| 1. |  | Outliers: The Story of Success
from Little, Brown and Company
Price: $16.79
Customer Review:
Gladwell's "The Tipping Point" and "Blink" generated more dinner-party conversations than any other author's works since Dickens. This book will continue the string.
His subject is success and how it is attained. Not routine success, but "outlying"--exceptional--success.
Gladwell is a... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
from Random House Audio
Price: $26.40
Customer Review:
This is a very enjoyable book, particularly for those hoping to get a "feel" for how Buffett has lived his life, over his many years.
What it WON'T do is go into any practical depth as to how he evaluates an investment decision. High-level generalities, yes, specifics, no.
Still, it's a... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
from Random House
Price: $16.20
Customer Review:
Taleb wants to tell us about 'Black Swans' - highly improbable events that have a disproportionate impact - and the subject couldn't be more timely, in light of the global financial crisis, and especially in view of his (2006) comments on the precarious state of Fannie Mae. He makes the point that... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | 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:
I have used this book/test many times and believe it to be a real tool for helping individuals and groups focus on strengths rather than weaknesses. There is a Proverb in the Bible that says something like, "Do you see a man skilled in his work?" In other words, the best at what he/she does? "That... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Call Me Ted
from Hachette Audio
Price: $29.69
Customer Review:
Ted likens himself to Rhett Butler from Gone with the wind, which coincidently is one of the longest movies made in its time. The only negative I can come up with for this book is that the book is a bit short for such a remarkable story. The extra stories by various people serve to present the... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
from Collins Business
Price: $17.99
Customer Review:
Jim Collins and his team of researchers have surveyed over 1,400 companies, systematically analysed 6,000 publicly available articles, and carried out numerous face to face interviews with senior managers. The finding, the single most important factor to the health of a company - Leadership. The... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (Little Books. Big Profits)
from Wiley
Price: $13.57
Customer Review:
I know Peter is a bit of a bear, but this book is very relevant to what is happening now in our economy. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | How to Win Friends & Influence People
from Topeka Bindery
Price: $17.60
Customer Review:
Originally published in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People is the archetype of the practical human relations handbook. It is based on courses in public speaking that had been taught in adult education by Dale Carnegie since 1912 (and to put to rest a popular assumption, he was no relation... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
from Tantor Media
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
If you are like me, the recent financial crisis has forced you to rethink what money is, how it works, and how global economic trends affect when and how currency moves about. This timely book explains the origin and growth of money, banks, stock markets.
Ferguson shows us that the typical Wall... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Trump University Commercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big
from Wiley
Price: $16.77
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