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Barking up the wrong tree : the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong  Cover Image Book Book

Barking up the wrong tree : the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong / Eric Barker.

Barker, Eric, (author.).

Summary:

Discusses the components of success and how to achieve it, discussing such topics as work-life balance, grit, cooperation, confidence, and personality weaknesses.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062416049 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0062416049 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780062416056 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0062416057 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: x, 307 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-307).
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction. What really produces success? -- Should we play it safe and do what we're told if we want to succeed? -- Do nice guys finish last? -- Do quitters never win and winners never quit? -- It's not what you know, it's who you know (unless it really is what you know) -- Believe in yourself...sometimes -- Work, work, work...or work-life balance? -- What makes a successful life?
Subject: Success > Psychological aspects.
Success > Social aspects.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 650.1 BARK (Text) 34455006375204 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 650.1 (Text) 33062008900103 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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