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Sweet and Low: A Family StorySweet and Low: A Family Story
Best Price: $5.55
The story of Ben Eisenstadt, inventor of Sweet 'N Low, the fortune he amassed as a result, and...
Shakespeare and Company (Second Edition)Shakespeare and Company (Second Edition)
Best Price: $6.00
This book arrived in excellent condition and during the time it was anticipated. It is a...
Being Martha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing LifeBeing Martha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life
Best Price: $1.99
I could not put this book down as the story-telling style is engaging and it introduces me to a...
Service Delivery (It Infrastructure Library Series)Service Delivery (It Infrastructure Library Series)
Best Price: $118.98
I purchased this book and its companion, Service Support, to prepare for the Master's level exam...
Forbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from DefeatForbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from Defeat
Best Price: $8.94
I had already read a couple of books where people had gone through really bad circumstances and...


Kanban Made Simple: Demystifying and Applying Toyota's Legendary Manufacturing ProcessKanban Made Simple: Demystifying and Applying Toyota's Legendary Manufacturing Process
Best Price: $25.49
I expected that book to be step-by-step instruction. Generally it is, but some things are...
Pizza TigerPizza Tiger
Best Price: $2.96
I've had this book for 15 years and think of it often, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT IN THE PIZZA...
Corporate Creativity: How Innovation & Improvement Actually HappenCorporate Creativity: How Innovation & Improvement Actually Happen
Best Price: $10.06
Corporate Creativity is a good read for a person that is looking for examples of how innovative...
Alwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, PrinceAlwaleed: Businessman, Billionaire, Prince
Best Price: $5.76
There are many billionaries listed with Forbes. But in Saudi Arabia, Alwaleed rules. It is a...
Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins: How Incompetence Tainted an American IconKmart's Ten Deadly Sins: How Incompetence Tainted an American Icon
Best Price: $2.95
If you're into retail marketing in any capacity, you owe it to yourself to read this book. At...


The Wellness Revolution: How to Make a Fortune in the Next Trillion Dollar IndustryThe Wellness Revolution: How to Make a Fortune in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry
Best Price: $5.88
I've been very impressed so far, especially with the insurance chapters. Great help in allowing...
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable DevelopmentWalking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development
Best Price: $10.42
One of the authors of this book is Mr. Philip Watts, chairman of Shell until 2003. He left the...
Microsoft Secrets: How the World's Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets and Manages PeopleMicrosoft Secrets: How the World's Most Powerful Software Company Creates Technology, Shapes Markets and Manages People
Best Price: $2.88
Let me start by saying that the only thing I regret about this book is that it's more than ten...
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry EllisonThe Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison
Best Price: $5.99
I absoultly loved this book. I am currently recieving my MBA, and it gave me a whole new...
Nature's Keepers: The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the WorldNature's Keepers: The Remarkable Story of How the Nature Conservancy Became the Largest Environmental Group in the World
Best Price: $2.22
Birchard seemingly spares little, including the 2003 gut punch from the Washington Post, in this...

Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American HistoryBilly, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History
Best Price: $6.32
This is a pretty good book, and gives basic knowledge about how GM was formed. This is one of...
The Death of a Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the CorporationThe Death of a Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation
Best Price: $47.34
I picked up Manheim's book by chance during a visit to the United States and it was indeed a...
How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and The World and What You Can Do About ItHow Wal-Mart is Destroying America and The World and What You Can Do About It
Best Price: $2.02
ok here is the deal. i do not like this store but i had to do a report on it and in that...
Around The Corporate Campfire: "How Great Leaders Use Stories To Inspire Success"Around The Corporate Campfire: "How Great Leaders Use Stories To Inspire Success"
Best Price: $19.95
Given a new role at work as a Change Agent, I am pursuing different approaches to my job and...
False Prophets: The Gurus Who Created Modern Management and Why Their Ideas Are Bad for Business TodayFalse Prophets: The Gurus Who Created Modern Management and Why Their Ideas Are Bad for Business Today
Best Price: $20.72
Well written, photos I had not seen of Follet and Barnard. Overall interesting, similar in some...

Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy (Bk Currents)Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy (Bk Currents)
Best Price: $3.51
excellent. well written, though provoking, even the book itself, paper and cover, are...
The Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff OnlineThe Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online
Best Price: $53.10
I was trying to make sense of the Affiliate Marketing concept and it was very difficult to make...
The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into ExtraordinaryThe Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
Best Price: $16.00
This is a great book for business leaders looking for new ideas and strategies to implement into...
Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal ComputerFumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer
Best Price: $10.78
This book tells the story of the greatest failure of a corporation in our time to create...
Ford and the American Dream: Founded On Right DecisionsFord and the American Dream: Founded On Right Decisions
Best Price: $10.31
Ford and the American Dream: Founded On Right Decisions This fictionalized account of what...

