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CEO Exchange: Conversations in Leadership Drugs, uses & abuses Enter the dojo! Martial arts for kids Entrepreneurs (New York, N.Y.) Fortune Hunters: Turning Trends into Profits Hispanic Americans (Princeton, N.J.) Inside martial arts South-Western introduction to business Southwestern introduction to business Taking care of businessRobertson, Willie
Summary: ""Redneck Tycoon" Willie Robertson--CEO of Duck Commander, star of Duck Dynasty, and mega New York Times bestselling author--explores how the entrepreneurial spirit has shaped 400 years of American history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 ROBCuban, Mark
Summary: The stars of ABC's Shark tank explain how a kid can discover a great business idea and get it off the ground.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diversion Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 338 CUBGreen Day
Contents: Brutal love -- Missing you -- 8th Avenue serenade -- Drama queen -- X-Kid -- Sex, drugs & violence -- A little boy named Train -- Amanda -- Walk away -- Dirty rotten bastards -- 99 revolutions -- The forgotten.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Blake Mycoskie had four companies under his belt when he got his best idea yet: create a shoe company that gives away one pair for every pair sold. This CNBC program shows how Mycoskie used his business sense and budding celebrity status to grow TOMS Shoes into a global brand, while donating over 115,000 pairs of shoes to children in need. Also featured is Frontera Foods, brainchild of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Sisson, Natalie
Summary: "After eight years of working in the soul-crushing bureaucracy of the corporate world, Natalie Sisson quit her high-paying job and moved to Canada, started a blog, and cofounded a technology company. In just eighteen months she learned how to build an online platform from scratch, and then left to start her own business--which involved visiting Argentina to eat empanadas, play Ultimate Frisbee,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Star Way 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: I want a luxurious lifestyle, Liam says. And if you look at the top businesspeople, a lot of them didn't go to college. Liam knows he wants to be a self-made millionaire, but he has no idea what sort of business he'd like to start, let alone how to start it. In this program a career specialist and a life coach help Liam define just how to accomplish his goal. After visiting with successful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Hobkirk, Lori.
Summary: "Starting a successful business is not an easy task. It was even more difficult for a Black woman to accomplish this in the 1900s. Yet, this is what Madam C.J. Walker did"--Page 5.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALWert, Jeffry D.
Summary: "Before the Civil War, America had undergone a technological revolution that made large-scale industry possible, yet, except for the expanding reach of railroads and telegraph lines, the country remained largely rural, with only pockets of small manufacturing. Then the war came and woke the sleeping giant. The Civil War created a wave of unprecedented industrial growth and development,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7 WERSummary: Entrepreneur magazine offers information for small business owners on starting, managing and growing successful small businesses. Entrepreneur magazine offers inspiration, strategies and expert advice on a variety of small business topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chase Revel 1978
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Raz, Guy
Summary: "Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast, How I Built This with Guy Raz, this book offers priceless insights and inspiration from the world's top entrepreneurs on how to start, launch, and build a successful venture"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 RAZHoffman, Reid
Summary: "What can you learn from a Silicon Valley legend and a pantheon of iconic leaders? The key to scaling a successful business isn't talent, network or strategy. It's an entrepreneurial mindset-a mindset that can be cultivated. Behind the scenes in Silicon Valley, Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock) is a sought-after advisor to heads of companies and heads of state. On his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 HOFPalmer, Kimberly.
Summary: The Economy of You recounts story after story of people who are liberating themselves from financial strain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amacom Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 PALReese, Jacy
Summary: "Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals brought widespread attention to the disturbing realities of factory farming. The End of Animal Farming pushes this conversation forward by outlining a strategic roadmap to a humane, ethical, and efficient food system in which slaughterhouses are obsolete--where the tastes of even the most die-hard meat eater are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179 REESummary: Throughout the Fortune Hunters series, entrepreneurs risked everything to follow their passions and launch their own businesses. In this program, host Dianne Buckner reviews the lessons of the series with business experts Anton Rabie, cofounder of toy manufacturer Spin Master, and Sylvia Benchimol, cofounder of Stone Tile International, as together they count down their top ten tips for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Jones, Monique L.
Summary: "We are familiar with a handful of African Americans who are mentioned in American history books, but there are also countless others who do not get recognized in mainstream media. Their actions may not have appeared to shake the world, but their contributions to shifting American culture were just as groundbreaking. African Americans have made history by challenging and changing the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 JONSummary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Adamson, Thomas K.
Summary: Presents information on tae kwon do, including basic skills, training, competitions, and safety.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SportsZone/Abdo Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.815 ADASummary: Filmed at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, this program teams up Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and cofounder of Broadcast.com, and Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, who made his team one of the most valuable franchises in sports history. Together they discuss being an entrepreneur in the world of professional sports, while MBA...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Mexakinz (Musical group)
Contents: Introlude.--U don't even know me.--Never in this world.--Plead insanity.--Problems.--La plaga.--2 many MC's.--Confessions (hell don't pay).--Frost interlude.--Instinct.--Provoke the extreme.--Burnin' hot.--Realism.--Headz or taylz.--The wake up show
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wild West Records 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP MexakSlim, Pamela.
Summary: Inspired by reader submissions to her blog Escape from Cubicle Nation, Slim provides everything one needs to consider before making the decision to become self-employed, from the nuts and bolts of starting a business to a full discussion of the emotional issues involved.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 SLICorso, Phil
Summary: "The martial art of tae kwon do is based on more than 5,000 years of Korean tradition. It's a combat system that focuses not only on physical performance but also on mental and spiritual wellness. The name of this martial art loosely means foot, fist, and discipline, and tae kwon do combines the strength of the body with the agility of the mind. Today, tae kwon do is a popular martial art for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this program, Geraldo Rivera and a host of Hispanic American executives discuss how they overcame racial and financial discrimination to turn their fledgling businesses into million-dollar corporations. The executives include construction mogul Linda Alvarado, owner of the Colorado Rockies baseball team; the developer of the Simpsons and Garfield cartoon programs; the owner of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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DiCicco, Joan
Summary: "The biography of Garrett A. Morgan, an African American entrepreneur and prolific inventor, whose bravery saved lives at the Cleveland Waterworks Disaster in 1916. Includes timeline and author's sources."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MORSummary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1997