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The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
Binyamin Appelbaum - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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In this fascinating character-driven history, a New York Times editorial writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist spotlights the American economists who championed the rise of markets and fundamentally reshaped the modern world. Before the 1960s, American politicians had never paid much... |
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
Russ Roberts - Portfolio; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A forgotten book by one of historys greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came... |
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Companies Don't Succeed, People Do: 50 Ways to Motivate Your Team
Bob Nelson - Simple Truths Format: Print book
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Learn how to create a clear path to success with an efficient and collaborative team. Everyone has something to offer, you simply need to identify what each of your team members uniquely provides. Uncover your best qualities and imagine the goals that you can achieve with a group of equally... |
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The Cost-Benefit Revolution
Cass R Sunstein - The MIT Press Format: Hardcover
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Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes.Opinions on government policies vary widely. Some people feel passionately about the child obesity epidemic and support government... |
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Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age
MILES YOUNG - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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From Miles Young, worldwide non-executive chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, comes a sequel to David Ogilvy's bestselling advertising handbook featuring essential strategies for the digital age.In this must-have sequel to the bestselling Ogilvy On Advertising, Ogilvy chairman Miles... |
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The Impulse Society: America in the Age of Instant Gratification
Paul Roberts - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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It's something most of us have sensed for years--the rise of a world defined only by "mine" and "now." A world where business shamelessly seeks the fastest reward, regardless of the long-term social consequences; where political leaders reflexively choose short-term... |
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The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life
J L Collins - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback
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"In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, warm words of encouragement and the tools to forge your way through with confidence.... |
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Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most
Rick Peterson - Berrett-Koehler Publishers Format: Print book
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Thrive under Pressure!Nobody knows pressure like a major league baseball pitcher - an entire game can rest on a single pitch. For years, Rick Peterson has helped some of baseball's finest excel in this kind of intense situation. In Crunch Time, he and leadership expert Judd Hoekstra... |
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