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1.		The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC	List Price: Ł25.00 Our Price: Ł11.52 You Save: £ 13.48 (54%) Prices subject to change
Summary: To a great extent, his life has been business...and business has been his life Content: I recently re-read Roger Lowenstein's biography, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (first published in 1995 and now re-issued with a new Afterword), and then read this more recent one by Alice Schroeder. Both are first-rate. Which to select ... → Click here to read more reviews.

2.		Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur by Sir Richard Branson Manufacturer: Virgin Books	List Price: Ł20.00 Our Price: Ł9.24 You Save: £ 10.76 (54%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Interesting insight, with broad appeal... Content: Although this book is marketed as a Business book, it has a much wider appeal. It offers some very interesting glimpses into how Richard Branson runs his companies, as well as some of the global issues that he believes in. During the course of ... → Click here to read more reviews.

3.		The Great Crash, 1929 (Penguin business) by John Kenneth Galbraith Manufacturer: Penguin	List Price: Ł9.99 Our Price: Ł4.19 You Save: £ 5.80 (58%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Have we come full circle? Content: John Kenneth Galbraith's classic study of the 1929 Wall Street crash is an exhilarating read. Galbraith combines a fluent, witty style with a detailed breakdown of the build up to disaster, It is interesting to note how most of the experts - ... → Click here to read more reviews.

4.		Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography by Sir Richard Branson Manufacturer: Virgin Books	List Price: Ł10.99 Our Price: Ł5.53 You Save: £ 5.46 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Best book I've read in a while Content: I bought this book whilst I was traveling in Asia and found mysef unable to put in down. The book goes right from his boarding school days right through to him setting up the world elders. Although the book leaves out no detail I thought that there would be ... → Click here to read more reviews.

5.		What They Teach You at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism by Philip Delves Broughton Manufacturer: Viking	List Price: Ł12.99 Our Price: Ł5.00 You Save: £ 7.99 (62%) Prices subject to change
Summary: What Mr Broughton should have thought about earlier? Content: I believe that this is an interesting read for anybody who is considering an MBA at Harvard Business School and where Mr Broughton describes the teaching and details of the MBA the book is informative and useful. The main problem I had with ... → Click here to read more reviews.

6.		The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional	List Price: Ł16.99 Our Price: Ł9.34 You Save: £ 7.65 (45%) Prices subject to change
Summary: To understand this company's success, first understand its DNA Content: I read this book when it was first published in 2004 and recently re-read it, curious to know how well Jeffrey Liker's explanation of Toyota's management principles and lean production values have held up. My conclusion? Very well. No good purpose ... → Click here to read more reviews.

7.		Understanding Organizations (Penguin Business) (3rd Edition) by Charles Handy Manufacturer: Penguin	List Price: Ł12.99 Our Price: Ł6.13 You Save: £ 6.86 (53%) Prices subject to change
Summary: If you ony buy one book on Organisational Behaviour, make it this one Content: Charles Handy is arguably the UK's top business "guru", but in my opinion this title somewhat diminishes his life's work, which has gone beyond matters of simple business administration into a philosophy of life and work, and is imbued with a spirituality ... → Click here to read more reviews.

8.		Wealth of Nations (Oxford World's Classics) by Adam Smith Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks	List Price: Ł8.99 Our Price: Ł4.51 You Save: £ 4.48 (50%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A useful crash course on Adam Smith's discourse Content: I can only describe this particular edition of Wealth of Nations as a useful crash course on Adam Smith's discourse, mindful of the fact that there were five editions of this historically significant work. But then that's the beauty of this condensed compendium. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

9.		A Short History of Financial Euphoria (Penguin business) by John Kenneth Galbraith Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd	List Price: Ł6.99 Our Price: Ł4.48 You Save: £ 2.51 (36%) Prices subject to change
Summary: how market speculation can destroy intelligence Content: this small book shows in a logical way how speculation can make intelligent people do stupid things.galbraith shows in detail how money can in a practical sense buys up the intelligence of those involved in it.the recent dot.com mania demonstrates galbraiths ... → Click here to read more reviews.

10.		The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics) by F.A. Hayek Manufacturer: Routledge	List Price: Ł9.99 Our Price: Ł6.91 You Save: £ 3.08 (31%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A cobbler should stick to his last Content: This book usually comes highly recommended. A 'classic' by a Nobel prize winner. Hayek was in fact an economist, but for the purposes of this book he assumed a political commentator's stance. His thesis is that Socialism is slavery, that the fascist Right ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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