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From Olive Roots to Maple Trees
George's Journey From Greek Soil to Canadian Success
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George Theodorou was just fourteen years old when he defied his father’s wishes and left his family in Greece to work at sea. After travelling the world on cargo ships, he began his mandatory service in the navy, a gruelling experience that built...
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Community Development Finance
COVID, George Floyd, and the Fight for Equity, 2016-2025
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In this sequel to earlier studies of the origins and growth of the community development financial institutions (CDFI) movement, Clifford N. Rosenthal and Dana Archer-Rosenthal document and assess the most momentous period in the movement’s...
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From Skid Row to CEO
Against All Odds
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Nothing is impossible when you learn to embrace your full potential. No one knows that better than John Quee. After a violent and abusive childhood, John started his adult life with nothing. He slept in the street and turned to the "work halls"...
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The Great Chair
A Window on Effective Board Leadership
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The Great Chair speaks to a single issue—why board chairs are more important than ever for effective governance. This book tackles board leadership fundamentals, such as: • How effective board chairs engage colleagues to reach consensus, • How...
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Secrets Below The Surface - Handbook of the Top 10 Business Models in the World
Where to Work? Where to Invest?
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Are you working in the right place for you? Is the business model of the company you are working for going to be able to provide you with the selection of career opportunities you deserve? Or, are you looking to invest your hard-earned dollars...
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Negotiating with Confidence
It’s Within You: Ask the Right Questions, Analyze Every Situation, and Adapt Your Strategy to Succeed in Negotiations
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Have you ever wished you could secure higher pay, land a better deal, or resolve conflicts with ease? Maybe you want to turn everyday disagreements into successful agreements and make timely, collaborative decisions. If any of these sound...
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Extraction From Chad
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In this exciting and suspenseful real-life thriller, corporate security and safety expert Rui Amaral describes the hectic and dangerous, but ultimately successful, evacuation of an international team of oil and gas workers from a far-flung...
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Bench to Bedside
The Business of Drug Development
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Pharmaceuticals have transformed modern medicine. Penicillin, chemotherapy, and mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet the industry is often misunderstood, seen as a mix of scientific brilliance and corporate complexity. In Bench to...
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You're on Mute
13 Lessons for Women Frustrated with the Tech Sector
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This was never meant to be a book that offered tidy solutions. Instead, it’s a declaration. A refusal to stay quiet. A chorus of voices from women who have spent years, and in many cases, decades, pushing against an industry that often erases...
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Reckoning to New Dawn
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THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. ARE YOU READY TO PLAY? We are at a crossroads. The systems that powered yesterday's success are cracking under the pressure of unprecedented disruption. In this new era, leaders face a stark choice: get consumed by the...
