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The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation
The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation

Richard A. Luecke and Perry McIntosh
AMACOM, 2009
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Authentic Conversations
Authentic Conversations

Jamie Showkeir and Maren Showkeir
Berrett-Koehler, 2008
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The Secret Language of Business
The Secret Language of Business

Kevin Hogan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008
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Getting Past No
Getting Past No
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William Ury
Random House, Inc., 1993
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Who
Who
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Geoff Smart and Randy Street
Ballantine, 2008
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Take Back Your Life!
Take Back Your Life!

Sally McGhee and John Wittry
Microsoft Press, 2007
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A Gift to My Children
A Gift to My Children
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Jim Rogers
Random House, Inc., 2009
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Escape from Corporate America
Escape from Corporate America

Pamela Skillings
Ballantine, 2008
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How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
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Leslie T. Giblin
Prentice Hall Press, 1985
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Say It Like Obama
Say It Like Obama

Shel Leanne
McGraw-Hill, 2008
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Streetwise Achieving Wealth Through Franchising
Streetwise Achieving Wealth Through Franchising

Robert T. Justis and William Slater Vincent
Adams Media, 2001
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Six Thinking Hats
Six Thinking Hats
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Edward de Bono
Little, Brown, 1985
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You: The Owner's Manual
You: The Owner's Manual
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Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz
HarperCollins, 2005
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Ultimate Cover Letters
Ultimate Cover Letters

Martin Yate
Kogan Page, 2008
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Happiness
Happiness

Richard Layard
Penguin Group (USA), 2005
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
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John Gray
HarperCollins, 2004
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Write to Sell
Write to Sell

Andy Maslen
Marshall Cavendish, 2006
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Jacked Up
Jacked Up

Bill Lane
McGraw-Hill, 2007
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The Three Laws of Performance
The Three Laws of Performance
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Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan
Jossey-Bass, 2009
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The Art of Learning
The Art of Learning

Josh Waitzkin
Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2007
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Influencing
Influencing

Fiona Elsa Dent and Mike Brent
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
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