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How to supercharge your personal appeal and powers of persuasion

Whether in business or romance, success is all about how well you click with people. And, as top motivational speaker Dave Rich proves in How to Click With Everyone Every Time, learning how to build an instant rapport with just about anyone is easy. Drawing upon his 16 years of experience coaching tens of thousands of people on building better, more profitable relationships, he offers readers surefire techniques for supercharging their personal appeal and powers of persuasion. Highly motivational, yet extremely practical, this book contains powerful lessons on how to:
Become more compelling in business, more appealing in one's personal life, and more fulfilled Develop greater self-confidence, curiosity, and commitment Get strangers to feel as if they've known the reader their whole lives Use voice modulation and body language to instantly connect with anybody

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Updated data and insights to help value investors address the realities of today's markets

On the heels of recent stock market tumbles and deceptions, value investing--the staple of investing greats from Benjamin Graham to Warren Buffett--has roared back into the spotlight. Value Investing Today returns with a new edition, filled with updated information and advice to give investors the skills and knowledge to become successful value investors.

Broader in scope than previous editions, this third edition offers fresh lessons investors can use to uncover stocks that are, for whatever reason, underpriced in relation to their value. Updates to this edition include:
New chapters on the psychology of investing and corporate governance Expanded discussions on the importance of margin of safety Increased correlations among world markets, and how to capitalize on them

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Investors rocked by today's stock market woes are increasingly turning to real estate. Real Estate Investing from A to Z has become recognized in previous editions for explaining this potentially lucrative field in no-nonsense, easy-to-understand terms, while at the same time providing detailed information suitable for more seasoned investors. Substantially revised and updated chapters include discussions of REITs, risk reduction, the investment potential of single-family homes, group investments and joint ownership, and more.

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Stock Options and the New Rules of Corporate Accountability

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"As a former CEO and independent director of several corporations, I find Don Delves' discussion of executive compensation -- including detailed and insightful reviews of the issues involving stock options -- to be exceedingly instructive. This is a book that members of compensation committees, indeed all corporate board members should read." -B. Kenneth West, Former CEO, Harris Trust and Savings Bank and member of several corporate boards.

Guidelines for curbing today's stock option abuses, and making "payment for performance" the new imperative

Stock options account for up to 90 percent of the average CEO's compensation--despite a falling stock market and often plunging corporate earnings. Stock Options and the New Rules of Corporate Accountability examines this hot-button issue, proposing new methodologies and techniques for better aligning stock options, executive compensation, performance rewards, and accounting, and making sense of what has become today's most controversial form of compensation.

Executive compensation authority Don Delves explains how high-profile corporations like GE and Coca-Cola have opted to expense stock options and have adjusted their policies to prevent options from becoming disincentive tools, and he shows others how to follow suit. In addition, Delves gives decision makers the knowledge they need to:
Increase accountability by treating stock options as expenses Balance options with other incentives Create healthier contracts between employers and employees

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THE MCGRAW-HILL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERIES

These quick reads, based on McGraw-Hill bestsellers, are designed to meet the needs of busy people. Titles in the series focus on each book's main themes and action ideas, reduced to a manageable page count for on-the-go readers.

A six-step program for hearing and understanding customers' needs, and then selling solutions instead of products.

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This work looks under the hood of all robotic projects, stimulating teachers, students, and hobbyists to learn more about the gamut of areas associated with control systems and robotics. It offers a unique presentation in providing both theory and philosophy in a technical yet entertaining way.

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How to Fix and Prevent the 13 Biggest Problems That Derail Business

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Proven tools for solving today's most persistent entrepreneurial headaches--and keeping the focus on business growth

Operating a small business presents entrepreneurs with a continuing series of problems that need to be solved--and, usually, the smaller the business, the bigger the problems. Small Business Solutions focuses on 13 crises that crop up again and again in most small businesses, and details how entrepreneurs have identified and successfully solved them. As a longtime consultant to start-up businesses, Robert Hisrich has seen these solutions work in scores of small businesses, both in the United States and abroad. He divides Small Business Solutions into three categories--marketing, finance, and overall management--and provides market-proven solutions to problem areas in each:
Sales & Marketing--Turning sales into profits, focusing a business Finance--Raising capital, monitoring and managing cash flow, valuing a business Management--Choosing the right partner, changing style as a business grows, and more

