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The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
by Justin Fox
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 (97 customer reviews)
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HarperBusiness
June 9, 2009
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. At the core of the current financial crisis has been the widely held assumption that markets behave rationally. Fox, ...
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Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe
by Gillian Tett
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 (76 customer reviews)
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Out of Print--Limited Availability
Free Press
May 12, 2009
Hardcover
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. At once a gripping narrative, an education in derivatives, and a most lucid origin-story for the current financial meltdown, it's no surprise the author of this volume is an award-winning Financial Times journalist. Taking readers back to t...
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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
by Matthew B. Crawford
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 (231 customer reviews)
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Penguin Press HC, The
May 28, 2009
Hardcover
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Starred Review. Philosopher and motorcycle repair-shop owner Crawford extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls manual competence, the ability to work with one...
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How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way
by Roger Connors
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(44 customer reviews)
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Portfolio Hardcover
August 11, 2009
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"Definitely the 'go-to' book for teaching organizational accountability that works- without the backlash." -Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 habits of Highly Effective People "Packed with practical tools and insights, this is the book that can help you turn accountability from concept into reality." -Jim Mazzo, president, Abbott Medical ...
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Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
by Winifred Gallagher
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(38 customer reviews)
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Out of Print--Limited Availability
Penguin Press HC, The
April 16, 2009
Hardcover
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Exclusive: Winifred Gallagher on Rapt A wise research psychiatrist once told me that he had identified life's greatest problem: How to balance self and others, or your need for independence with your need for relationship? Since writing ...
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In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic
by David Wessel
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(63 customer reviews)
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Crown Business
August 4, 2009
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“...gives a revealing blow-by-blow account of the recent financial crisis”—David Brooks, The New York Times“...essential, lucid—and, it turns out, riveting—reading."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times“...a tale that’s nothing short of hair-raising..reveals in scary detail how unprepared politicians and regulators truly were...”—Paul M Barrett, The New York Times Book Review“Wessel ...
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Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust
by Chris Brogan
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(107 customer reviews)
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Out of Print--Limited Availability
Wiley
August 24, 2009
Hardcover
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Product Description
How to tap the power of social software and networks to build your businessIn Trust Agents, two social media veterans show you how to tap into the power of social networks to build your brand's influence, reputation, and, of course, profits. Today's online influencers are web natives who trade ...
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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism
by George A. Akerlof
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(74 customer reviews)
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Princeton University Press
January 29, 2009
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Akerlof and Shiller are the first to try to rework economic theory for our times. The effort itself makes their book a milestone. . . . And their book takes their case not just to economists, but also to the general reader. It is short (176 pages of text) ...
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SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good
by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
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 (7 customer reviews)
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Crown Business
August 25, 2009
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Harvard Business School professor Kanter (Confidence) offers cutting-edge insights on corporate competitiveness in this timely and captivating assessment of what it takes to succeed in the face of rapid technological, cultural and economic change. Asserting that globalization increases the likelihood for shorter organizational life cycles, Kanter argues that companies ...
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Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity
by Hugh MacLeod
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(134 customer reviews)
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Portfolio Hardcover
June 11, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Book Description When Hugh MacLeod was a struggling young copywriter, living in a YMCA, he started to doodle on the backs of business cards while sitting at a bar. Those cartoons eventually led to a popular blog – gapingvoid.com – and a reputation for pithy ...
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