books about: charles

books about: charles

books:

Charles

The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs

Charles D. Ellis

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

A History Of A Survivor
In his massive history of Goldman Sachs (over 700+ pages), Mr. Ellis gives a glowing and comprehensive history of the the investment bank. He writes as the insider he is (a former consultant to the firm) and is not as critical of Goldman Sachs as he could be. Founded ...

NLP: The New Technology of Achievement

NLP Comprehensive

Harper Paperbacks, 1996

One of the best books on NLP that includes A LOT of useful exercises.
This book is great in that it not only explains some of the basics of NLP but it also includes 43 different exercises to do while you are reading the book. Most of these exercises can be done quickly and have been, for me, generally quite effective. These exercises are ...

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

Charles Wheelan

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

Excellent Primer
This book provides a superb explanation of the core concepts of economics, allowing the reader to grasp the essential principles, or, as in my case, allowing the reader to gain a far better understanding of these principles than he previously had. The author uses ...

The Complete Peanuts 1967-1970 Box Set
Charles M. Schulz

Fantagraphics Books, 2008

With intros by John Waters and Mo Willems! The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 is a particularly Snoopy-heavy collection. In addition to seeing the beagle adopt multiple personas, this volume also sees the appearance of what would be Schulz's most controversial major character: Franklin. In Charles Schulz's The Complete Peanuts 1969-1970, Woodstock ...

Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega, Book 1)

Patricia Briggs

Ace, 2008

Excellent new universe!
I thoroughly enjoyed this. There are so many books in this genre, but Briggs manages to breathe new life into it. I really liked the atmosphere she created in this universe and it was appealing and different having the main couple already essentially 'paired' from the ...

The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash

Charles R. Morris

PublicAffairs, 2008

I read this book 6 months ago....wow
Around 6 months ago I read this book. Talk about timeliness!! it deserves many accolades, I will definately read anything else this author publishes! Excellent read, intelligent, concise and understandable for all.

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...

Crown Business, 2002

Management Take Notice
Execution is a must read for all Executives. So many in management have trouble making decisions for fear of the Old Boy Network politics. Larry Bossidy would have none of that, and changed out his Executive staff until he had one's who would EXECUTE!

Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment Classics)

Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber

Wiley, 2005

Manias, Panics, and Crashes
I gave this book to my grandson who is majoring at UCSD in economics. He has not had any course yet covering the history of financial crashes, etc. and finds it fascinating to compare past times with the present economic slowdown. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History ...

Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life

Charles J. Chaput

Doubleday, 2008

Calling all Christians to political action
Archbishop Charles Chaput eloquently explains the necessity and obligation of Catholics and all Christians to be part of the political process. This book is obviously divinely inspired and a great read!

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years

Jim Fay, Charles Fay

Love & Logic Press, 2002

AWESOME
Great book lots of great advice!! things that I've actually put to use and to my great surprise it worked!! I do recommend this product!!

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

Charles C. Mann

Vintage, 2006

Probably one of my favorite non fiction reads of all time
I will keep this brief and to the point. I read a lot of non-fiction. In fact, one of the reasons I cannot bring myself to read another novel is THIS BOOK. I have gotten more from Mann's 1491 than any other I have read over the last five years--maybe more. I recommend ...

Year of Wonders

Geraldine Brooks

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Unexpectedly, A Great Read
A story about the plague that is set in England in the 1600's isn't one that I would have likely read had it not been chosen by my book club. However, I'm glad that I read it, and highly recommend it to others. Even if you're someone who doesn't generally read books ...

How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)

Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

Touchstone, 1972

Must Read!
This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the ...

Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality

Charles Murray

Crown Forum, 2008

Four simple points that show how we need to reform and free our educational system
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a system of education that actually prepared everyone for happy and productive lives? Instead, we try to stuff everyone into procrustean k-12 model and wonder why we have so many "failures". Worse, we tell every high school graduate ...

Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War Inside Iraq

Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis

The Lyons Press, 2008

Fantastic!
Operation Hotel California is a stunning book about the ineptitude of the administration's policy in pre-war Iraq, a policy that (among other things) prevented the elimination of an Al Queda cell--something that author Sam Faddis and his team of CIA operatives on a ...