Best Biographies To Read For Success - April 2024

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

A business classic endorsed by Dale Carnegie, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling is for anyone whose job it is to sell. Whether you are selling houses or mutual funds, advertisements or ideas—or anything else—this book is for you.When Frank Bettger was twenty-nine he was a failed insurance salesman. By the time he was forty he owned a country estate and could have retired. What are the selling secrets that turned Bettger’s life around from defeat to unparalleled success and fame as one of the highest paid salesmen in America? The answer is inside How I Raised Myself ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 067179437X
• ASIN: 067179437X
• ISBN: 067179437X
• Brand: Touchstone
• Manufacturer: Touchstone

Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be

Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!

• ASIN: 0385320434
• ASIN: 0385320434
• ISBN: 9780385320436
• Brand: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

An updated edition of the blockbuster bestselling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two U.S. Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s SEAL task unit faced a seemingly impossible mission: help U.S. forces secure Ramadi, a city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories in SEAL Team Th... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0739PYQSS
• ASIN: B0739PYQSS
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

The Pursuit Of Happyness

• ASIN: B000OW77UU
• ASIN: B000OW77UU

Principles: Life and Work

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving.” —The New York Times Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made mor... [Read More]

• ASIN: B071CTK28D
• ASIN: B071CTK28D
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

The A-Z Basketball Book: What Every Player Needs to Know to Be Great at the Game!

"Gary Pluff has put together a great manual for basketball players 12-to-18 who want to get better." Jim Boeheim, Head Coach Syracuse Men's BasketballThe A-Z Basketball Book is for all players, from age 12 to 18, that want to know what it takes to excel at the great game of basketball. Developed from a lifetime of coaching, playing, and studying, this comprehensive book condenses all the wisdom of the game down into an easy-to-read A to Z format. The website, A-ZBasketballBook.com is provided as a complement to the book. It has instructional videos featuring many fundamental skills and drills ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0989746607
• ASIN: 0989746607
• ISBN: 0989746607
• Manufacturer: Upcentral Publishing

Night and Day

Swellegant and elegant. Deluxe and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in 20th-century songwriting. And to play him on screen, Hollywood chose debonair icon Cary Grant. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. Alexis Smith plays Linda, whose serendipitous meetings with Cole lead to a meeting at the altar. More than 20 Porter songs grace this tale of triumph and tragedy, with Grant lending his amiable voice to You're the Top, Night and Day and more. Monty Woolley, a Yale contemporary of Porter, portrays himself. And Jane Wyman, Mary Martin, Eve Arden an... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0001WTWXS
• UPC: 012569596221
• ASIN: B0001WTWXS
• ISBN: 0790789760
• Brand: Warner Home Video
• Manufacturer: Warner Home Video

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success: Mental Preparation to Achieve Your Sports Goals

Much too often, the mental aspect of sport performance is overlooked. While all top athletes are in outstanding physical condition and technically exceptional, mental preparation is often what separates the best from the rest. This is just as true for young athletes as it is for pros and Olympians. And even though relatively few athletes will ever reach the top of their sport, the attitudes and life lessons learned from mental training—such as motivation, confidence, focus, perseverance, and resilience—will serve them well in all aspects of their lives. In Train Your Mind for Athletic Succ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1442277084
• ASIN: 1442277084
• ISBN: 1442277084
• Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

• ASIN: B00AEBETU2
• ASIN: B00AEBETU2
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Over 3 million copies sold. Over 800 positive reviews. Adapted from the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is the ultimate teenage success guide—now updated for the digital age.Imagine you had a roadmap—a step-by-step guide to help you get from where you are now, to where you want to be in the future. Your goals, your dreams, your plans…they’re all within reach. You just need the tools to help you get there. That’s what Sean Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, has been to millions of t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476764662
• UPC: 884623824973
• ASIN: 1476764662
• ISBN: 9781476764665
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Temple Grandin

• ASIN: B009MEEZXI
• ASIN: B009MEEZXI

A to Zeppelin: The Story of Led Zeppelin

• ASIN: B00MSYIXAA
• ASIN: B00MSYIXAA

Daily Guidance from Your Angels Oracle Cards: 44 cards plus booklet

This 44-card deck offers comforting and uplifting messages, to set a positive and healing tone for the day. It also functions as a divination tool, as you can ask a question and find the message that gives you guidance and answers. This work is designed to help you stay centered in peacefulness throughout the day, and to remember that your angels are always beside you, ready to help you with every area of your life.

• ASIN: 1401907725
• UPC: 783324875577
• ASIN: 1401907725
• ISBN: 1401907725
• Brand: Doreen Virtue
• Manufacturer: Hay House Inc.

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this instant and tenacious bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0176M1A44
• ASIN: B0176M1A44
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life

The instant New York Times bestseller Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life.Gisele Bündchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, and rescuing the dogs and cats around her hometown.  In fact, she wanted to become either a professional volley player or a veterinarian. But at the age of 14, fate suddenly intervened in in the form of a modeling scout, who spotted her in São Paulo. Four years later, Gisele's appearance in Alexander McQueen's ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 052553864X
• ASIN: 052553864X
• ISBN: 052553864X
• Manufacturer: Avery

The Best Place to Read

A young child with a new book hunts inside and outside the house before finding the right chair for

• UPC: 156104408
• Rating: 4.0

Baseball's Best: Five True Stories

Examines the accomplishments of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron, all of whom were elected to the Baseball Hall of

• UPC: 455013
• Rating: 4.0

Read A Chapter A Day: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Year Ever, 365 days to more Happiness Motivational Ye

Read A Chapter A Day: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Year Ever, 365 days to more Happiness Motivational

• UPC: 692320914

That Heart Sinking Feeling You Get When You Read Something You Didn T Want To Know: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Y

That Heart Sinking Feeling You Get When You Read Something You Didn T Want To Know: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best

• UPC: 934351788

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• UPC: 852364201

Read Food Labels: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Year Ever, 365 days to more Happiness Motivational Ye

Read Food Labels: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Year Ever, 365 days to more Happiness Motivational

• UPC: 807105649

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• UPC: 936212648

From Bad to Worse to Best in Class: A Refugee's Success Story - eBook

Hao Lam wasn’t always interested in making smart choices. As a kid in Saigon, he was more focused on getting into (or out of) trouble than planning for his future. Then the war ended, and

• UPC: 619894079

You Cant Start The Next Chapter Of Your Life If You Keep Re-Reading The Last One: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best Yea

You Cant Start The Next Chapter Of Your Life If You Keep Re-Reading The Last One: Daily Success, Motivation and Everyday Inspiration For Your Best

• UPC: 497619703

Donald Trump: Donald Trump's best lessons for life, business, and success! (Paperback)

Donald Trump: Donald Trump's best lessons for life, business, and

• UPC: 251185985