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The Seven Cultures of Capitalism : Value Systems for Creating Wealth in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands - Thryft
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The Seven Cultures of Capitalism : Value Systems for Creating Wealth in the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands

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This book could be a good read for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of how cultural habits and traditions can influence economic success. The unique perspective of the authors sheds light on how different countries have developed successful economic practices based on their cultural values. Through case studies, readers can gain insight into strategies for building wealth in an increasingly globalized economy.
Deal Terms : The Finer Points of Deal Structures, Valuations, Term Sheets, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done - Thryft
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Alex Wilmerding | Aspatore Books

Deal Terms : The Finer Points of Deal Structures, Valuations, Term Sheets, Stock Options and Getting Deals Done

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Deal Terms is the first ever in-depth look at valuations, preferred stock, stock options and other variables that affect deal structure, written by Alex Wilmerding (a venture capitalist at Boston Capital Ventures and best selling author of Term Sheets & Valuations). Written from a venture capital perspective, however applicable for all types of financings, Deal Terms includes actual term sheets, valuation methodology and analysis, assessment of stock option programs and their impact on valuations and capital structures and other real world documents used by leading venture capitalists and lawyers analyzed from multiple perspectives. A must have book for any executive, entrepreneur, or financial professional, this timeless classic is an unprecedented resource that will help you avoid costly mistakes, understand various structures and terms, and understand wording and language from other deal sheets to help you get deals done. According to Graham Anderson, General Partner at Euclid SR Partners, "Deal Terms provides critical, in-depth, first-hand perspective on the crucial terms and factors which influence financing decisions." Clifford Schorer, Entrepreneur in Residence, Columbia Business School remarks, "Deal Terms is an indispensable reference for entrepreneurs and finance professionals." And Andrew McKee, General Partner at Webster Capital notes, "Deal Terms is a really important resource."
Reinventing the Bazaar : A Natural History of Markets - Thryft
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John McMillan | W. W. Norton & Company

Reinventing the Bazaar : A Natural History of Markets

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Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions. From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?" Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillan offers examples ranging from a camel trading fair in India to the $20 million per day Aalsmeer flower market in the Netherlands to the global trade in AIDS drugs. Eschewing ideology, he shows us that markets are neither magical nor immoral. Rather, they are powerful if imperfect tools, the best we've found for improving our living standards. A New York Times Notable Book.
The Fourth Turning : What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny - Thryft
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William Strauss, Neil Howe  | Crown

The Fourth Turning : What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play.  First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next.  Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras—or "turnings"—that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post–World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.
American Business - Thryft
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C. Jackson Grayson | Free Press

American Business

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"American Business: A Two-Minute Warning" is a wake-up call to all Americans and a call to action to improve productivity in order to stay competitive in the global economy. The authors explain the dire consequences of falling behind, but also provide practical solutions and recommendations for improvement. This book is recommended for anyone interested in the state of the American economy and what can be done to improve it.
Inside Raider : Applying Take-overs Tactics to Your Business to Increase Cashflow and Productivity - Thryft
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A. David Silver | Ballinger Pub Co

Inside Raider : Applying Take-overs Tactics to Your Business to Increase Cashflow and Productivity

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Explains how to use the techniques developed by corporate raiders to use leverage to obtain cash and reduce debt, and discusses leverage points, cash flow, and cooperative networks
Negotiation Excellence: Successful Deal Making - Thryft
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Michael Benoliel | World Scientific Publishing Company

Negotiation Excellence: Successful Deal Making

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Negotiation Successful Deal Making was written by leading negotiation experts from top-rated universities in the USA and in Asia and its objective is to introduce the readers to the theory and best practices of effective negotiation. The book includes chapters ranging preparing and planning well for successful negotiations; building relationships and establishing trust between negotiators; negotiating creatively to create mutual value and win-win; understanding and dealing with negotiators from different cultures; and to managing ethical dilemmas. In addition to emphasizing the link between theory and practice, Negotiation Successful Deal Making includes deal examples such Renault-Nissan alliance; mega-merger between Arcelor and Mittal Steel; Kraft Foods' acquisition of Cadbury PLC, Walt Disney Company's negotiation with the Hong Kong government; and Komatsu, a Japanese firm's negotiation with Dresser, an American firm.
The Japanese Way of Doing Business - Thryft
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boye-de-mente | Prentice Hall Trade

