Business & economics

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest 2011

by Daniel Kahneman

Major New York Times bestsellerWinner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the...

100 Great Leadership Ideas

by Jonathan Gifford Gifford

If you are a manager in today's business environment, demonstrating that you have leadership skills is essential to success. But what does it take to become an effective and influential business manager and...

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS.

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as...

9 Rules for Successful Crowdsourcing

by Libert Barry & Spector Jon

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.

This Element is an excerpt from We Are Smarter Than Me: How to Unleash...

Summary: Steve Jobs: The exclusive Biography - Walter Isaacson

by Must Read Summaries

This work offers a summary of the book "Steve Jobs: The exclusive Biography" by Walter Isaacson.Steve Jobs was a visionary and a genius. If he decided that something should happen, then he would strive to make...

The Rational Optimist

by Matt Ridley

Life is getting better—and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are up; disease, child mortality, and violence are down — all across the globe. Though the world is far from perfect,...

To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others

by Daniel H. Pink

#1 New York Times Business Bestseller

#1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller

#1 Washington Post bestseller

From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a surprising--and surprisingly...

You Can Do It!, in a Job or Your Own Business, Make Your Life a Success

by Gareth Bill Neuman

You Can Do It! is the inspirational story of how one man accomplished his goals and realized his dreams. Writer and CEO Bill Neumann shares the secret of his success so that you too can realize your potential...

Getting to Yes

by Roger Fisher & William Ury

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Habit: The 95% of Behavior Marketers Ignore

by Neale Martin

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Habit begins with a revolutionary premise–95% of human behavior is controlled by the unconscious mind. This fact exposes the central flaw in marketing theory,...

Emotional Vampires at Work: Dealing with Bosses and Coworkers Who Drain You Dry

by Albert Bernstein

DO YOU WORK WITH VAMPIRES? LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF!Banish the bloodsuckers from your professional life

Whether it's a coworker, subordinate, or boss, there's at least one emotional vampire in every office....

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Jan Chipchase & Simon Steinhardt

A global-innovation expert offers a new perspective on how consumers think and how to develop products and services that affect their everyday lives.

Who are your next customers—not just the ones you are serving...

So, You Want to Start a Business?: 8 Steps to Take Before Making the Leap

by Edward D. Hess & Charles F. Goetz

Build the Successful Company You’ve Always Wanted to Own!

• Avoid the 8 disastrous operational mistakes that kill new businesses
• Walk step-by-step through the entire process of building a winning business
• Master...

100 Great Innovation Ideas

by Howard Wright Wright

Companies that fail to innovate will, like prehistoric dinosaurs, eventually disapper from the face of the earth. This book contains 100 great innovation ideas, extracted from the world's best companies.Ideas...

Guide to Windows 8 - Not 4 Geeks

by Christian Schönberger

Every new version of Windows is more complex than the older versions. Even if the newer version contains a dozen new wizards and other helps, an average user needs more and more time to learn how to use the...

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande

The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals...

For the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business

by Kevin Werbach & Dan Hunter

Take your business to the next level—for the win

Millions flock to their computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets, and social networks each day to play World of Warcraft, Farmville, Scrabble, and countless...

How to Feel Rich

by Farnoosh Torabi

This Element is an excerpt from Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi. Available in print and digital formats.

Feeling rich:...

Harvard Business Review on Increasing Customer Loyalty

by Harvard Review

How do you keep your customers coming back-and get them to bring others?

If you need the best practices and ideas for making your customers loyal and profitable--but don't have time to find them--this book is...

World Class It: Why Businesses Succeed When It Triumphs

by Peter A. High

World Class IT

Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs

Peter A. High

Foreword by John Boushy, former CIO of Harrah's Entertainment and former CEO of Ameristar Casinos

Praise for World Class IT

"Technology and business...