books about: win

books about: win

books:

Win

Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision

Thom Hartmann

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008

Cracking the Code: A Cure with Common Sense
It's hard to say enough about this little gem. Hartmann is on to something here and we should listen to him. From Facebook to keeping a job is about communication and relationships, and this is what Hartmann understands best. This book will change your mind about a lot ...

How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Pocket, 1998

How to Win Friends and Influence People: review by Jon Gillespie-Brown, Author "So you want to be an entrepreneur"
How reading a single book can change your life! It's true, when I was 16 years old I (like many others I have now found out since then) read my first book about business. I was drawn to it in a small, old fashioned book shop that's no longer in business. At the time ...

Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story

Jerry Weissman

Prentice Hall, 2006

You will never present the same way again...and your audiece will thank you
Jerry Weissman is one of those rare people who has written an authoritative sounding book about how to present and has the real experience and background to justify every claim he makes. The book starts with the premise that the presenter must focus on the audience ...

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book

Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves

Fireside, 2005

Shows you how to manage your emotions
This is a special book. In addition to illustrating how emotional intelligence works and why it is important, it showed me how I can identify my emotions accurately in the moment and respond to them more effectively. The techniques are quite easy to apply, and I am ...

Covert Persuasion: Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game

Kevin Hogan, James Speakman

Wiley, 2006

Excellent read for any Salesperson or Public speaker
I am a Kevin Hogan fan after taking one of his seminars, he's the real deal. BTW, I took the seminar on personal referrals of colleagues who he personally helped the year before negotiate a major salary increase. Back to the book, the chapter on 20 Keys to ...

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Steven Pressfield

Grand Central Publishing, 2003

As fierce as it gets
I have purchased ten copies of this book, and I imagine I will be ordering more, to give to all of my artist friends. This is a powerful book that inspires the reader to take bold leaps in their creative journeys...it has become my artistic manifesto!

Cash Games (How to Win at No-Limit Hold'em Money Games) Vol. 1

Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie

Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, 2008

Luck is the residue of preparation.
They say that 'luck is the residue of preparation'. This is especially true when it comes playing poker. So, plan to get very lucky after you read Dan Harrington's 2 volumes on cash game no limit hold'em. I've been a limit player for 20 years. Recently, I ...

Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People, Revised and Updated ...

Ph.D., Bradford D. Smart

Portfolio Hardcover, 2005

Wealth of Information
There is a wealth of information in Topgrading. Most business owners do not understand the importance of having the right people in the right spots. As the statistics show, about 75% of the people hired for a job are mis-hires. That is to say they are not the best ...

Competency-Based Interviews: Master the Tough New Interview Style And Give Them the Answers That Will Win You ...

Robin Kessler

Career Press, 2006

A must for anyone trying to figure out what they're doing wrong at interviews
As a Columbia MBA student, I found Kessler's book really helpful. I've found interviewing at business school very difficult because I'm surrounded by amazingly well-qualified competition! Interviews are one of my weakest points and I've read a bunch of interview guides ...

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind a Record-Setting Eight Tour de France ...

Johan Bruyneel, Bill Strickland

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

A great read for anyone interested in competitive sports
Johan Bruyneel reveals some of the thinking and psychology that went into creating one of the greatest sporting dynasties of the modern era. This book dwelves into the mindset of a champion - both of the athlete, Lance Armstrong, and of his sporting director, Johan ...

Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg: How to Play the Game & Win

Elaine Sandberg, Tom Sloper

Tuttle Publishing, 2007

Excellent Source of Information
This is an excellent book for beginners and great for those who have been taught by others but need more insight into the correct procedures of playing the game. The print is large, the color of the tiles is clear, and the format is such that each step is clearly ...

How to Win a Fight with a Liberal

Daniel Kurtzman

Hysteria Publications, 2007

This book is dead-on, smart and hilariously funny!
If I'd have known sooner that this book was so good, I'd have purchased it sooner! It doesn't matter if you read it start to finish or jump around, it just isn't possible to read more than a page without laughing. And in a world that awards Nobel Prizes to people ...

Busting Loose From the Money Game: Mind-Blowing Strategies for Changing the Rules of a Game You Can't Win

Robert Scheinfeld

Wiley, 2006

At Last...some one who really understands MONEY, it's only an idea!
After years and years of playing the Money Game, literally, I found this book to be the missing piece of the puzzle I have been looking for. No more Cashflow 101 for me! If the rules say I can lose it as fast as I earn it, I want new rules. That's exactly what ...

Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate

James A. Randel

McGraw-Hill, 2005

Kick Start Your Brain
If you are looking for a step by step buy a house, rehab it, and get rich, please find another book. If you are looking for a dull textbook type presentation you should also pass. If you are looking for clear explanations of concepts and illustrated with some small ...

The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking

Roger L. Martin

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Opposable Thought
In other words, playing all sides until a leader gets the result they are looking for. A fantastic book. Very enjoyable and mind bending.