Business & economics

The Product Manager's Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a Product Manager

by Steven Haines

FORGE A POWERFUL STRATEGY TO BECOME A PRODUCT MANAGER WHO DELIVERS RESULTS

The world of business is moving at breakneck speed. More is being demanded of everyone--with fewer resources than ever. In no profession...

Talent Intelligence: What You Need to Know to Identify and Measure Talent

by Nik Kinley & Shlomo Ben-Hur

Building effective talent measurement systems in businesses big and small

Much has been written about best practices for measuring talent and which tests and tools to use, however there is little written that...

Decision Making Process: Concepts and Methods

by Denis Bouyssou, Didier Dubois & Henri Prade

This book provides an overview of the main methods and results in the formal study of the human decision-making process, as defined in a relatively wide sense. A key aim of the approach contained here is to...

Organic Materials for Sustainable Civil Engineering

by Yves Mouton

This book provides an inventory of organic materials and products, the major components of all civil engineering projects, in terms of their scientific and technical background, including the regulations that...

The People Manager's Tool Kit: A Practical Guide to Getting the Best from People

by Karen Gately

Essential tools busy managers need to get the best out of their teams and people

People who manage people face a number of challenges, from keeping workers engaged and performing at a high level to dealing with...

A Vineyard Odyssey: The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature

by John Kiger

A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the journey from vine to bottle. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard...

Choosing a Lasting Career: The Job-by-Job Outlook for Work's New Age

by James B. Huntington

What will happen with specific work opportunities over the next two decades, after which most of today's new college graduates will not have even reached middle age? Choosing a Lasting Career: The Job-by-Job...

Building Reliable Trading Systems: Tradable Strategies That Perform As They Backtest and Meet Your Risk-Reward Goals

by Keith Fitschen

An award winning system developer explains how to create, test, and implement a profitable trading system

Traders have long been drawn to the idea of translating their strategies and ideas into trading systems....

Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach

by Mitchell L. Springer

Choosing the right people to carry out a project is essential to its success. When multiple projects are combined into a complex program, the "human aspect" becomes even more important. This book is the first...

Innovative Team Selling: How to Leverage Your Resources and Make Team Selling Work

by Eric Baron

Sales teams have the potential to do great work.

Most sales teams do not devote enough energy to meeting dynamics and process awareness.  The skills related to this are critical components of effective teamwork,...

The New Ebay: The Official Guide to Buying, Selling, Running a Profitable Business

by Todd Alexander

The only comprehensive, official guide to buying and earning money on eBay Australia

Written by an eBay insider with more than ten years of experience with the company, The New eBay guides you through the very...

Australia's Competitiveness: From Lucky Country to Competitive Country

by Michael J. Enright & Richard Petty

In this in-depth overview of Australia's economy, Michael Enright and Richard Petty — leading scholars on international competition—look at the data behind the news reports to offer a complete view of Australia's...

The China Crisis: How China's Economic Collapse Will Lead to a Global Depression

by James R. Gorrie

A controversial look at the impending Chinese economic collapse—the history behind it, its contemporary causes, and its dire implications for the global economy

All the experts agree: the 21st century belongs...

Modern Security Analysis: Understanding Wall Street Fundamentals

by Martin J. Whitman & Fernando Diz

A legendary value investor on security analysis for a modern era

This book outlines Whitman's approach to business and security analysis that departs from most conventional security analysts. This approach has...

Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and the Failure of American Democracy

by Nolan McCarty, Keith T. Poole & Howard Rosenthal

Behind every financial crisis lurks a "political bubble"--policy biases that foster market behaviors leading to financial instability. Rather than tilting against risky behavior, political bubbles--arising from...

Keep Your Eye on the Marshmallow: Gain Focus and Resilience?And Come Out Ahead

by Joachim de Posada & Bob Andelman

The follow-up to the international bestsellers Don’t Gobble the Marshmallow…Ever! and Don’t Eat the Marshmallow…Yet!

After facing many hardships and challenges, former chauffeur Arthur has come out on...

S.K.I.R.T.S in the Boardroom: A Woman's Survival Guide to Success in Business and Life

by Marshawn Evans

If you're a working woman who wants to get ahead, S.K.I.R.T.S. in the Boardroom will equip you with the strategies you need to combine confidence and compassion, style and substance, and beauty and brains for...

Selling Your IT Business: Valuation, Finding the Right Buyer, and Negotiating the Deal

by Robert J. Chalfin

"For close to twenty years I have observed Mr. Chalfin helping owners, business advisors, and students get a grip on the slippery issues of selling a business. This book is a valuable distillation of his expertise....

Var Methodology for Non-Gaussian Finance

by Marine Habart-Corlosquet, Jacques Janssen & Raimondo Manca

With the impact of the recent financial crises, more attention must be given to new models in finance rejecting “Black-Scholes-Samuelson” assumptions leading to what is called non-Gaussian finance. With...

The Clarity Principle: How Great Leaders Make the Most Important Decision in Business (and What Happens When They Don't)

by Chatham Sullivan

Turf wars, low morale, bad politics, and misguided strategies: these are issues that claim much of a leader’s time. But this parade of dysfunctions and messy “people” problems actually points to an organization...