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".

”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.

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

This national bestseller is a lively and practical guide on how to sell anything and achieve long-term success in business. Ryan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in 2008 at a time the country was on the verge of economic collapse. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top realtors in the world and an authority on the art of selling. Sell It Like Serhant is a smart, at times hilarious, and always essential playbook to build confidence, generate results, and sell just about anything. You'll find tips like: The Seven Stages of Selling How to Find Your Hook; Negotiating Like A BOSS; How to Be a Time Manager, Not a Time Stealer; and much more! Through useful lessons, lively stories, and vivid examples, this book shows you how to employ Serhant's principles to increase profits and achieve success. Your measure of a good day will no longer depend on one deal or one client, wondering what comes next; the next deal is already happening. And Serhant's practical guidance will show you how to juggle multiple deals at once and close all of them EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Whatever your business or expertise, Sell It Like Serhant will make anyone a master at sales. Ready, set, GO! Sell It Like Serhant is a USA Today Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller.

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.