the TOP 100 Business, Finance & Law Books - 05/09/2010
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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? How to Drive Your Career and Create a Remarkable Future
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK Guide
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Project Management Inside Out
Fantastic book I got old version as well, but not good for newbies, you need some thorough understanding or project management and its methodologies, bit dry but contains almost everything to the point as we need.83
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McNae's Essential Law for Journalists
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all good
a bit long to arrive but maybe because of the postal strike...<br />very good state of the book.84
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Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need to Know About Business
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Also ran
It's an alright book and does what it says on the tin. Common sense rules.<br />It's not really a sufficient guide on it's own nor is it biographical more somewhere inbetween.<br />Read Bannatynes autobiography and business studies book instead you'll get more info and it will be better.<br />Sorry Deborah.85
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A Dictionary of Law (Oxford Paperback Reference)
more books by Elizabeth A. Martin (Editor)
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Law book
Good material recommended for those who seek a good knowledge and use of legal words, up to date and with internet resources as well, a must book in your personal library86
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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly (New ... & PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs,)
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A real gem for explaining Social media and making ti work
David Meerman Scott does a brilliant job of taking a topic which can be rather vague and woolly and making sense of it. He gives lots of practical advice, real-world examples and tips to follow. I found his honesty very refreshing and the practical nature of the book should give you lots of starting points to improve your marketing. I generally find marketing books rather tedious but this one is very readable.87
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Freefall: Free Markets and the Sinking of the Global Economy
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The Great Free Market Failure
Joseph Stiglitz has made the transition from being at the centre of one of the main institutions of the Washington Consensus, to a principled opponent of these very same institutions, and the current"free" market orthodoxy which still tenaciously holds it grip on economic thinking at the global and national level. In"Freefall" he looks at the current economic debacle, how it happened, its origins, the inadequate response, as well as speculating on what might get us out of this awful mess. His focus is almost wholly on the US experience with only occasional sideway glances at events in Europe and across the globe.<br /><br />The narrative of the events, and processes, that led to the credit crunch are put before the reader in a concise and comprehensive manner, including the variety of complex financial innovations that contributed to the crash. Stiglitz then looks at the Bush and the Obama administrations, he is fairly scathing about the latter, in particular regarding his economic team, almost all of them have played a part in getting the US economy into its current state. Unsurprisingly he finds their responses to be inadequate, and primarily focused at preserving financial institutions that have failed, and a policy environment that has failed, at the expense of the majority of the US population (he calls the bank rescue program"The Great American Robbery"). Stiglitz appears to favour some sort of bankruptcy proceeding for banks, as well as legislating for a return to the separation of commercial banks from investment banks, amongst other measures.<br /><br />Next Stiglitz looks at the mortgage industry, particularly the sub-prime segment of it. The details of the practice of this industry in the US (and even in the UK where 42% of mortgages applications are apparently still self-certified) is enough to make the jaw drop of even the most cynical of readers. This is followed with a more general appraisal of Americas position with rising public debt, it's relationship with China, and a still dysfunctional financial sector.<br /><br />One of the more interesting chapters is Stiglitz look at the rise and failure of the free-market economics: one still awaits its fall or it being reduced to its proper place. Issues highlighted include persistent failure to deal with reality as opposed to the asinine assumptions it makes regarding it, the poor record it has regarding growth, and its failure to improve the circumstances of the American population (US GDP grew by 10% between 2000 and 2008, median household income fell by 4%!). The final chapter"Towards a New Society" steps back from the crisis and looks at how we can begin to move towards a society that works for the majority of the population, rather than one run in the interests of the few.<br /><br />A stimulating read, that packs a surprising amount of narrative, analysis and thinking into 300 pages. One shortcoming is that despite being fully referenced the book omits an index. I assume this will be rectified when"Freefall" is published in paperback? A book that I would have no problems recommending to anyone interested in how the economic crisis came about, the resulting response, it's roots, as well as some more fundamental thinking on the whole debacle.88
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Currency Trading for Dummies
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Thorough Reference
This book will be more useful as a 'keep beside the PC Reference', than a read-through. Very thorough and authors explain very technical expertise in plain terms very well. One part they didn't explain in too much detail is the world of 'Short Selling',but that is probably because of the huge risk involved. A Great reference.89
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Key Management Models: The 60+ Models Every Manager Needs to Know (Financial Times Series)
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essential for every aspiring manager
great book. wish i had more time to write on it. it comprises all the basic components of modern management techniques. you'll have to own it to grasp the fundamental keys of management issues90
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The Shocking Story of How America Really Took Over the World
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Power introspection
Defines a new term called corporatocracy - the unholy nexus of governments, banks and large companies in seducing strategic countries into a perpetual debt trap. Written by a penitent perpetrator of the insidious mechanism, the book raises some fundamental questions about the nature and motivations behind 'globalization'. And some shocking insights into the US foreign policies of Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Panama, Iran and Venezuela.91
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The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking
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Great book.
