-Titulo Original : The Mackay Mba Of Selling In The Real World-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Review “An absolute must-read. Miss it at your own peril.”-LARRY KING “In this masterpiece, Harvey gives readers what they want: an unrivaled command of sales.”-LOU HOLTZ, from the introduction“In today’s world the only thing that you have going for you is YOU. But are you the best YOU you can be? If you don’t have the success that you want in your life right now, this book is for you.”-SUZE ORMAN “There are three kinds of business experts. There’s an expert, there’s a world-class expert, and there’s Harvey Mackay-THE world-class expert.”-JEFFREY GITOMER, author of The Little Red Book of Selling Harvey Mackay is a legend-and now hes back with the sum total of decades of sales know-how, teaching go-getters how to make the sale and hit the numbers, day in and day out. His advice is rooted in road-tested, real-world experiences and include new tips on the Web, LinkedIn and . As a lifelong student of the sales game, Mackay has spent decades collecting secrets, wisdom, and anecdotes. He features his Mackay Morals-life lessons such as: * Big shots are just little shots who kept shooting. * Helping someone up wont pull you down-and could very easily pull them to your side. * Be like the turtle: If he didnt stick his neck out, he wouldnt get anywhere at all. There is no one better to show you how to be a high-energy, determined, creative sales dynamo than Harvey Mackay. About the Author Harvey Mackay is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, in­cluding Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. His books have sold more than ten million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty-seven languages and distributed in eighty countries. Mackay is also a nationally syndicated columnist for United Features Syndicate and one of Americas most popular and entertaining business speakers. Mackay is chairman of MackayMitchell Envelope Company, a $100 million company he founded at age twenty-six. He has been married to his wife, Carol Ann, for forty-nine years. They have three children and nine grandchildren...

-Titulo Original : Problem Solving 101 A Simple Book For Smart People-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: The fun and simple problem-solving guide that took Japan by stormKen Watanabe originally wrote Problem Solving 101 for Japanese schoolchildren. His goal was to help shift the focus in Japanese education from memorization to critical thinking, by adapting some of the techniques he had learned as an elite McKinsey consultant. He was amazed to discover that adults were hungry for his fun and easy guide to problem solving and decision making. The book became a surprise Japanese bestseller, with more than 370,000 in print after six months. Now American businesspeople can also use it to master some powerful skills. Watanabe uses sample scenarios to illustrate his techniques, which include logic trees and matrixes. A rock band figures out how to drive up concert attendance. An aspiring animator budgets for a new computer purchase. Students decide which high school they will attend. Illustrated with diagrams and quirky drawings, the book is simple enough for a middleschooler to understand but sophisticated enough for business leaders to apply to their most challenging problems. Review Problem Solving 101 teaches us to recognize the common elements in the decisions we face every day and how to think carefully about them. It offers tricks and tips for every age. If I may offer one more suggestion: when you dont know which of two options to choose, toss a coin, and when it is up there in the air think about how you want it to fall, and you have your answer.--DAN ARIELY, author of the New York Times bestseller Predictably IrrationalThis book made me angry. It made me angry because there are so many people in this country who need to read it, who should read it, who will benefit enormously from reading it . . . and wont. Theyll watch a reality show on TV instead. If everyone made decisions like Ken Watanabe, the world would be a better place.--SETH GODIN, author of TribesThis is an excellent primer on problem solving.--LOWELL BRYAN, author of Mobilizing Minds About the Author Ken Watanabe grew up bilingual in Japan and studied in the United States at Yale and Harvard Business School. He was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for six years. He is now the founder and CEO of his own education, entertainment, and media company, Delta Studio...