The Japanese Way of Doing Business

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Explains how Japanese culture and manners dominate the way their businesses are run and offers advice on how Western businessmen should approach their Japanese counterparts
Money Talks : An Irreverent Guide for the Curious, Penurious, Penny-Wise, and Pound-Foolish - Thryft
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Richard Skolnik | Scribner Book Company

Money Talks : An Irreverent Guide for the Curious, Penurious, Penny-Wise, and Pound-Foolish

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"Money Talks is a delicious mix of gossip, curiosity, nostalgia, fantasy, and trivia about everyone's favorite money. Everything that's impolite to talk about * Unfair to know about * And fascinating to find out about. "
New Rules for the New Economy : 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World - Thryft
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Kevin Kelly | Penguin Publishing Group

New Rules for the New Economy : 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World

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The classic book on business strategy in the new networked economy— from the author of the  New York Times  bestseller  The InevitableForget supply and demand. Forget computers. The old rules are broken. Today, communication, not computation, drives change. We are rushing into a world where connectivity is everything, and where old business know-how means nothing. In this new economic order, success flows primarily from understanding networks, and networks have their own rules.  In New Rules for the New Economy , Kelly presents ten fundamental principles of the connected economy that invert the traditional wisdom of the industrial world. Succinct and memorable,  New Rules  explains why these powerful laws are already hardwired into the new economy, and how they play out in all kinds of business—both low and high tech— all over the world. More than an overview of new economic principles, it prescribes clear and specific strategies for success in the network economy. For any worker, CEO, or middle manager,  New Rules  is the survival kit for the new economy.
Competition Demystified : A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy - Thryft
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Judd Kahn, Bruce C. Greenwald  | Portfolio

Competition Demystified : A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy

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Bruce Greenwald, one of the nation's leading business professors, presents a new and simplified approach to strategy that cuts through much of the fog that has surrounded the subject. Based on his hugely popular course at Columbia Business School, Greenwald and his coauthor, Judd Kahn, offer an easy-to-follow method for understanding the competitive structure of your industry and developing an appropriate strategy for your specific position.Over the last two decades, the conventional approach to strategy has become frustratingly complex. It's easy to get lost in a sophisticated model of your competitors, suppliers, buyers, substitutes, and other players, while losing sight of the big Are there barriers to entry that allow you to do things that other firms cannot?
Eat the Rich - Thryft
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P.J. O'Rourke | Pan Macmillan Australia

Eat the Rich

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"Eat the Rich" provides a hilarious and insightful look into how capitalism shapes different societies. The author's witty commentary and experiences in both prosperous and struggling nations make this book an entertaining but thought-provoking read. Readers who enjoy humor and want to understand how global capitalism impacts different cultures will appreciate this book.
Strategic Planning - Thryft
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George A. Steiner | Free Press

Strategic Planning

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Steiner's classic work, known as the bible of business planning, provides practical advice for organizing the planning system, acquiring and using information, and translating strategic plans into decisive action.
Cfa 2015 - Level III - Thryft
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Cfa 2015 - Level III

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Author: CFA Institute
Publication Date: 2014
Cfa 2015 - Level III - Thryft
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CFA Institute | Wiley

Cfa 2015 - Level III

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Cfa 2015 - Level III - Thryft
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CFA Institute | Wiley

Cfa 2015 - Level III

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Connect the Dots - Thryft
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Rashmi Bansal | Eklavya Education Foundation

