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  The World by Design - The Story...

  A. Eugene Kohn, Clifford Pearson

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  Sharing stories and inspiring lessons on leadership and design, one architect explains how he helped build one of the world’s most successful firms Founded on July 4, 1976, Kohn Pedersen Fox quickly became a darling of the press with groundbreaking buildings such as the headquarters for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in New York, 333 Wacker Drive in Chicago, the Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, and the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC. By the early 1990s, when most firms in the U.S. were struggling to survive a major recession, KPF was busy with significant buildings in London, Germany, Canada, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia—pioneering a model of global practice that has influenced architecture, design, and creative-services firms ever since. Like any other business, though, KPF has stumbled along the way and wrestled with crises. But through it all, it has remained innovative in an ever-changing field that often favors the newest star on the horizon. Now in its fifth decade, the firm has shaped skylines and cities around the world with iconic buildings such as the World Financial Center in Shanghai, the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, the DZ Bank Tower in Frankfurt, the Heron Tower in London, and Hudson Yards in New York. Forthright and engaging, Kohn examines both award-winning achievements and missteps in his 50-year career in architecture. In the process, he shows how his firm, KPF, has helped change the buildings and cities where we live, work, learn, and play.“A must-read for all of those who love cities and the buildings and skylines that define them.” —Stephen M. Ross, chairman and founder of The Related Companies

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  Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

  John C. Maxwell

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  Teamwork makes the dreamwork by John Maxwell. 
  The concept to this book is a warm approach to the idea of: Only by working in a team will you fulfill your dreams. The focus of the book is on realizing one's dreams, achieving those goals by working in teams. Teams come in every shape and size--spouses in a marriage, colleagues at work, volunteers together for a good cause... It takes teamwork to make the dream work. 

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  Sugar in the Blood - A Family's...

  Andrea Stuart

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  In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart's earliest known maternal ancestor, George Ashby, set sail from England to settle in Barbados. He fell into the life of a sugar plantation owner by mere chance, but by the time he harvested his first crop, a revolution was fully under way: the farming of sugar cane, and the swiftly increasing demands for sugar worldwide, would not only lift George Ashby from abject poverty and shape the lives of his descendants, but it would also bind together ambitious white entrepreneurs and enslaved black workers in a strangling embrace. Stuart uses her own family story-from the seventeenth century to the present-as the pivot for this epic tale of migration, settlement, survival, slavery, and the making of the Americas.As it grew, the sugar trade enriched Europe as never before, financing the Industrial Revolution and fuelling the Enlightenment. It also became the basis of many economies in South America, played an important part in the evolution of the United States as a world power, and transformed the Caribbean into an archipelago of riches. But this sweet and hugely profitable trade-"white gold," as it was known-had profoundly less palatable consequences in its precipitation of the enslavement of Africans to work the fields on the islands and, ultimately, throughout the American continents. Interspersing the tectonic shifts of colonial history with her family's experience, Stuart explores the interconnected themes of settlement, sugar, and slavery with extraordinary subtlety and sensitivity. In examining how these forces shaped her own family-its genealogy, intimate relationships, circumstances of birth, varying hues of skin-she illuminates how her family, among millions of others like it, in turn transformed the society in which they lived and how that interchange continues to this day. Shifting between personal and global history, Stuart gives us a deepened understanding of the connections between continents, between black and white, between men and women, between the free and the enslaved. It is a story brought to life with riveting and unparalleled immediacy, a story of fundamental importance to the making of our world.

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  The Promise of Bitcoin - The...

  Bobby C. Lee

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  A financial revolution is materializing before our eyes. The way individuals, organizations, and governments conduct transactions—from purchasing a book online to acquiring major corporations to delivering billions in financial aid—will look vastly different in the near future. Bitcoin is spearheading this revolution and may be the best investment opportunity of our time, yet most people have yet to understand its promise.In this book, Bobby C. Lee, one of the earliest pioneers in the cryptocurrency space, debunks myths and dispels fears that surround Bitcoin, arguing that this rational, logical system is superior to traditional monetary systems. He cites signs of Bitcoin's widening acceptance: a growing community of users worldwide and multiple initiatives for investing in and holding bitcoin among major financial services organizations and institutional investors who control trillions in assets.Lee offers a primer on the best strategies for investing in this digital currency, the value of which will only continue to grow. He discusses the pros and cons, and covers the complicated yet more profitable method of acquiring bitcoin, mining. He offers predictions for the future, including price, trajectory, use, and participation in the larger economy—as well as developments in regulation, technology, business, and society.

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  12 Life Lessons Every Graduate...

  Sean Kouplen

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  12 Life Lessons is an entertaining parable that answers these questions and offers priceless advice to help you start strong as you enter the real world.  This book is a must read for all college graduates and young alumni. Successful entrepreneur and business leader Sean Kouplen served as an adjunct professor for Oklahoma State University and, after class, his students often wanted to visit about their future. 
  The questions were always the same:How do I choose the best career for me? How do I select the best employer? How do I gain an advantage over my competition in the job search? What is life really like in the corporate world? How can I move up the corporate ladder faster? What are the keys to living a fulfilling life? 
  Sean's goal with this book is to help you create a career and life that fulfills all your hopes and dreams. By mastering certain skills and processes, you can balance and enjoy a successful career with a rewarding personal life.

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  Bitcoin - Understanding the...

  Mark Trainston

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  Bitcoin has actually made many individuals abundant. Still, a few of those very individuals encourage you not to purchase bitcoin. A few of them have important recommendations. Others just share their stories and let you draw your own conclusions. What is a secret they share? Did they simply get in at the correct time, or is it still possible to do the exact same thing later? Why, if it is such a great chance, isn't everybody doing it? Well, the truth is, some are, but it makes you wonder…are the others merely scared, or is there really more to it? Check out the following things you can learn:The leading bitcoin millionaires; how they did it and what they are doing nowHow blockchain technology has evolved and what it can do for youWhat it requires to end up being a bitcoin millionaire and why numerous individuals stop progressingWhat you can gain from the success stories from the previous couple of yearsThe main points the millionaires are doing with their cashHow to end up being a much better predictor of the marketplace and the currency exchange ratesAnd a lot more! 
  Discover the concealed gems of understanding these millionaires share and choose on your own if it is worth it to purchase bitcoin or not.

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