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The Q Factor

The Elusive Search for the Next Great NFL Quarterback

By: Brian Billick,James Dale

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The Q Factor

The Elusive Search for the Next Great NFL Quarterback

By: Brian Billick,James Dale

Brian Billick, Super Bowl-winning coach and current analyst for the NFL network, takes on the 2018 draft class of quarterbacks and follows them for two years, identifying the tangibles and intangibles of success, in search of the key to better predicting who will make it as a top-ranked NFL franchise QB. There are elite athletes in every sport -- people who possess tangible and intangible qualities that allow them to overcome daunting odds, spot opportunity in the midst of adversity, and turn defeat into victory. No position embodies this dynamic more than football quarterbacks, and nothing is a greater test of performance than the NFL. The tangibles -- metrics, stats, ratings, bowl games, championships -- are critical to evaluation. But they're not enough. Every year, highly rated college quarterbacks are analyzed, critiqued, hyped up and/or doubted, and those who manage to survive the scrutiny are drafted early. Some of those early picks make it to the top, some end up journeymen, and some just wash out. Why? What separates the elites from the pack? In THE Q FACTOR, former NFL coach Brian Billick takes the highly promising 2018 NFL quarterback Draft class -- the most touted class since 2004 (Manning, Roethlisberger, Rivers) and 1983 (Elway, Kelly, Marino) -- and measures the top five quarterback picks to gauge how, why, and if they succeed. They are all first rounders, all with sterling college credentials, all talented athletes, all taken by teams betting their futures. One or maybe two could go on to greatness. But which ones, and why? Could the prediction process be better? Are the "experts" looking at the wrong factors? How do we find the best of the best? That's what THE Q FACTOR explores...and finally explains.

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Twelve

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1538749912

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9781538749913

Gateway to the West

By: Mrs. Dale Bowers

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Gateway to the West

By: Mrs. Dale Bowers

This edition of Gateway to the West has been excerpted from the original numbers, consolidated, and reprinted in two volumes, with added Publisher's Note, Tables of Contents, and indexes, by Genealogical Publishing Co., SInc., Baltimore, MD.

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2002

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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080631236X

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9780806312361

The Reverend Mark Matthews

An Activist in the Progressive Era

By: Dale E. Soden

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The Reverend Mark Matthews

An Activist in the Progressive Era

By: Dale E. Soden

When the Reverend Mark Allison Matthews died in February 1940, thousands of mourners gathered at a Seattle church to pay their final respects. The Southern-born Presbyterian came to Seattle in 1902. He quickly established himself as a city leader and began building a congregation that was eventually among the nation’s largest, with nearly 10,000 members. Throughout his career, he advocated Social Christianity, a blend of progressive reform and Christian values, as a blueprint for building a morally righteous community. In telling Matthews’s story, Dale Soden presents Matthews’s multiple facets: a Southern-born, fundamentalist proponent of the Social Gospel; a national leader during the tumultuous years of schism within the American Presbyterian church; a social reformer who established day-care centers, kindergartens, night classes, and soup kitchens; a colorful figure who engaged in highly public and heated disputes with elected officials. Much of the controversy that surrounded Matthews centered on the proper relationship between church and state — an issue that is still hotly debated.

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University of Washington Press

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0295803436

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9780295803432

HPI's Very Own Akashic Records

By: Paul Dale Roberts & Deanna Jaxine Stinson

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HPI's Very Own Akashic Records

By: Paul Dale Roberts & Deanna Jaxine Stinson

Join HPI International(Halo Paranormal Investigations)as they take you on their adventures investigating all types of paranormal activity. From Bali to Boston, you will be on a paranormal roller coaster that you will not soon forget!

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Lulu.com

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1387113585

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9781387113583

The Prize

Who's In Charge of America's Schools?

By: Dale Russakoff

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The Prize

Who's In Charge of America's Schools?

