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Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognizing that, as the old saying has it, "nice guys finish last." But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done? In The Art of Fairness, bestselling author David Bodanis uses thrilling case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The former superintendent at West Point and a psychologist explain why all successful leaders rely on a foundation of strong character. Among the most successful leaders throughout history-from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela-some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of...
3) Prophet
Author
Publisher
Crossway Books
Pub. Date
c1992
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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Author
Publisher
David C Cook
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Author David Jeremiah walks you through the book of James to glean God's wisdom on issues such as finances, faith, and decision making. Understand how to have the kind of faith that perseveres in persecution, resists temptation, and responds obediently to God's Word.
Author
Publisher
Hot Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Price of Principle is about efforts to cancel Alan Dershowitz and his career because he has insisted on sticking to his principles instead of choosing sides in the current culture and political war dividing our country. He explains that principled people are actively punished for not being sufficiently partisan. Principle has become the vice and partisanship the virtue in an age when partisan ends justify unprincipled means, such as denial of...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The bestselling author of UnSelfie explains why the old markers of accomplishment (grades, test scores) are no longer reliable predictors of success in the 21st century -- and offers 7 teachable traits that will safeguard our kids for the future"--
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