The great reset

how new ways of living and working drive post-crash prosperity

In this optimistic but too-broad look at the present economic crisis and the opportunities it presents, social and business commentator Florida (The Rise of the Creative Class) examines the latest of the "Great Resets," moments of transformative upheaval (like the Great Depression) "when new technologies ...

Multipliers

how the best leaders make everyone smarter

Foreword by Stephen R. Covey. Elizabeth Wiseman spent 17 years at Oracle working as a vice president alongside incredibly intelligent executives, affording her an inside perch from which she could observe how they used their individual capabilities in very different ways. Some leaders needed to ...

The upside of irrationality

the unexpected benefits of deflying logic at work and at home

Ariely (Predictably Irrational) expands his research on behavioral economics to offer a more positive and personal take on human irrationality's implications for life, business, and public policy. After a youthful accident left him badly scarred and facing grueling physical therapy, Ariely's treatment required ...

How the mighty fall

and why some companies never give in

Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course ...

Only in America

Matt Frei, the BBC's former Washington correspondent, goes under the skin of the nation's capital to unravel the paradoxes of the world's last remaining superpower.The paperback has been fully updated to provide a unique view into the weird, wonderful and totally ...

The Wall Street Journal guide to the end of Wall Street as we know it

This title features detailed table of contents: What happened and how did we get here? This section will: cover a brief history of market panics to place the current turmoil in context; trace the origins of the current financial crisis and the rise of sub ...

War in the boardroom

why left-brain management and right-brain marketing don't see eye-to-eye -and what to do about it

This time, the Rieses shift their focus to the complicated relationship between marketing and management. Pulling away the 'velvet curtain' that divides the two, they reveal not only the struggle that is endemic in corporations across the world, but how it harms companies' bottom lines ...

Management cases

Longtime Drucker colleague, collaborator, and eminent management professor Joseph A. Maciariello has organised the material to be used in conjunction with "Management, Revised Edition", making the book particularly useful in undergraduate, MBA, and executive education classrooms.

Capitalism, socialism, and democracy

In this classic and prescient book, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of "creative destruction," which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived. "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy" is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand where the world economy ...

The king of Vodka

the story of Pyotr Smirov and the upheaval of an Empire

Plumbing recently unearthed archives and mountains of primary sources, Himelstein has uncovered a rich historical record. In prose that's vivid and assured, she takes the reader beyond the formation of one of the oldest brands in business history and into the personal lives of ...

The widow Clicquot

the story of a campagne empire and the woman who ruled it

Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour and style, with tribute paid everywhere from Lord Byron to Casablanca. But who was this young widow - the 'Veuve' - Clicquot, whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, and how did she rise to celebrity and fortune ...

The myth of the rational market

a history of risk, reward, and delusion on Wall Street

Starred Review. At the core of the current financial crisis has been the widely held assumption that markets behave rationally. Fox, Time magazine editor-at-large, isn't the first to bring scrutiny#or censure#to the conceit, but his analysis is singularly compelling, and the rare ...

The miracle

the epic story of Asia's quest for wealth

We all know that China is becoming an economic powerhouse, India is close on China's heels, Korea is a leader of high tech innovations, and Japan has some of the world's most dominant and influential companies. But what we don't know is ...

Superfreakonomics

global cooling, patriotic prostitutes and why suicide bombers should life insurance

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find ...

Money Masters of Our Time

An expert reviews the experts - new and updated appraisals of the winning investment strategies of the greatest financial wizards. "Money Masters of Our Time" is a reappraisal and revision of those money masters who have stood the test of time plus a look at new ...

Predictability irrational

the hidden forces that shape our decisions

In the tradition of "Freakonomics" and "Blink," a behavioral economist argues that human behavior is often anything but rational--that thoughts are not random, but instead are systematic and predictable.

The turnaroun kid

what i learned rescuing America's most troubled companies

For the past thirty years, Steve Miller has done the messy, unpleasant work of salvaging America's lost companies with such success that the Wall Street Journal has dubbed him "U.S. Industry's Mr. Fix It." In this frank and unsparing memoir, Miller reveals ...

The ruin of the Roman Empire

a new history

The dream Alexander the Great and Juluis Caesar shared of uniting Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East in a single cimmunity shuddered and then collapsed in the wars and disasters of the sixth century. It was a looking-glass world, where some Romans idealized the ...

The forgotten man

a new history of the Great Depression

In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish ...

The green collar economy

how one solution can fix our two biggest problems

Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The award-winning human rights activist and advisor to policy makers and presidential candidates delivers a 21st-century economic plan to rescue working-class Americans.