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Stephen Covey Dies at Age 79

Author and founder of Covey Leadership Center left a huge impact in the corporate world.

The famous leadership authority and author Stephen Covey died on Monday at the age of 79.

One of his top selling books "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", sold over 20 million copies.

Covey died from residual effects from an April bicycle accident. Covey's daughter told The Salt Lake Tribune in April that her father had suffered some bleeding on his brain after the bicycle accident.

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Other best-sellers by Covey include "First Things First," "Principle-Centered Leadership," and "The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness," according to the biography.

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