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24 Proven Tactics to Spark Productivity in the Workplace

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24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee

Think about the managers who most influenced your career. They were successful because they infused employees--and organizations--with passion for work and motivation to achieve. 24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee provides two dozen creative and ready-to-use tools and techniques for ensuring that same enthusiasm, energy, and employee morale. Look to this concise but powerful book for workplace-tested techniques to:
Turn employees into partners Encourage intelligent risk taking Offer incentives and morale boosters Build trust Spread power around Encourage accountability Attack de-motivators Make employees want to stay
24 Ways to Motivate Every Employee is filled with the employee-friendly, results-oriented strategies of Disney, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, and numerous other world-class companies. Let it show you how to build and maintain high employee spirits in your workplace and add measurable value to both your organization and your management career.

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The Project Manager's Pocket Survival Guide

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Troubleshooting tips and techniques for keeping projects and management careers on track

Bestselling author James P. Lewis has become today's number one authority on the rules of project management in virtually any industry or environment. Now, in The Project Manager's Pocket Survival Guide, Dr. Lewis focuses on areas that are often the largest stumbling blocks to project managers both new and experienced, and provides the practical skills and hidden keys necessary for completing projects on time and within budget.

Providing numerous case studies of project management successes and failures in the field, this no-nonsense book explains how to maintain project consistency and success in today's environment of fast change and even faster innovation. Managers will obtain new tools and insights for:
Understanding the politics of projects Running a successful, results-driven meeting Managing effectively in the project environment

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Today's most powerful personal finance website transfers its take-noprisoners approach to the printed page

Errold Moody and his website efmoody.com have gained a substantial grassroots following --and praise from Forbes, Business- Week, USA Today, and others--for their straight-talking approach and hands-on guidance in all areas of personal finance.

No-Nonsense Finance brings the website's wealth of information to a concise yet comprehensive guidebook, outlining a commonsense program for saving regularly, investing wisely, and resisting the impulse to buy unnecessary products and advice.

From showing readers how to find advisers they can trust to dispelling myths about asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and more, No-Nonsense Finance is the ideal financial reference. Readers will enjoy, and profit from, Moody's irascible, often irreverent advice, including:
Why one should never buy stocks from a stockbroker Basic estate planning issues demystified "Caveat Investor" sidebars to highlight key points

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Financial reports speak their own language, and managers without a strong finance background often find themselves bewildered by what is being said.

Finance for NonFinancial Managers helps managers become familiar with essential financial information, showing them how to "speak the language of numbers" and implement financial data in their daily business decisions.

In addition, it clarifies how and why financial decisions impact business and operational objectives.

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THE BRIEFCASE BOOKS SERIEs

Now translated into 11 languages!

This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level

All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations.

DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA

Six Sigma has revolutionized the ways in which companies meet and beat today's stringent quality expectations. But achieving Six Sigma results first requires Six Sigma building blocks. Design for Six Sigma unveils a systematic methodology for enabling the design of products, services, and processes to meet Six Sigma quality levels.

Designed to be easily read and implemented, this concise Briefcase Book shows managers at all levels how to include Six Sigma at the earliest stages of virtually any manufacturing process. Here are DFSS's techniques for:
Optimizing the design process to achieve Six Sigma performance Integrating Six Sigma from the outset of new product development Self-examinations, explanatory sidebars, and chapter-ending checklists

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Shell-shocked investors have lost patience with the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing. All About Market Timing arms investors with simple, easy-to-use timing techniques that they can use to enter rising markets, exit (or go short) falling markets, and make consistent profits in both market environments while protecting against catastrophic losses.

Compelling arguments demonstrate the superiority of basic timing over buy-and-hold, while step-by-step instructions show how uncomplicated timing can be. Specific investment vehicles are recommended that fit well into most timing strategies. Investors who want to time the market using their own strategies are provided with information on available software and Web sites. And those investors who are looking for advisors to help them are provided with unbiased rating services to help them select the advisor that is best for them.

