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Today – six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room– over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just aboutevery country on earth. That a company this powerful andinfluential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makesit a fascinating and surprising tale. That one of them, thevisionary Mark Zuckerberg, had the maturity, strategic smarts andluck to keep his company ahead of its rivals anchors thetale. With exclusive inside access to all the company’s leaders DavidKirkpatrick tells of the vision, the tenacity, the refusal tocompromise, and the vision Zuckerberg has to remake the internet. Abrilliant and fascinating cast of characters created Facebook andKirkpatrick has interviewed all of them. Never before haveZuckerberg and his closest colleagues told what really happened asthey built their dynamo while eating fast food, staying up allnight, and thumbing their noses at how things are usually done.

Fully illustrated and highly detailed, The Ultimate History of Mercedes-Benz reveals the fascinating story of one of the world's most prestigious and desirable marques. Here are the stories behind all of the great cars the earliest engine-powered Motorwagens, the record-breaking Blitzen Benz, the famous Silver Arrows racing cars, the instantlyecognizable 300SL Gullwig model, the elegant sedans and sports cars of the late twentieth century, the tiny Smart city car, the fabulous Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, and many more.

If the idea of starting an email marketing campaignoverwhelms you, the authors of Email Marketing: An Hour aDay will introduce you to email marketing basics, demonstratehow to manage details and describe how you can track and measureresults. Case studies, step-by-step guides, checklists,quizzes and hands-on tutorials will help you execute an emailmarketing campaign in just one hour a day. When you feelcomfortable with the basics, learn how to use video and audioenabled email, implement tools like mobile devices and leveragesocial networks.

Mr. China tells the rollicking story of a young man who goes to China with the misguided notion that he will help bring the Chinese into the modern world, only to be schooled by the most resourceful and creative operators he would ever meet. Part memoir, part parable, Mr. China is one man's coming-of-age story where he learns to respect and admire the nation he sought to conquer.

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An updated edition of the ultimate guide to understandingbiology Ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your bodyneeds to keep going? The theory of evolution says that humans andchimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us howand why? We humans are insatiably curious creatures who can't helpwondering how things work— starting with our own bodies. Wouldn'tit be great to have a single source of quick answers to all ourquestions about how living things work? Now there is. From molecules to animals, cells to ecosystems, Biology ForDummies, 2nd Edition answers all your questions about how livingthings work. Written in plain English and packed with dozens of illustrations,quick-reference Cheat Sheets, and helpful tables and diagrams, it cuts right tothe chase with fast-paced, easy-to-absorb explanations of the lifeprocesses common to all organisms. More than 20% new and updated content, including a substantialoverhaul to the organization of topic

The first installment in a new series offering straightforward,practical wisdom from a top business guru John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Management is thefirst in a new series of titles from the noted business expert.Focused on concise, practical, and straightforward business wisdom,the series offers the kind of real-world insight that businessleaders thrive on. Short, punchy, and packed with real solutions, this bookprovides 100 proven and effective ideas for business managers,whether they manage a few people or a few hundred, and whether theywork for a small firm or a Fortune 100 giant. Proven, practical business wisdom for managers The first in a new series from renowned business authority JohnAdair Quick bites of business wisdom for everyday managementsuccess For real management wisdom from a proven expert, John Adair's100 Greatest Ideas for Effective Management offers everything youneed to be your brilliant best.

"A magisterial work...You can't help thinking about the economic crisis we're living through now." --The New York Times Book Review It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929 resulted from a confluence of events beyond any one person's or government's control. In fact, as Liaquat Ahamed reveals, it was the decisions made by a small number of central bankers that were the primary cause of that economic meltdown, the effects of which set the stage for World War II and reverberated for decades. As yet another period of economic turmoil makes headlines today, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact that the decisions of central bankers can have, their fallibility, and the terrible human consequences that can result when they are wrong.

作者：Jason Barron 页数：208 pages 装帧：平装 出版社：Portfolio Penguin (2 May 2019) 语种：English ISBN: 978-0241386682 尺寸：15.4 x 1.7 x 23.3 cm 以上信息均为网络信息，仅供参考，具体以实物为准

Presentations are meant to inform, inspire, and persuadeaudiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling likethey've wasted their time? All too often, presentations don'tresonate with the audience and move them to transformativeaction. Just as the author's first book helped presenters become visualcommunicators, Resonate helps you make a strong connection withyour audience and lead them to purposeful action. The author'sapproach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit likewriting a documentary. Using this approach, you'll convey yourcontent with passion, persuasion, and impact. ˙Author has a proven track record, including having created theslides in Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth ˙Focuses on content development methodologies that are not onlyfundamental but will move people to action ˙Upends the usual paradigm by making the audience the hero andthe presenter the mentor ˙Shows how to use story techniques of conflict andresolution

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