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Скачать книгу (размер 1 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 392) Аннотация: In September 2012, a Yougov poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson. With over 40 years in business, Richard Branson is an inspiring pioneer of humanitarian projects and an iconic business leader. In The Virgin Way: How to Listen, Learn, Laugh and Lead, Richard shares and distils his secrets of leadership and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Doing good can help improve your prospects, your profits, and your business; and it can change the world. We must change the way we do business . (Richard Branson). Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? In Screw Business as Usual, Richard Branson at his brilliant and motivating best, shares some fascinating and inspiring stories about the people who…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Looking for advice on setting up your own company, improving your career prospects, or developing your leadership skills? Why not ask Richard Branson? In Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You in Business School, Richard distils and shares the wisdom and experience that have made him one of the world's most recognised and respected entrepreneurs. From his 'Top 5 secrets of Business Success',…

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Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The global icon shares his secrets of success and exciting plans for the future. Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let's Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals. Today we are increasingly aware of the effects of our actions on the environment, and I…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But Richard Branson has met many…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: »Decision Points» is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor's Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? Richard Branson, at his brilliant and motivating best, reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down — to shift our values, to switch from a profit focus to caring for people, communities and the planet. With inspiration for everyone, Screw Business As Usual…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. This is a ride on the Google wave, and the fullest account of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses. With unprecedented access to Google's founders and executives, as well as to those in media who are struggling to keep their heads above water, Ken Auletta reveals how the industry is being…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But I have met many of them. I…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Googled is candid and authoritative — based on extensive research including in-house at Google HQ — and doesn't flinch from outlining the negatives related to the Google worldview, as well as charting the extraordinary vision and business acumen that brought us the phenomenon of the uber search engine. And crucially, it's not just a history or reportage: it's forward-looking. This book is ahead…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Today — six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room — over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it a fascinating and surprising tale. That one of them, the visionary Mark Zuckerberg, had the maturity, strategic smarts and luck to keep his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: City Girl was watching when all the boys thought they were masters of the universe. She was there when they blew their bonuses on Lamborghinis and lap dancers. She was fighting for survival as they sent the country into the worst slump since the Great Depression. City Girl was born when she arrived in London, and joined her first merchant bank in the boom days. She worked for old-school…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 094 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 608) Аннотация: This is the bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal achievements and intrepid adventures. You'll discover how Sir Richard is committed to building a better world through responsible, holistic business practices and ventures such as the Virgin Health Bank, which is contributing to regenerative medicine,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 044 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 402) Аннотация: The 'Monster of Florence', Italy's answer to Jack the Ripper, murdered seven couples in secluded areas outside of Florence over a period often years, from 1974 to 1985; he left behind mutilated corpses and a media frenzy. United in their fascination with these chilling, unsolved murders, bestselling thriller writer Douglas Preston and Italian crime reporter Mario Spezi decided to jointly…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: »Gaunty's Best of British» is one man's cheerful look at what's right — and what's wrong — with his country, and a brilliantly entertaining guide to how Britain can be Great again. Jon Gaunt embarks on a tour of the best bits of this green and pleasant land, celebrating all things British. His forthright tribute is an aptly eclectic collection, covering everything from cricket, foxhunting and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: In 1991, the collapse of the USSR seemed to signal the death of the Russian football industry, as the money, the players and the fans left. But now the oligarchs who profited from the post-Soviet turmoil are supporting the nation's football clubs and their dreams of glory, resulting in unprecedented success. Along this journey into the heart of Russian football, Marc Bennetts meets the managers,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Stephen Colbert was «The Daily Show's» longest-running and most memorable correspondent. His right-wing, super-patriotic persona, his insight and general rightness led to «The Colbert Report», a half-hour TV platform for his views on the issues of the day and, more importantly, why everyone else's views are just plain wrong.»I Am America (And So Can You!)» features Stephen's most deeply held…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Henry Chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around America from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising, gritty, hilarious and confessional in turn, his downward spiral is peppered with black humour. «Factotum» follows Charles Bukowski's bestselling «Post Office», his highly autobiographical first novel.…