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Banker to The Poor
It’s not people who aren’t credit-worthy. It’s banks that aren’t people-worthy’ —Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, set up the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh to lend tiny sums to the poorest of the poor, who were shunned by ordinary banks. The money would enable them to set up the smallest village enterprise and pull themselves out of poverty. Today, Yunus’s system of ‘micro-credit’ is practised in some sixty countries, and his Grameen Bank is a billion-pound business acknowledged by world leaders and the World Bank as a fundamental weapon in the fight against poverty. Banker to the Poor is Yunus’s own enthralling story: of how Bangladesh’s terrible 1974 famine underlined the need to enable its victims to grow more food; of overcoming scepticism in many governments and in traditional economic thinking; and of how micro-credit was extended into credit unions in the West
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Blink
This Book is all About those moments when we know something without knowing why. Here Malcolm one of the world's most original thinkers, explorers the phenomenon of blink showing how a snap judgement can be far more effective than a cautious decision.
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Why men Lie & Women Cry
1. Why are men confused about love 2. Why do men avoid commitment 3. Why do men feel women nagging around 4. Why don't women ever get to the point 5. Why do men love high heels on women and women love men with small tight bums? 1. Nagging - When someone just won't let up 2. Seven things men do that drive women insane 3. Why women cry - The dangerous emotional blackmail 4. Women's top secret point - scoring system 5. Solving the seven biggest mystery about men 6. The other woman - mother 7. Women's secret ways with words 8. Women's sex appeal test 9. What made Rogger Rabbit's eyes pop out 10.Men's sex appeal test 11.Male Sex appeal - what makes women turn on 12.Does this outfit make me look big? 13.When a hunter hangs up his bow - Retirement
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Diary
Misty Wilmot has had it. Once a promising young artist, she?s now stuck on an island ruined by tourism, drinking too much and working as a waitress in a hotel. Her husband, a contractor, is in a coma after a suicide attempt, but that doesn?t stop his clients from threatening Misty with lawsuits over a series of vile messages they?ve found on the walls of houses he remodeled. Suddenly, though, Misty finds her artistic talent returning as she begins a period of compulsive painting. Inspired but confused by this burst of creativity, she soon finds herself a pawn in a larger conspiracy that threatens to cost hundreds of lives. What unfolds is a dark, hilarious story from America?s most inventive nihilist, and Palahniuk?s most impressive work to date.
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Life's not Fair But God Is Good
There's no doubting that life can be tough and sometimes even seems downright unfair. But Dr. Robert H. Schuller, the world's premier positive thinker, has great news. Even when life is toughest, even when you're battling more than your share of disappointments, you can rise above adversity and find new hope and true happiness Dr. Schuller shows you know to keep your faith in good times and bad. You'll discover how to turn disappointments into stepping-stones to success. Five self-esteem boosters that can give you the confidence to turn your dreams into reality. Six easy steps for unlocking the tremendous healing power of prayer. The nine commandments of thankful to restore your positive outlook on life. How to keep your goal in sight, even when obstacles get in the way. . .and much more! Life may not always be fair, or easy, but you can triumph over any obstacle that comes your way if you remember these simple but powerful life
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King Of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan
Here is the astonishing true story of Bollywood, a sweeping portrait about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India and one man's struggle to become a star. Shah Rukh Khan's larger than life tale takes us through the colourful and idiosyncratic Bollywood movie industry, where fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions share the spotlight with extortion, murder and corruption. Shah Rukh Khan broke into the $1.5 billion business despite the fact that it has always been controlled by a handful of legendary film families and sometimes funded by black market money. As a Muslim in a Hindu majority nation, exulting in classic Indian cultural values, Shah Rukh Khan has come to embody the aspirations and contradictions of a complicated culture tumbling headlong into US-style capitalism. His story views the greater Indian story and the underbelly of the culture of Bollywood.
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The Memory Book
Unleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play. Discover how easy it is to: file phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments right in your head; learn foreign words and phrases with ease; read with speed--and greater understanding; shine in the classroom--and shorten study hours; dominate social situations, and more.
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Why Men Don't Listen And Women Can't Read Maps
Why men really can't do more than one thing at a time. Why women make such a mess of parallel parking. Why men should never lie to women. Why women talk so much and men so little. Why men love erotic images and women aren't impressed. Why women prefer to simply talk it through. Why men offer solutions, but hate advice. Why women despair about men's silences. Why men want sex, and women need love.
