Author: Steve LeVine Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0698170245 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 289
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A Soul of a New Machine for our time, a gripping account of invention, commerce, and duplicity in the age of technology A worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth, the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car, relieve global warming, and catapult the winner into a new era of economic and political mastery. Can the United States win? Steve LeVine was granted unprecedented access to a secret federal laboratory outside Chicago, where a group of geniuses is trying to solve this next monumental task of physics. But these scientists— almost all foreign born—are not alone. With so much at stake, researchers in Japan, South Korea, and China are in the same pursuit. The drama intensifies when a Silicon Valley start-up licenses the federal laboratory’s signature invention with the aim of a blockbuster sale to the world’s biggest carmakers. The Powerhouse is a real-time, two-year thrilling account of big invention, big commercialization, and big deception. It exposes the layers of competition and ambition, aspiration and disappointment behind this great turning point in the history of technology.
Author: John Buchan Publisher: House of Stratus ISBN: 0755117123 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 109
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When his friend vanishes mysteriously, Sir Edward Leithen is at first concerned, but a series of strange events convinces him that he is dealing with a sinister secret society. Their codename is 'The Power-House'. The authorities are unable to act and Leithen finds himself facing the enemy alone and in terrible danger.
Author: James Andrew Miller Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062441396 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 404
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“Magisterial. ... A must read for anyone who wants to work in Hollywood or just know how Hollywood works.” — The Hollywood Reporter A New York Times bestseller, now updated with an afterword and exclusive new material From the #1 bestselling author behind acclaimed oral histories of Saturday Night Live and ESPN comes "the most hotly anticipated book [in decades]" (Variety): James Andrew Miller's irresistible insider chronicle of the modern entertainment industry, told through the epic story of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)—the ultimate power player that has represented the world's biggest stars and shaped the landscape of film, television, comedy, music, and sports. Started in 1975, when five bright and brash upstarts left creaky William Morris to form their own innovative talent agency, CAA would come to revolutionize Hollywood, representing everyone from Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, and Steven Spielberg to Jennifer Lawrence, J.J. Abrams, Will Smith, and Brad Pitt. Over the next decades its tentacles would spread aggressively into sports, advertising, and digital media. Powerhouse is the fascinating, no-holds-barred saga of that ascent. Drawing on unprecedented and exclusive access to the men and women who built and battled with CAA—including co-founders Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer and rivals like Ari Emanuel of William Morris Endeavor—as well as the stars themselves, Miller spins a unique and unforgettable tale of brilliance, ambition, betrayal, and outrageous success.
Author: Kristine Lilly Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group ISBN: 1626346399 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 261
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Kristine Lilly is a legendary athlete: she played midfielder for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team for over twenty-three years. This included five FIFA World Cups and three Olympic Games. She was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2012 and the US Soccer Hall of Fame in 2014. Before that, she won four national championships at The University of North Carolina. During this remarkable career, Lilly gained unprecedented insights into how high-performing teams work together, on and off the field. In Powerhouse: 13 Teamwork Tactics that Build Excellence and Unrivaled Success, she teams up with Dr. John Gillis Jr. to help readers and their businesses: • Transform • Empower • Achieve • Motivate Using Lilly and Gillis’s insights, readers can revolutionize teams in their organizations so that they can achieve sustainable excellence and peerless success. The tactics they share, supported by Dr. Lynette Gillis’s academic research, dig deep into the dynamics of collaborative work and highlight the actions readers can take to empower their teams.
Author: Bart Heynen Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1576879836 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 8
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Dads is a journey into gay fatherhood in the United States. More than 40 families are portrayed by the Belgian photographer Bart Heynen. A very diverse group of dads who have one thing in common; they are gay and they have children. Ever since 2015, when same-sex marriage became legal in all states, we witness a baby boom in the gay community. From New York City to Utah all these fathers are at the very beginning of a new era for gay men. Dads sheds a light on the daily lives of these families.
Author: Jorge Pérez Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780451223722 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 296
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A wealthy real-estate developer shares the principles of his success, examining the vast financial opportunities that exist in real estate, key points to successful investment, and effective business strategies.
Author: Taylor Pensoneau Publisher: ISBN: 9781566252898 Category : Illinois Languages : en Pages : 0
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Former State Senator William Arrington revolutionized the political climate of Illinois, leaving behind the legacy of its modern-day legislature. Today, almost two decades after having dictated his memoirs from his death bed, his story is told.
Author: Lindsey Schwartz Publisher: Peacock Proud Press ISBN: 9780998121246 Category : Self-actualization (Psychology) in women Languages : en Pages : 226
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Have you ever felt a subtle nudge that there's MORE for you in life? Maybe a message that you want to share or a passion project you want to create? Is there a bigger purpose for you to fulfill? A lot of us women feel these subtle love taps from our souls, but it takes a special kind of woman to follow her nudge--someone like you. Whether you're already crystal clear about your purpose, or you've simply felt a subtle nudge that you are meant for more, this interactive book will show you how to leverage the power that's already within you to make your mark on the world. You'll learn how . . . You always have access to confidence and how to tap into it. Comparing yourself to others kills off all your creativity and what to do about it. Releasing the death grip you have on your comfort zone will allow you to fly. Leveraging the power of language can manifest results quickly. Mastering these simple concepts gives you the ability to create results in ANY area of life that's important to you.
Author: Susan B. Trento Publisher: St Martins Press ISBN: 9780312083199 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 430
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A portrait of Robert Gray of Hill & Knowlton describes the daily routine of a professional lobbyist whose clients pay huge fees for access to the right people in Washington
Author: Steve LeVine
Author: John Buchan
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Author: Jeff Todd Titon
Author: Lindsey Schwartz
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