Business & economics

Little Did We Know: Financing the Trans Alaska Pipeline

by John Robert Miller

Little Did We Know tells the remarkable story of the Trans Alaska Pipeline through the eyes of John Miller, who shouldered responsibility for financing Sohio's portion of the Alaskan venture that transformed...

Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending

by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton

If you think money can’t buy happiness, you’re not spending it right. Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smarter spending.

Happy...

Work with Me

by Barbara Annis & John Gray

Work With Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world’s foremost authorities on gender relations. Barbara Annis, world-renowned expert on gender issues in the workplace, and John Gray, author of the...

The Alternative Answer

by Bob Rice

The first book to explain the new world of alternative investing, showing how anyone can use nontraditional options to significantly increase returns and lower risks

The world's elite investors have long relied...

The Tools & Techniques of Estate Planning, 16th Edition

by Stephan R. Leimberg & Lyn Eisner

The completely updated Tools & Techniques of Estate Planning, 16^th edition, applies the trusted “Tools & Techniques” approach to this complex area, enabling you to:

• Help your clients effectively preserve...

Path Dependence and Creation

by Raghu Garud & Peter Karnoe

The editors, aware of the recent work in evolutionary theory and the science of chaos and complexity, challenge the sometimes deterministic flavor of this subject. They are interested in uncovering the place...

Investing In Islamic Funds: A Practitioner's Perspective

by Noripah Kamso

A guide to Islamic investment opportunities from the CEO of the world's leading Islamic finance bank

Offering an insider's perspective on a rapidly growing sector of the financial industry, Investing in Islamic...

Operational Risk Management

by Hong Kong Institute of Bankers (HKIB)

A practical guide to identifying, analyzing and tackling operational risk in banks and financial institutions

Created for banking and finance professionals with a desire to expand their management skill set,...

The Crowdsourced Performance Review: How to Use the Power of Social Recognition to Transform Employee Performance

by Eric Mosley

IS YOUR REVIEW PROCESS PERFORMING BELOW EXPECTATIONS?

Fix the Performance Review with the Wisdom of Crowds!

If you're like most employees and managers, you dread the annual performance review. It's outdated and...

Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide

by CPCU Donald S. Malecki

Let the industry's most renowned CGL experts take you to the heart of general liability exposures and problems. Covers the most recent April 2013 CGL Form.

This guide is the only resource to provide an in-depth,...

Product Managers Survival Guide (eBook)

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...

The American Disease: Why the American economic system is faltering . . . and how the trend can be changed with a minimum of crisis

by George C. Lodge

In this provocative study of the "disease" afflicting American industry today, George Lodge, a distinguished professor at the Harvard Business School, reveals the malady as a psychological disorder, characterized...