By: Dale Russakoff

ThisNew York Times bestseller chronicles how Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker tried—and failed—to reform education in Newark, NJ. In September of 2010, billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went on Oprah to announce a pledge of $100 million to transform the downtrodden schools of Newark, New Jersey. There by his side were the city’s Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, and the state’s Republican governor, Chris Christie. Together, they vowed to make Newark “a symbol of educational excellence for the whole nation.” But this trio of power players had no idea what they were in for. The tumultuous changes planned by reformers and their highly paid consultants spark a fiery grass-roots opposition stoked by local politicians and union leaders. At the center of the fight was Newark’s billion-dollar-a-year education budget: a prize that, for generations, had enriched seemingly everyone, except Newark’s children. In The Prize, Dale Russakoff presents a dramatic narrative encompassing the rise of celebrity politics, big philanthropy, extreme economic inequality, the charter school movement, and the struggles and triumphs of schools in one of the nation’s poorest cities. “One of the most important books on education to come along in years.”—The New York Times

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547840519

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9780547840512

Road to Rust

The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

By: Dale Richard Perelman

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Road to Rust

The Disintegration of the Steel Industry in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio

By: Dale Richard Perelman

The author of Steel tells the story of strikes and violent unrest amid the mines and mills of twentieth-century Pennsylvania and Ohio—includes photos. As the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region’s steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. The industry was plagued by disasters that killed and maimed countless workers, many of them impoverished immigrants from Ireland, Hungary, and other nations—in 1906 alone, more than four hundred workers died in steel plant accidents. In response, unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers, and Gus Hall began to battle for fair wages, hours, and working conditions. Managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed their every move. Tensions from issues of immigration, class, skill, and race erupted throughout the industry. The tribulations led to widespread steel strikes directed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and a war that killed scores and injured thousands. In this book, industrial relations expert Dale Richard Perelman charts the struggle and decline of the nation’s most prominent regional steel industry.

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Arcadia Publishing

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143966417X

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9781439664179

HPI: My Paranormal Reality

By: Paul Dale Roberts aka The Demon Warrior

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HPI: My Paranormal Reality

By: Paul Dale Roberts aka The Demon Warrior

In this issue, you will find the many exploits of Halo Paranormal Investigations - HPI International as we investigate ghosts, demons, UFOs and cryptids. Deanna Jaxine Stinson - HPI Co-Owner and Sensitive has contributed her metaphysical articles to this book. Also, you will find the Wikipedia entries for Disco and Letterhack. Paul Dale Roberts made disco history when he danced for 205 Hours for the Guinness Book of World Records and he made comic book history as a notorious letterhack in which 1000 of his comic book letters can be found in various comic books around the world.

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Lulu.com

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1329792777

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9781329792777

Using Theories for Second Language Teaching and Learning

By: Dale T. Griffee,Greta Gorsuch

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Using Theories for Second Language Teaching and Learning

By: Dale T. Griffee,Greta Gorsuch

This book helps second language teachers use theories in their practice, exploring in concrete and practical ways the intersections between teachers, learners, and institutions, and theories of teaching, theories of learning, and theories of language. These intersections provide language teachers with critical insights on how to deal with professional complexities and practical guidance on how to develop appropriate pedagogical practice. By focusing on theories of teaching, the authors give readers the tools to create a clear image of the kind of teacher they wish to be. By exploring theories of learning, they promote the formation of teachers' personal theories which allow them to identify their own areas of special interest in learner achievement and enrichment. By examining theories of language, the book shows how administrators and teachers can use theories to identify course goals and plan priorities for class time. Using Theories for Second Language Teaching and Learning treats theory as a concept in its own right and promotes knowing theory as a means of teacher discovery, reflection, and learning through case studies, which are descriptions and analyses of teachers thinking and acting in classrooms and in the institutions in which they work. Every chapter presents case studies with examples from the teaching of different languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, and Korean. An array of theories from multiple disciplines are featured and reflective projects are offered that lead readers to discover the importance and role of theory in daily professional life.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350258938

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9781350258938

The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference

Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles

By: Dale Robinson,David Fernandes

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The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference

Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles

By: Dale Robinson,David Fernandes

On the February 2, 1960, episode of The Danny Thomas Show, entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas) is arrested for a traffic violation by a small-town sheriff named Andy Taylor, played by a good-natured Southern actor named Andy Griffith. Thus was born one of the most popular television shows of the 1960s--The Andy Griffith Show. From the time it officially debuted in October 1960, The Andy Griffith Show was a perennial favorite on CBS, finishing its eight-year run as the top-rated show on television. It also produced some of the most remembered characters (Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney Fife) of the era. Each of the show's 249 episodes is fully detailed here, including air dates, cast and production personnel, guest stars, and a bevy of facts about that particular episode. The 1986 television movie Return to Mayberry is covered in detail. Brief biographies of the show's major stars, producers, directors and writers are also provided.

