Speak To Win: How to Present With Power in Any Situation

Speak To Win: How to Present With Power in Any Situation Author: Tracy, Brian Author ISBN: 1-59659-215-X

Category: Communication In Business

Audio CD Your Coach In A Box

"Now then, S&MM SoundOff may not be the most likely venue for a book review, but indulge me for a moment: I'd like to draw your attention to the newest tome by Brian Tracy, entitled Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation (AMACOM Books)....In addition to penning the "Management Strategies" column that appears in every issue of S&MM, Brian's one of the top 10 brand names in the motivational speaking business (sharing company with a couple of fellas named Covey, Robbins and Chopra). So needless to say, when the guy pens a text on giving killer presentations, you ignore it at your own peril....Whether Brian's dispensing advice on mnemonic strategies, speech cadence, body language or even the proper climate control for your meeting room, you'll find plenty of practical information here. "

Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation Author: Siegel, Daniel J. Siegel, Daniel J. ISBN: 1-4418-0779-9

Category: Self-Help

Audio CD Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged

Siegel (Parenting from the Inside Out) combines Western neuroscience with Eastern meditation in an exciting exploration of how a troubled mind can right itself. Drawing on current science and case studies, Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine, reinforces the idea that the power of reflection allows us to approach, rather than withdraw, from whatever life brings us. And learning to stay with a feeling, even a threatening one, is the beginning of discovering that this emotion is just a set of neural firings in our brain. There is enormous pain in the clinical cases: 31-year-old Allison's back pain conceals a painful memory; 12-year-old Sandy is stuck in a panic expressed in obsessive-compulsive behavior. But there is also enormous hope--that therapy, sometimes even without medication, can guide a patient through life. Siegel's method isn't a quick fix and doesn't sugarcoat reality: The mindful traits of serenity, courage and wisdom involve accepting our place in the order of things. He challenges his patients to a life of tough work and convincingly suggests it will be well worth the effort.

SuperFreakonomics CD: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

SuperFreakonomics CD: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance Author: Levitt, Steven D. Dubner, Stephen J. Dubner, Stephen J. (Read by) ISBN: 0-06-088935-7

Category: Economics (Specific Aspects)

Audio CD HarperAudio

 The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first. Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary? SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How much good do car seats do? What's the best way to catch a terrorist? Did TV cause a rise in crime? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common? Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? Can eating kangaroo save the planet? Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else

Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money

Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money Author: Kiyosaki, Robert T. Mallow, Dave ISBN: 1-60024-898-5

Category: Contemporary Economic Situations And Conditions

Audio CD Hachette Audio

Like many other business books on the market, Kiyosaki's latest explains the origins of the economic crisis and how best to weather the storm and restore financial standing. But its clarity, hands-on approach, and practical tips make it far superior and user-friendly than its competitors. By offering bonus PDF charts and graphs, Kiyosaki allows listeners to go one step beyond the average audio book. Mallow gives a solid reading that conveys the material in an accessible, user-friendly manner stripped of theatrics to highlight the sound advice. Mallow's tone--serious but accessible, informative and never preachy--yields a sober and sincere performance that does the material justice.

The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work

The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work Author: Gordon, Jon Gordon, Jon (Read by) ISBN: 1-59659-210-9

Category: Management

Audio CD Your Coach In A Box

 A story about Positive Ways to Turn Complaints into Solutions, Innovations, and Success Every complaint represents an opportunity to turn something negative into a positive! "Excuses always come from the losing locker room. In Jon Gordon's book The No Complaining Rule, he provides the winning edge."-Coach Lou Holtz "In a world in which so many, it seems, focus on the glass as half empty, Jon Gordon sets out a clear blueprint in The No Complaining Rule to help each of us better ourselves. His approach will cut negativity and can impact our workplaces and our families, and help us carve out more productive, lower-stress environments.

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Author: Godin, Seth ISBN: 0-307-70407-6

Category: Business & Economics

Audio CD Random House Audio

 This is by far Seth's most passionate book. He's pulling fewer punches. He's out for blood. He's out to make a difference. And that glorious, heartfelt passion is obvious on every page, even if it is in Seth's usual quiet, lucid, understated manner. A linchpin, as Seth describes it, is somebody in an organization who is indispensable, who cannot be replaced--her role is just far too unique and valuable. And then he goes on to say, well, seriously folks, you need to be one of these people, you really do. To not be one is economic and career suicide. No surprises there--that's exactly what one would expect Seth to say.

Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else Author: Colvin, Geoff Drummond, David ISBN: 1-4001-0871-3

Category: Advice on careers & achieving success

Audio CD Tantor Media

 Expanding on a landmark cover story in Fortune, a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional performance. About the Author Geoff Colvin draws on his experience as a classroom teacher and administrator, researcher at the University of Oregon and a national public school consultant. Recognized as a national expert on the subjects of school safety and violence prevention, Colvin has provided in-service training for teachers and administrators in more than 100 school districts and agencies nationally and internationally. He recently served as research associate at the University of Oregon and independent consultant in the areas of school wide discipline, school climate, school safety and violence prevention, and has also directed a juvenile detention school and a program for seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Colvin has authored more than sixty publications, books, book chapters, journal articles and video programs on the subject of teaching and managing students with problem behavior.

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives Author: Christakis, Nicholas A. Fowler, James H. Christakis, Nicholas A. (Read by) ISBN: 0-7435-7910-0

Category: Social Science

Audio CD Simon & Schuster Audio

Harvard professor and health care policy specialist Christakis (Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care) became interested in social connectivity when observing that the mortality rate of spouses spike after a partner passes away. Christakis sought out a collaboration with Fowler, a health systems and political scientist, and together they compare topology (the hows of a given structure) across different social networks to better explain how participation and positioning enhances the effectiveness of an individual, and why the "whole" of a network is "greater than the sum of its parts." Five basic rules describe the relationship between individuals and their networks-including mutual adaptation, the influence of friends and friends' friends, the network's "life of its own"-but the results do more than promote the good of the group: they also spread contagions; create "epidemics" of obesity, smoking and substance abuse; disseminate fads and markets; alter voting patterns; and more. A thorough but popular take on a complex phenomenon, this volume offers an entertaining guide to the mechanics and importance of human networking. 1