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Book 7-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Author J. K. Rowling
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Harry Potter
Genre(s) Fiction
Publisher Bloomsbury
Released 21 July, 2007
ISBN 0545010225
Preceded by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book 6-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released-16 July, 2005
ISBN-0747581088
Preceded by Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Book 5-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released June 21, 2003
Preceded by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Followed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book 4-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released July 8, 2000
Preceded by 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'
Followed by 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

Book 1-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released-July 2, 1998 (UK), June 2, 1999 (US)
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Book 3-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released July 8, 1999 (UK), September 8, 1999 (US)
Preceded by 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'
Followed by 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'

HOW NOW SHALL WE LIVE?
By Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey
Published by Tyndale House Publishers,
Wheaton, Illinois
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The Book's Purpose

* Challenge Christians to embrace their faith as a way of seeing and understanding and changing the world around them
* Reveal how the clash of two worldviews—naturalism and Christian theism—impacts contemporary issues
* Arm believers with sound responses to assaults on Christianity

Book 2-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author J. K. Rowling
Country-United Kingdom
Publisher-Bloomsbury
Released-July 2, 1998 (UK), June 2, 1999 (US)
Preceded by 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
Followed by 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

Title : Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers
Author : Robert Kriegel and David Brandt
Publisher : Warner Books Inc.,1997
ISBN : 0446672602
Pages : 336
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The Big Idea

In the new economy driven by change and spurred by opportunities coming from all directions, where competition is tough and customers are more sophisticated and demanding, it is imminent that companies and organizations take the step to remove its sacred cows. In business parlance, sacred cows refer to an outmoded belief, an assumption, practice, system or strategy that generally inhibits change and prevents responsiveness to new opportunities. Sacred cows are those who are afraid to abandon what once made them successful. Today’s organizations must make room for creative ideas and new thinking in order to grow. Innovativeness is crucial.

The authors Robert Kriegel and David Brandt relate that removing sacred cows requires preparing an organization and its people for change. The change-ready process include five stages: rounding up sacred cows, developing a change-ready environment, turning resistance into readiness, motivating people to change and developing the seven personal change-ready traits.

Title : Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office 101 mistakes!
Author : Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D.
Publisher : Warner Books Inc., January 2004
ISBN : 0446531324
Pages : 288
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The Big Idea
Quit being a girl. Unlearn the things you were taught with during early childhood about being overly nice. Being polite, soft-spoken, compliant and submissive will not get you to the corner office. Start acting like a woman and see yourself move fluidly forward in your career.

Dr. Frankel clearly identifies the common mistakes –101 in all—that women commit unconsciously to sabotage their careers. This book provides revolutionary guides to help the women of today eliminate the girl-like behaviors they became accustomed with, which hold them back professionally.

Title : Equipping 101
Author : John C. Maxwell
Publisher : Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2003
ISBN-13 : 0-7852-6352-7
Pages : 112
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The Big Idea

Don’t settle for what you can accomplish alone.

“One is too small a number to achieve greatness,” says New York Times best-selling author and leadership expert Dr. John C. Maxwell in this engaging primer on how to build and equip a team. Equipping 101 offers valuable insight and practical tools in a pocket-sized format that delivers what you need to know on such topics as:

* The power of teamwork
* Why equipping is essential to a leader’s success
* The qualities to look for in potential leaders
* Ten steps for investing in others
* How to become an “enlarger” of people
* Investing in your team for the future

Title : Crunch Point
Author : Brian Tracy
Publisher : AMACOM, 2006
ISBN : 0814473717
Pages : 117
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The Big Idea

In this book, success expert Brian Tracy presents 21 practical and proven techniques for overcoming setbacks inherent in our lives and jobs. These give you the motivation, techniques and confidence to solve problems quickly, decisively and effectively.

