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For over 500 years, The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli has been one of the most influential—and controversial—works ever written on leadership, politics, and human nature. This Complete Edition brings Machiavelli’s insights to today’s listener with a faithful line-by-line modernization that keeps the original tone, structure, and message fully intact. Designed to be both accessible and authentic, this edition allows modern listeners to engage directly with Machiavelli’s ideas—without the barriers of outdated language or dense phrasing.

Over the last 40 years, the leadership industry has grown exponentially. Yet leadership education, training, and development still fall far short. Moreover, leaders are demeaned, degraded, and derided as they never were before. Why? The problem is that leadership has stayed stuck. It has remained an occupation instead of becoming a profession. Unlike medicine and law, leadership has no core curriculum that is considered essential. It has no widely agreed on metric, or criteria for qualification.

Unlock the blueprint for success in the age of distractions. Think and Grow YOU is a modern twist on timeless success principles, designed for ambitious individuals navigating the fast-paced, tech-driven world of 2025. Whether you're trying to build wealth, find purpose, or create a lasting impact, this book will help you transform your mindset, habits, and actions into tools for achieving extraordinary results. Inside, you’ll discover: How to align your identity with your goals so success becomes effortless. Strategies to break free from procrastination and overcome modern distractions. ...

BUSINESS AS USUAL They were victims once. Now, they’re the reckoning. When Jessica Monroe and Lucille Tanner cross paths, their shared pasts bind them in an unspoken alliance. Both women are survivors of violent crimes, determined never to be victims again. Though their methods differ, their mission is the same: to bring justice where the law has failed. With the backing of a powerful immigrant businessman who shares their scars and their cause, Jessica and Lou take aim at the predators that haunt their city. Operating under the radar, they deliver swift consequences to those who profit ...

Master the Millionaire Mindset: A Walkthrough to Lead Your Modern Entrepreneurial Business to Success While Skipping All the Pitfalls You Might Get in Did you know that an astounding 27.6% percent of the world’s population are digital buyers? More precisely, it’s 2.14 billion people all around the globe. With millions of Ecommerce sites competing to grab the attention of one-third of the world’s population, what makes you stand out in the crowd? Let a little dose of reality sink in that 90% of entrepreneurial startups fail within the first 3 years and being in that notable 10% isn’t...

In a world driven by noise, speed, and conflict, calm is your most underestimated advantage. Calm Is a Weapon is a modern, insightful analysis of The Art of War, Sun Tzu’s timeless guide to strategy and leadership. Far from a dusty military manual, this book reveals how Sun Tzu’s wisdom can be applied to your daily life—at home, at work, in business, and in moments of personal challenge. Through clear interpretations and real-world applications, you’ll learn how to: Navigate conflict with clarity instead of chaos Make better decisions through strategic observation Build influence ...

Regardless of what you do within your organization and the current circumstances of your life, the single most important fact is that you have the power to show leadership. Wherever you are in your career or life, you should always play to your peak abilities.This book shows you how to claim that staggering power, as well as transform your life and the world around youin the process.

If you are tired of old-school sales tactics, pressure-heavy scripts, and transactional selling, this book is for you. The Modern Closer is a practical and empowering guide for sales professionals who want more than just short-term wins. It is for those who want to build lasting trust, connect with buyers in real ways, and grow a fulfilling career—not just chase quotas.

#1 Amazon Bestselling Author in Time Travel Romance Romance goes Retro...Modern day Nashville and 1950s Detroit clash worse than an IKEA futon and a plaid Barcalounger when a free-spirited interior designer and a strait-laced automotive engineer find themselves in another time. Olivia Haugen and Kyle Daniels have no idea why they've ended up in 1954 Michigan, but it's probably not because of all the swank mid-century furnishings. Discovering the reason might have something to do with a wily salvage warehouse owner and her not-so-little shop of secrets.

