Best-selling author Andy Kessler ties up the loose ends from his provocative book, Running Money , with this history of breakthrough technology and the markets that funded them. Expanding on themes first raised in his tour de force, Running Money , Andy Kessler unpacks the entire history of Silicon Valley ... more »

... is perfect for sales managers, project team leaders, senior managers, and anyone who manages people at more than one location. Key topics include: * Using e-mail, teleconferencing, and videoconferencing for maximum effectiveness * Mastering the people skills required to manage from a distance * Virtual ... more »

The Industrial Revolution is one of the most enduring and studied areas of economic history. However, recent studies have concentrated on reviewing existing literature rather than bringing a new perspective to bear on it. Was the Industrial Revolution Necessary? takes an innovative look at this much ... more »

Marketing Communication challenges the orthodox view of marketing communication. Using references to communication studies, cultural studies, and critical management studies, the focus of managing marketing communication is shifted from message-making to relationship-building. This textbook provides ... more »

France's Louis XIV died in 1715. In exile in Paris -- having killed a man in a duel and acquired a huge fortune from gambling -- Edinburgh-born John Law advised Louis XV to issue paper money. He became one of the most powerful men in Europe -- and in America. Fortunes were made and lost. A modern fiscal ... more »

The world has been turned upside down. The economy is unpredictable. And it's time for you to take control. There's no better guide to being a savvy buyer and a smart investor than Alan Murray, the Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal . A clear and confident voice in times of chaotic change ... more »

Haben Sie manchmal das Gefühl, dass Sie Ihr Karrierepotenzial noch nicht ausgeschöpft haben? Finden Sie im zwischenmenschlichen Bereich oft nicht die richtigen Töne? Dann ist möglicherweise Ihre emotionale Intelligenz (EQ=Emotional Quality) nicht optimal entwickelt. Der EQ ist nicht festgelegt, sondern ... more »

Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts indispensable ... more »

Popular speaker, multimillionaire, and author of the all-time bestselling real-estate book Nothing Down, Robert G. Allen knows how to bring you financial success. With his seminars sweeping the nation, Allen is at the cutting edge of strategic wealth creation now more than ever. And in this completely ... more »

Kenn Viselman has been shaking up the licensing industry since 1995, when he boasted that his tiny startup, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company, could go up against the likes of Disney and turn kids' entertainment into a merchandising bonanza. Starting with the Teletubbies, itsy bitsy has grown into ... more »

Success in today's business economy demands nonstop innovation. But fancy buzzwords, facile lip service, and simplistic formulas are not the answer. Only an entirely new mindset -- a new attitude toward success and failure -- can transform managers' thinking, according to Richard Farson, author of the ... more »

In eBOYS, Randall Stross takes us behind the scenes and inside the heads of the gutsy entrepreneurs who are financing the hottest businesses on the Web. The six tall men who started Benchmark, Silicon Valley's most exciting venture capital firm, put themselves at the cutting edge of the new economy by ... more »