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Career & Self-Development Summaries

Whether you’re a veteran top-level executive seeking new challenges or a recent college graduate looking for your first job, people take great interest in building their career path and achieving professional growth. Not surprisingly, Career & Self-Development is our most popular category. You’ll find more than 1,000 summaries on a wide range of topics from crafting a persuasive sales presentation to conquering procrastination to dealing with a difficult boss.

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1,001 Ways to Get Promoted
1,001 Ways to Get Promoted

David E. Rye

Career Press, 2000

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10 Career Essentials
10 Career Essentials
 

Donna Dunning

Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2010

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10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search
10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search
 

Todd Bermont

Career Press, 2004

(7)

10 Secrets of Time Management for Salespeople
10 Secrets of Time Management for Salespeople
 

Dave Kahle

Career Press, 2003

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10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators

Carmine Gallo

Sourcebooks, 2005

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10 Simple Solutions to Worry
10 Simple Solutions to Worry
 

Kevin L. Gyoerkoe and Pamela S. Wiegartz

New Harbinger, 2006

(8)

100 Ways To Motivate Others
100 Ways To Motivate Others

Scott Richardson and Steve Chandler

Career Press, 2012

(7)

100 Ways to Motivate Yourself
100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

Steve Chandler

Career Press, 2012

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101 Home Office Success Secrets
101 Home Office Success Secrets

Lisa Kanarek

Career Press, 2000

(6)

101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview
101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview
 

Ron Fry

Career Press, 2003

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101 Tips for Telecommuters
101 Tips for Telecommuters

Debra A. Dinnocenzo

Berrett-Koehler, 1999

(7)

101 Ways to Have a Great Day at Work
101 Ways to Have a Great Day at Work

Stephanie Goddard Davidson

Sourcebooks, 1998

(6)

101 Ways to Make Every Second Count
101 Ways to Make Every Second Count

Robert W. Bly

Career Press, 1999

(8)

101 Ways to Power Up Your Job Search
101 Ways to Power Up Your Job Search

J. Thomas Buck et al.

McGraw-Hill, 1997

(5)

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12
 

Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter

Gallup Press, 2006

(9)

15 Minutes Including Q&A
15 Minutes Including Q&A
 

Joey Asher

Persuasive Speaker Press, 2010

(7)

18 Minutes
18 Minutes
 

Peter Bregman

Business Plus, 2011

(8)

201 Ways to Manage Your Time Better
201 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

Alan Axelrod and Jim Holtje

McGraw-Hill, 1997

(5)

201 Ways to Say No Gracefully and Effectively
201 Ways to Say No Gracefully and Effectively

Alan Axelrod and Jim Holtje

McGraw-Hill, 1997

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21 Dirty Tricks at Work
21 Dirty Tricks at Work
 

Mike Phipps and Colin Gautrey

Capstone, 2005

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21-Day Countdown to Success
21-Day Countdown to Success

Chris J. Witting

Career Press, 1998

(5)

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