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Adam Grant
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...
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Por lo general, asumimos que la inteligencia es la habilidad de pensar y aprender, pero en un mundo que cambia rápidamente como el actual, las habilidades para repensar y desaprender empiezan a valorarse más. Muchas personas privilegian la comodidad y la convicción por encima de la incomodidad y la duda; escuchan solo aquellas opiniones que les hacen sentir bien, en vez de las ideas que los desafían; ven el desacuerdo como una amenaza para su...
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English
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This book is a tried and tested method that will educate your child on a selection of insects and animals whilst keeping them interested by the use of short rhyming poems and amusing colorful illustrations. There are many questions as to why some insects and animals do what they do and why they do them, and this book holds some of those answers. Not only is this book fun and interesting for children, but for parents too. It proves you can have fun...
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Grupo Planeta - Colombia
Pub. Date
2024
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Español
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¿Cómo generar nuevas ideas y prácticas sin temer romper con lo establecido? ¿De qué forma defender iniciativas que van en contra de la corriente, oponerse a la conformidad y a la tradición? A partir de casos concretos, Adam Grant explora qué ocurrió detrás de situaciones realmente disruptivas que cambiaron en algo el curso de un proyecto, una empresa o una cultura entera. Nos enseña cómo reconocer una idea buena y, ante todo, la persistencia...
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Deusto
Pub. Date
2022
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Español
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En nuestra vida cotidiana, preferimos la comodidad de la convicción a la incomodidad de la duda y preferimos escuchar las opiniones que nos hacen sentir bien a las ideas que nos obligan a reflexionar. Vemos el desacuerdo como una amenaza personal, en lugar de una oportunidad para aprender, y nos rodeamos de gente con la que estamos de acuerdo, cuando deberíamos acercarnos a quienes ponen en duda nuestras certezas. Pensamos como predicadores que...
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English
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations. With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective...
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English
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"The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old...
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Deusto
Pub. Date
2024
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Español
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El autor del bestseller Piénsalo otra vez nos explica cómo sacar el máximo de nosotros mismos y de los demás para lograr cosas inimaginables
Este libro comienza con un pequeño milagro: en 1991, un grupo de chicos afroamericanos de un conflictivo instituto de Harlem ganó al todopoderoso colegio privado Dalton en el Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez para Alumnos de Secundaria. Detrás de ese éxito inesperado se encontraba el joven maestro ajedrecista...
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BookaVivo
Pub. Date
2024
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Español
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Dicen que la gente de éxito tiene tres cosas en común: motivación, capacidad y oportunidad. Si queremos alcanzar el éxito, necesitaremos además trabajo, talento y suerte. Hay, sin embargo, un cuarto ingrediente, un ingrediente crítico pero que a menudo pasa desapercibido: el éxito depende en gran parte de cómo interactuamos con los demás. Cada vez que interactuamos con alguien, debemos elegir entre intentar conseguir el máximo valor posible...
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English
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"From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and...
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Viking
Pub. Date
c2013
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English
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Using his own cutting-edge research as a professor at Wharton Business School, Adam Grant shows how helping others can lead to greater personal success. He demonstrates how smart givers avoid becoming doormats, and why this kind of success has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.
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Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?
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Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
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"From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1New York Timesbest-selling authors of Lean In :a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void,'" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts...