How to wow: proven strategies for presenting your ideas, persuading your audience, and perfecting your image

In today’s fast-paced world, where an elevator ride can turn into an impromptu meeting, your lunch date can become a job interview, and your conversation at a cocktail party may be a preamble to a potential business merger, knowing how to market yourself in any situation is vital.

How to win friends and influence people

One of the best known motivational books in history – since it was released in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 15 million copies. Carnegie’s first book is timeless and appeals equally to business audiences, self-help audiences, and general readers alike.

The thinker's way: 8 steps to a richer life

The Thinker's Way is designed to encourage readers to dictate whether or not they will succeed in life. The authors shows step-by-step how you can improve your capacity to think critically, live creatively, choose freely and solve problems.

The number: a completely different way to think about the rest of your life

Do you know what your "number" is? It's the amount you need for your nest egg. Have you saved enough? Can you save enough? The Number offers an intriguing and entertaining tour -- of wealth gurus, life coaches, and financial advisers, and our hopes and fears for the future -- to explore the secrets of the Number. 

This year you write your novel

No more excuses. "Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. Anyone can write a novel now, and in this essential book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Walter Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish it in one year. 

GRE vocabulary for your iPod

Learn vocab words while exercising or riding the subway! This audio book presents a collection of MP3 format files with 500 key GRE words and audio definitions, grouped by difficulty, theme, and alphabetically.

How to write and publish a scientific paper

Scientific research needs to be explained clearly to colleagues, administrators, foundations, governmental bodies, and the public. This thoroughly revised edition of the classic How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper gives beginning scientists and experienced researchers alike practical advice on writing about their work and publishing what they write. 

How to write better résumés and cover letters

Preparing a resume that will attract prospective employers is a two-part exercise. First comes knowing how to summarize and advertise your skills and background clearly and concisely. Just as important is knowing how to make a resume attractive to look at and easy to read. 

Cracking the new GRE

Everything you need to ace the GRE. Includes full length practice tests, detailed explanations for questions, key strategies for problem solving and more. This is the latest completely revised edition for the new GRE.

Career by design

Exceptionally readable, well-illustrated, and based on current research, this unique presentation of career development techniques and skills emphasizes the necessity of “designing” a successful career.  It inspires students to think creatively and critically rather than just engage in a one-way job hunt.

Money can buy happiness: How to spend to get the life you want

MP Dunleavey, personal finance columnist for the New York Times, presents a radical new plan for attaining happiness—and it doesn’t involve taking money out of the equation. The secret to true and lasting contentment is learning how to spend your cash. Don’t just spend on—invest in yourself! 

How to write a successful science thesis: the concise guide for students

Every student can benefit from extra help with matters of organization and style in the writing of term papers, theses, and dissertations - as a precursor to better grades and greater respect. This handy guide from the best-selling author team of The Art of Scientific Writing shows how to achieve maximum benefit with relatively little effort.