books about: enterprise

books about: enterprise

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Enterprise

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman

Harvest Books, 1990

The principles of economic freedom are found in this book. A must read!
The relationship between freedom and economics is undeniable. Also undeniable is the relationship between government and freedom. Milton Friedman brilliantly makes a clear persuasive case for the perpetuation of free markets and the elimination of big government, ...

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

Roger Lowenstein

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
An excellent read & indeed very relevant in today's' times when we see fiascos in the financial markets repeated almost every day. I expect another book from Roger Lowenstein soon on Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill Lynch & the state of financial markets (today). God ...

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Nancy Duarte

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

A "must-read" book on creating presentations...
It's almost a cliche to complain about how most presentations are horrible. But fortunately there are a select few books out there that take you beyond the mechanics of creating a presentation. Nancy Duarte has one of those books that need to be read by every ...

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein

Picador, 2008

Keynes vindicated
Roll on Naomi Klein! I think she has hit the nail right on the head When I was studying economics at Australia's Monash University between 1965 and 1969, our first three years were devoted to the study of the economics of John Maynard Keynes, a man with both heart ...

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

Guy Kawasaki

Portfolio Hardcover, 2004

Great reading!
Excellent book! I just finished the first reading/watching of "the Art of the Start" and it gave me so many deja vu's and many "Yes! Finally someone said it in clear text!". I wish the book had been around in the late 90's.

Lawn Boy

Gary Paulsen

Wendy Lamb Books, 2007

Great book!!
Once again, Amazon was able to recommend a book that my son loved. I used to say that I had a son that didn't enjoy reading, but I feel like I can't say that anymore. He loved this story and kept reading parts out loud to the rest of the family. We all ended up ...

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build ...

Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston

Yale University Press, 2006

Green to Gold
Esty and Winston seem to be a perfect duo to write this book. Together they have a very strong and complementing background, ranging from experiences in academics and government to green and strategy consulting. The result is a book that has the right balance of theory ...

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition

Gary B. Shelly; Thomas J. Cashman; Misty E. Vermaat

Course Technology, 2007

Excellent learning tool
I purchased this book for my CIS 120 class (that is intro to micro-computers). This book is an excellent teaching guide to learn everything there is to know about Microsoft Office software. It is very detailed and it gives you examples and you will learn hands on. ...

Financial Management: Theory & Practice (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 1-Year Printed Access ...

Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt

South-Western College Pub, 2007

Amazing book and Fantastic Shipping, Amazon!
This book is simply amazing, very easy to follow and learn. It explains basic concepts, and has some useful material - in the book as well as online - that will help you. I frankly didn't even need the study guide; I thought the book by itself was great for me. The ...

Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition

Milton Friedman

University Of Chicago Press, 2002

Great book, life changing reading!
Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.

Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Vintage)

Robert B. Reich

Vintage, 2008

Supercapitalism
The author describes the growing disconnect between capitalism and the communities served by our economic system. Initially, he discusses the 1873-1897 Long Depression which economists still debate today. Workers migrated from farms to factories. Between 1945-1975, ...

Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State
Yasheng Huang

Cambridge University Press, 2008

This book presents a story of two Chinas - an entrepreneurial rural China and a state-controlled urban China. In the 1980s, rural China gained the upper hand, and the result was rapid as well as broad-based growth. In the 1990s, urban China triumphed. In the 1990s, the Chinese state reversed many of its productive rural experiments, with ...

Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time Volume I

Eric 'Rizen' Lynch, Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner, ...

Dimat Enterprises, Inc., 2008

Thinking about the hand
I was in the process of reading another poker book when this one arrived in today's mail. A quick glance made it clear that "One Hand at a Time" should be read first. The book is organized in four sections, one written by each of the three authors and a fourth in ...

GO! with Microsoft Office 2007 Introductory (Go! Series)

Shelley Gaskin, Robert L. Ferrett, ...

Prentice Hall, 2007

Great book!
Go! Office 2007 is great for getting to know the Office programs. I considered myself pretty much proficient with Office, but this book has taught so much I didn't know. Great for the beginner and the old pro.

Being Elizabeth

Barbara Taylor Bradford

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Elizabeth I meets modern times
What if the original Queen Elizabeth were around today and running a major corporation instead of an empire? The question is fun to ponder, as is Barbara Taylor Bradford's latest novel, Being Elizabeth. This new book takes Elizabeth and all her character traits out of ...