Bo Burlingham

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition

How maverick companies have passed up the growth treadmill - and focused on greatness instead. It's an axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, a small number of companies have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great customer service, making great contributions to their communities, and finding great ways to lead their lives. In Small Giants, veteran journalist Bo Burlingham takes us deep inside fourteen remarkable companies that have chosen to march to their own drummer. They include Anchor Brewing, the original microbrewer; CitiStorage Inc., the premier independent records-storage business; Clif Bar & Co., maker of organic energy bars and other nutrition foods; Righteous Babe Records, the record company founded by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco; Union Square Hospitality Group,

Small Giants

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mary Oliver

Collects Emerson's well-known speeches, essays, and poetry that expressed the scholar's philosophy in transcendentalism and defined the American identity.

The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Carol S. Dweck

The New Psychology of Success

Reveals how established attitudes affect all aspects of one's life, explains the differences between fixed and growth mindsets, and stresses the need to be open to change in order to achieve fulfillment and success.

Mindset

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Henry David Thoreau

An updated edition of Thoreau's most widely read works

Self-described as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot," Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the follies of society. Heedless of his friends' advice to live in a more orthodox manner, he determinedly pursued his own inner bent-that of a poet-philosopher-in prose and verse. Edited by noted Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. Cramer, this edition promises to be the new standard for those interested in discovering the great thinker's influential ideas about everything from environmentalism to limited government.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Portable Thoreau

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Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Jason Fried

David Heinemeier Hansson

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

"Rework" shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.

Rework

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James J. Cramer

Sane Investing in an Insane World

Presents guidelines on how to invest successfully by becoming a "prudent speculator," explaining the role of psychology in risk taking while covering such topics as spotting an undervalued stock and knowing when to sell.

Jim Cramer's Real Money

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Eric Siegel

Thomas H. Davenport

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die

You have been predicted—by companies, governments, law enforcement, hospitals, and universities. Their computers say, "I knew you were going to do that!" These institutions are seizing upon the power to predict whether you're going to click, buy, lie, or die. Why? For good reason: predicting human behavior combats financial risk, fortifies healthcare, conquers spam, toughens crime fighting, and boosts sales. How? Prediction is powered by the world's most potent, booming unnatural resource: data. Accumulated in large part as the by-product of routine tasks, data is the unsalted, flavorless residue deposited en masse as organizations churn away. Surprise! This heap of refuse is a gold mine. Big data embodies an extraordinary wealth of experience from which to learn. Predictive analytics unleashes the power of data. With this technology, the computer literally learns from data how to predict the future behavior of individuals. Perfect prediction is not possible, but putting odds on the future—lifting a bit of the fog off our hazy view of tomorrow—means pay dirt. In this rich, entertaining primer, former Columbia University professor and Predictive Analytics World founder Eric Siegel reveals the power and perils of prediction: What type of mortgage behavior Chase Bank predicted Predicting which people will drop out of school, cancel a subscription, or get divorced before they are even aware of it themselves Why early retirement decreases life expectancy and vegetarians miss fewer flights Five reasons why organizations predict death How U.S. Bank and Obama's 2012 campaign calculated the way to most strongly influence each individual How IBM's Watson computer beat the human champs on TV's Jeopardy! How Target figures out you're pregnant and Hewlett-Packard deduces you're about to quit your job How judges and parole boards rely on crime-predicting computers to decide who stays in prison and who goes free What's predicted by Citibank, Facebook, Ford, Google, IBM, the IRS, Match.com, Pfizer, and Wikipedia A truly omnipresent science, predictive analytics affects everyone, every day. Although largely unseen, it drives millions of decisions, determining whom to call, mail, investigate, incarcerate, set up on a date, or medicate. Whether you are a consumer of it—or consumed by it—get a handle on the power of Predictive Analytics.

Predictive Analytics

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Timothy F. Geithner

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Reflections on Financial Crises

From the former Treasury Secretary, the definitive account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Stress Test

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A tour of Wall Street in the tradition of Liar's Poker also traces the life and career of the author, the co-founder of TheStreet.com and Smart Money magazine, from his Philadelphia childhood through his exploits as a financial journalist. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

Confessions of a Street Addict

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Rolf Potts

Timothy Ferriss

An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

A complete guide to the vagabond approach to travel espouses taking time off from one's normal routine--for weeks to years--to discover the wonders of the world for oneself, explaining how to plan and prepare for travel, simplify one's lifestyle and adapt to life on the road, handle travel adversity, and finally, reassimilate to ordinary life. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Vagabonding

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Cathy Pearl

Computer Science

Principles of Conversational Experiences

Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are becoming all the rage today. But how do you build one that people can actually converse with? Whether you're designing a mobile app, a toy, or a device such as a home assistant, this practical book guides you through basic VUI design principles, helps you choose the right speech recognition engine, and shows you how to measure your VUI's performance and improve upon it. Author Cathy Pearl also takes product managers, UX designers, and VUI designers into advanced design topics that will help make your VUI not just functional, but great. Understand key VUI design concepts, including command-and-control and conversational systems Decide if you should use an avatar or other visual representation with your VUI Explore speech recognition technology and its impact on your design Take your VUI above and beyond the basic exchange of information Learn practical ways to test your VUI application with users Monitor your app and learn how to quickly improve performance Get real-world examples of VUIs for home assistants, smartwatches, and car systems

Designing Voice User Interfaces

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Susan Cain

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations.

Quiet

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Tom Clancy

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as ?breathlessly exciting,” The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world's most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.

The Hunt for Red October

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Bo Burlingham

Small Giants

Ralph Waldo Emerson; Mary Oliver

The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Carol S. Dweck

Mindset

Henry David Thoreau

The Portable Thoreau

Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Jason Fried; David Heinemeier Hansson

Rework

James J. Cramer

Jim Cramer's Real Money

Eric Siegel; Thomas H. Davenport

Predictive Analytics

Timothy F. Geithner

Stress Test

James J. Cramer

Confessions of a Street Addict

Rolf Potts; Timothy Ferriss

Vagabonding

Cathy Pearl

Designing Voice User Interfaces

Susan Cain

Quiet

Tom Clancy

The Hunt for Red October

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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Jason Fried; David Heinemeier Hansson

Rework

James J. Cramer

Jim Cramer's Real Money

Eric Siegel; Thomas H. Davenport

Predictive Analytics

Timothy F. Geithner

Stress Test

James J. Cramer

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