Business & Economics
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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For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable FutureWinner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order 1992, Named New Options Best Political Book Economist Herman Daly and theologian John Cobb, Jr., demonstrate how conventional economics and a growth-oriented industrial economy have led us to the brink of environmental disaster, and...
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Both Sides of the Bullpen: Navajo Trade and PostsBetween 1880 and 1940, Navajo and Ute families and westward-trending Anglos met in the "bullpens" of southwestern trading posts to barter for material goods. As the products of the livestock economy of Navajo culture were exchanged for the merchandise of an industrialized nation, a...
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Reservation Politics: Historical Trauma, Economic Development, and Intratribal ConflictFor American Indians, tribal politics are paramount. They determine the standards for tribal enrollment, guide negotiations with outside governments, and help set collective economic and cultural goals. But how, asks Raymond I. Orr, has history shaped the American Indian political experience? By exploring how...
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Jay Cooke's Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux, and the Panic of 1873"M. John Lubetkin's singular achievement is to link Jay Cooke with George Armstrong Custer-the world of robber baron finance with the world of Indian fighting. In particular, his account of the Stanley-Custer Yellowstone expedition of 1873 shows remarkable fidelity to the action and the...
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The Taos Trappers: The Fur Trade in the Far Southwest, 1540-1846In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young,...
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The Good Book on Leadership: Case Studies from the BibleThe Bible is full of leaders, and whether good or bad, each of their stories provide valuable insight into what is needed to be a strong leader.The Good Book on Leadership examines each of these leaders individually in order to give readers a biblical...
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things RightThe New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal 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 struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever...
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Hell's CartelA damning new history . . .Jeffreys brings a rare combination of forensic acumen and narrative flair. --Chicago Tribune At its peak in the 1930s, the German chemical conglomerate IG Farben was one of the most powerful corporations in the world. To this day,...
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Challenging China: Smart Strategies for Dealing with China in the XI Jinping EraExpertly researched and thought-out, yet approachable and witty, this book will immediately draw in anyone interested in global affairs, foreign policy and the future of America's role on the world stage. This book provides a fascinating insider's look at how China is changing rapidly...
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Money Problems, Marriage Solutions: 7 Keys to Aligning Your Finances and Uniting Your HeartsIt's not just about the money...Arguments about money are by far the top predictor of divorce, says Sonya Britt, a professor at Kansas State University. "It's not children, sex, in-laws, or anything else. It's money--for both men and women." Satan seeks every means possible...
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The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All PoorerA searing indictment of global finance, exploring how the banking sector grew from a supporter of business to the biggest business in the world, and showing how societies might fight against financial hegemony Financial journalist Nicholas Shaxson first made his reputation studying the "resource...
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After the Gold Rush: Tarnished Dreams in the Sacramento Valley2008 Winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association"It is a glorious country," exclaimed Stephen J. Field, the future U.S. Supreme Court justice, upon arriving in California in 1849. Field's pronouncement was more than just an expression of exuberance. For...
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America's First Great DepressionFor a while, it seemed impossible to lose money on real estate. But then the bubble burst. The financial sector was paralyzed and the economy contracted. State and federal governments struggled to pay their domestic and foreign creditors. Washington was incapable of decisive action....
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Debt-Proof Living: How to Get Out of Debt and Stay That WayMortgages, credit card balances, student loans, car loans, and home improvement loans have become a way of life for the majority of us. And debt is putting not only our present at risk as we live paycheck to paycheck, but our futures in jeopardy...
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Storyselling for Financial AdvisorsLearn what makes a client trust you to be their financial advisor. Put the power of story telling into selling financial products. The authors explain the process of making these intuitive connections, then translate their findings into understandable and practical strategies that any financial...
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Work Life Balance Among the Married Women EmployeesA term is being used and practiced in achieving a balance among employee's family life, personal life and work life, which is known as 'Work Life Balance'. This term, 'Work Life Balance' (WLB) was first coined in 1986 in America, as mentioned in the...
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Big Business and the State: Historical Transitions and Corporate Transformations, 1880s-1990sIn Big Business and the State Harland Prechel develops a conceptual framework that contrasts with prevailing definitions of the corporation. His analysis shows that corporate property rights and the legal basis of ownership are crucial to understanding corporate behavior. The book examines how historical...
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Extreme Facilitation: Guiding Groups Through Controversy and ComplexityExtreme Facilitation picks up where other books on the topic leave off to present a revolutionary method that helps large, unwieldy, adversarial, and apparently dysfunctional groups achieve consensus and reach objectives on divisive and contentious issues no matter how long the group has been...
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Wizard and WarriorThe Wizard and the Warrior gives leaders the insight and courage they need to take risks on behalf of values they cherish and the people they guide. Great leaders must act both as wizard, calling on imagination, creativity, meaning, and magic, and as warrior,...
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Roberta's Rules of Order: Sail Through Meetings for Stellar Results Without the Gavel: A Guide for Nonprofits and Other TeamsThis one-of-a-kind book challenges nonprofit leaders (and anyone who runs meetings) to retire Robert's Rules of Order and adopt a simpler, friendlier, and more effective method for conducting meetings--Roberta's Rules of Order. Using traditional sailing ships as a metaphor, meetings and governance expert Alice...
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