Bull!

a history of the boom, 1982-1999: what drove the breackneck market-and what eyry investor needs to know about financial cycles

In Bull!, Maggie Mahar tells the sweeping tale of the Great Bull Market of 1982-1999, a legendary run-up that pulled the entire nation into its gravitational field. Mahar lays out the origins of the boom and takes the reader behind the scenes, on Wall Street ...

Deflation

what happens when prices fall

An analysis of the benefits and consequences of deflation considers the possible link between significant historical deflation and the Great Depression, citing the causes of deflation while arguing for controlled and moderate deflation as a natural part of the economic cycle. 20,000 first printing.

An empire of wealth

the epic story of American economic power

Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their dominion through force of arms and political power over alien peoples. In this illuminating work of history, John Steele Gordon tells the extraordinary story of how the United States, a ...

The one minute manager

The manager laughed and said, I'm a one minute manager. I call myself the because it takes very little time for me to get big results from people. Now does the one minute manager do this? behind his success lie just three secrets. The ...

Stock market wizards

interviews with America's Top stock traders

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS OF 70% ... 90% ... 220%! FIND OUT HOW THE WIZARDS OUTPERFORM THE MARKET Can you beat the market year after year and largely sidestep periodic downturns? What separates the country's best investors from the ordinary? What lessons can the small investor learn ...

Consulting demons

inside the unscrupulous world of global corporate consulting

In this gripping and colorful account of the American dream gone astray, Lewis Pinault provides the essential guidelines on how to get ahead and an enlightening perspective on the brutal infighting that can engulf even the most civilized consulting firm. This stunning expose of some ...

How to argue and win every time

at home, at work, in Court, everywhere, every day

The Laws of Arguing According to Gerry Spence 1. Everyone is capable of making the winning argument. 2. Winning is getting what we want, which also means helping "others" get what they want. 3. Learn that words are a weapon, and can be used hostilely ...

The new market wizards

conversations with America's top traders

Like its predecessor "Market Wizards", this book offers practical advice on investing from some of the most prestigious Wall Street professional in a personal, anecdotal style. With inside stories of both the brilliant successes and the self-inflicted failures experienced by some of the biggest traders ...

The machine that changed the world

Based on MITUs $5 million, five-year study on the future of the automobile, three directors of research deliver a groundbreaking analysis of the worldwide move from mass production to lean production.