Social Innovation "Goldsmith guided us in Florida on our successful faith-based initiatives. His bold approaches continue to inspire public officials and community groups alike with keys to activating citizens and expanding opportunity for all." ? Jeb Bush, former Governor, Florida "It has been a ...

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Such an insightful author.
Jared is truly talented at taking complex, multi-factorial issues and making them understandable in a simple form. A great read, and under $13. Highly recommended.

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big

Bo Burlingham

Portfolio Trade, 2007

Inspiring
According to Norm Brodsky, "[y]ou need to feel in your gut that whatever you do is the most interesting, exciting, worthwhile thing you could be doing at that moment. Otherwise, how do convince anyone else?" To be sure, these are inspiring words. Of course, this ...

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman

Mariner Books, 1990

Most important book on economics and politics ever written.
More Important now than when it was written, this blueprint for the relationship between society and those who want to govern demonstrates with complete clarity what has always been and will always be the result of any effort by government to control the economy.

Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right

Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Harvard Business Press, 1997

Surprisingly important book for new managers.
I read this a few years after I had been in senior management and wished deeply that I had discovered it earlier. One of the great challenges facing new managers is decision making where the choices all involve some positive and negative aspects. There are also many ...

How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby: Fully revised and updated

Landrum B. Shettles, David M. Rorvik

Broadway, 2006

IT WORKED!!!!
I was referred this book by a friend of my sister-in-laws. I was turning 40 and we already had a beautiful boy then 18 months and we really wanted a baby girl since we only wanted two children. I was getting older! I told my husband we had a 50/50 chance it would work ...

Choose Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes

American Dietetic Association, 2008

A great guide for Diabetics
I purchased this for a friend who is newly diagnosed w/Type 2 Diabetes. I was given this same book when I met w/my Diabetes educator. It's a wonderful guide to the food groups for the Diabetic and a great help in meal planning. I would recommend it to anyone who is ...

Choose To Be Happy: A Guide to Total Happiness

Rima Rudner

Choose Inc Publishing, 2008

Rima Rudner - "Choose to be Happy"
After battling cancer 3 times over a period of 22 years, and enduring a very difficult relationship recently, the most poignant reading and message comes from Rima Rudner. Straight forward, to the point and really showing how to overcome the negativity in these areas ...

Choose Them Wisely: Thoughts Become Things!

Mike Dooley

Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2010

I'd give it SIX stars if I could
Choose Them Wisely: Thoughts Become Things! is a magical book! Any time you need inspiration, just open it to any page and you'll find a message that EXACTLY fits your current situation! It is well written in Mike Dooley's rich style and reading it through is a ...

The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies (New Edition)

Bryan Caplan

Princeton University Press, 2008

Libertarian Superman
Good Libertarians have long been plagued by two paradoxes: one, "How can we hate the government for interfering with the choices people are so great at making for themselves, when in a democracy the government is a product of those choices?" and two, "how can we ...

The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market

Michael Treacy, Fred Wiersema

Basic Books, 1997

Identify Your Organization's Value Discipline
If you haven't read Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema's book, you must. This book packs a powerful punch about the value discipline of your organization. Particularly timely during strategic and business planning sessions, this book discusses three disciplines to ...

Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It

Raymond Francis

HCI, 2002

Finally
Finally, after 18 years of living with chronic illness, I'm getting answers to the one big question that everyone who suffers with disease asks: WHY? Finally, some acceptable answers, something that makes sense, and something that challenges us to take responsibility ...

How We Choose to Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People--Their Secrets, Their Stories

Rick Foster, Greg Hicks

Perigee Trade, 2004

Happy Book Beautifully Written
This book is very interesting and basically tells a person what the 9 qualities that happy people have as part of their makeup like holding themselves accountable etc. It all makes sense and is from expansive real research the authors did by finding the happiest people ...

Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose

Derek Prince

Chosen, 2006

A pivotal point of my entire life! THERE IS HOPE ! ! !
The subject for this book is NOT interesting for the Christian Believer. It is SO MUCH MORE than that!! It may change your life in your relationship with Christ forever! Not every Christian is under a generational curse or self imposed curses, but if you are...this ...