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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, more commonly known as Beyoncé, is a name everyone has heard. When we read something about her, listen to her music or hear someone speak her name, we automatically think about all of the things she’s come to represent: success, wealth, glamour and much more. In fact, it’s often easy to focus solely on this present-day prosperity that we see and read about in the news.

How much do we know about the woman behind the famous name? In this book we'll attempt to get a closer look at the life of one of the world's biggest stars and how she made it all happen. How did she overcome extreme poverty and turn her life into a financial success story? Learn from her strategies, and create your own financial victories. So, are you ready to learn from Oprah Winfrey's life? Are you interested in learning about overcoming hardships and achieving goals?

An overview of Madonna’s life story and what we should learn from her. Madonna is an incredible female icon, role model, and figure of undeniable talent. In this audiobook, we will see how Madonna became the woman we know today. Despite criticisms, obstacles, and many hardships along the way, she has become one of the music and entertainment industry’s best known and most admired faces.

This book will teach you the strategies used by Michelle Obama to become a leader by using skills typically utilized by female leaders, such as compassion, communication, and solidarity; qualities that her male counterparts tend to lack. Leading as a man in the traditional sense often implies in the long run a deep discontent and restlessness.

Number one billionaire on Forbes' 2016 list, Bill Gates, has given extensive advice to those who want to turn their dreams into profitable companies, and his most remarkable words of wisdom have been compiled in this book. Learn everything you need to know, from setting attainable goals to dealing with customers. Grasp his tips on how to form your team and become a true leader, and go through the basics on positioning your business online, partnering with other entrepreneurs and many other key facts.

Competition has been a common thread in Bill Gates' life since he was born. Both of his parents had competitive careers and expected no less from him. Whether playing sports or excelling in the classroom, he was pressured to excel and rewarded for success. But how can something as simple as winning prizes for soccer games translate into becoming the richest man in the world?

The 10 best Michelle Obama quotes on empowerment and leadership. Every quotation is followed by a thorough explanation of its meaning and how to implement her ideas. Discover lessons from Michelle Obama that can transform your life! The first lady in her own words: 10 quotations analyzed to reveal the secrets of empowerment by the lady from Chicago's South Side.

The influence of George Washington on America is undeniable. Every part of his story remains relevant in our lives and government today, and many of his policies remain the foundation of our great country. Of all his words of wisdom, we've picked the 10 quotes that best reflect on his time in office, as well as the way his legacy and wisdom have shaped our view of ourselves as a modern nation.

Even from evil, something can be learned. This book will show you how Hitler overcame all the difficulties he faced to become the leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world.

Trying to understand the nature of evil through the Nazi dictator's own words. Every quotation is followed by a thorough explanation of its meaning and how Hitler's ideas were implemented in the search for power and military conquest. What was Hitler thinking about? What did he say and think to make his incredible rise to power possible? What made Hitler so appealing to the German people? This book will illustrate for you the authoritarian and fascist values, so you may stay focused on what is necessary to keep democracy alive.

Everyone dreams of getting rich, but succeeding in the competitive business world of today is a real challenge that most entrepreneurs aren't fully aware of. Donald J. Trump is, nowadays, one of the most controversial figures in the American political scene, as well as one of the wealthiest men in the country. Get the 10 best quotations by this influential father of five who chose not to settle with the success of his career and set himself the goal of achieving the presidency, and find the keys to your own success and fortune.

The book will show how a young man grew up under one of the most interesting moments in modern human history - the lead-up to the American Revolution that would bring the world its first taste of democracy, which would sweep across America and over to Europe. The book will trace his beginnings as the youngest son of a wealthy family of plantation owners of "mixed gentry" in colonial-era Virginia, to his time as a soldier, his changing allegiance (from England to the United States) and more.

Each quotation is explained to deliver the exact meaning of his sayings and his ideas. American values remain untouchable, even as life changes at a record pace. Lincoln was one of the great men who inspired those very values - the one who brought true freedom to our nation and to every inhabitant. So in these trying times, who better to help you stay the course than the founding father himself, whose words remain the bedrock of our nation even more than a century after his death.

This book will show you how Stalin overcame all the difficulties he faced to become the leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world. Ioseb Jughashvili, the man who would become Joseph Stalin, who was born without ceremony, rose through the ranks of Russian communism under the guidance of Lenin to become the undisputed leader of one of the world's largest empires, facing enemies both external and internal with an unshakeable will, and forever altering the course of history.

This biography follows the rise of an unassuming child who would come to successfully manage the greatest crisis in American history. Without education or experience, Lincoln brought together a successful team that oversaw the emancipation of the slaves, the war between the North and the South, and the reconstruction of half of the country. This book offers you lessons that can be taken from Lincoln's life and applied to your own.

An informative and engaging conversation from the intersection of theology and life.