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1.		Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make The Leap...and Others Don't by James C. Collins Manufacturer: Harperbusiness	List Price: Our Price: You Save: $ (%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A must read for top management Content: Although I'm just in the first few chapters of this book, I've found it very useful. Mr. Collins and his teams have a very interesting approach to what makes a good and a great company. I've seen so many big companies that at the most can be considered good ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street by William D. Cohan Manufacturer: Doubleday	List Price: $27.95 Our Price: $15.89 You Save: $ 12.06 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Very interesting, but requires some knowledge of banking Content: I bought this book to branch out a little bit, and partly based on the review on the back cover that said "breezy and highly readable." It turns out that that review was referring to The Last Tycoons, and not this book. Although I enjoyed the ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins Manufacturer: Jim Collins	List Price: $23.99 Our Price: $14.24 You Save: $ 9.75 (41%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Learn from failure, not success Content: The title pretty much sums up the key idea in this book. The template of "best practices" that Collins lauded in "Good to Great" is pretty much worthless as a teaching tool. As Phil Rosenzweig pointed out in "The Halo Effect" , one company's effective practice ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		The Education of an American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Nebraska Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond by Peter G. Peterson Manufacturer: Twelve	List Price: $34.99 Our Price: $18.61 You Save: $ 16.38 (47%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Smart, Insightful Read Content: Born to Greek immigrants and raised in Kearney, Nebraska in the 1930's, Peter Petersen learned the meaning of thrift and hard work from his father, who ran a 24-hour diner. From a young age, Peterson practiced his sales skills by selling meal cards to the ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books	List Price: $27.50 Our Price: $17.76 You Save: $ 9.74 (35%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Fascinating, Well Written and Well Researched Content: Fordlandia is that rare non-fiction written by an historian that is a great read. Author Greg Grandin takes the reader on a wonderful voyage down the Amazon as he uncovers a magical mystery escapade of Henry Ford. Not unlike many of the recent forays into ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $8.64 You Save: $ 7.36 (46%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Living the Lie Content: This book is your primer to what happened to the US economy long after it was penned. As a financier who worked amongst all of the moving parts herein defined, I can spell it out to you in simple terms: If loan becomes more valuable than its ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The	List Price: $32.95 Our Price: $16.19 You Save: $ 16.76 (51%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Good, but there's better. Content: Thomas Jefferson said that "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." While "The Lords of Finance" does provide some interesting historical facts, it will NOT provide the information needed ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder Manufacturer: Bantam	List Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.98 You Save: $ 17.02 (49%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Subject better than the book. Content: The world's most famous investor, Warren Buffet, is a riddle wrapped in an enigma. The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder details Buffet's improbable rise from Midwest obscurity to the world's most successful investor. → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Manufacturer: Harper Perennial	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $8.29 You Save: $ 6.66 (45%) Prices subject to change
Summary: What an educational and important read! Content: As a self-professed foodie, I love to read about foods, cuisines and cooking. So it is only fitting that I read Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation". I enjoyed this book because it is highly educational and enlightening. Schlosser looks at the fast food culture ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins Manufacturer: Plume	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $6.25 You Save: $ 8.75 (58%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Excelente Content: Amazing I strongly recommend it for any person that really are interest on what goes on with this big corporation, and our goverment. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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