Title : Competing in a Flat World
Author : Victor K. Fung , William K. Fung ,Yoram (Jerry) Wind
Publisher : Wharton School Publishing, 2007
ISBN-13 : 978-0-13-233290-3
ISBN-10 : 0-13-233290-6
Pages : 240
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The Big Idea

Competing in a Flat World isn't a theoretical exploration of what a business should be, it is a practical explanation of how a business has become at the top of its game. Based on the extraordinary experience of Li and Fung-the world's largest sourcing company and today's pre-eminent example of a "flat world" business- top Wharton professor, consultant, and author, Jerry Wind with Li and Fung executives Victor and William Fung show how to redesign your business to succeed in this radically new era.

This book reveals business secrets that helped Li and Fung grow to $7B in annual revenue with just 7,000 employees, and earned this century-old enterprise a spot on the "Wired 40" right alongside Google. Core to the book's benefits is its description and roadmap for the most important organizational skill flat enterprise leaders and companies will need: the ability to orchestrate a loosely-linked network of organizations operating fluidly at the edge of chaos.

You will discover how to:

* Balance centralized control with local empowerment; specialization with integration; stability with renewal; firm-centric and network-centric views of your business
* Learn to compete "network vs. network," create "big-small" companies that combine scale and agility; and sell direct to the source by bridging marketing with operations

Learn how to respond to flat enterprise's core challenges, including supply chain disruption, nation-state politics, and other "bumps" in this not-quite-100% flat world—from politics to terrorism

Title : The Seven Rules of Wall Street
Author : Sam Stovall
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Books, 2009
ISBN-13 : 978-0-07-161517-4
Pages : 192
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The Big Idea

“Sell in May, and then go away.”

It's an old saying, but this Wall Street adage is as relevant today as when it was first uttered. It worked once again during the market decline that began in 2008. In The Seven Rules of Wall Street, Sam Stovall, master investment strategist and expert on stock market history, presents seven familiar sayings that not only convey enduring truths but also serve as superb investment strategies.

In this engaging guide, Stovall subjects his chosen sayings to the facts of history and to his own personal experience. When it comes to building a portfolio, for instance, should you “let your winners ride, but cut your losers short”? Absolutely. “On average,” Stovall writes, “the 'winners' beat the market by a near two-to-one margin. The winners also beat the losers most years: seven out of every 10 years.”

Author : Steve Chandler and Scott Richardson
Publisher : Career Press, 2004
ISBN : 1564147711
Pages : 224
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The Big Idea

Bestselling author Steve Chandler and lawyer Scott Richardson show readers how to get the best results from their people. They show how leaders must motivate from the top down in order to be effective.

“100 Ways to Motivate Others” is the result of many years of experience in successful leadership coaching and training. The book shares with readers practical methods that can inspire and encourage others.

Author : The Mind Gym
Publisher :Time Warner Books, 2006
ISBN : ISBN: 0316731692
Pages : 272
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The Big Idea

The secret to time spent well lies within how it is used. While many of us complain about not having enough time to do everything we want, both with work and leisure, The Mind Gym: Give Me Time presents alternative and more positive mindsets which we can adopt to make us appreciate how we manage time and not simply count the minutes until the next task.

Author : Dr. Christan Schriner
Publisher :Orient Paperbacks
ISBN : 81-222-0257-8
Pages : 160
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The Big Idea

With the daily frustrations, friction with other people, and unmet expectations, it is always hard to live through each day with ease. These days, many people find it hard to overcome stress in their daily lives, thus not living each day to the fullest.

In his book Overcoming Stress, Dr. Christan Schriner lists down thirty techniques that can help you ease frustrations and worries in three minutes or less. According to him, “the ability to cope with tension in minutes or seconds is the basic requirement for emotional survival and physical health.” This process is as simple as letting go. Once you have mastered the art of letting go, things will be smooth and easy, and your days will be free of stress and worries.

Author : Alan Nelson
Publisher : Lighthouse Books, 2003
ISBN : 971-834-062-1
Pages : 255
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The Big Idea

Alan Nelson counsels hundreds of people each year, and he sees how many people sabotage their own lives and fail even to recognize the behaviors that defeat them. Instead, they blame others, their past, or their circumstances. Maybe you are doing the same thing.
If your heart’s in the right place, why do you keep getting hurt? When you want so much to succeed, why are you often disappointed?

