books: professional & technical - 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 ...             Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism Kevin Phillips Viking Adult, 2008 Insightful, but Incomplete and Rapidly Becoming Dated! "Bad Money" is about the insecurity of America's future given a debt-gorged financial sector, and vulnerability caused by expensive dependence on imported oil. The term refers not just to the depreciated dollar but also dangerous attitudes and flawed financial ...             The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash Charles R. Morris PublicAffairs, 2008 Interesting, and Greatly Helps Understand Today's Market Problems! Not long ago stocks, bonds, loans, and mortgages together approximated global GNP. Now they total about 4X GDP, and financial derivatives exceed 10X GDP. Subprime is just the first of an avalanche of asset write-downs that 2008 will bring - corporate debt, ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 You don't need my review...you already know you should read this.. I can see the other reviews have spoken well for this book already, and I do not have much more to add. I will say, this book has humbled, inspired, and left me in awe of what one person has been able to start and many more have helped continue. The messege is ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan Penguin, 2007 This is no Dilemma, just a great book of knowledge The book came on time and in great condition. I am still reading it now (on meal three) and finding out a lot of things that I did not know and other things that I have just turned a blind eye to. If you want to really get your intelligence started in finding out what ...             The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) Robert Sears Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Makes talking to doctor really easy A very handy book - clearly lays out what each vaccine is, its ingredients, side effects, and what harm may come from not getting the vaccine. The modified vaccine schedule Dr. Sears offers is very helpful especially when discussing vaccines with the doctor - it's ...             The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Timothy Ferriss Crown, 2007 The 4 hour work week - full of info! "The 4-hour Work Week" - I bought this book after reading reviews on the net. It covers many brilliant concepts and modern idea's to improve both personal and work organization. I found it most useful and well worth the purchase. Already, I have used some of the ...             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. ...             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 ...             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 ...             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 book This book is great! I can see how the principles work if you apply them. Even if you don't, the book is a great read and the ideas stick with you even if you don't use them. I'll let you know how it all works out for me.             The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2002 A tour de force of writing and thinking Like James Gleick's "Chaos" or Daniel Goleman's "Emotional Intelligence," Gladwell's book is irresistibly engaging, filled with ideas and observations that have immediate relevance to our lives. His style is almost deceptively lucid, because there's genuine scholarly ...             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 ...             Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein Yale University Press, 2008 Social engineering that obeys the laws of physics. Cognitive bias presents a real challenge to political philosophy - a challenge that has not yet been seriously dealt with by anyone. Economics has wrestled seriously over the question of whether people are "rational," and some would count cognitive psychology as a ...             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. 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