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1. Basic Equipment: What gear does the modern climber need to make it to the top of the corporate mountain? -- 2. The Right Ropes: Understanding the most basic climbing tools, as the experienced climbers - err, chiefs - know (The 22 Vital Traits necessary to work your way to the top) -- 3. Approaching the Climb: How near-perfect chiefs size up themselves, others, and life (Vital Traits 1 through 8) -- 4. Putting It into Practice: How near-perfect chiefs enjoy the climb (Vital Traits 9 through 13) -- 5. Bridging Gaps: How near-perfect chiefs interrelate, lead, and learn (Vital Traits 14 through 22) -- 6. The Mountaineer: Every climber is different, and it's important for you to understand those differences -- 7. Obstacles: A required scaling skill is overcoming the poor example set by not-so-near-perfect chiefs -- 8. How Chiefs Become Chiefs: How you can become one also -- 9. Ascending the Peak: Moving from the number-two to the number-one position -- 10. CEOs in Action: What exactly do they do at the top? -- 11. Moving On: What chiefs look for in who they promote, hire, and fire -- 12. How Much Do CEOs Get Paid: Is the price they pay worth the amount they get? -- 13. Taking the Lead: The wrap on getting a greater thrill from your climb

1Little Cook Book for a Little Girl

By Caroline French Benton

Join Margaret, a little girl who really wants to learn how to properly cook and bake everything from seafood to cake, as she sets out to make all the recipes she can find from her family, friends and the rest of the world around her. A fun and informative cookbook with a light narrative! - Summary by Mary Kay

2Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack

By Frank Benton

Frank Benton, himself a wealthy rancher, provides a series of first-hand sketches of cowboy life of the late 19th and early 20th century from stories gathered from the "sidetrack." These were working cowpunchers with a subculture of their own who did the day-to-day work of the ranches. This is an important part of American history preserved for us in these stories. - Summary by Larry Wilson