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Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Lisa Lillien
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
LIFE CHANGING!!
This book changed my life!!! I think the recipies are fast, inventive and taste awesome! I have lost 30 pounds and I owe it to this book! I also love the section that lists the "safe" things to eat in different cuisine restaurants as well as gas stations, long car ...
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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Michael Watkins
Harvard Business School Press, 2003
Great Primer for Taking On a Management Job
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins is squarely aimed at the task of a manager coming in and dealing with a new team. Those first ninety days can really make or break a business relationship and it is well worth studying this information before you take on a new job.
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When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the Age of Global Economic Change
Mohamed El-Erian
McGraw-Hill, 2008
A Must Buy Book For The Chaos Ahead..
This new world order of financial chaos scares me to death. It is certainly not about me personally but rather my family and what I will leave behind for them.
I bought Mohamed El-Erian's book around the same time I bought Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming ...
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Business Plus, 2000
Rich in other ways too!
When I first purchased this book, it was for the simple purpose of trying to educate myself more on the concepts of how the millionaires create their success. While I was not disappointed in any way with the context, what surprised me was that many of the fundamentals ...
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Case in Point:Complete Case Interview Preparation - 5th edition
Marc P. Cosentino
Burgee Press, 2007
Start your case prep here!
I recommend Case in Point for 2 main reasons: It is both practical and thorough. The simulated cases give the novice a sense for the given-and-take of a case interview. And Cosentino's "Ivy Case System" helps non-MBAs to get grounded in the broad classes of issues ...
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The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--and What We Must Do to Stop It
Antonia Juhasz
William Morrow, 2008
Why are oil and gas prices so high? Who's really controlling those prices? How much oil is left? How far will Big Oil go to get it? And at what cost to the environment, human rights, the economy, worker safety, public health, and democracy? The answers aren't what you think. They're much worse. But there's also plenty that we can do ...
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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne
Harvard Business School Press, 2005
Strategy will always include opportunity and risk
Strategy:
1. In blue oceans, competition is irrelevant because the rules of the game are waiting to be set. Companies need to go beyond competing. To seize new profit and growth opportunities, they also need to create blue oceans.
2. Put the clock forward 20 to ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Worth for its price
I don't need much to write here as hundreds of people has written review for this book.
In simple terms the book is easy to read & understand. Analyze how best companies manage to retain their position by innovative & intelligent leadership. Research is sound & ...
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Official Strategy Guide (Brady Games)
BradyGames
BRADY GAMES, 2008
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Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems ...
Gary Harpst
Six Disciplines Publishing, 2008
Planning and Execution
While the ultimate message put forth in this book is about executing your plans and how to go about that, it is very much based on what needs to be done first - and that is Planning, Goal-Setting. Without this foundation in place first, any actions in business will be ...
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The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff
W. W. Norton, 2008
A Great Success
"What do I do when I reach the top of the mountain?" the young man asked the master.
"Keep on climbing," replied the master.
Dixit and Nalebuff got to the top of the mountain with the first edition of this book in 1991. They have continued to climb the last 17 ...
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The Art Of War
Sun Tzu
Filiquarian, 2007
Ancient Timeless Knowledge
While this book is barely 70 pages long, the classic strategies in it are concise and valuble, quite timeless. The book was written 2500 years ago as a basic primer on strategy - and has withstood the test of time. It won't take long to digest the book - but that gives ...
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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 ...
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Every Hand Revealed
Gus Hansen
Citadel, 2008
Harrington vs. Hansen
If you've ever read the Harrington series, then read Every Hand Revealed, you will instantly realize the two contrasting styles. Harrington obvisously has the more conservative tight approach, while Hansen's only approach is to play as many pots as possible...no matter ...
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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals
Missy Chase Lapine
Running Press, 2007
Great Recipes
The recipes in this book are quick and easy. The grandkids loved the french toast, chocolate chip pancakes and mac and cheese. They had no idea that these things actually contained ingredients that were healthy!
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