Author : Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen
Publisher : 2000 Hyperion, New York
ISBN : 0-7868-6602-0 International Edition ISBN 0-7868-8760-5
Pages : 112
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The Big Idea

WORK MADE FUN GETS DONE!

In a reality where you may be working at a job that is not exactly ideal, here are ways to learn to love what you do, and make your workplace an energetic, enthusiastic and wonderful place to be. Through the delightful story of fictional characters Mary Jane Ramirez, a manager from First Guarantee Financial, and Lonnie, a fishmonger from Seattle’s world famous Pike Place Fish Market, this engaging parable teaches us how to transform a “toxic energy dump” (every company has one) into a workplace that adds value, productivity and profit to the company, thereby creating happier workers, employers, and customers.

Author : Jon Gordon
Publisher : The Berkley Publishing Group, 2004
ISBN : 0-399-53089-4
Pages : 233
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The Big Idea

Energy Addicts are people who are always after gaining positive energy to improve both their lives and the lives of those around them. They have an innate understanding of how energy flows from them to the universe and vice versa and make use of this knowledge for the betterment and improvement of themselves and their communities.

This book teaches its readers all about Energy Addicts and how they can become them, and how to change everything for the better by doing so.

Author : Grainne O'Malley
Publisher : Hodder Mobius, 2005
ISBN : 0340837063
Pages : 117
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The Big Idea

Do you spend more than what you earn? Are you a compulsive buyer? Is your happiness dependent on having money or the lack of it? Are you in big debt? Realistically, more and more people now have problems with money. Much of today’s population does not have enough knowledge on how to manage finances, control cash flow, and most importantly, save for the future.

Financial and life-balance coach Grainne O’Malley introduces you to the seven helpful steps to financial freedom. In this book “More than Money,” O’Malley stresses how you can make friends with your money. She reveals the strategies on how you can take control of your finances once and for all. This amazing book will also change the way you view money and will surely bring you to the path of financial independence.

Author : Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
Publisher : Simon & Schuster, First Fireside Edition 1995
ISBN : 0-671-86441-6 Paperback ISBN 0-684-80203-1
Pages : 373
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The Big Idea

The best-selling author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” sheds light on the perennial problem of personal time management, and achieving the balance between nurturing rich relationships while maintaining a career. Changing our paradigms from “getting the urgent things done” as the First Things in our lives, Covey enlightens us on how we can see where True North is on our life compass. It isn’t about how fast you’re going; it’s where you’re headed that matters. Understand these lessons and organize your priorities so you spend more time on the real First Things in life.

Author : David O'Dell
Publisher : AuthorHouse, 2007
ISBN : -1-4259-9116-6
Pages : 188
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The Big Idea

There are many ways to kill a cat. The same applies when trying to solve a problem. One may apply a structured approach or devise a creative way of doing it. The key is being able to identify the real problem and come up with a problem statement. What follows is the approach on how to come up with alternatives which will serve as bases for decision-making.
The book offers guidelines on how to approach a clearly stated problem considering the key attributes – person, press, process and product. The ideas are lifted more from the technical and commercial side of problem-solving than the artistic side. Some useful tools are also presented which will serve as guide for the entire process.

Author : Steven Harriman
Publisher : Magna Publishing Co., Ltd., 2002
ISBN : 81-7809-283-2
Pages : 243
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The Big Idea

A clinical psychologist by the name of Dr. Steve Harriman has found a way to take life’s blues away with the help of your favorite residents of Bikini Bottom – SpongeBob and friends. Through watching every episode with his niece and being a huge SpongeBob fan himself, he realizes chunks of wisdom in the cartoon characters’ every adventure that will inspire any reader to live life with more zest and hope.

Unravel the ten most important secrets to happiness with a light touch, as SpongeBob Squarepants illustrates points on how to live and become conscious of the lessons to be learned from it. From handling fear, getting along with yourself, to dealing with hard truths, the book puts forward a new perspective that getting a good laugh is not the only benefit you can get from cartoons, but also life’s lessons for any average adult, as much as for kids.