The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk-taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom
¥73.58
As scandal and the aftershocks of the crash rock the financial world, former Wall Street trader John Coates investigates why our financiers are driven to take risks. Now shortlisted for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award and the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, this startling and unconventional book sees neuroscientist and former Wall Street trader John Coates explain something we have long suspected: that we think with our body as well as our brain. And this only intensifies when we take risks; at work, in sport and on the financial markets. Making and losing money provokes an overwhelming biological response, and this can alter the way we behave. Could this bodily turmoil lead to the kind of irrational behaviour that so regularly upsets the global economy? In a series of groundbreaking experiments, Coates has shown that under the pressure of risk our biology transforms us into different people. Traders and investors are especially prone, becoming revved-up and testosterone-driven when on a winning streak, and tentative and risk-averse when cowering from losses. Revealing the biology of bubbles and crashes, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf sheds new and surprising light on issues that affect us all.
Mavericks at Work: Why the most original minds in business win
¥91.23
An engaging and incisive look at today's top business leaders – visionary and creative mavericks who are changing the way we do business. Inspiring and accessible, ‘Mavericks at Work’ is for anyone who wants to succeed in business – from the entry-level employee to the CEO. In ‘Mavericks at Work’, two high-profile journalists introduce an inspiring group of entrepreneurs and executives who are building great businesses by challenging business as usual. From break-the-mould innovators such as HBO, Pixar, and Netflix to global giants such as IBM and Procter & Gamble, these mavericks are winning big by devising new answers to the oldest (and toughest) challenges of competition and leadership. Their stories are exciting – and their ideas are truly powerful. Real mavericks know that: ? Big, original ideas pay big dividends ? Being different makes all the difference ? Nobody is as smart as everybody ? Cheaper is better, but value is priceless ? Great leaders are insatiable learners ‘Mavericks at Work’ is a relentlessly useful how-to book. But it is also an eye-opening what-if book – with insights that showcase the power of business at its best and set a positive agenda for the future.
Winning Every Day
¥94.10
Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it. Meet Lou Holtz, the motivational miracle worker who revitalized the Notre Dame football program by leading the legendary Fighting Irish to nine bowl games and a national championship. During his twenty-seven years as a head football coach, Holtz garnered a 216-95-7 career record. Each new assignment brought a different team with different players, but, invariably, the same result--success. How did he do itBy designing a game plan for his players that minimized obstacles while maximizing opportunities. Now he wants to pass his game plan on to you. In Winning Every Day, you'll discover ten strategies that will drive you to the top of your professional and personal life. Coach Holtz will reveal how you can acquire the focus and commitment it takes to be a champion. It won't be easy; it takes sacrifice to be the best. But now you'll have a proven winner alongside you in the trenches. Winning Every Day demonstrates how you can elevate your performance while raising the standards of everyone around you. Follow Coach's strategies and winning becomes habitual. You will learn to welcome sacrifice as you dedicate yourself to excellence. He will show you how to clearly define your short-term and long-term goals, to develop an unwavering sense of purpose without compromising flexibility. Through it all, Coach Holtz will help you discover the courage you need to live a life of unremitting triumph. You couldn't have a better guide. He will provide you with the strategies he has shared with Fortune 500 companies, groups, and organizations. Voted the top motivational speaker two years running by a survey of speakers' bureaus, Coach is going to present you with all the Xs and Os, the basics of his game plan for success in life and business.
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition
¥94.10
How do we think about moneyWhat caused bankers to lose sight of the economyWhat caused individuals to take on mortgages that were not within their meansWhat irrational forces guided our decisionsAnd how can we recover from an economic crisisIn this revised and expanded edition of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Predictably Irrational , Duke University's behavioral economist Dan Ariely explores the hidden forces that shape our decisions, including some of the causes responsible for the current economic crisis. Bringing a much-needed dose of sophisticated psychological study to the realm of public policy, Ariely offers his own insights into the irrationalities of everyday life, the decisions that led us to the financial meltdown of 2008, and the general ways we get ourselves into trouble. Blending common experiences and clever experiments with groundbreaking analysis, Ariely demonstrates how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities. As he explains, our reliance on standard economic theory to design personal, national, and global policies may, in fact, be dangerous. The mistakes that we make as individuals and institutions are not random, and they can aggregate in the market with devastating results. In light of our current economic crisis, the consequences of these systematic and predictable mistakes have never been clearer. Packed with new studies and thought-provoking responses to readers' questions and comments, this revised and expanded edition of Predictably Irrational will change the way we interact with the world from the small decisions we make in our own lives to the individual and collective choices that shape our economy.