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McFarland

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1476601879

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9781476601878

Skywalking

The Life And Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition

By: Dale Pollock

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Skywalking

The Life And Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition

By: Dale Pollock

Filled with revelations about the origins and making of American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi, this only full-length biography of filmmaker and cinematic visionary George Lucas has been updated with a substantial new chapter that discusses the revamped Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition, the Star Wars prequels, the filming of the first installment, and the controversial ways in which Lucas's approach and success continue to alter the landscape of the film industry.

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Da Capo Press

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0786749768

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9780786749768

Retailing

By: Dale M. Lewison,David Wesley Balderson

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Retailing

By: Dale M. Lewison,David Wesley Balderson

Appropriate for courses in principles of retailing or retail management at colleges and universities. This thorough Canadianization of a best-selling US text continues the tradition as one of the most comprehensive and contemporary texts on the subject of retailing. The text examines contemporary issues, explores many challenging problems, and investigates the myriad of changes that retailers must struggle with as they enter the twenty-first century.

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Prentice Hall

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0130950734

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9780130950734

Illegal Procedure

A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football

By: Josh Luchs,James Dale

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Illegal Procedure

A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football

By: Josh Luchs,James Dale

For fifteen years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from top-tier, nationally recognized phenoms to late-round draft picks. Flagrantly flaunting NCAA and NFL Players Association rules, he made no-interest loans to players in exchange for the promise of representation on their lucrative pro contracts. After cleaning up his act in 2003, he moved to a new agency, only to be targeted and pushed out of the business for a new violation-one he arguably did not commit. Then, in October 2010, Luchs wrote a confessional article in Sports Illustrated, telling the truth about what he did and didn't do. Since then he has taken on a new role: whistle-blowing, truth-telling reformer. And in telling his own story, Luchs pulls back the curtain on the real economy of college football: how agents win players legally and otherwise, the staggering sums colleges make from an unpaid workforce, the shortfalls of supposed full-ride scholarships, and the myth of a college education given to scholarship jocks. Including new information about major players and scandalized programs such as USC, Auburn, and Ohio State, this book pulls no punches. It's a stunning and necessary read for anyone who loves the game, and the first step toward fixing a broken system. Praise for Josh Luchs' Sports Illustrated story: "There are no innocents in all this-including Luchs. The difference now is Luchs isn't claiming to be innocent." -John Feinstein, Washington Post "[Luchs pulls] the inner workings of an oily business out of the shadows."-Pat Forde, ESPN "A must-read."-New York Times

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608197220

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9781608197224

The Political Theory of I Love Lucy

Speed It Up!

By: Leslie Dale Feldman

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The Political Theory of I Love Lucy

Speed It Up!

By: Leslie Dale Feldman

This book looks at how the classic television series fits into the cultural milieu of mid-century America. I Love Lucy incorporates key themes of the 1950s American political scene and classic American values of family, social mobility, community, individualism and work, keeping in mind that “Luck” as Machiavelli said “is the arbiter of half of what we do.” As the beloved American TV queen, Lucy Ricardo is a psychologically complicated character, conflicted between her role as a 1950s housewife and her wish to be a star. She is an icon of social mobility, going from a small New York City apartment to a country house in a swanky suburb, and an example of the “transitional” woman who wants to have it all. Is she a feminist? Is she a conformist? Does she prefer the country to the city? Whether she is working on the chocolate factory assembly line, baking bread, or achieving the American dream, Lucy is always “speeding it up!”

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Lexington Books

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1498541550

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9781498541558

Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West

By: Dale Lowell Morgan

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Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West

By: Dale Lowell Morgan

In 1822, before Jedediah Smith entered the West, it was largely an unknown land, “a wilderness,” he wrote, “of two thousand miles diameter.” During his nine years as a trapper for Ashley and Henry and later for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, “the mild and Christian young man” blazed the trail westward through South Pass; he was the first to go from the Missouri overland to California, the first to cross the length of Utah and the width of Nevada, first to travel by land up through California and Oregon, first to cross the Sierra Nevada. Before his death on the Santa Fe Trail at the hands of the Comanches, Jed Smith and his partners had drawn the map of the west on a beaver skin.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803251386

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9780803251380

Improving Global Health

By: Barry B. Hughes,Randall Kuhn,Cecilia Mosca Peterson,Dale S. Rothman,Jose Roberto Solorzano

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Improving Global Health

By: Barry B. Hughes,Randall Kuhn,Cecilia Mosca Peterson,Dale S. Rothman,Jose Roberto Solorzano

Improving Global Health is the third in a series of volumes-Patterns of Potential Human Progress-that uses the International Futures (IFs) simulation model to explore prospects for human development: how development appears to be unfolding globally and locally, how we would like it to evolve, and how better to assure that we move it in desired directions. Earlier volumes addressed the reduction of global poverty and the advance of global education. Volume 3 sets out to tell a story of possible futures for the health of peoples across the world. Questions the volume addresses include: -What health outcomes might we expect given current patterns of human development? -What opportunities exist for intervention and the achievement of alternate health futures? -How might improved health futures affect broader economic, social, and political prospects of countries, regions, and the world?