Connect the Dots

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"Connect the Dots" could be a good read for someone who is looking for a practical guide towards starting and building their own business. The book highlights the journeys of 20 successful entrepreneurs in India from humble beginnings who found success by "connecting the dots". The book also explores the importance of recognizing opportunities and taking bold risks in shaping your future, making it an inspiring read for entrepreneurs.
All Business Is Local : Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World - Thryft
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Katherine E. Jocz, John A. Quelch  | Portfolio

All Business Is Local : Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World

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Why businesses should never underestimate the power of place. Today's business leaders are so obsessed with all things global and virtual that they risk neglecting the critical impact of physical place. It's a paradox of the Internet now that it's possible for businesses to be everywhere at once, they need to focus on what it means to be one specific place at a time. The best global brands, from IBM to McDonald's, are by design also the leading local brands. For instance, your decision to patronize Starbucks will depend on whether it's the best local coffee shop in your neighborhood, not on how many thousands of global locations it has. Marketing experts John Quelch and Katherine Jocz offer a new way to think about place in every strategic decision-from how to leverage consumer associations with locations to where to position products on the shelf. They explore case studies such as Nike and The Apple Store, which use place in creative ways. Drawing on a blend of hard data and engaging anecdotes, this book will help any business-from global mega-brands to boutique, small town stores- influence customers more effectively.
Maverick : The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace - Thryft
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Ricardo Semler | Grand Central Pub

Maverick : The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace

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It can if you think like Ricard Semler, the maverick CEO who turned his own company into a model for the 90's and beyond. In MAVERICK, Semler will tell you how he changed his company and how you can change yours...if you dare! The extraordinary true story of 34-year-old CEO Ricardo Semler and of the rebirth of his family owned Brazilian manufacturing company, Semco. MAVERICK is a chronicle of corporate change--a change so vast and successful that Semco has been visited by over 400 corporate representatives from around the world who want to see it in action. In 1980, 21-year-old Ricardo Semler took over the reins of the company his father founded and built. Ricardo proceeded to break every rule of doing business, firing an entire echelon of upper level managers. Once he opened the floodgates to change, Semler never--even when he was tempted to--closed them again. Semler's management system allows employees to work at home, study and discuss the company's financial statements, make corporate decisions, take over the cafeteria kitchen, start their own business with company assets, and redesign the products Semco builds and how they are built. The in 10 years of constant experimentation--a time period in which Brazil's economy faltered--Semco has achieved a growth rate of 600%! In chronicling Semco's inner revolution, Semler shows how his radical ideas and strategies, as well as his nuts and bolts specifics, can be applied to any company anywhere.
Raw Deal : How the Uber Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers - Thryft
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Steven Hill | St. Martin's Griffin

Raw Deal : How the Uber Economy and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers

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"Raw Deal" is an eye-opening exposé of the sharing economy and its devastating effects on American workers. Steven Hill offers concrete policy solutions to help workers navigate this precarious shift in the workforce, and restore power back into their hands. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of work and the economy.
Brandjam : Humanizing Brands Through Emotional Design - Thryft
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Marc Gobé | Allworth

Brandjam : Humanizing Brands Through Emotional Design

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Brandjam, the follow-up to the groundbreaking best-seller Emotional Branding, presents a powerful new concept from renowned designer and business guru Mark Gobe. The Brandjam concept is about innovation, intuition, and risk. Gobe explains how design is the “instrument” companies can use for jazzing up a brand—how design puts the face on the brand and creates an irresistible message that connects buyers to the product in a visceral way. Using jazz as his metaphor, he shows how the instinctive nature of the creative process leads to unusual solutions that make people gravitate toward a brand and make brands resonate with people by bringing more joy into their lives. It explores how design represents the personality of a company and provides its window to the world. Brandjam is an inspiration for brands and people as it reveals the transforming impact brands have on their audience. • Follow-up to Emotional Branding—50,000 copies sold in nine languages • Insider's look at creating powerful, compelling brands and identities • Exciting new ideas for using design to drive consumers to embrace brands
Reinventing the Product : How to Transform your Business and Create Value in the Digital Age - Thryft
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David Sovie, Eric Schaeffer  | Kogan Page