I really enjoyed Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem and 'The Code Book' didn't disappoint. Simon Singh is an excellent writer and I would recommend his books to all.92
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Business Analysis
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Brilliant introduction to the topic and helped me pass ISEB Foundation
As someone with a number of years experience in this area, I purchased this book with a view to sitting the ISEB BA foundation exam, knowing that the content directly correlates with the ISEB syllabus. The text comprises the work of various experts in the field and for the most part the book addresses the subject well. It has a good breadth of coverage and provides a more than well rounded introduction to business analysis techniques. This learning provides a solid grounding to someone starting out in BA or wishing to consolidate their knowledge and was more than adequate for preparation in sitting the foundation certification.<br /><br />I would recommend this as a good starting point for someone wishing to undertake some formal study in Business Analysis.93
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What to Eat When You're Pregnant: Including the A-Z of What's Safe and What's Not
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Confused about what to eat?
If you are confused about what to eat while pregnant, get this book. It has really helped me make healtier choices about what to eat while pregnant. I also recommend, to go along with it, Your Pregnancy Bible: The Experts' Guide to the Nine Months of Pregnancy and the First Weeks of Parenthood. New updated edition.94
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What Color is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
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Everyone should have a copy!
This was the best purchase I have ever made!<br /><br />It is written for Americans but the principles are equally applicable anywhere else. The directory with it is not so useful if you are not American but the job hunting and interview advice is indispensable!95
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Free Lunch: Easily Digestible Economics
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Nice introduction
Nice book for those new to economics.<br />It gives an overview of the field, presenting some its most influential names and theories throughout history, with (almost) no mathematical formulas.96
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The One Minute Manager - The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
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Excellent Book
This is a great book and I would recommend it to all, it gives a fresh perspective on time management and has really helped me in the work place. The Book arrived in perfect condition and was excellent value.97
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Obliquity: Why our goals are best achieved indirectly
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Obliquity
Great insight to the importance of striving to be the best, which will lead to sucess. Explained well through relavent examples and case studies.98
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management
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Interesting read
This book is written by a journalist so it has a large amount of the 'human interest' element in it. Don't buy it expecting in-depth technical information about fixed income arbitrage. Whilst a little more detail would have been nice I was quite content not having to reread my A-Level maths books just to understand it. <br /><br />The story is entertaining enough. Giant hedge fund implodes. Threatens to bring about financial apocalypse. Saved by Fed-sponsored bailout. Alarming that it happened 10 years before 2008 though - surely ample time to learn from past mistakes?<br /><br />History lessons aside, it was a quick, amusing read.99
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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy
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explains the root of the problem
This book explains how the economic problems we are facing evolved, an easy to understand explanation that is non technical.<br /><br />Mr Rajan seems to not have an axe to grind, and it is easy to follow his step by step analysis.<br /><br />Probably the best book to buy to see how the mess we are in started and it does offer hope of how they may be resolved.100
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Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay
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Teaches you about the way you think and act in business
What 'Purple Cow' was to products and services, 'Linchpin' is to career development. Seth Godin's basic thesis is that"Linchpins" are those who can see the reality of today, describe a better tomorow and then make it happen through their own ability to share ideas, make connections and drive change through their organisations, irrespective of their place in its formal reporting structure. It's a little way out in places but well worth the read for what it can teach you about the way you think and act in business.