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Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky and Rich: Spike's Guide to Success

Paperback . Train of Thought Arts Inc.
Jun 1, 2006
  • 0.0 of 5 stars

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Have you ever wondered what leads to success. Do you just need to be smart, great looking, or lucky? Richard St. John says those things dont lead to success. And he should know. He spent 10 years interviewing over 500 successful people, from Martha Stewart, to actor Russell Crowe, to DNA discoverer James Watson, to the top people in many fields. After analyzing and sorting all the information, Richard discovered the top 8 factors that are the foundation for success in any field. He also discovered that many successful people aren't especially smart, good-looking, or lucky. They're ordinary ...

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May 2, 2007
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The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

Hardcover . Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Apr 18, 2006
  • 3.83 of 5 stars
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Updated Edition: Thomas L. Friedman is not so much a futurist, which he is sometimes called, as a presentist. His aim in The World Is Flat, as in his earlier, influential Lexus and the Olive Tree, is not to give you a speculative preview of the wonders that are sure to come in your lifetime, but rather to get you caught up on the wonders that are already here. The world isn't going to be flat, it is flat, which gives Friedman's breathless narrative much of its urgency, and which also saves it from the Epcot-style polyester sheen that futurists--the optimistic ones at least--are inevitably p...

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