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  • Summary: Applied Economics

    Review and Analysis of Thomas Sowell's Book

    The must-read summary of Thomas Sowell's book: "Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One".This complete summary of "Applied Economics" by Thomas Sowell, a renowned American economist and social theorist, presents his examination of the decisions made in American politics and the impact they have on the economy. In his book, the author presents his arguments alongside researched evidence and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Creative Destruction

    Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market--And How to Success fully Transform Them

    Turning conventional wisdom on its head, a Senior Partner and an Innovation Specialist from McKinsey & Company debunk the myth that high-octane, built-to-last companies can continue to excel year after year and reveal the dynamic strategies of discontinuity and creative destruction these corporations must adopt in order to maintain excellence and remain competitive.In striking contrast to such ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • El iceberg del asesor inmobiliario

    Solange Candelo, con más de quince años de experiencia como empresaria en España, decide compartir los siete hábitos del asesor inmobiliario exitoso para todos aquellos que deseen desarrollarse en este sector. Ofrece nuevas técnicas de trabajo basadas en la pasión, perseverancia, constante formación, entre otras, para maximizar las habilidades que cada persona posee. Lejos de ser un libro lleno de ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Value Stream Mapping

    Reduce waste and maximise efficiency

    by 50minutes ...
    Series series Management & Marketing
    Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supply Chain Risk Management

    Vulnerability and Resilience in Logistics

    by Donald Waters ...
    Vulnerability to sudden supply chain disruption is one of the major threats facing companies today. The challenge for businesses today is to mitigate this risk through creating resilient supply chains.Addressing this need, ***Supply Chain Risk Management***guides you through the whole risk management process from start to finish. Using jargon-free language, this accessible book covers the ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Divided Highways

    Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life

    by Tom Lewis ...
    "Anyone who has ever driven on a U.S. interstate highway or eaten at an exit-ramp McDonald’s will come away from this book with a better understanding of what makes modern America what it is." – Chicago Tribune"A fascinating work... with a subject central to contemporary life but to which few, if any, have devoted so much thoughtful analysis and good humor." – Minneapolis Star-Tribune"Divided ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A-Z of Capacity Management

    Practical Guide for Implementing Enterprise IT Monitoring & Capacity Planning

    Capacity management is the IT risk management process for ensuring there is adequate infrastructure and computing resources to meet the current and future demand of the business in a cost effective and timely manner.This book provides a detailed guideline for practical implementation of the capacity management process. The full benefits of implementing the process is usually harnessed when it ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Passion to Profits

    Business Success for New Entrepreneurs

    Engineers, musicians, psychologists, culinary students—in just about every field, sooner or later it's likely someone will start a business. This major new book is the first to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship regardless of the industry. Packed with business essentials and real-world advice, this unique book breaks down everything from start to finish. You’ll learn how to choose, start, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Connected Company

    With a foreword by Alex Osterwalder.The future of work is already here.Customers are adopting disruptive technologies faster than your company can adapt. When your customers are delighted, they can amplify your message in ways that were never before possible. But when your company’s performance runs short of what you’ve promised, customers can seize control of your brand message, spreading their ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • What Business Should I Start?

    7 Steps to Discovering the Ideal Business for You

    by Rhonda Abrams ...
    Want to start your own business, but aren't sure which one to start? Want to find a business that's right for you—for your interests, skills, and goals—that will also be successful?America's foremost small-business advice guru Rhonda Abrams offers readers seven steps to identifying the right business for them, from determining their entrepreneurial type with the E-Type™ test, to exploring a wide ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Oil Beach

    How Toxic Infrastructure Threatens Life in the Ports of Los Angeles and Beyond

    Can the stories of bananas, whales, sea birds, and otters teach us to reconsider the seaport as a place of ecological violence, tied to oil, capital, and trade?San Pedro Bay, which contains the contiguous Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is a significant site for petroleum shipping and refining as well as one of the largest container shipping ports in the world—some forty percent of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Profiting from Innovation