The Cure
¥94.10
The riveting true story of John and Aileen Crowley's race to find a cure for Pompe disease that inspired the movie Extraordinary Measures With three beautiful children, a new house, and financial security, John and Aileen Crowley were on top of the world until their two youngest children, fifteen-month-old Megan and five-month-old Patrick, were diagnosed with Pompe disease and given only months to live. Refusing to accept a death sentence, John quit his financial consultant job and invested his life savings in a biotechnology start-up to research the disease and find a cure. Battling scientific setbacks, conflict of interest accusations, and business troubles, John and Aileen would be tested to their limits as they valiantly fought, and succeeded, in finding revolutionary new treatment for the disease offering hope to Megan, Patrick, and the many children and families affected by Pompe disease around the world. The inspiration for the captivating film Extraordinary Measures , starring Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford, The Cure is a remarkable true story of cutting-edge science, business acumen and daring, and one family's indomitable spirit.
New Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids
¥67.12
This first-of-its-kind book for young entrepreneurs is now completely revised and updated for a new generation by one of the original authors (now an adult) and his 14-year-old sister.Originally written by Arthur Bochner when he was just 13 with his mom, financial planner Adriane G. Berg, this was the first book to take kids step-by-step through the process of starting their own businesses. Now 24 and a successful political speechwriter, Arthur teams up with his kid sister, Rose, on a completely revised, updated edition to the basics of becoming an entrepreneur, offered in a smart, entertaining style just right for kids age 8-14.This fun and fact-filled volume includes: Cartoons, quizzes, games, and stories about starting up a business and making money from it How to use eBay and other Internet resources Ideas for donating to nonprofits and helping the environment. De*ions of 20 super businesses to start right now (such as lemonade stands, lawn mowing, garage sales) Ten basic business skills kids need to know: Speaking up for what you want; Business budgets; Record keeping, research, and filing; Telephoning; Negotiating; Putting it in writing; Marketing, advertising, and publicity; Networking; Working with others, even parents.
Funny Money:In Search of Alternative Cash
¥51.50
Only our limited idea of money is keeping us poor. David Boyle introduces us to alternative cash and people who can conjure money – that is, spending power – out of nothing. Until recently, the growth of alternative cash had been the province of big business: phone cards, stamps, air miles and Tesco’s clubcard points all have purchasing power, yet are not cash as we know it. Now, locally created money systems like ‘time dollars’, ‘Womanshare’ and ‘Ithaca hours’ are being invented by communities for communities. With clarity and great humour, Boyle tells the story of this extraordinary revolution: he travels to the USA to visit the people behind local money systems; relates their vision of the future; and describes how to set up your own currency. This is no dry theoretical tome: Boyle writes about his subject in a way that is concrete, illuminating, often very funny and always highly readable. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue with an update on the latest alternative currency ideas: ‘You just have to cast doubt on the real existence of the money markets and they could just shrivel away. Anything could happen.’ A revolution is underway now: this book tells the story of its leaders and the ideas that inspired them.
Women Managing for the Millennium
¥61.51
Sally Garratt has been an independent consultant since 1978 and is a prominent member of the Institute of Personnel Management. She has worked on numerous development programmes for senior professional and executive women. She is the author of Manage Your Time, which has sold over 32,000 copies in paperback.
Inside Intel (Text Only)
¥69.26
Tim Jackson is the author of Turning Japanese and a biography of Richard Branson and Virgin, Virgin King. He is currently working on a book about the Sainsbury family.
