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Explore the best business and economics books, including top entrepreneur reads, finance essentials, and foundational texts. Browse our online bookstore for bestsellers and highly recommended books in business and economics.
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The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and Corrupt Politicians--And How We Can Survive ThemToxic leaders, both political, like Slobodan Milosevic, and corporate, like Enron's Ken Lay, have always been with us, and many books have been written to explain what makes them tick. Here leadership scholar Jean Lipman-Blumen explains what makes the followers tick, exploring why people...
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Hyper: Changing the way you think about, plan, and execute business intelligence for real results, real fast!Today, an organization's survival ultimately rests on how well (and fast!) it creates value. That's why decision-makers consistently rate business intelligence as one of their top investment priorities. They depend on information to help them compete in a world where disruption is a constant...
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Thrift and Thriving in America: Capitalism and Moral Order from the Puritans to the PresentThrift is a powerful and evolving moral ideal, disposition, and practice that has indelibly marked the character of American life since its earliest days. Its surprisingly multifaceted character opens a number of expansive vistas for analysis, not only in the American past, but also...
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Food Security in the Middle EastThis volume comprises original, empirically grounded chapters that collectively offer the most comprehensive study available to date on food security in the Middle East. The book starts with a theoretical framing of the phenomena of food security and food sovereignty and presents empirical case...
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A Treatise on War Inflation: Present Policies and Future Tendencies in the United StatesThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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The Farm Crisis, 1919-1923This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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Fear Is Not the Boss of You: How to Get Out of Your Head and Live the Life You Were Made ForThis one is for you--the girl who feels stuck or has a dream that feels bigger than yourself. With no-nonsense truth, Fear Is Not the Boss of You is a loving kick in the backside to get going. Jennifer Allwood is your coach to...
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The History of Family Business, 1850-2000This historical and comparative overview of family business examines the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises, as well as different political and institutional contexts. Andrea Colli compares the performance of family businesses with that of other economic organizations, and looks at...
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The Leadership Challenge Workshop Card, 4e: Side a - The Ten Commitments of Leadership; Side B - The Five Practices of Exemplary LeadershipThis handy, inexpensive, pocket-size card--made for desks, organizers, and wallets--offers a quick reference to the model presented in The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition and used in LPI. Give one card to each of your LPI program participants and they'll have a handy, everyday reminder...
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Theory of SchedulingThis comprehensive text explores the mathematical models underlying the theory of scheduling. Organized according to scheduling problem type, it examines three solution techniques: algebraic, probabilistic, and Monte Carlo simulation by computer. Topics include problems of sequence, measures for schedule evaluation, finite sequencing for a...
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Balanced Scorecard: Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies, 2nd EditionThis book provides an easy-to-follow roadmap for successfully implementing the Balanced Scorecard methodology in small- and medium-sized companies. Building on the success of the first edition, the Second Edition includes new cases based on the author's experience implementing the balanced scorecard at government and...
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CompleteLandlord.com PropertyThis book covers the entire cycle of becoming a successful real estate property manager. Written in an accessible format, this book provides valuable information for investors who are now landlords and property managers. This book is not about the day-to-day of landlording, rather it...
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Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the WorldThere's little doubt that most humans today are better off than their forebears. Stunningly so, the economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey argues in the concluding volume of her trilogy celebrating the oft-derided virtues of the bourgeoisie. The poorest of humanity, McCloskey shows, will soon...
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The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and PolicyThere are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities in access to key resources threaten to stall growth and poverty reduction in...
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Candlestick Trading 2EThe updated edition to one of the most popular books on technical analysis Japanese candlestick charting and analysis is one of the most profitable yet underutilized ways to trade the market. Signals created by this unique method of technical analysis-represented in the form of...
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Business Research MethodsThe Twelfth Edition of Business Research Methods reflects a thoughtful revision of a market standard. Students and professors will find thorough, current coverage of all business research topics presented with a balance of theory and practical application. The authors use managerial decision-making as the...
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The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on TaxesThe simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it--and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost...
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The Holy Grail of MacroeconomiThe revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan's recession that could aid the US and other economies as they struggle to recover from the current financial crisis. This book is about Japan's 15-year long recession and how it affected...
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Perfect Phrases for Project Management: Hundreds of Ready-To-Use Phrases for Delivering Results on Time and Under BudgetTHE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME As a project manager, your job is to ensure that every project is completed on time and on budget, which involves defining your objectives, understanding the processes, and communicating with clarity to team...
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30-Minute Money PThe quick and easy way to manage money and achieve financial goals The recent economic meltdown has left people in terrible financial shape with little idea of how to turn things around. Using Morningstar's time-tested strategies and sensible approach to money management, Morningstar's 30-Minute...
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