From Bookletters: "Our independent bookseller friends passed along this list of the top 25 business books based on national sales for the past six weeks. "
 | The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine By Lewis, Michael 2010-03 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393072235
Why Michael Lewis, according to Malcolm Gladwell, "is the finest storyteller of our generation": Liar's Poker "So memorable and alive. . . . It's one of those rare works that encapsulate and define an era. . . . Remember the 1980s? When you want to recall this roaring decade, pick up a copy of Liar's Poker." -Fortune "Devastatingly funny." -New York Moneyball "The best business book Lewis has written. It may be the best business book anyone has written." -Mark Gerson, The Weekly Standard "A brilliantly told tale. . . . Michael Lewis's beautiful obsession with the idea of value has once again yielded gold." -Garry Trudeau …More |
 | Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work By Crawford, Matthew B. 2010-04 - Penguin Books 9780143117469
In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands. …More |
 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking By Gladwell, Malcolm 2007-04 - Back Bay Books 9780316010665
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology, the author shows how the difference between good and bad decision-making has nothing to do with how much information can be processed quickly, but on the few particular details on which people focus. …More |
| The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: "On Robustness and Fragility" By Taleb, Nassim Nicholas 2010-05 - Random House Trade 9780812973815
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yetcauses massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Talebshows in a playful way that black swan events explain almost everything aboutour world. …More |
 | The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference By Gladwell, Malcolm 2002-01 - Back Bay Books 9780316346627
This celebrated bestseller, now in paperback, is a book that is changing the way Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas. The new Afterword by the author describes how readers can constructively apply the tipping point principle in their own lives and work. …More |
| Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything By Levitt, Steven D. Author Dubner, Stephen J. 2009-08 - Harper Perennial 9780060731335
The long-awaited paperback edition of "Freakonomics" features a new Preface, additional material, and an exclusive Question-and-Answer section with authors Levitt and Dubner. …More |
 | The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents By Hayek, Friedrich A. Von Editor Caldwell, Bruce 2007-03 - University of Chicago Press 9780226320557
An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944—when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin, and Albert Einstein subscribed lock, stock, and barrel to the socialist program—The Road to Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production. For F. A. Hayek, the collectivist idea of empowering government with increasing economic control would lead not to a utopia but to the horrors of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. …More |
 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World By Ahamed, Liaquat 2009-12 - Penguin Books 9780143116806
As another financial crisis makes headlines today, the year 1929 remains the benchmark for true economic mayhem. Ahamed lays the blame for the 1929 meltdown on a small number of central bankers--men as prominent in their time as Alan Greenspan is today. …More |
 | How We Decide By Lehrer, Jonah 2010-01 - Mariner Books 9780547247991
Lehrer shows how people are taking advantage of the latest advances in neuroscience to make better television shows, win more football games, improve military intelligence and discover how and why people make the decisions they do. …More |
 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City By Grandin, Greg 2010-04 - Picador USA 9780312429621 BookPage Notable Title
The stunning, never-before-told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon, "Fordlandia" depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone America that the Ford factory system did much to dispatch. …More |
| 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown By Johnson, Simon Author Kwak, James 2010-03 - Pantheon Books 9780307379054
Johnson and Kwak examine not only how Wall Street's ideology, wealth, and political power among policy makers in Washington led to the financial debacle of 2008, but also what the lessons learned portend for the future. …More |
 | Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance By Roubini, Nouriel Author Mihm, Stephen 2010-05 - Penguin Press 9781594202506
This myth-shattering book reveals the methods Roubini used to foretell the current crisis before other economists saw it coming and shows how those methods can help to make sense of the present and prepare for the future. …More |
 | Liar's Poker By Lewis, Michael 2010-03 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393338690
The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar's Poker. …More |
| Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions By Ariely, Dan 2010-05 - Harper Perennial 9780061353246
In the tradition of "Freakonomics" and "Blink," a behavioral economist argues that human behavior is often anything but rational--that thoughts are not random, but instead are systematic and predictable. …More |
| Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance By Levitt, Steven D. Author Dubner, Stephen J. 2009-10 - William Morrow & Company 9780060889579 BookPage Notable Title
The highly anticipated, explosive follow-up to the blockbuster "Freakonomics" offers another groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. …More |
| Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard By Heath, Chip Author Heath, Dan 2010-02 - Broadway Business 9780385528757
Combining psychology, sociology, management, and case studies, the authors of "Made to Stick" tell stories of people and organizations who have successfully implemented significant changes--even when change is hard. …More |
 | Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us By Pink, Daniel H. 2009-12 - Riverhead Hardcover 9781594488849
The author of the groundbreaking bestseller "A Whole New Mind" is back with a paradigm-changing examination of how to harness motivation to find greater satisfaction in life. This book of big ideas discusses the surest pathway to high performance, creativity, and well-being. …More |
 | Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--And Even Iraq--Are Destined By Kuper, Simon Author Szymanski, Stefan 2009-10 - Nation Books 9781568584256
Just in time for the world's most anticipated and watched sporting event--the World Cup--two award-winning journalists reveal the secrets, mysteries, and oddities of the beautiful game …More |
 | Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System -- And Themselves By Sorkin, Andrew Ross 2009-10 - Viking Books 9780670021253
Acclaimed "New York Times" reporter Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. …More |
 | Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less By Catton, Pia Editor Suntree, Califia 2010-05 - Workman Publishing 9780761156093 BookPage Notable Title
This indispensable guide starts with a penny and shows how to thrive-which is what the word "thrifty" in fact means. Thrift is not simply about saving money. Thrift is practical, and thrift is smart. It's about good sense, about being independent and self-reliant. And "Be Thrifty" is exactly what's needed to get there, bringing together expert advice, shared wisdom, hundreds of innovative ideas, step-by-step directions, and more. |
 | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World By Ferguson, Niall 2009-10 - Penguin Books 9780143116172
Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. …More |
| The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home By Ariely, Dan 2010-06 - Harper 9780061995033
Behavioral economist and "New York Times"-bestselling author Ariely ("Predictably Irrational") returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences, and our temptation to cheat in any and all areas. …More |
| The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich By Ferriss, Timothy 2009-12 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780307465351
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan--there is no need to wait, especially in unpredictable economic times. Ferriss offers more than 50 practical tips, real-world templates, and tools for living like a millionaire. …More |
| The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves By Ridley, Matt 2010-06 - Harper 9780061452055
The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Genome" and "The Red Queen" offers a provocative case for an economics of hope, arguing that the benefits of commerce, technology, innovation, and change--cultural evolution--will inevitably increase human prosperity. …More |
 | Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose By Hsieh, Tony 2010-06 - Business Plus 9780446563048
Using anecdotes and stories from his own life experiences, and from other companies, Hsieh--CEO of Zappos, the online shoe retailer--provides concrete ways that companies can achieve unprecedented success. …More |
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