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Routledge

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1317257766

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9781317257769

Charlie the Champion Pony and Other Pony Tales

By: Jenny Dale

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Charlie the Champion Pony and Other Pony Tales

By: Jenny Dale

Come and meet some lovable characters in this special bind-up of four illustrated Pony Tales by Jenny Dale. Can Charlie the Champion Pony overcome his fear of jumping – especially when his jumping skills are the only thing that can rescue another rider who is in trouble? In Sam the School Pony, Becky and her friends are thrilled when a lovely pony, Sam, comes to live in the field next door to their school. But when danger threatens, only Becky can save her new friend. Shadow the Secret Pony has a mysterious past . . . Clare has always longed for a pony of her own, and she is thrilled when she finds Shadow in her garden one day. But where does the pony come from? Willow the Wild Pony loves being ridden out on the moors and dreams of running free with the wild ponies. One day she escapes to join the herd and has a wonderful time, but soon she begins to feel homesick. She wants to go home, but is she too late? Featuring some of the best ponies around, the adventures in Charlie the Champion Pony and Other Pony Tales are sure to become firm favourites with any horse lover!

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Pan Macmillan

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150987125X

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9781509871254

Dale Carnegie & Associates Success Tool Kit

Listen! Sell! Lead!

By: Dale Carnegie & Associates

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Dale Carnegie & Associates Success Tool Kit

Listen! Sell! Lead!

By: Dale Carnegie & Associates

Dale Carnegie Training has evolved from one man's belief in the power of self-improvement to a performance-based training company with offices worldwide. Over 8 million professionals have come to sharpen their skills and improve their performance. You can be one of them! Why do we so often fail to connect when speaking with others? Wouldn't you like to make yourself heard and understood? Using vivid examples, easy-to-learn techniques, and practical exercises for becoming a better listener—and making yourself heard and understood, Dale Carnegie will show you how it's done, even in difficult situations. Today, where media is social and funding is raised by crowds, the sales cycle has permanently changed. It's not enough to know your product, nor always appropriate to challenge your customer's thinking based on your research. Dale Carnegie & Associates reveal the REAL modern sales cycle that depends on your ability to influence more than just one buyer, understand what today's customers want, and use time-tested principles to strengthen relationships anywhere in the global economy. Dale Carnegie’s unique and powerful approach to leadership training is based on wisdom and expertise gained from developing leaders longer than any other professional development organization. If you want to be more effective at motivating and inspiring your teams, this book will give you the tools and techniques to address common leadership challenges and shift your mindset and behavior to become a more positive and confident role model leader.

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Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media

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1722527277

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9781722527273

Sell!

The Way Your Customers Want to Buy

By: Dale Carnegie & Associates

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Sell!

The Way Your Customers Want to Buy

By: Dale Carnegie & Associates

What do How to Win Friends and Influence People and Sell! have in common (other than Dale Carnegie)? They're both based on the premise that RELATIONSHIPS are what matter. In this age, where media is social and funding is raised by crowds, the sales cycle has permanently changed. It's no longer enough to know your product, nor always appropriate to challenge your customer's thinking based on your online research. In Sell!: The Way Your Customers Want to Buy, Dale Carnegie & Associates reveal the REAL modern sales cycle. It's one that depends on your ability to influence more than just one buyer, understand what today's customers want from you (and don't want), and use time-tested human relations principles that will help you strengthen relationships anywhere in the global economy. Readers will learn the five stages to master in the modern selling process, and learn from real sales examples told by top performing salespeople and veteran sales trainers from the U.S. to Europe, the Middle East, India, Japan and points in between. This book combines insightful new research, a modern sales process and timeless, powerful human relations principles. It's a fresh take on what works today to grow sales. Learn the two traits customers want most from their salespeople Which types of questions are rarely asked by all but top salespeople? When will customers be willing to pay more for your solution or product? How what you think about can matter to customers and change your results? And get access to online training resources that come with this book! "A familiar but wide-ranging guide to applying Carnegie's up-close-and-personal principles to selling." -KIRKUS Reviews

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