Confronting Reality will change the way you think about and run your business. It is the first book that shows how to connect the big picture of the new era of business with the nitty-gritty of what to do about it. Through a completely new way to understand and use the business model as the primary tool ... more »

Kevin Liles rose from intern to president of Def Jam Records in only nine years. Today, at age thirty-seven, he is executive vice president of the Warner Music Group and has helped discover and direct the careers of stars such as Jay-Z and Ludacris. Liles' meteoric climb from urban street kid with hip ... more »

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind reveals the missing link between wanting success and achieving it! Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work ... more »

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant-better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless ... more »

David Bach has a plan to help you live and finish rich--no matter where you start So you feel like you've started late? You are not alone. What if I told you that right now as you flip through this book, 70% of the people in the store with you are living paycheck to paycheck? What if I told you that ... more »

From the boardroom to the locker room to the living room--how winners become winners . . . and stay that way. Is success simply a matter of money and talent? Or is there another reason why some people and organizations always land on their feet, while others, equally talented, stumble again and again ... more »

"A delightful, and surprisingly moving, tale" -- Michael Lewis, bestselling author of Moneyball "Karlgaard flies in with a companion concept to David Brooks's On Paradise Drive " -- Tom Wolfe "While counterintuitive to those on the conventional fast-track, Life 2.0 offers great ... more »

From The Rules of Business Rule #1 The first rule of business is the same as the first rule of life: Adapt or die. "What gets measured, gets done." --Peter Drucker Rule #8 Nothing is more overrated than a new idea. Ideas by themselves are worthless. It's what you do with them that matters. ... more »

... ;Path of the Devox" (the voice, spirit, or incarnation of deviant ideas, products, and individuals), using it as a way to explain how and why: * Christian fundamentalism morphed from college Bible studies to Republican party king-making * Reebok cares more about what's on the feet of kids in Detroit ... more »

I'm someone who will push you beyond all reasonable limits.  Someone who will ask you not to just fulfill your potential but to exceed it.  Someone who will expect more from you than you may believe you are capable of.  So if you aren't ready to go to work, shut this book ... more »

In the most important book since THE TIPPING POINT, Chris Anderson shows how the future of business and culture isn't in hits, the high-volume head of a traditional demand curve, but in what used to be regarded as misses -- the endlessly long tail of that same curve. Our world is being transformed by ... more »

A Powerful Road Map for Surpassing Everyone's Expectations Break through your self-imposed limitations by learning how your own brain can be your biggest obstacle--or your greatest ally. You'd expect your brain to be an always-reliable ally in your quest for a successful, satisfying life, but surprisingly ... more »