Adams, Scott
Summary: Dilbert creator Scott Adams offers his most personal book ever--a funny memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success. How do you go from hapless office worker to world-famous cartoonist and bestselling author in just a few years? No career guide can answer that, and not even Scott Adams (who actually did it) can give you a road map that works for everyone. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scott Adams, Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Every child messes up, sometimes in ways that seem sure to wreck their futures: a bad report card, poor sportsmanship, underaged drinking. These are tough moments for parent and child alike, often complicated by the fear that the misstep is also an indictment of our parenting. But what each of these "fails" has in common for our kids is the precious silver lining of a chance for character...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 ICAFeiler, Bruce
Summary: America's workforce is at a once-in-a-generation turning point: unprecedented numbers are quitting their jobs, rethinking their routines, breaking away from stifling expectations. The most suffocating iron cage of all is the idea that each of us must follow a linear career" lock into a dream early, always climb higher, never stop until you reach the top. Few ideas have squandered more human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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Summary: Throughout his life, renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson has needed to overcome many obstacles: his father leaving the family, being considered stupid by his classmates in grade school, growing up in inner-city Detroit, and having a violent temper. But Dr. Carson didn't let his circumstances control him and instead discovered eight principles that helped shape his future... Dr. Carson...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2015
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Summary: A former CEO and best-selling author provides a proven system for people looking to take their personal goals off the backburner and create and execute a plan to achieve their personal, intellectual, business, relationship or financial dreams. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 HYAFrankel, Bruce
Summary: "'What should I do with the rest of my life?' captures the singular lives of everyday, yet extraordinary "late bloomers" who have bravely embraced new callings, discovered unforseen pleasures, and overthrown the usual expectations of age. These men and women--activists, artists, athletes, inventors, entrepreneures, filmmakers, and others--demonstrate that, no matter what our age, we are able to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2010
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Summary: In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history. Dalio himself has appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2017
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 DALHollis, Rachel
Summary: Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people--whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee--instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins 2019
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Summary: "One Decision is a shift in thinking and a powerful blueprint that will catapult you into action, helping you turn obstacles into opportunities, struggles into successes and create a new outlook to improve your outcomes while living out the days ahead"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.8 BAYDuckworth, Angela
Summary: Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur genius grant recipient Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial, such as identifying our passions and following through on our commitments. Drawing on her own story as the daughter of a scientist who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2016
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Summary: "Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to make effective decisions. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to decide in the first place. The moments that matter do not always announce themselves. No one pulls you aside and says, slow down and think, you are about to do something stupid. And yet the decisions we make in these moments move us closer or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023