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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
What if the rarest event could bankrupt empires—and you never saw it coming? Nassim Nicholas Taleb dismantles humanity’s obsession with predictability, revealing how “Black Swans”—unforeseen, earth-shattering events—shape history, fortunes, and failures, from stock market crashes to pandemics. But as we cling to illusions of control, a chilling paradox emerges: The more we plan for certainty, the less prepared we are for chaos. So, do you dare stare into the abyss of the unknown… or will your blind spots devour you whole?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher : Random House Publishing Group, 2011
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 480
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141034591
- Access: Members
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Thinking Fast and Slow
What if your greatest flaw is believing you’re rational? Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman exposes the warring minds within us all—the lightning-fast intuition that saves us (and sabotages us) and the sluggish logic we trust to clean up the mess. But as biases hijack decisions and confidence masks incompetence, a chilling truth emerges: Your brain isn’t built for truth, it’s built for survival. So, who’s really in control: you… or the lies you call instincts?
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 624
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141033570
- Access: Members
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What They Don’t Teach you at Harvard Business School
What if your MBA only taught you 10% of what it takes to dominate the boardroom? Mark H. McCormack—the sports agent who turned handshakes into a billion-dollar empire—exposes the unwritten laws of business: where reading microexpressions trumps spreadsheets, and loyalty is currency. But when every deal hinges on instincts no classroom can teach, how many calculated risks would you take before your next move becomes your last?
- Originally Published: 1984
- Publisher: Profile Books, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9781781253397
- Access: Members
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The Lean Startup
What if your startup’s biggest risk isn’t failure—but wasting years building something nobody wants? The Lean Startup shatters the myth of the “perfect launch,” thrusting entrepreneurs into a relentless cycle of building, measuring, and pivoting before their runway vanishes. When customer feedback reveals harsh truths hidden beneath polished prototypes, will you cling to your vision… or survive by embracing the art of strategic surrender?
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 2011
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780670921607
- Access: Members
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
What if every choice you make is shaped by invisible forces you never noticed? In Nudge, Nobel laureate Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein expose how subtle tweaks—like rearranging cafeteria food or tweaking retirement plan defaults—steer billions of decisions, blending freedom with a provocative form of “libertarian paternalism”. But as governments and corporations weaponize these psychological levers, one question lingers: Are you truly in control, or just a puppet of someone else’s design?
- Originally Published: 2008
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 384
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141999937
- Access: Members
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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich
What if the world’s wealthiest individuals no longer see themselves as citizens of any nation? Plutocrats pulls back the curtain on a global elite rewriting the rules of power—self-made billionaires and financiers who bend economies to their will while the middle class crumbles. When the line between merit and manipulation vanishes, whose future gets sold to the highest bidder… and who’s left holding the bill?
- Originally Published: 2012
- Publisher: The Penguin Press, 2013
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141043425
- Access: Members
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Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
What if the most disruptive business empire of our time didn’t rely on visionary genius—but on a playbook so counterintuitive it defies every corporate norm? Working Backwards pulls back the curtain on Amazon’s unorthodox rise, revealing how two insiders cracked the code to obsessive customer focus, ruthless operational precision, and a culture where “high standards” mean rewriting the rules of success. But when relentless innovation collides with the pressure to outpace an entire industry, can these principles survive their own scale—or will the empire’s greatest strengths become its fatal flaw? What’s your company’s excuse?
- Originally Published: 2021
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, 2021
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 286
- BookType: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781250275714
- Access: Members
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Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence
What if the key to future dominance wasn’t in your decisions—but in the predictions you ignore? Power and Prediction exposes how industries from finance to healthcare hang in the balance as AI’s “prediction machines” rewrite the rules of power, silently shifting control from intuition to algorithmic foresight. But when tomorrow’s winners are decided by who dares to dismantle entire systems rather than tweak them… will your organization dictate the new world order—or become its first casualty?