Edge: Leadership Secrets from Footballs’s Top Thinkers
¥73.58
What is talent? How do you get the best out of yourself? What are the secrets of leadership?In Edge, Ben Lyttleton gets unprecedented access to some of the world’s top football clubs to discover their innovative methods for developing talent – and reveals how we can use them in our everyday lives. Elite teams now look for an edge by improving the intangible skills of their players ‘above the shoulder’. Liverpool’s approach to talent will make you more creative. Chelsea’s culture will improve your resilience. Didier Deschamps will improve your leadership skills. Xavi Hernandez will help you make better decisions. But how?Football is the most hot-housed, intense, financially profitable talent factory on the planet. It’s time we woke up to the lessons it can provide.We all want to have an edge. This is your chance to find one…
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
¥40.79
It is astonishing to see how many philosophical disputes collapse into insignificance the moment you subject them to this simple test of tracing a concrete consequence. There can be no difference any-where that doesn't make a difference elsewhere—no difference in abstract truth that doesn't express itself in a difference in concrete fact and in conduct consequent upon that fact, imposed on somebody, somehow, somewhere and somewhen. The whole function of philosophy ought to be to find out what definite difference it will make to you and me, at definite instants of our life, if this world-formula or that world-formula be the true one.
Blockchain Technology
¥23.14
Larry Summers (US Former Treasury Secretary) once exclaimed,” 40 years from now, Blockchain and all that followed from it will figure more prominently in that story than will Bitcoin.” This is the essence of my interest and research in Blockchain Technology. Most of the discussions or information is about Bitcoin investing and its implications on Fintech sector.But what if you have more in-depth curiosity like: ·How would Blockchain Technology impact the day to day lives of common people?·How could government leverage the Blockchain Technology to improve the service delivery?·How would the existing businesses be impacted and integrated with this new Technology?·How the current Businesses and Jobs would be transformed?·?What are the other sectors where this Technology have been Implemented? The answer to these questions would pave the way for your future research of the topic. It would also help you to stay ahead of the race by learning the relevant applications of Blockchain Technology. So here is an attempt folk, to make you understand the broader perspective, the application, and integration and most importantly the impact Blockchain Technology would have on your industry and Job.
Contele de Monte-Cristo. Vol. IV
¥42.92
Economia american? modern? este crea?ia a patru oameni: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould ?i J.P. Morgan. Ei au fost gigan?ii epocii de aur, un moment de dezvoltare f?r? precedent care a f?cut din America cea mai bogat?, mai inovatoare ?i mai productiv? ?ar? a planetei. Charles R. Morris ?i readuce la via?? pe magnatul o?elului Carnegie, regele petrolului Rockefeller ?i vr?jitorul c?ilor ferate Gould, cei obseda?i de progres, experimentare ?i vitez?, precum ?i pe finan?istul Morgan, omul de afaceri gentleman, care a luptat pentru o ?ncredere global? ?n afacerile americane. Magna?ii este incredibila poveste a oamenilor hot?r??i care au cl?dit economia american?, cre?nd un colos industrial – ?i o ?ntreag? ?ar? de consumatori din clasa de mijloc.
Excelen?a ?n management. Trei reguli pentru succes
¥66.22
Un program de preg?tire pentru managerii ?n formare ?Una dintre cele mai bune cinci c?r?i de business pentru cariera ta.“ – Wall Street Journal ?Sfaturi practice privitoare la tehnicile care ?i pot ajuta pe manageri s? devin? mai eficien?i.“– Forbes Drumul spre dob?ndirea pozi?iei de manager eficient este unul obositor ?i dificil. Te confrun?i cu a?tept?ri contradictorii din partea subordona?ilor, a superiorilor, a colegilor cu acela?i statut ca al t?u ?i a clien?ilor. Cum ai putea st?p?ni arta de a conduce? Cum s? faci fa?? dificult??ilor zilnice din activitatea de management? Excelen?a ?n management este un ghid indispensabil pentru autoevaluarea celor care ocup? pozi?ii de conducere ?i pentru ?n?elegerea lucrurilor pe care le pot face pentru a-?i ?mbun?t??i performan?ele. Sfaturile inteligente ?i practice, conceptele esen?iale ?i exemplele pe care le con?ine le vor permite at?t ?efilor afla?i la ?nceput de carier?, c?t ?i celor cu experien?? s?-?i ating? poten?ialul maxim de lider. Lectur? obligatorie pentru manageri! ?Un clasic modern.“ – Financial Times
Drag? via??
¥57.96
Unul dintre primele titluri ale colectiei CEO, Lean In de Sheryl Sandberg,se adreseaza femeilor de afaceri, confruntate adesea cu dilema: o cariera de succes sau o viata personala implinita?Autoarea, al doilea om din conducerea Facebook, aflata in ultimii ani in topul celor mai puternice femei de afaceri si al celor mai influente personalitati si mama a doi copii, ne arata ca este posibil sa impaci reusita profesionala cu implinirea personala, ca trebuie sa depasim stereotipurile de gen, ca femeile trebuie sa aiba mai multa incredere in sine si ambitie pentru a-si obtine locul pe care il merita.Premisa acestei c?r?i o constituie un discurs fulminant TEDTalk, sus?inut de Sandberg ?n 2010, ?n care descria felul ?n care femeile ??i st?vilesc progresul ?n carier? ?n mod involuntar. Cuv?ntarea ei devenit? un real fenomen ?i urm?rit? de mai mult de 2 milioane de ori, ?ncurajeaz? femeile ?s? se a?eze la masa tratativelor“ al?turi de b?rba?i, s? caute ?n permanen?? provoc?ri, s?-?i asume riscuri ?i s?-?i urm?reasc? scopurile cu tenacitate.Astfel, studiile de specialitate au eviden?iat faptul c? de?i s-au scurs treizeci de ani de c?nd 50% din absolven?ii de colegii din Statele Unite ale Americii sunt femei, totu?i b?rba?ii continu? s? de?in? o majoritate cov?r?itoare a pozi?iilor de conducere din guvern ?i industrie. Femeile ?nc? nu-?i fac auzite vocile, iar autoarea ?ncearc? s? g?seasc? un r?spuns la ?ntrebarea De ce progresul femeilor ?n accederea la rolurile de conducere s-a blocat?, explic? cauzele originare ale problemei ?i ofer? solu?ii conving?toare, practice, care le pot conferi femeilor puterea de a-?i etala ?ntregul poten?ial.Sandberg sondeaz? ?n ad?ncime aceste aspecte, pentru a str?punge ambiguit??ile ?i prejudec??ile prezente ?n vie?ile tuturor ?i a le ?ndruma pe femei, pas cu pas, ?n cl?direa unei cariere de succes, descriind etapele specifice pe care trebuie s? le parcurg? acestea ?n scopul concilierii reu?itelor profesionale cu ?mplinirea personal?.Scris? cu umor ?i ?n?elepciune, aceast? carte este un apel inspirat la ac?iune, destinat a schimba polii conversa?iei de la femeile care nu pot face la cele care pot, devenind astfel un strig?t animat c?tre acestea de a pune um?rul la crearea unei lumi mai egale.
City
¥57.14
What will you find in this book? You’ll find events and stories which strikingly resemble the ones that we see in corporations. You’ll find familiar things that you like and things that will make the corporate officials think meditate. And last but not least you will find each and every one of you. Why should you buy a book that speaks about the things that you live daily? Maybe because the way in which things are narrated will enchant you and will captivate you because it feels like someone has read your mind, because you simply want to enjoy yourself by discovering the corporate environment. It is a book dedicated mainly to corporate members and to the people who work there, that is about us, the corporate members. On an optimistic note and funny way, I hope.
Секреты домашнего копчения (Sekrety domashnego kopchenija)
¥17.74
Ця книжка стане пусковим механ?змом для тих, хто прагне мислити та створювати нове, а не коп?ювати в?дпрацьован? шаблони. Автор перекону?: роблячи те, що ми вже зна?мо, ми руха?мо св?т в?д 1 до n, додаючи б?льше чогось вже знаного; проте щоразу, коли ми створю?мо щось нове, ми ступа?мо в?д 0 до 1. Т?ль покроково опису? д??в?сть експоненц?ального закону у св?т? стартап?в, та?мниц? роботи ?з венчурним кап?талом, а також ?нновац?йн? ?де? майбутнього, як? зм?нять життя людей до невп?знаваност?...
