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3) Arbitrage
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Robert Miller is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all: money, power, a loving wife, and a devoted daughter working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Miller's life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective and threatening the future of his financial empire.
Author
Publisher
Elm Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When American computer executive Peter Barrett's multi-million-dollar business deal backfires, his life is turned upside down as he becomes the most hunted man in the United States. He is accused of embezzling money from his father-in-law's firm to be used by terrorists intending to fire missiles at South Florida and major cities on the East Coast. With the help of an old friend, he manages to outsmart the FBI, the CIA, the local police in California...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Running a successful fashion empire in Paris and New York that hides the pain of a failed marriage, Timmie O endures a sequence of meaningless relationships before a surprise bout of appendicitis places her under the care of alluring but married French doctor, Jean-Charles Vernier.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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The Facebook CEO and "Fortune" top-ranked businesswoman shares provocative, anecdotal advice for women that urges them to take risks and seek new challenges in order to find work that they can love and engage in passionately.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A corporate executive who has fallen from grace seizes an opportunity to salvage his career with the help of his ambitious wife in this gripping, psychologically astute New York Times–bestselling novel from the author of Executive Suite The keys to Lincoln Lord's success have always been his charm and amiability. He has been president of five different companies and serves as chairman for the White House's Far East Trade Mission. But now, just shy...
11) Tell no lies
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A series of anonymous threats intended for others puts a man, and everyone he loves, in the path of a relentless killer. Daniel Brasher has always been something of a disappointment to his old-money aristocratic San Francisco mother. Daniel left his high-paying job as a money manager to marry his community organizer wife and work at a job he loves, leading group counseling sessions with recently paroled ex-cons. Now he is ready to move on and start...
12) Sweet November
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
An all-business San Francisco ad executive falls into an improbable, life-altering romance with a bohemian, free-spirited woman with a secret, who usually discards her new beaus after a month.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Good managers, wanting to do the right thing, can miss the boat when it comes to getting the best out of a diverse workforce. Not wanting to offend, they often choose peace over honest feedback, thereby limiting their people's potential. Not understanding what motivates each individual, they offer incentives that are not meaningful or encouragement that backfires. Doug Harris asks us to step outside our comfort zone and reap the benefits of expanding...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Uncover the six blind spots that derail women's career paths and learn strategies to effectively overcome them for an impactful, sustainable career. Professional women are subject to blind spots-obstacles that can minimize career potential, impact, or advancement. Some women end up drifting instead of driving through their careers, going it alone instead of building a posse, and leaving their reputationality (that special something we are known for)...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In this charming story, Dave Crenshaw takes the idea of multitasking as a productivity tool and smashes it to smithereens. But rather than leaving you to wade through the wreckage by yourself, he shows you how to focus, move forward, and free up more time for what you value most. The false idea that multitasking is productive has become even more prevalent and damaging to our productivity and well-being since the first edition of The Myth of Multitasking...
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