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This is the true story behind Wall Street legend Richard Dennis, his disciples, the Turtles, and the trading techniques that made them millionaires. What happens when ordinary people are taught a system to make extraordinary money? Richard Dennis made a fortune on Wall Street by investing according to a few simple rules.

John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making $15 billion for his fund and more than $4 billion for himself in a single year. It's a tale of folly and wizardry, individual brilliance versus institutional stupidity.

How did the trailblazers of Indian business turn their dreams into reality? The Pilani Pioneers profiles twenty-five accomplished BITS Pilani graduates, including startup founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs, who have made an indelible mark on the Indian and global business landscape while deftly navigating the twists and turns of their professional and personal lives.

At just 13 years old, he faced a challenge that most teenagers never confront: how to help support his struggling family. Armed with only $100 and an unwavering resolve, he discovered e-commerce drop-shipping and embarked on a journey that would transform his, and his family's life forever. In this compelling memoir and practical guide, you’ll follow his extraordinary rise from middle school student to e-commerce mogul. With vivid personal stories and hard-earned wisdom, he shares how he turned initial setbacks into a thriving business, eventually generating multiple 8-figures by 25.

Stop waiting around for the career—and life—that you deserve and start taking the reins! Leading Women shows you how to claim power and respect, conquer your internal barriers, and change the world by helping other women do the same. Featuring stories from 20 nationally acclaimed female leaders, this empowering guide offers real-life advice for breaking free of the predetermined roles in the business world and life.

It only took five years for two brothers-in-law to create a billion-dollar, award-winning, take-no-prisoners cannabis company called HEXO. How did they do it? That’s the story. From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the HEXO story but the history of Canada’s momentous road to legalization.

As you listen on, you will come across struggle, survival, disappointment, and hope. You will laugh, and you will cry; you will reflect, and you will remember, but most importantly, you will learn, grow, and be transformed by the stories of these resilient women. When a small group of career women met at a Let’s Grow Sip & Paint event in January 2020, they joked that 2020 was the only time they were all going to have 20/20 vision, and they should embrace it and create a legacy for the new decade.

This book is for people who want to learn the ins and outs of business by studying the examples of the best. Just as a philosopher might study Plato or Socrates to establish a philosophical foundation, so too a businessman can study the greatest businessmen and women in order to establish a business foundation.

Daily observation of classroom teaching can significantly impact the quality of teaching and learning. Organized into 21 chapters designed to be read over a period of 21 school days, Now We're Talking! presents a results-driven approach that far surpasses traditional walkthrough models of feedback for teachers. School leaders will complete two cycles of teacher evaluations while reading the book and establish the necessary foundation for subsequent visits.

「若者はまずやらない仕事」住民の不服、苦情、その最前線管理員が見つめる鈍色のドラマ――どん底からの奮闘の記録――大反響を呼んだ『交通誘導員ヨレヨレ日記』シリーズ第4弾

Marina Buzunashvilli gilt als eine der einflussreichsten Größen im deutschen Musikbusiness, ihr Weg an die Spitze aber war alles andere als leicht. Aufgewachsen in Kreuzberg, war ihr Umfeld geprägt von Gewalt und Verbrechen. Einzig ihre Liebe zur Musik ermöglichte ihr den Aufstieg, gegen alle Widerstände. Heute ist Marina Director of PR bei Sony Music Germany, war maßgeblich daran beteiligt, den Deutschrap von Kool Savas, Xatar oder Haftbefehl groß zu machen und arbeitet regelmäßig mit Künstlern wie Robbie Williams und Adele zusammen.

Hired by ForbesTraveler.com to review some of the most luxurious accommodations on Earth, and then inspired by a chance encounter in Dubai with the impoverished workers whose backbreaking jobs create such opulence, Bob Harris had an epiphany: He would turn his own good fortune into an effort to make lives like theirs better.

He spent 40 years at the Bank of Montreal, was the CEO and a part of the key group of people that developed the first ATM machine. He always had a willingness to share technology and systems in order to bring about larger change. Full of leadership lessons from the financial world, technology world, and philanthropy world.

Eines Tages wirft der Unternehmensberater Markus Weber seine heile Welt über den Haufen und stürzt sich Hals über Kopf in ein Abenteuer. Er setzt sich auf sein Fahrrad und fährt los - durch 26 Länder, bis nach Togo. Seine Reise führt ihn durch verlassene osteuropäische Dörfer und über zermürbende Sandpisten in Westafrika. Er fährt per Anhalter durch die Sahara, radelt durch den unerschlossenen guineischen Regenwald und schmuggelt sich in Liberia über geschlossene Grenzübergänge.

Upon George Mitchell’s death in 2013, The Economist proclaimed, “Few businesspeople have done as much to change the world as George Mitchell.” He was a billionaire Texas oilman who defied the stereotypical swagger so identified with that industry. In George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet, award-winning author Loren C. Steffy offers the first definitive biography of Mitchell, placing his life and legacy in a global context

“Beaver to Bigtime – The Mark J Yardley Story” is the journey of a country boy who overcame the odds inherent in a small town to build an empire that continues to grow today. As a precocious kid, he knew that his place in the world would only be as good as the ideas that came out of the mind. With guts and perseverance, Mark hurdled the limitations of his rural Beaver, Utah surroundings which often kept a person bound to a predetermined existence. Ideas are what this man is about. Through this audiobook, we see possibilities, both good and bad, bringing him through many hardships.