Reinventing the Product : How to Transform your Business and Create Value in the Digital Age

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Create the personalized and compelling experiences that today's customers expect by harnessing AI and digital technologies to create smart connected products, with this cutting-edge guide from senior leaders at Accenture.Digital technology is both friend and foe: highly disruptive, yet it cannot be ignored. As traditional products transform into smart connected products faster than ever before, companies that fail to make use of it now put themselves in the firing line for disintermediation or even eradication.However, digital technology is also the biggest opportunity for product-making businesses to create the next generation of goods in the marketplace. In Reinventing the Product , Eric Schaeffer and David Sovie , both Senior Managing Directors at Accenture , show how this reinvention is made possible, to deliver truly intelligent, and often even autonomous, products.Reinventing the Product makes the case for companies to rethink their product strategy, innovation and engineering processes, including:- How to harness the opportunities of AI and digital technologies, such as IoT sensors, blockchain, advanced analytics, cloud and edge computing- Practical advice on transforming their entire culture to build the future of successful 'living products'- Features case studies from global organizations such as Faurecia, Signify, Symmons and Haier and interviews with thought leaders from top companies including Amazon, ABB, Tesla, Samsung and GoogleThis book provides the only advice any product-making company needs as it embarks on, or accelerates, its digitization journey.
Globalization : Power, Authority and Legitimacy in Late Modernity - Thryft
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Antonio L. Rappa | Iseas-yusof Ishak Institute

Globalization : Power, Authority and Legitimacy in Late Modernity

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In the first edition, the themes of hope, optimism, and progress of neoliberalism were examined in Asia and America. The second edition, Power, Authority, and Legitimacy in Late Modernity, analyses the new pessimism that has descended on the globalized world. The America that was once the bastion of hope, optimism and progress is now showing clear signs of a superpower in decline. The first sign of the American decline since 1941 in Pearl Harbor was the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City on 11 September 2001. The other signs are the Vietnamization of Iraq, a nuclear stand-off with North Korea, increasing trade imbalances with China and India, a stalemate with terrorists in Afghanistan, the challenge of European protectionism, a belligerent politics in the Middle East, overt American dependence on fossil fuels, and the mushrooming of various subprime crises into an escalating global recession. This second edition incorporates the latest developments in terms of culture, wealth and terrorism around the world and provides possible solutions to salvage the American Dream.
The Logic of Life : Uncovering the New Economics of Everything - Thryft
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Tim Harford | Random House Inc

The Logic of Life : Uncovering the New Economics of Everything

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"The Logic of Life" is a great read because it explains how economics can be applied to decision-making in all aspects of life, from personal choices to societal issues. Author Tim Harford uses engaging stories and characters to illustrate how rational choice theory can be used to understand drug addiction, teenage crime, suburban sprawl, office politics, and more. This book is perfect for those interested in understanding how economics can explain the world around us.
The King of Oil : The Secret Lives of Marc Rich - Thryft
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Daniel Ammann | St. Martin's Griffin

The King of Oil : The Secret Lives of Marc Rich

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Billionaire oil trader Marc Rich for the first time talks at length about his private life (including his expensive divorce from wife Denise); his invention of the spot oil market, which made his fortune and changed the world economy; his lucrative and unpublicized dealings with Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran, Fidel Castro's Cuba, war-ravaged Angola, and apartheid South Africa; his quiet cooperation with the Israeli and U.S. governments (even after he was indicted for tax fraud by Rudy Guiliani) and near-comical attempts by U.S. officials to kidnap him illegally.This sure-to-make-headlines book from Daniel Ammann is the first no-holds-barred biography of Rich, who was famously pardoned by Bill Clinton, and resurfaced in the news during the confirmation hearings of Attorney General Eric Holder. The King of Oil sheds stunning new light on one of the most controversial international businessmen of all time, charting Rich's rise from the Holocaust, which he fled as a young boy, to become the wealthiest and most powerful oil and commodities trader of the century. From his earliest trading days to the present, Marc Rich's story is astonishing and compelling.
Anarchist Communism - Thryft
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Pyotr Kropotkin | Penguin Books