-Titulo Original : Agile Selling Get Up To Speed Quickly In Todays Ever-changing Sales World-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Being an agile seller virtually guarantees a prosperous career. When salespeople are promoted, switch jobs, or face new business conditions, they need to learn lots of new information and skills quickly. Its a daunting task, compounded by the fact that theyre under intense pressure to deliver immediate results. What Jill Konrath calls agile selling is the ability to quickly learn all this new info and then leverage it for maximum impact. Having an agile mindset, one that keeps you going through challenging times, is the crucial starting point. You also need a rapid-learning plan that helps you establish situational credibility with your targeted or existing customers in just thirty days. In Agile Selling, youll discover numerous strategies to help you become an overnight sales expert, slashing your path to proficiency. Jill Konraths fresh sales strategies, provocative insights, and practical advice help sellers win business with todays crazy-busy prospects. Review Chapters on how to absorb new information at a fast pace are worth the price of the book…Showcasing tools and techniques that can shift sales thinking and results, Konrath highlights the path to sales success. -Publishers Weekly“Any author who presents a dedication that reads ‘may you live an abundant life’ is clearly someone to listen to. Multibook author…speaker, and sales consultant Konrath addresses a subject that impacts everyone in business. Hers is commonsense advice, made much more valuable through real-life stories and highly simplified procedures.”-Booklist“Loaded with tactics, tips, and new habits, Jill’s book is a game changer for any salesperson who wants to thrive in the new connection economy.”-SETH GODIN, author of The Icarus Deception“Always be learning: that’s the message of Jill Konrath’s comprehensive new book on the art and science of sales. She not only gets sales fundamentals right, she also understands that the world of selling has changed profoundly-that, in fact, the new sales environment is all about change. If you want to be quicker on your feet when it comes to sales, you need this book.”-DANIEL H. PINK, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive“Agile Selling shows you how to become an overnight expert, capable of bringing a continuous string of sales-inducing ideas to your clients. Get it to develop superpowers your competitors will envy.”-GENEVIEVE BOS, CEO, IdeaString“Agile Selling is for sales reps and companies who want to go big. Mastering these strategies is the key to a sustainable competitive advantage in an everchanging world.”-BRIAN HALLIGAN, CEO, HubSpot“If change is all around you and your customers are rushing ahead of you, fasten your seat belt and snap up a copy of Jill’s new book, Agile Selling. It’s lean and she means business.”-LINDA RICHARDSON, founder and chairwoman, Richardson; author of Changing the Sales Conversation “The buying process today has fundamentally changed due to the forces of digital, social, and mobile. Agile Selling is a must-read for sales professionals who want to be prepared to succeed in this new world, where learning how to learn becomes a competitive advantage. Konrath has provided the reader with countless practical tips and a call to action to embrace an agile mind-set.”-MIKE DEREZIN, vice president, Sales Solutions, LinkedIn About the Author JILL KONRATH is a sales strategist and speaker whose clients include IBM, Microsoft, Accenture, Staples, and Hilton. Her previous books include Selling to Big Companies (one of Fortune’s “Must Reads” for sellers) and SNAP Selling...

-Titulo Original : Hug Your Haters How To Embrace Complaints And Keep Your Customers-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Haters are not your problem. . . . Ignoring them is. Eighty percent of companies say they deliver out­standing customer service, but only 8 percent of their customers agree. This book will help you close that gap by reconfiguring your customer service to deliver knockout experiences. The near-universal adoption of smartphones and social media has fundamentally altered the science of complaints. Critics (“haters”) can now express their displeasure faster and more pub­licly than ever. These trends have resulted in an overall increase in complaints and a belief by many businesses that they have to “pick their spots” when choosing to answer criticisms. Bestselling author Jay Baer shows why that approach is a major mistake. Based on an exten­sive proprietary study of how, where, and why we complain, Hug Your Haters proves that there are two types of complainers, each with very differ­ent motivations: -Offstage haters. These people simply want solutions to their problems. They complain via legacy channels where the likelihood of a response is highest-phone, e-mail, and com­pany websites. Offstage haters don’t care if any­one else finds out, as long as they get answers. -Onstage haters. These people are often disap­pointed by a substandard interaction via tradi­tional channels, so they turn to indirect venues, such as social media, online review sites, and discussion boards. Onstage haters want more than solutions-they want an audience to share their righteous indignation. Hug Your Haters shows exactly how to deal with both groups, drawing on meticulously researched case studies from businesses of all types and sizes from around the world. It includes specific play­books and formulas as well as a fold-out poster of “the Hatrix,” which summarizes the best strate­gies for different situations. The book is also filled with poignant and hilarious examples of haters gone wild, and companies gone crazy, as well as inspirational stories of companies responding with speed, compassion, and humanity. Whether you work for a mom-and-pop store or a global brand, you will have haters-and you can’t afford to ignore them. Baer’s insights and tactics will teach you how to embrace complaints, put haters to work for you, and turn bad news into good outcomes. Review One of 2016s top 3 marketing books: StrategyBusiness MagazineOne of 2016s top customer service books: 800-CEO-READ About the Author Jay Baer is the president of Convince & Convert, an online customer service and digital marketing consultancy and media company. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Youtility. He contributes articles to Inc., Entrepreneur, and Forbes ; writes the world’s #1 content marketing blog; and hosts several award-winning podcasts. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his family...

