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Upstart Start-Ups!: How 34 Young Entrepreneurs Overcame Youth, Inexperience, and Lack of Money to Create Thriving Businesses
You're young and ambitious, with a great idea for a new software program, downtown music 'zine, or a better-than-Snapple beverage--but how do you turn your dream concept into a thriving business? Forget the ultra-conservative suits who scoffed when you brought your hot idea to their door! As Fortune magazine's Ron Lieber shows, you can actually turn your youth, inexperience, and lack of money to your advantage and capitalize on your assets to trump the corporate system, be your own boss, and turn your entrepreneurial vision into a reality. Based on interviews with more than thirty young, independent entrepreneurs who have developed some of today's hottest--even revolutionary--companies and products, Upstart Start-Ups! provides essential tips and information that will enable you to get your own Nantucket Nectars or Magnetic Poetry off the ground. Check out: The myths and realities you need to know about starting a business when you're under 30 How to generate your first "brainstorm" and how to act on a good idea How to overcome the stigmas of youth and inexperience and make your age work to your advantage How to develop a realistic business plan Where and how to get the financial backing you need How to establish credibility for your business or product with consumers Models that have proved successful, and how to apply them to your own vision Twenty-six-year-old Ron Lieber writes for Fortune magazine and is the coauthor of the New York Times business bestseller Taking Time Off. He appears regularly on national television and radio to discuss career issues, corporate management, and his recent columns..
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Cross-X: The Amazing True Story of How the Most Unlikely Team from the Most Unlikely of Places Overcame Staggering Obstacles at Home and at School to Challenge ... Community on Race, Power, and Education
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year By almost all measures, Kansas City's Central High School is just another failing inner-city school--with abysmal test scores, only one in three graduate Cross-X is the riveting story of Central's championship debate team. As the students and their coach face formidable opponents from elite prep schools, they must also battle bureaucrats who seem maddeningly determined to hold them back, friends and family who are mired in poverty and drug addiction, and--perhaps most daunting--their own self-destructive choices. It is a gripping story about the essential nature of debate in any democratic society, and how through argument, retort, and wit, ideals survive even under the most difficult conditions. .
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If I Can Forgive, So Can You: My Autobiography of How I Overcame My Past and Healed My Life
Previously issued as How My Death Saved My LifeIf I Can Forgive, So Can You is the remarkable autobiography of author Denise Linn. In this triumphant memoir, Denise speaks with a compassionate yet fiery conviction born of deep pain, as she describes overcoming an abusive childhood and the terror of being struck down by a gunman’s bullet. With deep insight, she shares her consequent revelations beyond death’s door. From the mundane to the mystical, follow Denise’s inner and outer journeys as she grows up in disparate places—from an abandoned Army barracks, to the slums of Chicago, to an Ohio farming community, to a Midwestern historical house. Travel with her as she’s fired upon by a plane in Yugoslavia, is teargassed during antiwar riots, delves into the political and sexual revolution of the ’60s, lives in a Buddhist monastery, and explores native cultures to become one of the world’s most sought-after speakers and a best-selling author. Thousands of people worldwide have attended her lectures . . . and now, for the first time, they—and you—can read the fascinating story behind this internationally renowned woman. .
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I Won't Survive I'll Thrive!: How I Overcame Domestic Violence, Cancer, and Much More
Do you want out of an abusive situation or need a new career? Are you facing a terminal illness? You are not alone. Aurea McGarry has been there—and she knows that same pain. In her honest and uplifting memoir, McGarry chronicles a lifetime of obstacles that would easily knock others down: a murdered father, an abusive marriage, and an epic battle with cancer. But McGarry found the strength to tackle life’s problems through her relationship with God. With powerful prose, she details the events of her life and then unleashes her secrets to success to help you: Surround yourself with energy-giving people
Learn how to forgive those who have hurt you
Leave an abusive relationship
Succeed in your current or future careerMcGarry found renewed strength and became a successful entrepreneur, a loving wife, and Mrs. U.S. Beauty of Georgia. Discover how you too can bounce back from life’s obstacles and come out on top with faith as your guide. You’ll learn not only how to survive your life but how to thrive all the way! ”You can turn tragic into magic, as my friend Aurea has and shows you how to also.
I love her brilliance and wisdom and so will you.” —Mark Victor Hansen Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®; Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire “A dynamic book. McGarry shares her experiences with the confidence of a wise teacher. Readers who view alternative health books with suspicion will be inspired by her story.”
—Laura Axelrod, The Birmingham News “This book is a must read for those who believe anything is possible with God and equally important to the one who is ready to give up. McGarry defines "can do" and outlines the way up from down in a way that few others are capable of. Rarely does a guest come on my show and receive the positive feedback from the audience that she did. Read this book and you'll understand why!”
—Doug A. Kaufmann, Best-selling author and host of the television show “Know The Cause” .
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The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: The True Story of a High-School Instructor Who Overcame His Illiteracy
Here is the incredible true story of a smart kid who slipped through the system and became part of it. John Corcoran graduated from high school and college and went on to become a high school teacher--but he never learned how to read. Corcoran shares his amazing experiences of using deception to survive in a world of literates, and he clearly defines what schools, teachers, churches, and parents can do to conquer the little-known but widely spread disease of our educational system: illiteracy..
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With the Phoenix Rising: Lessons from Ten Resilient Women Who Overcame the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Jossey-Bass Psychology)
The devastating effects of childhood sexual abuse have been widely chronicled, validating the difficulty with which many survivors struggle. Often overlooked are the millions of women who have overcome early trauma to lead successful, happy lives. Why do these women-whom we might otherwise have expected to fail-have such tremAndous strength and resilience? This question is at the heart of With the Phoenix Rising as it paints a moving and optimistic portrait of ten women who have overcome the trauma of childhood sexual abuse and shows how their resilient success can be encouraged in others who have suffered similar traumas..
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The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver's Seat (with the Help of a Good and Mysterious Man)
As a top correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine, Amy Fine Collins leads a glamorous life, a charmed whirlwind of gala parties, couture clothing, and five-star travel. In Manhattan, where she is whisked around in taxis and limousines, she has been able to disregard her long-standing fear of driving, a legacy handed down from her accident-plagued family. But when the brilliant and determined Amy finally decides to confront her driving phobia, she does not foresee how far from her elegant turf this resolution will take her. A mysterious, good-looking Turk named Attila is dispatched to her doorstep in a dual-brake Acura, and in him Amy discovers not only a superhumanly skilled instructor but also a wise, patient, and capable man who, inexplicably and irresistibly, over the course of their yearlong lessons, begins to transform and transport her. Both a compelling portrait of an elusive, charismatic hero and an inspiring adventure story, The God of Driving recounts the evolving relationship of Amy and Attila as they zoom in and out of urban interstates and country byways, as close to home as Park Avenue and as far away as Hamburg -- in muscle cars, turbocharged Bentleys, and hang-on-for-your-life motorcycles. And while Attila is completely changing her life, Amy is entirely remaking his, prompting him to uncover -- and redeem -- his shadowy past. Vibrant and funny, The God of Driving is an offbeat, romantic odyssey -- a true-life tale of unlikely soul mates who bump into each other at the crossroads of high gears and high style. .
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