Anarchist Communism

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The humane yet devastating critique of how modern society is organized with the brutal few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the manyPeter Kropotkin's anarchist texts had a fundamental impact on 19th and 20th century radicals of all kinds. These essays from T he Conquest of Bread are bravura examples of his optimistic and angry vision of a world in which the just actions of the many can destroy the grip of the few.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and upended them. Now Penguin brings you a new set of the acclaimed Great Ideas, a curated library of selections from the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
"The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise and Progress " - Thryft
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Virginia Postrel | Free Press

"The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise and Progress "

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Today we have greater wealth, health, opportunity, and choice than at any time in history. Yet a chorus of intellectuals and politicians laments our current condition -- as slaves to technology, coarsened by popular culture, and insecure in the face of economic change. The future, they tell us, is dangerously out of control, and unless we precisely govern the forces of change, we risk disaster.In The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel explodes the myths behind these claims. Using examples that range from medicine to fashion, she explores how progress truly occurs and demonstrates that human betterment depends not on conformity to one central vision but on creativity and decentralized, open-ended trial and error. She argues that these two opposing world-views -- "stasis" vs. "dynamism" -- are replacing "left" and "right" to define our cultural and political debate as we enter the next century.In this bold exploration of how civilizations learn, Postrel heralds a fundamental shift in the way we view politics, culture, technology, and society as we face an unknown -- and invigorating -- future.
The Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors - Thryft
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Roger E. Axtell | Wiley

The Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors

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Avoid business blunders with Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors "Roger Axtell is an international Emily Post." The New Yorker America hosts some 41 million international visitors who spend $50 billion dollars each year while mixing trade and tourism. Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors offers hosts an indispensable guide to everything from entertaining and business protocol to the role of interpreters and corporate gift giving. You ll * List of tips by country on specific aspects of hosting and other valuable resources and references* Guidance for doing business with special groups, such as the British and Japanese* What foreign guests find peculiar about American dining, social drinking, and office protocolWith the information in Do s and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors, you ll make your clients and colleagues visits more pleasant and avoid social mistakes that could ruin a deal. Instead, you ll gain a competitive edge by laying an important cornerstone of a good business relationship. "Knowing the appropriate protocol, customs, and etiquette when hosting business guests from overseas can often be more significant than the business discussion itself. This book provides all that and more." William A. Guenther, Manager, The Council House, Official Guest Facility of S.C. Johnson Wax Company
Restoring Our Competitive Edge : Competing Through Manufacturing - Thryft
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Steven C. Wheelwright, Robert H. Hayes  | Wiley

Restoring Our Competitive Edge : Competing Through Manufacturing

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Restoring Our Competitive Edge offers a comprehensive guide for businesses looking to improve their manufacturing strategies and regain a competitive edge. Hayes draws on examples from successful world-class manufacturers to illustrate effective strategies for regaining preeminence in the marketplace.
Corporate Welfare: The Megabankruptcies of the 80s and 90s Kallen, Laurence H. - Thryft
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Laurence H. Kallen | Lyle Stuart

Corporate Welfare: The Megabankruptcies of the 80s and 90s Kallen, Laurence H.

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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how large corporations have taken advantage of bankruptcy legislation, making it possible to shelter their assets from creditors. The author provides detailed accounts of how corporations have manipulated the bankruptcy process through Chapter 11, giving them immunity from creditors' claims. The book explores how bankruptcy legislation that benefited corporations in the 80s and 90s has not served the public's interest.
Exploiting Information Technology for Business Competitiveness : Cases and Insights from Singapore-Based Organizations - Thryft
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Neo Boon Siong | Addison-wesley

Exploiting Information Technology for Business Competitiveness : Cases and Insights from Singapore-Based Organizations

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Big Data : The Essential Guide to Work, Life and Learning in the Age of Insight - Thryft
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Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger  | John Murray