-Titulo Original : The Ten Commandments For Business Failure-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Don Keough-a former top executive at Coca-Cola and now chairman of the elite investment banking firm Allen & Company-has witnessed plenty of failures in his sixty-year career (including New Coke). He has also been friends with some of the most successful people in business history, including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Rupert Murdoch, and Peter Drucker.Now this elder statesman reveals how great enterprises get into trouble. Even the smartest executives can fall into the trap of believing in their own infallibility. When that happens, more bad decisions are sure to follow.This light-hearted “how-not-to” book includes anecdotes from Keoughs long career as well as other infamous failures. His commandments for failure include: Quit Taking Risks; Be Inflexible; Assume Infallibility; Put All Your Faith in Experts; Send Mixed Messages; and Be Afraid of the Future.As he writes, “After a lifetime in business Ive never been able to develop a step-by-step formula that will guarantee success. What I could do, however, was talk about how to lose. I guarantee that anyone who follows my formula will be a highly successful loser.” Review Don possesses a special combination of experience, wisdom, self- confidence, and self-awareness. His commandments for failure will teach you more about business success than a whole shelf full of books. ? Bill Gates ?This is a great book, filled with terrific advice from a management icon, and brought alive by real stories from business history. It is a must-read for every leader.? ? Jack Welch ?Dons best ability is to cut to the chase on an issue, to cut through the bureaucratic fog. Keep it simple is his principle and mine too.? ? Warren Buffett (from the foreword) Don Keough, with his sixty years of business experience, is well equipped to comment about business leadership. He is an outstanding man, and I am proud to call him friend. ? Former President George H. W. Bush ?I would rather listen to Don Keough on almost any subject ? his empathetic wit and wisdom are a cure all for what ails on any day. Hes now written it down and if About the Author Donald R. Keough is chairman of the board of the investment banking firm Allen & Company. He served as president, chief operating officer, and a director of The Coca-Cola Company from 1981 to 1993. He was reelected a director of the company in 2004. He has served on many prominent boards of directors including those of Berkshire Hathaway, McDonalds, The Washington Post Company, Home Depot, H. J. Heinz Company, and The University of Notre Dame...

-Titulo Original : The Coffeehouse Investor How To Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, And Get On With Your Life-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: In 1998, after thirteen years of providing investment advice for Smith Barney, Bill Schultheis wrote a simple book for people who felt overwhelmed by the stock market. He had discovered that when you simplify your investment decisions, you end up getting better returns. As a bonus, you gain more time for family, friends, and other pursuits.The Coffeehouse Investor explains why we should stop thinking about top-rated stocks and mutual funds, shifts in interest rates, and predictions for the economy. Stop trying to beat the stock market average, which few “experts” ever do. Instead, just remember three simple principles: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. And save for a rainy day.By focusing more on your passions and creativity and less on the daily ups and downs, you will actually build more wealth-and improve the quality of your life at the same time. Review “It is a wonderful book. Indeed, I’m tempted to say, ‘It looks like I wrote it myself.’ Now, if people will not only read Coffeehouse but act on its message.”-JOHN C. BOGLE, founder of The Vanguard Group“The best investment book you’ve never read.”-THE SEATTLE TIMES About the Author Bill Schultheis is a partner and fee-only financial advisor with Soundmark Wealth Management and a former broker for Smith Barney. The first editon of The Coffeehouse Investor was published in 1998, and he has lectured and led seminars about it since. He lives in Kirkland, Washington...