Вкусный сыр. Сулугуни, брынза
¥17.74
Книга П?тера Коулмана та Роберта Фер?юсона ?Результативний конфл?кт? ма? дуже влучний п?дзаголовок – ?Незгода – це сила, що працю? на вас?. Саме незгода, з яко?, власне, ? почина?ться будь-який конфл?кт, ста? руш?йною силою поступу в найр?зноман?тн?ших ситуац?ях – в?д малих родинних суперечок до великих св?тових революц?й. До уваги читача – ц?лий калейдоскоп скрутних сюжет?в, шляхи врегулювання конфл?кту та методи застосування влади, найр?зноман?тн?ш? пастки конфл?кт?в, а також с?м основних стратег?й урегулювання яскравих та часом небезпечних спалах?в конфл?кту ? влади: доброзичливост?, п?дтримки, дом?нування, поступливост?, самост?йност?, адаптац?? та непокори. Найкраще ц? стратег?? можна опанувати тод?, коли ви сам? визнача?те, якими будуть ваш? власн? д?? та результати п?д час конфл?кту. З ц??ю метою у книз? запропоновано ?нструменти для самооц?нювання, вправи, перел?к запитань для перев?рки та зведен? таблиц?, що допомагатимуть менеджерам, кер?вникам, адм?н?страторам, вчителям, мед?аторам, перегов?рникам, консультантам та адвокатам у цьому дуже непростому питанн?. Для кер?вник?в ус?х ланок та ?хн?х п?длеглих, батьк?в, а також для тих, хто хоче навчитися мистецтву врегулювання конфл?кт?в.
?tk?zés: Rossz hely. Rossz id?. Nagy lecke.
¥68.02
Kézik?nyv azoknak, akik érdekl?dnek a baromfitartás iránt és egyetlen helyen szeretnének utánanézni felmerül? kérdéseiknek. ? milyen fajtát válasszak? ? mi a jobb: a tenyésztés vagy a szaporítás? ? hogyan készítsem el házilag az olcsóbb és táplálóbb takarmányt? ? mekkora helyen érdemes tartani a baromfikat és hogyan alakítsam ki az él?helyüket? ? milyen el?feltételeket kell megteremtenem a keltetéshez és milyen keltet?gépet használjak? ? hogyan el?zhetem meg a legfontosabb betegségeket? ? melyek a dísztyúktenyésztés legfontosabb feltételei és hogyan készülhet fel sikeresen a versenyekre? A k?tet kuriózuma az ?sszesen 60 baromfifajtát bemutató részletes ismertet?.
Guvernamentalitatea. Forme ?i tehnici ale puterii ?n Occident
¥32.62
“Music is a fundamental channel of communication: through music people can share emotions, intentions and thoughts even though their spoken languages may be mutually incomprehensible.” (Hargreaves – Miell – McDonald, 2002) It can be a supporting baseline, which helps people and skilled composers to find their way to express their deep and profound emotional life and imagination. In fact, music is present in our lives everywhere playing a greater part than ever before. The rapid technological development made it possible to listen to music every time and everywhere through the commercialization and economic power of music. But how is music connected to country branding and nation image? The answer is quite simple: music can be a source of a wide range of associations. When we listen to a song featuring a country’s original characteristics, the nation itself pops into our mind with all of its typical symbols, inhabitants – briefly the image of a country. The key question in my paper is how music is able to influence the country image. The main objective of this paper is to uncover the linkage between music and country image and to draw a model based on Anholt-hexagon (2003) that can be used by practitioners as well. The paper’s novelty lies in the synthesis of theoretical approaches, which were not applied and connected to each other before according to secondary research. Nevertheless, the topic’s nature requires several examples from practical life as well: international and Hungarian case studies, moreover primary research were applied.
Preparations for the ISO Implementation Project – A Plain English Guide
¥81.67
“There are many misconceptions about ISO standards that very often do not allow the standard to become a serious candidate for consideration, let alone for the actual implementation.” In this book, Dejan Kosutic, author and experienced ISO consultant, is giving away his practical know-how on preparing for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949 implementation. No matter if you are new or experienced in the field, this book gives you everything you will ever need to learn about preparations for ISO implementation projects, and how to avoid some costly mistakes in the process. The first step that is crucial to any ISO implementation project is to convince your top management to implement the ISO standard, and in order to do so, you have to speak the language they want to hear. As Kosutic says: “What management wants to hear are profit, market share, client satisfaction, cost cutting, business strategy, and business risks. And you can't blame them – after all, this is what their job is all about.” Starting from that step, Preparations for the ISO Implementation Project: A Plain English Guide will cover other important steps your organization must take in order to be completely prepared for the implementation of any ISO standard. Among other important things, you will learn how to choose a consultant, how to set up the project management structure, and what tools and templates can help you in the implementation project. Written in easy-to-understand language, this book is written for people who are going for an ISO implementation for the first time and need clear guidance on what to do before the project starts. Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or new to the field, it’s the only book you’ll ever need on the subject.

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