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Harvard Business Publishing, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 288
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781647824198
- Access: Members
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The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
What if the keys to dominating the business world weren’t locked behind ivy-covered walls but hidden in plain sight? Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA equips renegades with the unwritten rules of commerce—value creation, psychological persuasion, and profit alchemy—that elite programs bury under decades of debt. But when society dismisses you as “unqualified,” will you cling to their outdated playbook… or rewrite the future with margins sharp enough to cut through doubt?
- Originally Published: 2010
- Publisher: Portfolio, 2012
- Genre: Business, Self-help
- Pages: 464
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1591845577
- Access: Members
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Principles: Life and Work
What if the greatest obstacle to your success isn’t the world’s chaos—but the lies you tell yourself? In Principles, Ray Dalio unveils a ruthless blueprint for confronting reality’s sharp edges, where ego crumbles, pain becomes fuel, and radical truth rewires how you live, lead, and love. But when every decision demands staring into the mirror of your deepest flaws… will you cling to comfort—or let the truth set you free?
- Originally Published: September 2017
- Publisher: Avid Reader Press, 2019
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 592
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1501124020
- Access: Members
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
What if 83% of your best ideas vanish into the daily chaos—and your team’s survival depends on breaking free? The 4 Disciplines of Execution reveals how leaders battle an invisible enemy—the “whirlwind” of urgent tasks—to transform scattered efforts into laser-focused results that defy stagnation. But when distraction masquerades as productivity and complacency as progress, can your organization execute its future…or become another casualty of the urgent?
- Originally Published: 2012
- Publisher: Free Press, 2012
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1451627053
- Access: Members
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Hacking Growth: How Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
What if your company’s explosive growth hinges not on lavish budgets, but on a single relentless question: What truly makes customers obsess over your product? Hacking Growth pulls back the curtain on Silicon Valley’s best-kept secret—the data-driven playbook that propelled Airbnb to 10M bookings and Dropbox to 2.8B viral invites. But when algorithms expose your product’s fatal flaws and competitors circle like sharks, will you pivot… or perish?
- Originally Published: 2015
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2017
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781524760007
- Access: Members
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Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
What if the key to dominating your industry lies not in your next move, but the five after? In Your Next Five Moves, Patrick Bet-David transforms the ruthless strategy of chess grandmasters into a survival guide for entrepreneurs racing against invisible threats—burnout, rivals, and their own limiting beliefs. Imagine a world where every decision could unravel your empire or cement your legacy… but when your fiercest opponent is the reflection in the mirror, will you outthink the game—or become its pawn?
- Originally Published: August 18, 2020
- Publisher: Gallery Books, 2020
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781982154813
- Access: Members
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
What if the greatest threat to your company isn’t a competitor’s innovation—but your own team’s inability to deliver? In Execution, seasoned leaders confront the brutal chasm between grand visions and chaotic reality, where every hesitation risks fortunes, careers, and the survival of empires. But when the true enemy is a culture of empty promises and deferred action, will you master the discipline to transform ambition into results… or become another ghost in the graveyard of unrealized potential?
- Originally Published: 2002
- Publisher: Crown Business, 2002
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0609610572
- Access: Members
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Contagious: Why Things Catch On
What if the key to viral success isn’t luck, genius, or money—but six secret ingredients you’ve been overlooking every day? Jonah Berger decodes why certain ideas dominate dinner table conversations while others fade into oblivion, revealing how ordinary people become unwitting architects of cultural earthquakes. As algorithms tighten their grip and attention spans vanish, the stakes are primal: your child’s birthday wishlist, your deepest political conviction, even midnight fridge raids hang on humanity’s oldest question—what makes us hit ‘share’? But beware—once you learn why your brain secretly craves contagious content, will you craft messages that spread… or become the puppet of forces you can no longer unsee?
- Originally Published: 2013
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2013
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1451686579
- Access: Members
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
What if the very behaviors that catapulted you to success are now your greatest liability? In What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, a top executive discovers that subtle flaws—like winning too relentlessly or dismissing others’ ideas—risk unraveling a career built on relentless drive. But when confronting these blind spots forces a choice between ego and evolution, will clinging to old habits cost everything they’ve fought to achieve… or reveal the ruthless truth about what it takes to stay on top?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2007
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1401301309
- Access: Members
