| 11. |  | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
from Random House
Price: $16.20
Customer Review:
Most of the criticisms of Taleb and this book seem sensible:
- His confidence sometimes seems to reach the level of condescending arrogance.
- With a wave of the hand, he dismisses those he disagrees with, even Nobel prize winners. And perhaps he oversimplifies their positions in order to... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 12. |  | Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
from W.W. Norton & Co.
Price: $17.60
Customer Review:
its a collection of articles written going back 20 years. there very informative, but some are very complicated and since most articles are by different authors and on similar subjects you end up reading the same information a few times. | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 13. |  | How to Win Friends & Influence People
from Topeka Bindery
Price: $17.60
Customer Review:
This is a simple book with good advice. If you can practice what it preaches, almost everybody will love you | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 14. |  | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
from Covey
Price: $19.77
Customer Review:
I got this book as a gift from my friend who knew i was into self help books.I was told that i may find what i read in this book in other books but not the other way...In fact this is the best Self help book i ever read. Its not a book ,u read and forget ,its something you read often and try to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 15. |  | Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
from HarperCollins
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
I can't rave enough about this book. From cover to cover, I enjoyed reading about how people view choices and incentives and what kinds of forces exist that distract us from making sound decisions. It truly is a fascinating study into human psychology and its intersection with economics.
I... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 16. |  | StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
from Gallup Press
Price: $13.17
Customer Review:
My husband and son work for the same company and had done the earlier version through work. I thought it would be good to evaluate my strengths. I liked the on-line assessment which comes with this book. Drawback is that everyone using the book must by their own copy to do the assessment. This... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 17. |  | Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
from William Morrow
Price: $19.17
Customer Review:
Freakonomics' strongest asset is its blunt force mauling of conventional wisdom and the often unveering faith that journalists, experts and ordinary folks pay it, often only to serve (sadly) their own interests. When that is the authors' approach they deliver sound arguments. That, thankfully, is... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 18. |  | A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers Will Rule the Future
from Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed
Price: $74.97
Customer Review:
A great primer for today and the future of creativity in business.
Trip Allen
Director and CXX
Egyii Singapore | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 19. |  | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
from Metropolitan Books
Price: $18.48
Customer Review:
A great composite history of neoliberal political economy and the ways it has been instituted worldwide. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 20. |  | Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)
from Wiley
Price: $18.45
Customer Review:
Schiff predicts in 2006 the financial chaos in we've seen since 2008. His makes-sense explanations hit home!! | 4.5 / 5.0
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