Business & economics

The Extraordinary Power of Project Relationships

by Harry Mingail

Bad business one-on-one or group relationships create stress, destruction and unproductively. Likewise, without great relationships, our personal lives can be empty, boring and lonely.

This book is packed with...

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...

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...

The Human Side of Postmortems

by Dave Zwieback

Imagine you had to write a postmortem containing statements like these?

"We were unable to resolve the outage as quickly as we would have hoped because our decision making was impacted by extreme stress."

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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...

Enacting Solutions

by Claude Rosselet & Georg Senoner

Managers and consultants consistently note that much of what has been planned is not implemented and that on the other hand other things that were not planned successfully emerge. The driving forces for innovation...

Story of My People: On September 7, 2004, I sold my family's textile company

by Edoardo Nesi

Winner of the 2011 Strega Prize, this blend of essay, social criticism, and memoir is a striking portrait of the effects of globalization on Italy’s declining economy.

Starting from his family’s textile...

The Escape Manifesto: Quit your corporate job. Do Something Different!

by Escape The City

THE BOOK BEHIND THE MOVEMENT – LIFE IS SHORT; YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO LIVE A GREAT ONE. BE BRAVE AND START SOMETHING YOU LOVE.

Does this sound familiar... You tick all the right boxes; school, university,...

Is China Buying the World

by Peter Nolan

China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies....

Breakthrough

by David C.M. Carter

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

More Money, Please: The Financial Secrets You Never Learned in School

by Scott Gamm

Personal finance 101—without the homework or quizzes

Most of us graduate high school with a basic understanding of history, math, science, and literature, but when it comes to personal finance—arguably...

Selling Your Home in 45 Days or Less: A Guaranteed Guide to a Quick Sale in Any Market

by Chuck Adkins

This book lays out a specific path for a buyer to properly prepare and implement a plan to get their home under contract in 45 days or less. This plan features tips and ideas to put the home in top condition,...

What the Most Successful People Do at Work: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Career (A Penguin Specialfrom Portfolio)

by Laura Vanderkam

The third mini-ebook by the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast reveals how a few simple changes can make you more productive and fulfilled in your career.

In her bestselling...

Europe and problems of marketization: from Polanyi to Scharpf

by Colin Crouch

The author uses the theory of the 'Great Transformation' of the industrialisation of England developed by Karl Polanyi to describe the current situation in Europe. There is a strong marketisation of the economy...

Economic Growth: Unleashing the Potential of Human Flourishing

by Edd S. Noell, Stephen L. S. Smith & Bruce G. Webb

In Economic Growth: Unleashing the Potential of Human Flourishing, Edd S. Noell, Stephen L. S. Smith, and Bruce G. Webb make a comprehensive case for economic growth, equipping readers with an understanding...

Eight Edges You Must Have: Your Written Trading Plan

by Van Tharp

Why investors lose money and how NOT to

Wall Street makes it easy to jump into the game of trading. After all, they love taking your money. Trading without proper preparation could be a windfall for your broker,...

AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life: Smart Choices about Money, Health, Work, Lifestyle ... and Pursuing Your Dreams

by Bart Astor & Gail Sheehy

Solid solutions and step-by-step instructions for planning the next stage of your life

Life after 50 isn’t what it used to be. The rules have changed. No more guaranteed pensions, retiree health plans, or...

On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory

by Ludwig Von Mises

The three treatises in On the Manipulation of Money and Credit were written in German between 1923 and 1931. Together they include some of Mises's most important contributions to monetary and trade-cycle theories...

Innovation Prowess: Leadership Strategies for Accelerating Growth

by George S. Day

A framework for achieving superior rates of organic growth

Achieving superior growth through innovation is a top strategic priority for all companies. Yet most management teams struggle to reach their firm’s...

Making $ense of it All: Ten Financial Principles for a Better Financial Future

by James Giuliani

Making $ense of it All (Ten Financial Principles for a Better Financial Future) is written in an easy to read and easy to understand format in order to help anyone, no matter their current financial knowledge,...