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Choosing between the stability of a traditional career and the upside of entrepreneurship? Why not have both? Becoming a full-time entrepreneur can look glamorous from the outside. Who doesn't want to chase their dreams, be their own boss, and do what they love? But the truth is that entrepreneurship is often a slog, with no regular hours, no job security, and very little pay. What if there were a way to have the stability of a day job with the excitement...
2) Mommy millionaire: how I turned my kitchen table idea into a million dollars and how you can too!
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The creator of the multi-million-dollar Wuvit hot-and-cold therapy pillows shares her strategies for developing and patenting an idea, working trade shows and retailers, and raising capital while prioritizing family needs.
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"You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, How to Write a Business Plan has helped fledgling entrepreneurs--from small service businesses and retailers to large manufacturing firms--write winning plans and get needed financing. This bestselling book contains clear step-by-step instructions and forms to put together a convincing business plan with realistic financial projections,...
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Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
Still in his early thirties, Chris...
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project
Still in his early thirties, Chris...
6) White hot
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Sayre Lynch returns to her hometown for the funeral of her brother, Danny, who supposedly committed suicide, and finds herself embroiled in a mystery surrounding her tyrannical father who owns the town's only industry, her older brother, a corrupt lawyer, and the deputy sheriff who has his doubts about Danny's suicide.
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Discusses industries considered to be open to new job seekers as of 2010, including health care, biotechnology, education, security, and information technology, with tips on how to obtain the necessary skills for a stable, profitable, and potentially satisfying career in one of seven growing fields.
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Frightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carre's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, the birthplace of mankind. Her putative African lover and traveling companion, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has vanished from the scene of the crime. Tessa's much older husband, Justin, a career diplomat at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets...
12) The intern
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When a retired man takes on an internship at a growing company, he becomes a mentor for the female founder of the company.
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Much of Brian Grazer's success--as a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Academy Award-winning producer, father, and husband--comes from his ability to establish genuine connections with almost anyone. In Face to Face, he takes you around the world and behind the scenes of some of his most iconic movies and television shows, like A Beautiful Mind, Empire, Arrested Development, American Gangster, and 8 Mile, to show just how much in-person encounters...
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Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throughout many years. Their lives become mired in turmoil as their adult children's extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alice's self-centered daughter, Andrea, is betraying her husband Chris...
16) Last night
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Rose Denton wakes up in her car. She has no memory of how she got there. But she knows something bad happened... There's blood on the windscreen and bonnet - but it's not hers and there's no sign of anything or anyone she might have hit. The last thing she remembers is being in a hotel on a business trip but now she's miles away. Back home and her daughter's boyfriend is missing. The last thing he did was argue with Rose over money. He left no note,...
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The growing wealth inequality continues to dominate headlines. The divide between the haves and have nots in America is increasingly political and tensions are rising. On one side, the wealthy wield power and advantage, keeping the system operating in their favor―all while retreating into enclaves that separate them further and further from the poor and working class. On the other side, those who find it increasingly difficult to keep up or get...
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