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A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High

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Expert money-making advice from the nation's leading fixer-upper guru

"Excellent book on the fixer strategy."--John T. Reed, bestselling real estate author

"Filled with practical examples of how to profit from rundown fixer-upper properties."--Robert J. Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist

Nobody wants to buy an ugly, decrepit, rundown house--which is exactly why they provide real estate investors with the best bargains! In Investing in Fixer-Uppers, nationally known real estate guru Jay DeCima reveals how investors can add thousands of dollars to the value of an "ugly" house. He discusses how to substitute personal skills for traditional down payments, strategies to profit without waiting for appreciation, and dozens of other value-adding tips.

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201 Killer Cover Letters (CD-ROM edition)

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201 Killer Cover Letters provides job seekers with an unbeatable competitive edge by arming them with surefire sample letters for every job-hunting situation. This edition of the bestselling guide includes the latest job-search techniques, tips for transferring job skills across industries, and ways to use the cover letter to anticipate and overcome "objectionable items or gaps in employment." Building on the success of the computer disk edition, the CD-ROM edition contains ready-to-download templates of all 201 letters, for CD-ROM-compatible computers, making it easier than ever for readers to tailor cover letters to specific situations.

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The suite of WiFi standards has solidified this year and no license is required for setting up a WiFi network. From the technical standpoint, it's easy and cheap to install one in your corporate network. Already there are over 300 (and climbing) WiFi certified products on the market. Expansion into the enterprise is proceeding at a rapid pace, with the market projected at $1 billion by year-end 2002. Despite the simplicity of the technology, IT is discovering that numerous problems accompany a WiFi integration project, not the least of which is security. This book is designed to drill down to the practical aspects of building the network to interoperate with the technology your company has already deployed.

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What Every Home Owner Needs to Know About Mold and What to Do About It

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The complete guide to dealing with mold in your home--the asbestos of the new millennium

Toxic mold infestations in the home have been brought to the forefront of public awareness. Erin Brockovich's struggle to fight this health crisis and Ed McMahon's experience of this problem in his own home have further publicized the fact that mold has been linked to a host of serious health problems.Yet there are no standards for acceptable indoors mold levels and no laws requiring home sellers to disclose mold problems.

Written by award-winning reporter Vicki Lankarge, this is the first complete home owner's/home buyer's guide to dealing with mold. Clearly and concisely, Lankarge acquaints readers with the latest findings about mold infestation and arms them with everything they need to know to:
Successfully detect the presence of mold Prevent, control, or eliminate mold Deal with mold-related health problems Understand mold's legal implications Work with insurance companies on mold-related cases

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The New Manager's Handbook: 24 Lessons for Mastering Your New Role

You've been promoted to manager--and that puts you in a whole different ballgame. From difficult employees to demanding bosses, you never know where your next problem is coming from. What you do know is that you'll be expected to solve that problem--and solve it quickly and effectively.

The New Manager's Handbook explains the rules of this new game, and gives you invaluable tips and pointers for teaming with your employees while inspiring them to breakthrough performance and results. Let the two dozen rules and guidelines in this quick-hitting manual show you the best ways to:
Delegate Review performance Think strategically Lead great meetings Give and get results-oriented feedback Provide direction Speak with power Criticize with honesty and tact Ask the right questions Motivate average performers Prepare for change
As a new manager in today's no-room-for-error workplace, you will be challenged and tested every day. Unlike previous positions, however, your success will judged by the performance of others. Give yourself every opportunity to succeed, and learn how to win the respect of both your employees and your supervisors, with the time-tested and field-proven techniques in The New Manager's Handbook.

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In Project Management: Achieving the Bottom Line Succe$$ author William J. Pinkerton explains the strategic thinking, planning, development, and testing processes that must take place to ensure a project's success--and necessity--before it's even approved.

Successfully utilized in workshops throughout the USA, Canada, and Southeast Asia, this resource reveals how to:

* Determine if projects are needed and how to make sure they succeed
* Develop and execute projects that reflect corporate goals and objectives
* Plan projects with an eye towards tangible bottom-line benefits and eliminate impulse thinking
* Includes more than 125 tips for testing and recording project start-ups

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Compensating the Sales Force: A Practical Guide to Designing Winning Sales Compensation Plans

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Compensating the Sales Force is a uniquely jargon-free, how-to guide to all major sales compensation concepts and formulas. Using real-world examples, guru David J. Cichelli:
Helps readers select the right compensation strategy for their firm Provides step-by-step guidance to implementing various approaches Simplifies the mathematical formulas that are a thorn in most manager's side