Business & economics

Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present

by Jeff Madrick

A vividly told history of how greed bred America’s economic ills over the last forty years, and of the men most responsible for them.

As Jeff Madrick makes clear in a narrative at once sweeping, fast-paced,...

Free, Perfect, and Now: Connecting to the Three Insatiable Customer Demands: A CEO's True Story

by Robert Rodin

In a world where knowledge is king, the Web never sleeps, and competitive challenge increases exponentially, Robert Rodin shows you how to prepare for the three insatiable demands of today's customers: they...

Intelligent Enterprise: A Knowledge and Service Based Paradigm for Industr

by James Brian Quinn

In this penetrating study of how knowledge-based services and technology are revolutionizing the economy and every corporate strategy, James Brian Quinn argues that the successful companies of the 90's -- whether...

Fit, Failure & the Hall of Fame

by Charles C. Snow & Raymond E. Miles

In this incisive analysis of corporate success and failure, the authors maintain that success is derived from a mix of ingredients--a company's strategy, its structure, and its processes working in concert....

Restaurant Service Basics

by Sondra J. Dahmer & Kurt W. Kahl

An excellent training tool for both hospitality programs and working restaurant managers, Restaurant Service Basics, 2nd Edition considers the entire dining experience in situations ranging from formal to casual....

Innovative Business Solutions based on Design Strategy (Collection)

by Luke Williams, Deepa Prahalad & Robert Brunner

A brand new collection of state-of-the-art insights into business innovation and design strategy from world-renowned experts...now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!

3 extraordinary eBooks help you...

Don't Just Relate - Advocate!: A Blueprint for Profit in the Era of Customer Power

by Glen Urban

Traditional "push/pull" marketing no longer works. Even highly-touted customer relationship initiatives are failing. Smart companies are pioneering an entirely new route to higher margins and sustainable competitive...

Lessons from a Lean Consultant: Avoiding Lean Implementation Failures on the Shop Floor

by Chris A. Ortiz

This is the eBook version of the printed book.Making Lean Work: “In-the-Trenches” Help from a World-Class Expert

Lean manufacturing can improve productivity and quality, shorten lead times, reduce costs,...

Other Side of Wall Street, The: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself

by Todd A. Harrison

This is the eBook version of the printed book.Minyanville.com founder and former hedge fund honcho Todd Harrison shares amazing untold stories from Wall Street’s hidden side.From the adrenaline rush of trading...

Corporate Punishment: Smashing the Management Clichs for Leaders in a New World

by James Adonis

Think there's no 'I' in team'? There is. Believe that together everyone achieves more? They don't. Asked to give it 110 per cent? You can't. Think employees are your greatest asset? They ain't. Got an open-door...

The Savage Truth on Money

by Terry Savage

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth on money

If you are overwhelmed by money decisions?and in today's post-crisis economy, who isn't??Terry Savage can help. In The Savage Truth, Second Edition,...

Content Marketing For Dummies

by Susan Gunelius

Get the whole picture and learn to create a successful online content marketing program

Successful online marketing is about more than creating a Facebook page or writing a corporate blog. Brands need to build...

Commodities For Dummies

by Amine Bouchentouf

Get more bang for your buck in the commodities market and start trading today

While Wall Street has been troubled, commodity markets have been soaring. Since 2002, commodities have outperformed every other asset...

Executive's Guide to Project Management: Organizational Processes and Practices for Supporting Complex Projects

by Robert K. Wysocki

How-to guidance for defining and implementing a complex project performance environment

Sharing his forty-five years of project management experience, best-selling author and industry guru Robert Wysocki presents...

Nonprofit Financial Management: A Practical Guide

by Charles K. Coe

A timely, practical, and concise handbook of best practices for nonprofit financial management

In 2010 an estimated 325,000 charities, membership groups, and trade associations?with small nonprofits disproportionately...

Get Your Business Funded: Creative Methods for Getting the Money You Need

by Steven D. Strauss

Explore the many options available to get the money you need for your business

Whether your business is a new start-up, an established company attempting to grow, or somewhere in between, Get Your Business Funded...

The New Gold Standard: Rediscovering the Power of Gold to Protect and Grow Wealth

by Paul Nathan & Donald Luskin

The guide to returning to a gold standard

All that glitters is gold and gold has never glittered so much as it has in the last decade, reaching staggering new prices in recent years. The definitive modern argument...

Taming the Beast: Wall Street's Imperfect Answers to Making Money

by Larry Light

A compelling financial narrative on flexible strategies investors can use to protect their assets

Which is the best strategy for protecting your investments? Value investing? Indexing? Hedging? Growth investing?...

Barbarians of Oil: How the World's Oil Addiction Threatens Global Prosperity and Four Investments to Protect Your Wealth

by Sandy Franks & Sara Nunnally

An engaging look at the global oil industry and how to navigate the price volatility and new policies associated with it

Oil is?a constantly changing industry, and with the?recent BP oil spill in?the Gulf of...

Project Management Accounting: Budgeting, Tracking, and Reporting Costs and Profitability

by Kevin R. Callahan, Gary S. Stetz & Lynne M. Brooks

Praise for Project Management Accounting

"Let me start with what the Second Edition of Project Management Accounting is not....it is not an inch wide and a mile deep. Instead, it provides multiple lenses to...