The Billion Dollar Plan


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THE BILLION DOLLAR PLAN ~~ Incongruity Series book 1Are you ready for the Incongruity Series? Not every plan works out the way we want it to. Sometimes, it needs to be snatched for the gods. "Pain is a strange company keeper. It brings the oddest people together. It transcends every other difference we might have between us" There is nothing more appealing than a confident, a self-assured man. A man who knows exactly what he wants. Knows how he is going to get what he wants. But most importantly, he knows how he will include you in the mix of things. It was my plan initially. Just me alone against this crazy world. Then circumstances happened. I thought we met on the dime of fate but I couldn't be further from the truth than that. Fate doesn't bring you green eyed Adonis from nowhere. He is a god within his own right honestly. What did I think would happen when I bumped into him, literally? It sure wasn't this.He knew all along. He knew who I was, what I carried within myself. And he also knew what I wanted, what I needed. And now he has the audacity to tell me something different. Blind siding me, making me feel the sting of betrayal. Lying to me when we made an oath with each other.How else will this multi-billion dollar plan work?How will we both get revenge without burning out?




Staples for Success


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Tom Stemberg, the founder of Staples and "father of the office superstore industry" shares the secrets he learned driving Staples to become a billion-dollar business. He helps readers "live the reality, dream the dream".




The Billion Dollar Project


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Starfleet Security Express moves millions in cash around Jamaica, a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by Neville. He's got a plan to acquire some of that wealth for himself-a plan that requires the reluctant help of his good friend Karl. Together with a motley crew of gang members, Karl and Neville plan a daring heist on Starfleet-a heist that, to Karl's surprise, seems to succeed. Neville's plans don't usually go so smoothly. There's a cost to their victory, however: three innocent lives. It's a price one member of the heist proves unwilling to pay. Pursued by the police, Karl and Neville must rely on each other to remain free men. Unfortunately, one of the two friends thinks evading arrest would be easier to accomplish on his own, even if it means removing the other from the equation-for good. A compelling crime caper set in the colorful arena of the Jamaican underworld, The Billion Dollar Project brings suspense, drama, and a touch of lighthearted humor to a world of high-stakes theft, corrupt police, warring gangs, and one treacherous friend. Most men have their price. In Neville and Karl's case, that price is a billion dollars.




Billion Dollar Lessons


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”This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.”-- Entrepreneur In the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.” There are thousands of books about successful companies but virtually none about the lessons to be learned from those that crash and burn. Now Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui draw on research into more than 750 flameouts to reveal the seven biggest reasons for business failure.




The Billion Dollar BET


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Praise for The Billion Dollar BET "In a gripping narrative that is both inspirational and cautionary, Brett Pulley tells us how Robert Johnson built Black Entertainment Television into a billion-dollar media empire. In a remarkable feat of reporting, without Johnson's cooperation, Pulley shows what it really takes to get ahead in America today, and in doing so provides as valuable a cultural as business history." --James B. Stewart Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of DisneyWar, Den of Thieves, and Heart of a Soldier "Like or dislike? Agree or disagree? Bob Johnson's richly varied and fascinating life presses you against the window that Brett Pulley opens widely." --Bernard Shaw retired CNN anchor "Through his BET network, Bob Johnson reached the pinnacle of capitalism, the billionaire boys club, in the spirit of legions of driven, American moguls . . . Veteran business journalist Brett Pulley peels back the layers of this fascinating and complex entrepreneur." --Teri Agins Senior Special Writer, the Wall Street Journal, and author of The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever




Breaking the No Barrier


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Greater New York


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The New Pearson's


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How They Did it


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How They Did it is a book of inspiration, ideas, and advice from 45 of the most successful living company founders ever to come out of the heart of America. Each founder started, grew, and sold a company for approximately $100 million or more, or took their company public for $300 million or more in market valuation. In total these founders created $41 billion in value from scratch.




Plan S for Shock


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Plan S for shock: the open access initiative that changed the face of global research. This is the story of open access publishing – why it matters now, and for the future. In a world where information has never been so accessible, and answers are available at the touch of a fingertip, we are hungrier for the facts than ever before – something the Covid-19 crisis has brought to light. And yet, paywalls put in place by multi-billion dollar publishing houses are still preventing millions from accessing quality, scientific knowledge – and public trust in science is under threat. On 4 September 2018, a bold new initiative known as ‘Plan S’ was unveiled, kickstarting a world-wide shift in attitudes towards open access research. For the first time, funding agencies across continents joined forces to impose new rules on the publication of research, with the aim of one day making all research free and available to all. What followed was a debate of global proportions, as stakeholders asked: Who has the right to access publicly-funded research? Will it ever be possible to enforce change on a multi-billion dollar market dominated by five major players? Here, the scheme’s founder, Robert-Jan Smits, makes a compelling case for Open Access, and reveals for the first time how he set about turning his controversial plan into reality – as well as some of the challenges faced along the way. In telling his story, Smits argues that the Covid-19 crisis has exposed the traditional academic publishing system as unsustainable.




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