    The Report of the Three-Year Study from the National Academy of Engineering

    American industry is renowned for its scientific and technical breakthroughs -- and equally famous for its visible failures in commercializing its own technology. Drawing on many examples of successful innovation management, an elite panel of the nation's most accomplished technical managers demonstrates how companies can transform new ideas into products efficiently and systematically by removing ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Building Information Modeling For Dummies

    Everything you need to make the most of building information modelingIf you're looking to get involved in the world of BIM, but don't quite know where to start, Building Information Modeling For Dummies is your one-stop guide to collaborative building using one coherent system of computer models rather than as separate sets of drawings. Inside, you'll find an easy-to-follow introduction to BIM and ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Extrastatecraft

    The Power of Infrastructure Space

    Extrastatecraft is the operating system of the modern world: the skyline of Dubai, the subterranean pipes and cables sustaining urban life, free-trade zones, the standardized dimensions of credit cards, and hyper-consumerist shopping malls. It is all this and more. Infrastructure sets the invisible rules that govern the spaces of our everyday lives, making the city the key site of power and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The National Dream

    The Great Railway, 1871-1881

    by Pierre Berton ...
    In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old—it's population well below the 4 million mark—determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision—bold to the point of recklessness—was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the shape of the nation.Using primary sources—diaries, letters, unpublished ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Case against the Jones Act

    Edited by Colin Grabow, Inu Manak ...
    How has an archaic, burdensome law been able to persist for a century?Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts the waterborne transport of cargo within the United States to vessels that are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-built. Meant to bolster the U.S. maritime sector, this protectionist law has instead contributed to its decline. As a result, today’s U.S. oceangoing domestic ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The ABC Model Breakthrough

    Shifting your time into activities that fascinate and motivate you.

    by Dan Sullivan ...
    We all have activities that irritate us, bore us, and drain our energy. The problem is thinking that this is just a necessary part of life and business. In this book, I show you a simple process to shed those unwanted activities to not only free yourself up to concentrate on what fascinates and motivates you but to strengthen your team as well. Imagine spending your workdays doing only what you ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Rethinking Readiness

    A Brief Guide to Twenty-First-Century Megadisasters

    As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Summary: Good Strategy Bad Strategy

    Review and Analysis of Rumelt's Book

    The must-read summary of Richard Rumelt's book: "Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters".This complete summary of the ideas from "Good Strategy Bad Strategy" explains what strategy is and exposes the three elements of a good strategy: diagnosis, guiding policy, and coherent actions, thus effectively providing you with the tools necessary to identify, devise and implement a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Africa Reader 2018: A continent full of potential

    Edited by European Investment Bank ...
    Africa is transforming itself. The continent stands ready to seize the opportunities arising from its young population, new technologies, new trade agreements and potential for productivity gains. However, the region needs a lot of help to fight deteriorating infrastructure, climate change, extreme weather events, social and political strife, persistent poverty, and the rising numbers of people ... Read more

    Free

  • Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget , Fifth Edition

    The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget

    All you need to execute a project perfectlyA new edition of the classic project management book is here, revised and updated with even more guidelines and real-world examples. This expanded fifth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional exam.The standard guidebook in the Project ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

    by Jill Dyche ...
    Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s ITBlogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?” She’s decided to address the answer head-on.With the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Wildpreneurs

    A Practical Guide to Pursuing Your Passion as a Business

    by Tamara Jacobi ...
    Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • On the Grid

    A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work

    by Scott Huler ...
    Turn on a switch and from the nearest bulb out pours light from... somewhere; turn on a faucet and water appears. Wires, pipes, and roads support the lives we lead, but the average person doesn't know where they go or even how they work. In On the Grid, Scott Huler takes the time to understand the systems that sustain our way of life, starting from his own quarter of an acre in North Carolina and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD