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Great Jewish Women

Introducing us to the achievements of more than 100 outstanding women, this book shows how they've made an impact in their respective fields. Great Jewish Women profiles role models like Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barbra Streisand and many others. Filled with fabulous black-and-white photographs, the book focuses on how the lives of these women relate to Judaism.

Soros: The Life, Ideas, and Impact of the World's Most Influential Investor

The bestselling biography of a legend•now fully revised with exclusive insights on Soros•s political and economic influence

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This completely updated edition of Robert Slater•s 1996 biography features an array of new material, addressing the ever-widening circle of Soros•s influence. It includes exclusive new interviews with Soros and his closest advisors detailing their investing strategies in the coming years of liquidity and instability in the credit markets. It also examines and reports his thinking on his role in the 2004 U.S. elections, his infamous 2006 New York Timesad assailing General Petraeus''s handling of the Iraq War, and his future plans for grant giving and political activism.

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Arguably the most successful financial investor in the world, and a symbol of liberal political activism, George Soros is one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures of our time. He first gained fame through his phenomenal investing success, which made him known for his money management and financial acumen. In the last decade and a half, Soros has focused his abilities on the global political realm.

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•An in-depth look into the mind of the master investor.•.
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La Cultura Wal-mart / The Wal-mart Culture

Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO

A brilliant portrait that tells you how he dismantled the boundaries between management layers, between engineers and marketers, and between GE and its customers to streamline the process of getting products and services to market.

The GE Way Fieldbook: Jack Welch's Battle Plan for Corporate Revolution

Captaining the good ship General Electric is no small task. For Jack Welch, it seemed a calling, and from his perch atop the company, he has created a leadership prototype that has proven itself as the ultimate organizational strategy. The GE Way Fieldbook is a fascinating study of Welch`s method, explaining the structure from motivation and motives through to procedure and results. You will learn the steps of action to implement the GE style of management into your organization. If the model is any indication, you`re bound to be happy with the results.  

Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO

A brilliant portrait of Jack Welch''s innovative leadership and how he dismantled the boundaries between management layers between engineers and marketers, and between GE and its customers to streamline the process of getting products and services to market.

Jack Welch & The G.E. Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO

Slater, author of two other books on Welch and G.E.--"The New G.E". and "Get Better or Get Beaten"--now focuses on Welch's battle-tested strategies for growth and his vision for competing in the next millennium, offering the reader a glimpse into Welch's highly acclaimed management methods.

The Titans of Takeover

Microsoft Rebooted

In recent years, Microsoft has become more than just Bill Gatesas company. Steve Ballmer is now the CEO, overseeing a Goliath that has been plagued by a federal antitrust trial, an employee exodus prompted by the dot-com revolution, and an ongoing economic downturn. But Microsoft has not only survived; it has thrived, prospering to the point that it is the second most recognizable brand in the world (behind Coca-Cola).

Bestselling author Robert Slater explains exactly how the company has adapted in the last few years, taking readers into Microsoftas inner circle to tell an amazing story of persistence in the face of adversity. Slater describes the many changes that have led to a new corporate culture, a new strategic direction, new product lines, and new ways of doing business worldwide.

There have been many books about Microsoft over the years, but this one brings the story right up to the present, with fresh insights and information. Slater was granted unprecedented access to the companyas notoriously press-shy top brass, including extensive interviews with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.