books: business & investing - top sellers     books:       Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Dan Ariely HarperCollins, 2008 The brain on money Would you take a pencil from work? How about a quarter from the petty cash box? Could you tell your favorite beer from ordinary swill? Why is "buy one, get one free" more effective than "half off"? Why does the pension-fund raider go free while the ATM thief goes to ...             Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits David Lindahl Wiley, 2008 Very informative Most real estate books put me to sleep. This one kept me awake and taking notes about the opportunities I now see in my local area.             StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths Tom Rath Gallup Press, 2007 Worthwhile way to discover your strengths I ordered this for an activity at work and thought it would be a waste of time. I actually discovered that it was anything but that - and I learned a lot about myself and my hidden strengths. This is a great activity to do with your team or even just to do for ...             The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash Charles R. Morris PublicAffairs, 2008 The Perils of Unregulated Finance As a lawyer and former investment banker, Charles Morris can appreciate the power of free-market capitalism to drive economic growth and financial innovation. Now, however, he believes the era of market fundamentalism has come to an end, just as Keynesian ...             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 Hard Work by Taleb; Lucky for Us This is an excellent analysis of the limitations and flaws in our thought processes about reconstruction of the past and predictions of the future.Once you see them with the help of Taleb,you're better prepared to understand the world of events that occur around us. ...             The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, ... Doubleday Business, 2008 Great book for everybody! I'd recommend you buy it now, because... * It's excellent, and will inspire you in several ways. * It has true stories of important principles and communicating successes. * It's a quick read. I've started over a dozen companies and organizations, ...             The Demise of the Dollar...And Why It's Even Better for Your Investments (Agora Series) Addison Wiggin Wiley, 2008 New and improved I read the first edition in early 2006, and it's a little breathtaking how many of its big-picture prognostications have come to pass -- especially the collapse of the housing market and the dramatically shrinking purchasing power of the bills in our wallets. Now, as ...             The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 This is a great book, do not listen those 1 star losers Here I am - real reader, and I am not the Tim, as some of 1 star losers would like to tell. Heck, I am more than sure, that most of the guys, who wrote the hate reviews or did not read the book at all or grasped 1 thing they do not like and from this wrote the 1 star ...             21 Distinctions of Wealth: Attract the Abundance You Deserve Peggy McColl Hay House, 2008 Manifest Your Dreams! 21 Distinctions of Wealth: Attract the Abundance You Deserve by Peggy McColl is an upbeat book sure to inspire. McColl brings her expertise in motivating people to this book--you won't be able to finish the book before you find yourself trying out some of the 21 steps ...             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't James C. Collins Collins, 2001 7 years, apparently Jim Collins understood "built to last" I have owned this book on CD since '03 and just this year purchased the hardcover edition. Through his teams research and analysis, Jim Collins has constructed a potentially timeless classic for business people and leaders. GTG will add to your professional talents, it ...             Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance Marcus Buckingham Free Press, 2007 Practical applications for coaches While there are many reviews of this latest book from Marcus Cunningham, I am contributing my perspective as a Psychologist and Business Coach. I have found this book to be the most practical and functional of the set of books that Marcus Cunningham has written. His ...             The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition Graduate Management Admission Council, 2005 "THE" book for GMAT No matter what you read or don't read, this book is a must for all those who prepare for GMAT. Though some of the explanations/concepts are not so well written, this book has the "REAL" content. Most of the questions listed in this book are supposedly taken from ...             The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria W. W. Norton, 2008 Even better than his last book A lot of books have been appearing recently about the rise of China and India, the decline of the United States, and so forth. This is the one to read, and the one that will last. Zakaria's last book was about "The Future of Freedom," a study of liberalism and ...             A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK Guides) Project Management Institute Project Management Institute, 2004 This is the bible A lot of people would say that the book does not has flow and is not easy to understand etc ............... but so is project management profession to most of the people, even though they believe they do. People say it not practical, but many are the challenges in ...             Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter Business Plus, 2000 Great read for first time investor! This is the first book that I read that showed me the difference between how the rich look at money, investing and life style vs. the rest of the population. Though lots of effort and hard work I have been able to implement many of the ideas in the book; I am always ...          products you might be interested in search for books distinctions, entrepreneur, multi-family, performance, post-american, strengthsfinder we recommend Great read for first time investor! randomly chosen book: More Coke or Pepsi?