Big Data : The Essential Guide to Work, Life and Learning in the Age of Insight

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In the age of big data, we can crunch an incomprehensible amount of information, providing invaluable insights we wouldn't otherwise have.We're just starting to reap the benefits: tracking vital signs to foresee infections, predicting building fires, anticipating the best moment to buy a plane ticket, seeing inflation in real time and monitoring social media in order to identify trends. But there is a dark side to big data. Will it be machines, rather than people, that make the decision? How do you regulate an algorithm? What will happen to privacy? Will individuals be punished for acts they have yet to commit?In this groundbreaking and fascinating book, two of the world's most-respected big data experts reveal the reality of a new world and outline clear and actionable steps that will equip the reader with the tools needed for this next phase of human evolution.This new and expanded edition also details the effects big data is having on education and learning.
Dictionary of Business Terms - Thryft
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Dictionary of Business Terms

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Expanded with new entries and updated to reflect recent economic developments and the current business climate, this quick-reference dictionary defines more than 7,500 terms relating to accounting, taxation, advertising, business law, communications, transportation, computers and the Internet, economics, finance, insurance, international business, management, marketing and statistics. Definitions come with examples, illustrations, and cross-references. An appendix defines hundreds of business-related abbreviations and acronyms. Here is a useful, easy-to-understand reference book with information that is helpful to everyone involved in business activities, whether novices or experienced business executives.


Author: Jack Friedman
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 784
Publisher: Peterson's Guides,U.S.
Publication Date: 09 Jul 2007
Successonomics - Thryft
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Nick Nanton, The World's Leading Experts, J.W. Dicks  | Celebrity Press

Successonomics

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The intriguing part of success is that it means such different things to different people. However, just as success encompasses achievement, SuccessOnomics implies the achieving of goals through fiscal competence. The concept of Success combined with Economics is a formidable financial combination. The Celebrity Experts(r) in this book are successful in different areas, but they all exhibit the components of success: perseverance, passion, planning, risktaking with a willingness to fail, decision-making and, maybe the most important component of all, they take action. The authors in this book share their success methodology and mindset. This allows the reader to understand not merely how they think, but, more importantly, how these CelebrityExperts(r) can guide and coach them to a mastery of SuccessOnomics in their own lives. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Ed
Futures Game : Who Wins? Who Loses? Why? - Thryft
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Richard J. Teweles, Frank Jones  | Mcgraw-hill Companies

Futures Game : Who Wins? Who Loses? Why?

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Since it first exploded onto the markets in 1974, THE FUTURES GAME has helped thousands of traders gain an intelligent understanding of futures markets. Over the years, Richard Teweles and Frank Jones have kept their fingers on the pulse of the dynamic futures trading industry, first updating their classic text in 1987. Now, this third edition of THE FUTURES GAME has been completely updated and revised to keep all participants--whether speculators or hedgers, new or veteran--one step ahead of this fast moving, high-stakes game. Combining two decades of strength and wisdom with todayÕs most innovative research and strategic recommendations, this guide to the futures markets continues its reign as the number one tool for futures trading mastery. THE FUTURES GAME, 3rd Edition, walks you through the universe of futures trading possibilities and opportunities, starting with an in-depth discussion of market basics that includes the nature of the contract, the organized markets for those contracts, and the relationship between cash and futures prices. The elements of successful trading are isolated, described, and analyzed to make you familiar with profitable decision-making processes. After that, detailed chapters devoted to particular markets explain price determinants and speculative possibilities within currencies, commodities, and stock index futures. "Notes from a Trader" sections go beyond theory and speculation to provide valuable tips and pointers -- expert guidance you can use to squeeze the maximum benefit from each trade. The comprehensive facts and insights packed into this traderÕs bible will help you predict what might happen--and why it might happen--in virtually every kind of market. New information in this important third edition includes: Latest research on important topics including efficient market hypothesis, technical and fundamental analysis, and much more É A comprehensive listing of valuable Internet website names and addresses. Stronger emphasis on financial instruments É Innovative strategies for maneuvering through the increasingly important international market É Completely revised sections devoted to Basics of the Game, Playing the Game, How to Win or Lose, Succeeding as a Broker, and Choosing the Correct Markets. Filled with knowledgeable trading strategies and insights, revealing charts on todayÕs most interesting futures markets, and numerous respected trading approaches that will allow you to craft a style based on your own strengths and requirements, THE FUTURES GAME is likely to become the one resource you refer to most often.
The Treasury Bond Basis: An In Depth Analysis for Hedgers, Speculators and Arbitrageurs - Thryft
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Terrence Belton, Galen Burghardt  | Mcgraw-hill