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The Joy of success
For fifteen years, Susan Ford Collins shadowed successful people from all walks of life and discovered ten skills they were using consistently but unconsciously. In this must-read guide to personal satisfaction and fulfillment, Susan outlines each skill and provides easy-to-learn methods for putting it to use. Whether readers are changing jobs or relationships, starting or managing companies or families, these ten skills will guide them to success.
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Chicken Soup For The Women Soul
will be moved by these true accounts of how women like you have embraced life's defining moments by finding love, dealing with loss, overcoming obstacles and achieving their dreams and goals. Like spending time with a trusted friend, A Second Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul will put difficult times into perspective, renew your faith in yourself and make you aware of the miracles in your own life
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Birthright
When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating-but irresistible-ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston childhood, she is forced to question her own past as well
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Morrigan's cross
Standing on the cliffs of 12th century Ireland following the disappearance of his twin, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and is charged with the ultimate of tasks: saving his and all future worlds. His enemy - the beautiful but deadly vampire queen Lilith - has had over two thousand years' experience in cruelly killing and changing humans into her own kind - including Hoyt's brother, Cian. Now, Hoyt, a sorcerer, must travel across the world and through time to find and train the five others Morrigan has prophesised will join him as a circle and do battle against Lilith's army of vampires. Fate brings him first to Glenna Ward - a modern witch who can make her own kind of magic. Hoyt and Glenna find themselves drawn together, but is their love strong enough to survive not just the battle ahead but the centuries that separate them?
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Valley Of Silence
Having travelled through the Dance of the Gods to the land of Geall, the six members of the circle find themselves convincing then training the people of Geall to defeat Lilith's vampire army. The Valley of Silence is a forbidding place for the battle of all battles, but the circle continues to prepare through a series of magical tests that improve their strengths both individually and as a team. Moira finds herself playing the roles of warrior and royal, as she follows the tradition of her people and prepares to take the crown before leading them into battle. She must also deal with her feelings for Cian, the vampires.
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Dance Of The Gods
Raised in a family of demon hunters, Blair Murphy has her own personal demons to fight - the father who trained, then abandoned her, and the fiance who walked out on her after learning what she is. Now she finds herself training a sorcerer from 12th century Ireland, a witch from modern day New York, a scholar, and a shape-shifter from the mythical land of Gaell, while trying to keep herself from staking the sixth of their circle: a vampire sired by Lilith, the vampire queen they've been charged with defeating on Samhain. No stranger to a good fight, Blair finds she has met her match it comes to that handsome and flirtatious Geallian, Larkin. And a couple of run-ins with one of Lilith's loyal followers gives Blair more than she reckoned for, mentally and physically. But will she be able to stay alive long enough to defeat Lilith's army? Or will she find herself falling for the one thing she vowed never to give into again?
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Illusions The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
More than a great national bestseller. A great Way Of looking At life.
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The Master Key To Riches
The millions of men and women who are grateful to Napoleon Hill for his great bestseller Think and Grow Rich will gain not only new inspiration, but a positive, driving determination for self-improvement and success from these power-packed pages. Based on the Andrew Carnegie formula for moneymaking, The Master-Key to Riches describes in step-by-step detail today's greatest practical philosophy of success. This amazing philosophy, organized from the success experiences of hundreds of the world's most powerful and wealthy men, will show you how to succeed in any walk of life. There is but one sure way to riches, and that may be attained only by those who have The Master-Key to Riches. This master-key is a marvelous device that can be used to unlock the door to an exciting new world. It is offered to you here in the pages of this extraordinary book. Read it. It will change your whole life...for the better.
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Trump the art of deal
From the Impresario of NBC’s hit show The Apprentice TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” And here’s how he does it: the art of the deal. Beginning with a week in Trump’s high-stakes life, Trump: The Art of the Deal gives us Trump in action. We see just how he operates day to day—how he runs his business and how he runs his life—as he chats with friends and family, clashes with enemies, efficiently buys up Atlantic City’s top casinos, changes the face of the New York City skyline . . . and plans the tallest building in the world. TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I play it very loose. I don’t carry a briefcase. I try not to schedule too many meetings. I leave my door open. . . . I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.” Even a maverick plays by rules, and here Trump formulates his own eleven guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest deals; he shatters myths (“You don’t necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal”); he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker’s art: from the abandoned property that became the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to the seedy hotel that became the Grand Hyatt; from the race to rebuild Central Park’s Wollman Skating Rink to the byzantine saga of the property that became Trump Tower. And throughout, Trump talks—really talks—about how he does it. TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I always go into a deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst—if you can live with the worst—the good will always take care of itself.” Donald Trump is blunt, brash, surprisingly old-fashioned in spots—and always, always an original. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the art of the deal. It’s the most streetwise business book there is—and a sizzling read for anyone interested in money and success. About The Author Donald J. Trump is the author of numerous books, including The America We Deserve, The Way to the Top, The Art of the Deal, Surviving at the Top, The Art of the Comeback, How to Get Rich, and his most recent book, Think Like a Billionaire.
