Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an ... more »

This educative book concentrates on providing strategies that will help companies reshape the way they think in terms of developing and maintaining relations with their customers. Brand equity, the lifetime value of a customer and ways to understand the trends of competitors make this an interesting ... more »

Phil Harkins has it exactly right. To be a leader is to communicate powerfully--as he does in this thoughtful book. - Robert B. Reich, Professor of Social and Economic Policy Brandeis University. Powerful Conversations breed a powerful organization. POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS is packed with goal-oriented ... more »

The classic text annotated by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig to update Benjamin Graham's timeless wisdom for today's market conditions. Warren Buffet: By far the best book on investing ever written. Considered the greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham's philosophy ... more »

... -and-true rules of financial planning in any financial climate, taking you through a process built on nine foolproof, easy-to-follow strategies: * Pay yourself first * Don't be a lender * Kill those credit cards * Be willing to accept some risk * Build a rock-solid investment portfolio * Invest with ... more »

Wall Street on Sale is the inside story on how Warren Buffett, John Templeton, and other value investing legends built huge fortunes by never overpaying in the stock market. This common-sense guidebook, written to help both the novice and the seasoned pro, summarizes the major themes of value investing ... more »

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... is clearly written and designed to address the wide audience; it will be an invaluable resource for students, featuring the following material: * case studies and illustrations * exercises * discussion questions * further reading suggestions * a glossary The book also develops organizational theory ... more »

This volume develops an original critique of the belief that the present era of finance, where finance markets dominate contemporary capitalist economies, represents the best possible way of organizing economic affairs. In fact, it is argued, the ensuing economic instability and inefficiency create the ... more »

Product Info A one-of-a-kind guide to 150 profitable part-time professions that anyone can use to pay the bills, now enhanced with advice for those caught in today's rising tide of unemployment. more »

Capitalism's biggest problem is the executive in pinstripes who extols the virtues of competitive markets with every breath while attempting to extinguish them with every action. Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists is a groundbreaking book that will radically change our understanding of the capitalist ... more »

It was the best of ideas, it was the worst of ideas. Perhaps the most revolutionary technological concept to emerge in the super-heated days of the internet investment bubble (with apologies to one-click ordering), the peer-to-peer .mp3 file transfer system developed by barely reformed computer hacker ... more »