The Treasury Bond Basis: An In Depth Analysis for Hedgers, Speculators and Arbitrageurs

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This book is a must-have for professional traders of Treasury bond and note futures. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the complex relationship between the cash market and futures market for Treasury bonds and notes, giving insights on how to understand and profit from the relationship. The third edition has been updated with new discussions of global bond futures trading, new illustrations, examples, and case studies covering every aspect of the bond basis. The book also offers strategies for hedging with Treasury futures, creating synthetic bonds, and managing duration and yield curve exposure.
Confessions of a Venture Capitalist - Thryft
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Ruthann Quindlen | Grand Central Pub

Confessions of a Venture Capitalist

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Goodreads rating: 3.05

$9.12

The woman who took Microsoft public introduces readers to the high-risk, high-stakes game of venture capitalism, showing how enterprising individuals can transform an idea into a profitable business. 60,000 first printing.
Fooled by Randomness : The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - Thryft
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Random House Trade Paperbacks

Fooled by Randomness : The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

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Goodreads rating: 4.08

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Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile,and The Bed of Procrustes.
Money Meltdown : Restoring Order to the Global Currency System - Thryft
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Judy Shelton | Free Press

Money Meltdown : Restoring Order to the Global Currency System

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Money Meltdown is a great read for anyone interested in understanding how the global currency system works and its impact on the world economy. The book suggests and presents the need for a new Bretton Woods system that prioritizes individual wealth creation over government-led programs. Judy Shelton's insightful analysis elevates the importance of understanding the role of producers in creating wealth in the global economy.
The Great Reckoning : Protect Yourself in the Coming Depression - Thryft
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William Rees-Mogg, James Dale Davidson  | Simon & Schuster

The Great Reckoning : Protect Yourself in the Coming Depression

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Goodreads rating: 3.94

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A guide to protecting assets against the coming Depression features hundreds of investment tips and forecasts and offers readers fifteen ways to build a solid financial foundation. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. Tour.
The Great Hangover : 21 Tales of the New Recession - Thryft
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Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter  | Harper Perennial

The Great Hangover : 21 Tales of the New Recession

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Goodreads rating: 4.23

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A collection of stories from Vanity Fair magazine about the current financial crisis by some of the country’s best business journalists, including Michael Lewis ( Moneyball, Liar’s Poker ), Bryan Burrough ( Barbarians at the Gate ), and Mark Bowden ( Black Hawk Down ), edited by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, and with an introduction by Cullen Murphy ( Are We Rome? ).
Interventions - Thryft
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Noam Chomsky | Hamish Hamilton

Interventions

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Goodreads rating: 3.87

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At a time when the united states exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, americas leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever in over thirty timely, accessible and urgent essays, chomsky cogently examines the burning issues of our post-9/11 world, covering the invasion and occupation of iraq, the bush presidency and the israeli invasion of lebanon this is an essential collection, from a vital and authoritative perspective
Southeast Asia: The Long Road Ahead (3rd Edition) - Thryft
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Lim Chong Yah | World Scientific Publishing Company

Southeast Asia: The Long Road Ahead (3rd Edition)

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This book could provide valuable insights to economics students and professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of the economics landscape of Southeast Asia. The book is concise and offers a unique, holistic approach to understanding the region's challenges and prospects for development. The author offers meaningful pointers on how the Southeast Asian economies should proceed to become developed nations.
From Cowries To Credit Cards - Thryft
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Doreen Soh | Federal Publications

