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Latticework: The New Investing
Robert G. Hagstrom
Texere, 2000
An Outstanding Book
In Latticework, Mr. Hagstrom has written a very powerful book arguing for the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to investing. If you are looking for a "magic bullet" to make your stock picking infallible, you will need to look elsewhere. Instead Mr. Hagstrom ...
Against the Odds: An Autobiography
James Dyson
Texere, 2003
Best book to read about the business process
I've read many books on business, having started and now running a successful business for 12 years, this book describes EXACTLY what it is like to start/run your own business. There are a host of books out there on the theoretical aspects of business, i.e. business ...
The Washing Machine: How Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Soils Us
Nick Kochan
Texere, 2005
Author exposes global terrorism's economic engine
With huge swaths of the world's economy taking place in the black market, money laundering has turned into an intractable problemw with wide-ranging consequences. British journalist Nick Kochan offers an intriguing study of this shadowy world. He argues that laundering ...
Capital Account: A Fund Manager Reports on a Turbulent Decade, 1993-2002
Edward Chancellor
Texere, 2004
Capital Account relates the story of the world’s greatest investment bubble from the perspective of professional investors. The book, comprised of selected reports from Marathon Asset Management, a successful global investment firm, explains how shareholder value – the notion that companies should be run in the interests of their shareholders – ...
Effective Coaching: Lessons from the Coach's Coach
Myles Downey
Texere, 2003
A Great Introduction to Coaching
Having trailed along on the business sidelines for a number of years, coaching is suddenly enjoying a major surge of popularity. But what's it all about? Tennis in the Boardroom? Golf swings by the water cooler? Myles Downey's book, despite its relative brevity, ...
Investing: The Last Liberal Art
Robert G. Hagstrom
Texere, 2002
Brilliant book, deserves to be widely read
This extremely well researched and written book argues for a liberal education - that is a process of continual learning in different fields/areas in order to improve understanding of how the world works. In relation to investing this means that just doing a finance or ...
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Texere, 2004
are you fooled???
i find it fascinating the diverse reviews this book has received, it seems to have a polarizing effect on readers! for me the book was engrossing, but admittedly i am a fan of taleb's writing and philosophy of life. while he is clearly not concerned with journalistic ...
Real Options, Revised Edition: A Practitioner's Guide
Tom Copeland
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Vladimir Antikarov
Texere, 2003
Excellent intro for students
I regret not requiring this text for my students this semester. While there are a few typo's, that is not the point, as the problems are all easy to work out and solve. A very, very good book. If you are teaching a senior level course that uses even just a few ...
Understanding and Interpreting Chinese Economic Reform
Jinglian Wu
Texere, 2005
This is a `must know' for every China watcher
Jinglian Wu's book on `Understanding and interpreting Chinese Economic Reform' is a must-read for everyone who is involved in and with China. I found it one of the most complete works dealing with economic reform in China. On the other hand, I must warn you this can be ...
Sex, Drugs and Economics: An Unconventional Introduction to Economics
Diane Coyle
Texere, 2002
exactly what it claims to be
While it isn't the most fascinating book I've ever read, this lives up to its title. It is an unusual, but very effective, introduction to basic economic concepts for people who would rather die than crack open an economics textbook. The choice of real-world examples ...
A Brief History of Economic Genius
Paul Strathern
Texere, 2004
The evolution of the science of economics
A Brief History Of Economic Genius by Paul Strathern (Lecturer in Mathematics and Philosophy, Kingston University, London) is an engaging and highly accessible look at the most eccentric and gifted economists including Johann Becher (1635-1682); John Law (1671-1729); ...
Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Evolution of Work
Richard Donkin
Texere, 2002
The Mystery of Work
I've seen it; you have too: people working under terrible bosses for low pay in abysmal conditions but loving their jobs. I've seen hundreds of engineers in a huge open office with row after row of desks, and they can't wait to get to work in the morning. I've seen men ...
The Art of the Advantage: 36 Strategies to Seize the Competitve Edge
Kaihan Krippendorf
Texere, 2003
Easy to read, easy to get, easy to put into practice
Our company is often in uncharted territory and we have a brand-new business model; this means that we often make decisions on "gut instinct". Kaihan shows us that some of these "new ideas" are actually rooted in the most ancient ones. This collection of wisdom ...
Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success
Jackie Freiberg
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Kevin Freiberg
Texere, 2001
(NOT FOR SALE IN US OR CANADA)This book reveals for the first time the secrets behind the success of Southwest Airlines, one of the world?s most successful and talked about companies. All businesses can learn form the unusual strategies employed by Southwest Airlines which provides and excellent model for managers who want to motivate, liberate ...
Peak Performance: Business Lessons from the World's Top Sports
Clive Gilson
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Mike Pratt
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Texere, 2002
Understanding Star Power
These authors prove the greats are great because they have purpose, potency, performance skills, and they practice powerfully. You will love reading the inside stories of sports team achievements. You'll come to understand that the New York Yankees are great, because ...
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