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BOOK OF THE MONTHFollow the Yellow Brick Road: A Harvard Psychologist's Guide to Becoming a SuperstarDr Myra White
How do ordinary people like Richard Branson, Jack Welch or Warren Buffett become superstars? What do they do that catapults them to the top while others struggle valiantly but achieve only moderate success?
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