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1.		The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA	List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $9.73 You Save: $ 6.22 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Poorest billion Content: What do we do with them? Prof. Collier of Oxford University, has done years of research, publishing, conferences, on this topic. Yet, one-size- fit-all solution never came up. With civil war, ethnic conflict, fighting for natural ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)	List Price: $17.00 Our Price: $8.00 You Save: $ 9.00 (53%) Prices subject to change
Summary: From a professonal reader Content: I read. A lot. That said, only half this book is worth the time and energy it took me to read it. The middle half, to be specific. The first few chapters are dedicated to Sachs detailing to us that, no, he's not an idiot writing about something he's had no ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen Manufacturer: Anchor	List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $9.02 You Save: $ 6.98 (44%) Prices subject to change
Summary: The focus on freedom Content: Amartya Sen's book answers a question that current development practices beg: Development for the sake of what? He provides grounding for his claim that freedom is both the process to vibrant development, and the goal. Sen distinguishes his speculative ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus Manufacturer: PublicAffairs	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.22 You Save: $ 7.78 (52%) Prices subject to change
Summary: banker to the poor Content: A well written book about how Yunus successfully lent money to impoverished people in Bangladesh and, in so doing, empowered them to create better lives for themselves. The pages echo Yunus's faith in the human spirit, his dedication to eradicating poverty, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) by Clayton M. Christensen Manufacturer: Collins Business	List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $5.73 You Save: $ 12.22 (68%) Prices subject to change
Summary: every product manager must read this Content: OK, I admit, some of it can be a bit boring, especially the first couple of chapters. But the premise and his argument are great. A product manager who has not read this book is not a product manager at all! ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks	List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $8.04 You Save: $ 5.96 (43%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Naive and question-begging Content: I'll grant that we're rendering the planet unfit for human habitation, and not just rhetorically, but because I agree with McKibben. But his solution to the dilemma -- localized economies, and less consumption -- beg a few questions. His solutions might be ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly Manufacturer: The MIT Press	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $16.47 You Save: $ 8.48 (34%) Prices subject to change
Summary: And the Wizard explains Oz... Content: Easterly is a brilliant and talented writer, as one would expect from the World Bank. At times, though, the Bank is isolated from the benefits of being subjected to such talent. Individual efforts are certainly reviewed, but at the end of the day, Stiglitz ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Flipping the Switch...: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ! by John G. Miller Manufacturer: Putnam Adult	List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $3.49 You Save: $ 16.46 (83%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Great follow up Content: Flipping the Switch is a great follow up to QBQ. The concept of QBQ is great but to really make it a core value, it takes follow up and understanding on the part of the leaders. This book helps leaders to understand what is needed to make personal accountability ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing Paperbacks) by CK Prahalad Manufacturer: Wharton School Publishing	List Price: $17.99 Our Price: $11.03 You Save: $ 6.96 (39%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Interesting and insightful read, not just for business people Content: I learned about CK Prahalad and the BOP about two years ago doing a school project. I'm a graphic designer, so my approach is far removed from the typical business person's. After this project, I used this book to guide my senior project (design equivalent ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		Development Economics by Debraj Ray Manufacturer: Princeton University Press	List Price: $95.00 Our Price: $69.73 You Save: $ 25.27 (27%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A very good introductory book Content: I used this textbook for an introductory Development Economics class and thought it was very good. Economics textbooks generally seem to focus on teaching lots of methods and models, which are susbquently supposed to be used to solve highly idealised problems. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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