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If God Was A Banker
To young management graduates, with nothing similar in family backgrounds and temperament, join new york international bank on the same day and take entirely different routes to success. Both rise up the ranks at breaknack speed: the fast and aggressive sundeep, who will stoop to anything to get ahead, and the mature and sensible sami, with a high regard for good old ethics. The racy narrative set in the high-pressure millieu of competitive banking carries the undercurrent of a clash of values, in the intermeshed realms of the personal and the professional. This is a story peppered with ambition and frustration, deceit and malevolence, love and lust, and the desperate struggle for status and power. And, above all, there is a top-notch banker who plays the benevolent god whenever crises loom over the young guns... An insider's fictionalised account of how indian professionals experience the world of foreign banks, the story spans three continents. Ravi subramanian, an alumnus of IIM-banglore, batch of 1993, is currently working with a leading foreign bank in its retail banking unit. In a carrer spanning close to 14 years, he has worked with various MNC banks and now lives in Mumbai with his wife and daughter. This is his first novel. For more informations about the quthor and his books visit
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Lilacs Bloom in my backyard
Thirty-year-old success interior desighner Ramona Falls in love with the sauve Amit while on a holiday in the US. After their whirlwind romance and a hurrie engagement, Ramona calls the whole thing off just days before the wedding, shocking her orthodox parents. Misha is a painter by profession and her lively face never betrays that she's living in an abusive relationship. when things go out of hand, she confides in her good friend Ramona, who finds herself getting drawn towards Misha. They become quite close through the last stages of Misha's marriage And Ramona develops a strong fondness for misha's twelve-year-old daughter Aastha. One scared and the other scarred by the rough tides of marriage, the two Women discover each other anew and foster a bond to last a lifetime. Written in simple and touching prose, Lilacs Bloom in My backyard is a coming-of-age novel for the urban, professional woman. It traces the self-discovery of a women caought in the middle of tradition and modern life. New possibilities and new scents beckom her and she wants to, needs to give them a chance. the age-old ways of loving might just prove more fulfilling if she can choose who to love. Meenu mehrotra has been associate with writing for the last eighteen years. Her work has appeared in national magazines and newspaper and she has won a special mention in the Gentlemen Public service Advertising Award 1993 for her camaign on AIDS awareness. Lilacs Bloom in My Backyard in her first Novel. She Lives in Muscat.
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The Eldest
Darkness falls...Despair abounds...Evil reigns...Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn. Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle back home in Carvahall - one that puts Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life...
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If success is a game these are the rules
If Success Is A Game,these Are The Rules "Another winner for Cherie Carter-Scott! Filled with wonderful stories and enlightening examples, this book effectively teaches sensible yet empowering rules for success". -STEPHEN COVEY,author,The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People "I wish I had a copy of this book when I was beginning my own company.Read and enjoy...and learn!" -JIM MCCANN,CEO,1-800-FLOWERS.COM "Success is a game and Cherie Carter-Scott has deciphered its rules.This profound yet simple handbook will tell you what you need to succeed in life". -JACK CANFIELD,coauthor,Chicken Soup for the Soul "This third installment of Carter-Scott's Rules will tell you every-thing you need to know about getting what you want.Having someone lay it out clearly is often just the little push we need to get us back on track and working toward our goals". -JOHN GRAY,author,How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have "You will find a real path to success by reading this book.If Success Is a Game,These Are the Rules tells you everything you need to know to find fulfillment in your life". -HOWARD PUTNAM,speaker,author,former CEO of Southwest Airlines
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18 best stories by Edgar allan poe
The Black Cat - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - The Premature Burial - Ms. Found in a Bottle - A Tale of the Ragged Mountains - The Sphinx - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Gold-Bug - The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether - The Man That Was Used Up - The Balloon Hoax - A Descent Into the Maelstrom - The Purloined Letter - The Pit and The Pendulum - The Cask of Amontillado
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Three Weddings And A Kiss
Everyone loves a wedding...Nothing lifts our hearts like the joyous peal of wedding bells. Or the sight of a happy couple being showered with confetti and good wishes. Now the most exciting new names in romantic fiction - and the bestselling author who started it all - escort you down the aisle to a place of honor at four glorious celebrations of everlasting love: Lisa Kleypas shows us how true love will always win in a romance about one stubborn lady - and the persistent suitor who opens her heart.