 | Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.50 The title says it all! This is a wonderful book for those of us (OK, _all_ of us!) who have difficulty in promoting ourselves.
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 | A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking by Dan O'Hair
Buy used from: $0.92 Despite the "pocket" title, this is a very complete book on the different types of public speaking including Group Presenations. It includes some examples and ends with a "how to put this into practice." Very useful if you are anxious about public speaking and want to do better.
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 | The Plain English Approach to Business Writing by Edward P. Bailey Jr.
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.01 An authorative book that defines the "Plain English" approach
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 | Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach (6th Edition) by Steven A. Beebe
Buy new: $66.75 / Used from: $0.20 The Beebe's bible on public speaking
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 | Knock 'em Dead 2006: The Ultimate Job Seeker's Guide (Knock 'em Dead) by Martin John Yate
Buy used from: $0.01 A wonderful book to help you prep for interviews
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 | Case in Point:Complete Case Interview Preparation - 5th edition by Marc P. Cosentino
Most consulting firms use case interviews. This book shows you how to prepare.
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 | Ask the Headhunter: How to Hire Yourself a New Employer by Nick A. Corcodilos
Buy used from: $5.79 The hiring process from the other side
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 | Business Protocol: Contemporary American Practice by Robinson
Buy new: $48.95 / Used from: $12.32 Plugging my own book here: It's a practical combination of business communication and etiquette that will make help you to be successful.
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 | Lose Your Accent in 28 Days (CD-ROM for Windows, Audio CD, and Workbook) by Judy Ravin
Buy used from: $41.95 Expensive -- but cheaper and faster than hiring a speech therapis
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 | Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries by Terri Morrison
Buy used from: $0.01 A wonderful, comprehensive book on intercultural business practices
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 | Speak American: A Survival Guide to the Language and Culture of the U.S.A. by Dileri Borunda Johnston
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.70 A phrasebook from British English into American English! Yes--you'd be surprised that there are enough differences to make up a 200-page book. Note, this book covers word usage, rather than the differences in accents.
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 | The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $22.02 / Used from: $17.60 An exhaustive, classic book full of fascinating ways to display information that goes beyond simple graphs
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