BUILDING A COMPANY: ROY O. DISNEY AND THE CREATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIREBUILDING A COMPANY: ROY O. DISNEY AND THE CREATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE
Best Price: $5.59
I'm a big Disney fan. Having read "the animated man" all about Walt's life, I wanted...
Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett/2007 International Edition/in 2 volumesOf Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett/2007 International Edition/in 2 volumes
Best Price: $42.00
A lot of info about Buffett & his investment history, but most of them is useless. I see...
CampCamp
Best Price: $0.01
Although the sleep-away camp that I went to was rather different than the one Michael Eisner...
First A DreamFirst A Dream
I got the reference to this book from one of Warren Buffett's letters to the shareholders....
The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling PredictionsThe Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions
Best Price: $6.00
The book is poorly written and very biased. Most of the analysis is not comprehensive and...

Money and Power: The History of BusinessMoney and Power: The History of Business
Best Price: $17.23
Let me preface this by saying I liked the book. It was an easy read and a great 'capsulation' of...
Service and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle ClassService and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class
Best Price: $6.71
Jan Whitaker has written an engaging and entertaining book, a whirlwind tour of the American...
Building Brand Identity: A Strategy for Success in a Hostile MarketplaceBuilding Brand Identity: A Strategy for Success in a Hostile Marketplace
Best Price: $6.00
I found this book to be extremely useful with its steps and strategies on, as the title states,...
Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal EmpireSkadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire
Best Price: $19.26
Ever wondered where the suit and tie brigade known as corporate lawyers originate their quirky...
How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone ElseHow Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
Best Price: $10.40
Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive...

The Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall StreetThe Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street
Best Price: $5.72
This book is about The Davis strategy - the result of five decades of trial, error, and...
The Secret to GE's Success: A Former insider Reveals the Leadership lessons of the World's Most Competitive CompanyThe Secret to GE's Success: A Former insider Reveals the Leadership lessons of the World's Most Competitive Company
Best Price: $12.78
Most consumers know the ad slogan, "GE brings good things to life," but few know this...
The Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon ValleyThe Man Behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley
Best Price: $5.48
Robert Noyce had all of the significant traits of ADD. Any parent devastated by their child's...
Contractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded CapitalistContractor Combatants: Tales of an Imbedded Capitalist
Best Price: $3.00
This book is told from the first person perspective of a true American hero. It is action...
Keeping The Family Business Healthy: How to Plan for Continuing Growth, Profitability and Family Leadership (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)Keeping The Family Business Healthy: How to Plan for Continuing Growth, Profitability and Family Leadership (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)
Best Price: $29.95
Prof. John Ward is a top writer in the field, and this is a classic. Anyone who is interested by...

Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip MorrisAshes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris
Best Price: $10.00
The strongest part of the book follows the business side of tobacco. The author is especially...
Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber BaronsDark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
Best Price: $1.95
The great contribution of this book is that it clears many of the historical misunderstandings...
A Law Unto Itself: The Untold Story of the Law Firm of Sullivan and CromwellA Law Unto Itself: The Untold Story of the Law Firm of Sullivan and CromwellBusiness As Unusual: My Entrepreneurial Journey, Profits With PrinciplesBusiness As Unusual: My Entrepreneurial Journey, Profits With Principles
Best Price: $3.80
Anita Roddick is one of the world?s most outspoken, controversial, and successful entrepreneurs...
What Went Wrong at Enron: Everyone's Guide to the Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. HistoryWhat Went Wrong at Enron: Everyone's Guide to the Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. History
Best Price: $6.95
The author makes a complicated area accessible to the general public in a careful, thoughtful...

Supply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in LogisticsSupply Chain Risk Management: Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics
Best Price: $58.32
This excellent book by Donald Waters offers a comprehensive overview of many important issues in...
Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City (Music in American Life)Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City (Music in American Life)
Best Price: $18.64
This book is a fascinating, engaging read. It feels more like a great story than a history...
The Templeton TouchThe Templeton Touch
Best Price: $11.96
Matsushita LeadershipMatsushita Leadership
Best Price: $17.69
This is a rare attempt by an American to profile an Asian entrepreneur and world-renowned...
Leaders Count: The Story of the Bnsf RailwayLeaders Count: The Story of the Bnsf Railway
Best Price: $16.90
Once upon a time, there were dozens of so-called "class one" railroads across the...

The Age of ParadoxThe Age of Paradox
Best Price: $2.35
Handy, one of he world's foremost business philosophers, provides an important work that all...
In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth CenturyIn Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Best Price: $0.66
I recently read Paths to Power, co-authored by Anthony Mayo and Nitin Nohria with Laura G....
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall StreetLiar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
Best Price: $8.41
It was wonderful to be young and working on Wall Street in the 1980s: never had so many...
Libby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of an American CorporationLibby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of an American Corporation
Best Price: $15.00
This catastrophe deserved a more comprehensive treatment. "When one person dies, it is a...
Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of HateHenry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate
Best Price: $4.10
This book enlightened me about many historical connections, above all, about Henry Ford's strong...

Fast Food Nation tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)Fast Food Nation tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)
Best Price: $6.99
Fascinating book that delves deeply into how that hamburger, potato chip or cookie made its way...
    
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