A gripping history of banking and the booms and busts that shaped the world on both sides of the Atlantic, The House of Morgan traces the trajectory of the J. P.Morgan empire from its obscure beginnings in Victorian London to the crash of 1987. Ron Chernow paints a fascinating portrait of the private saga of the Morgans and the rarefied world of the American and British elite in which they moved. Based on extensive interviews and access to the family and business archives, The House of Morgan is an investigative masterpiece.

In Unlock Your Potential, founder and chief vision officer of ENTRE Institute Jeff Lerner shares lessons learned from his own rags-to-riches journey from a broke musician to a $100 million entrepreneur. In this book, you'll discover "digital real estate"— along with strategies anyone can use to escape the broken system and create their dream life in the modern world. Let Unlock Your Potential serve as the blueprint: a master key to unlocking your full potential and living a life no one told you was possible.

This book applies the principles of the original Think and Grow Rich to the modern day. It uses updated language, writing, and illustrations. This book is for the ordinary individual who wants to make it big. Its title is critical to the beliefs behind this resource. The surest way to wealth is entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs are dreamers, designers, and doers. Dreams are the ultimate economic engine. All people dream, but not all develop the designs needed to make those dreams come true. A few do, but still within that subgroup; only a few do the things necessary to build a solid business....

When I started my first martial art school, all I knew about growing a dojo was that I needed more students. So, I set about getting more students every way I knew how, and I kept adding more ways to do that as I went along.

Our world is constantly changing, but something that always remains true? Manners matter. Etiquette is about more than just knowing which fork to use at a fancy dinner or how to write a thank-you note. Modern Etiquette For Dummies shows you how to navigate tricky interpersonal scenarios and tough workplace dilemmas with ease. With the help of Dummies, you'll toss aside stuffy old notions of etiquette and discover how to conduct yourself in various environments. This book is full of tips on tackling today's unique challenges.

The world has changed, the fire department has changed, and the firefighters you serve with have changed. Fire organizations offer more services to the public via a more diverse group of firefighters than ever before. Those that rely on you to serve and lead them deserve a fire officer who can effectively evolve to meet their specific and unique needs while keeping what has historically made the fire service great.

A treasury of hundreds of quick, practical, and easy-to-read strategies. Your eyes will be opened to new ideas in this crucial branch of marketing, including why focus groups, value-price positioning, discount pricing, and being the best usually fail; the critical emotion that most influences your prospects - and how to deal with it, and much more.

Operations and Supply Chain Management is the heart of a business, encompassing the skill sets, tools, and techniques for creating and delivering products and services. It involves designing, operating, and continuously improving systems that create and deliver an enterprise's offerings, transforming inputs into finished goods for customer delivery. This book on Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) is organized, and the content is structured around key concepts, strategies, and historical context. The chapter layout aims to guide the reader through the intricacies of OSCM, from ...

Algorithms and apps analyze data and tell you how to beat the traffic, what books to buy, what music to listen to, and even who to date—often with great results. But what do you do when you face the big decisions of life—the "wild problems" of who to marry, whether to have children, where to move, how to forge a life well-lived—that can’t be solved by measurement or calculation? In Wild Problems, beloved host of EconTalk Russ Roberts offers puzzled rationalists a way to address these wild problems.

In Modern Achievement, JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide CEO Asheesh Advani and celebrated leadership expert Marshall Goldsmith (What Got You Here Won’t Get You There) offer thirty actionable lessons for personal and career success. Each lesson is part of an innovative Fixed-Flexible-Freestyle leadership framework that helped Advani to lead JA Worldwide and propel the organization to annual recognition as one of the top 10 NGOs in the world.

The ultimate do-it-now guide to getting started in managed services. Now includes chapters on cloud services, bundling, and more. Whether you're a new computer consultant or an experienced technician making the move to managed services, this is the perfect audiobook for you! The audiobook includes step-by-step instructions for creating service offerings, reformulating your business, creating service agreements, and more!