From Cowries To Credit Cards

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$3.88

The Communist Manifesto - Thryft
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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels  | Penguin Books Uk

The Communist Manifesto

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Goodreads rating: 3.65

$5.40

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
On Liberty - Thryft
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John Stuart Mill | Penguin Uk

On Liberty

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In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writer, John Stuart Mill explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government and from the herd-like opinion of the majority, Mill proposes a freedom to think, unite, and pursue our pleasures as the most important freedoms, as long as we cause no harm to others. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
What's Your Digital Business Model? : Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise - Thryft
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Peter Weill, Stephanie Woerner  | Harvard Business Review Press

What's Your Digital Business Model? : Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise

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Goodreads rating: 3.68

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Digital transformation is not about technology--it's about change. In the rapidly changing digital economy, you can't succeed by merely tweaking management practices that led to past success. And yet, while many leaders and managers recognize the threat from digital--and the potential opportunity--they lack a common language and compelling framework to help them assess it and guide them in responding. They don't know how to think about their digital business model. In this concise, practical book, MIT digital research leaders Peter Weill and Stephanie Woerner provide a powerful yet straightforward framework that has been field-tested globally with dozens of senior management teams. Based on years of study at the MIT Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), the authors find that digitization is moving companies' business models on two from value chains to digital ecosystems, and from a fuzzy understanding of the needs of end customers to a sharper one. Looking at these dimensions in combination results in four distinct business models, each with different capabilities. The book then sets out six driving questions, in separate chapters, that help managers and executives clarify where they are currently in an increasingly digital business landscape and highlight what's needed to move toward a higher-value digital business model. Filled with straightforward self-assessments, motivating examples, and sharp financial analyses of where profits are made, this smart book will help you tackle the threats, leverage the opportunities, and create winning digital strategies.
Gaming the System : how to stop playing the organisational game and start playing the competitive game - Thryft
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James Rieley | Financial Times Management

Gaming the System : how to stop playing the organisational game and start playing the competitive game

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Goodreads rating: 3.0

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Presents a way for managers to understand the big picture of the system, showing how to explore, observe, and successfully play the political game that is constantly going on in business and financial markets. Also examines how and why people play this game, and how to mitigate and tackle its negative causes and effects.
The European Union: A Very Short Introduction - Thryft
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John Pinder, Simon Usherwood  | Oxford University Press

The European Union: A Very Short Introduction

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Goodreads rating: 3.34

$4.75

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This book is a great way to gain a comprehensive understanding of the European Union, from its inception to current times. It covers the Union's history, functioning and institutions, as well as its role beyond Europe. The updated edition covers the Lisbon treaty, the EU fiscal crisis, and the future of the Union. If you are interested in politics and international affairs, this book is a must-read.
Think Like a Freak : The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain - Thryft
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Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner  | William Morrow

Think Like a Freak : The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain

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Goodreads rating: 3.86

$6.14

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside their thought process and teach us all to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally--to think, that is, like a Freak.Levitt and Dubner offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. As always, no topic is off-limits. They range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you'll learn the secrets of a Japanese hot-dog-eating champion, the reason an Australian doctor swallowed a batch of dangerous bacteria, and why Nigerian e-mail scammers make a point of saying they're from Nigeria.Some of the steps toward thinking like a Freak: First, put away your moral compass--because it's hard to see a problem clearly if you've already decided what to do about it. Learn to say "I don't know"--for until you can admit what you don't yet know, it's virtually impossible to learn what you need to. Think like a child--because you'll come up with better ideas and ask better questions. Take a master class in incentives--because for better or worse, incentives rule our world. Learn to persuade people who don't want to be persuaded--because being right is rarely enough to carry the day. Learn to appreciate the upside of quitting--because you can't solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud.Levitt and Dubner plainly see the world like no one else. Now you can too. Never before have such iconoclastic thinkers been so revealing--and so much fun to read.

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