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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't

When it was originally published in 1987, An Incomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint yourself with all the facts you once knew (then promptly forgot), catch up on major developments in the world today, and become the Renaissance man or woman you always knew you could be!

 
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Effective Presentation Skills: A Practical Guide for Better Speaking
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Effective Presentation Skills: A Practical Guide for Better SpeakingGive confident, enthusiastic, and persuasive presentations. With an emphasis on the need for preparation and practice, this course provides guidance on how to organize, create, and deliver effective presentations. Conquer your fear of public speaking. Prepare and deliver well organized presentations. Capture and maintain audience interest.

Learning Objectives: To explain how to build credibility and confidence as a speaker. To show how to use presentation technology to your advantage. To provide techniques for preparing and delivering a presentation well.

 
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Brain Train: Studying for Success
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Brain Train: Studying for SuccessAn updated edition of a highly successful study skills books. The style and approach is particularly suited to current student needs as the author stresses the importance of adopting a positive response to study. The lively and enthusiastic tone, and the practical advice on everything from planning revision to designing CVs gives this book enormous appeal to all, from A-level to mature students.
 
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Seven-Step Job Search: Cut Your Job Search Time in Half
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Seven-Step Job Search: Cut Your Job Search Time in Half
Farr's essential job search advice, condensed into a handy format! Learn what it takes to land the right job fast.
 
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Storytelling in Organizations: Why Storytelling Is Transforming 21st Century Organizations and Management
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Storytelling in Organizations: Why Storytelling Is Transforming 21st Century Organizations and ManagementThis book is the story of how four busy executives, from different backgrounds and different perspectives, were surprised to find themselves converging on the idea of narrative as an extraordinarily valuable lens for understanding and managing organizations in the twenty-first century. The idea that narrative and storytelling could be so powerful a tool in the world of organizations was initially counter-intuitive. But in their own words, John Seely Brown, Steve Denning, Katalina Groh, and Larry Prusak describe how they came to see the power of narrative and storytelling in their own experience working on knowledge management, change management, and innovation strategies in organizations such as Xerox, the World Bank, and IBM.
 
 
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