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The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them

Joseph E. Stiglitz · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

How has America become the most unequal advanced country in the world, and what can we do about it?In The Great Divide, Joseph E. Stiglitz expands on the diagnosis he offered in his best-selling book The Price of Inequality and suggests ways to counter America's growing problem. With...
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When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

Steven D. Levitt , · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When...
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Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging

Susan Fowler · Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Top leadership researcher, consultant, and coach Susan Fowler says stop trying to motivate people! Its frustrating for everyone involved and it just doesnt work. You cant motivate people—they are already motivated but generally in superficial and short-term ways. In this book, Fowler...
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Irrational Exuberance 3rd edition

Robert J. Shiller · Princeton University Press; Revised and Expanded Third edition
Format: Hardcover

In this revised, updated, and expanded edition of his New York Times bestseller, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, now cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008-9 financial...
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The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Adam Braun · Scribner
Pages: 254
Format: Print book

The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful...
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Business plan writing guide : how to write a successful & sustainable business plan in under 3 hours

Devon Wilcox · Clyde Bank Publishing
Pages: 54
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

54 pages ; 23 cm
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The Science of Growth: How Facebook Beat Friendster--and How Nine Other Startups Left the Rest in the Dust

Sean Ammirati · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The lean entrepreneurship movement has captivated Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs across the country. It's provided an agile framework to develop the right product solution for a given target market, and is now used by almost every fledgling company to do just that.The next challenge...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

Burton G. Malkiel · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

One of the "few great investment books" (Andrew Tobias) ever written. A Wall Street Journal Weekend Investor "Best Books for Investors" PickIn a time of market volatility and economic uncertainty, when high-frequency traders and hedge fund managers seem to tower over...
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