-Titulo Original : Dream First, Details Later How To Quit Overthinking & Make It Happen!-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Review “Full of passion and color, highly motivating and aspirational. That is Ellen Bennett and H&B to a T! It is also the perfect description of what her debut book is. Ellen gives us a rare, honest and occasionally blood pressure-raising first account of how a successful business gets built and the traps you might (will!) fall into along the way. Dream First, Details Later is the best guidebook, pep talk and cheerleader to anyone who is at the base of the mountain of their next big dream.” -Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor and author of the cookbook Food Between Friends “Ellen Bennett is the platonic form of a go-getter who inspires go-getter after go-getter to become a better go-getter. In an afternoon with Ellen there is never a dull moment, so be prepared to be inspired, motivated and delighted by her humor, wit and grit. If I could bottle her productivity and enthusiasm I would, but since I can’t, I will just read her book.” -Zooey Deschanel, actor and musician I love, love, love this book! The true story of a true heroine for our times--bold, brash, and entirely honest about the downs and ups of making dreams come true. -Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit“This book is delicious. It’s inspiring, beautiful and actionable, and it might be just what you need to unlock the door and help you get going.” -Seth Godin, author of What to Do When It’s Your Turn “How exactly does one go from line cook to apron empress of the world? Sure, there’s hard work and maybe luck, and of course determination, but Ellen Bennett has something else, something special that most mere mortals lack. But now, the secrets are out for all to read.” -Alton Brown, producer and writer “Ellen Bennett’s infectiously inspiring story of grit and entrepreneurial spirit, Dream First, Details Later is a powerfully honest and colorful account of her wild journey from line cook to business owner. In it, she gives license to break free from self-doubt and to seize the wheel for your own journey to success.” -Danny Meyer, author of Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in BusinessAn important and marvelous new book full of can-do spirit from the force of nature that is Ellen Bennett. If you needed a reminder that you are capable of doing the impossible, this is it. Ellen inspires me daily! I’ve been on many impossible adventures with Ellen and just knowing her has given me so much personal power. Now she shares her can-do spirit with the world in this important and marvelous book. An essential reminder that you are capable of doing the impossible. Trust me, read this book!--Jeni Britton Bauer, Founder, Jeni’s Ice Creams Dream First, Details Later is a rare book that combines inspiration with action. Learning Ellens story is enjoyable on its own, but here shes gone above-and-beyond to leave readers with practical advice. I will be recommending this one far and wide!--Chris Guillebeau, author of The Money Tree and The $100 Startup Ellen Bennett is the platonic form of a go-getter who inspires go-getter after go-getter to become a better go-getter.-Zooey Deschanel, actor and musician You’ll never know where to start…until you start. This gutsy guidebook will help anyone whos procrastinating on a goal, career change, or business idea stop the obsessive worrying and leap into action.As a 24-year-old line cook, Ellen Marie Bennett couldnt stand the kitchen staff’s poorly designed, cheaply made aprons. So when her head chef announced he was ordering a new batch, she blurted out, “Chef, I have an apron company”-even though she had no company, no business plan-just a glimmer of a design idea and a business license. Through hustle and a willingness to leap into the unknown, time and time again, she built that first order into a multi-million-dollar company called Hedley & Bennett, making aprons and kitchen gear worn by many of the world’s best chefs and home cooks everywhere. Dream First,...

-Titulo Original : Overdressed The Shockingly High Cost Of Cheap Fashion-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: “Overdressed does for T-shirts and leggings what Fast Food Nation did for burgers and fries.”-Katha Pollitt Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenny now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already own when styles change so fast and it’s cheaper to just buy more. Cline sets out to uncover the true nature of the cheap fashion juggernaut. What are we doing with all these cheap clothes? And more important, what are they doing to us, our society, our environment, and our economic well-being? Review “Cline is the Michael Pollan of fashion…Hysterical levels of sartorial consumption are terrible for the environment, for workers, and even, ironically, for the way we look.”-Michelle Goldberg, Newsweek/The Daily Beast“How did Americans end up with closets crammed with flimsy, ridiculously cheap garments? Elizabeth Cline travels the world to trace the rise of fast fashion and its cost in human misery, environmental damage, and common sense.”-Katha Pollitt, columnist for The Nation“Overdressed is eye-opening and definitely turns retailing on its head. Cline’s insightful book reveals the serious problems facing our industry today. The tremendous values and advantages of domestic production are often ignored in favor of a price point that makes clothing disposable.” -Erica Wolf, executive director, Save the Garment Center About the Author Elizabeth L. Cline has written for AMCtv , The Daily Beast, New York, The Etsy Blog, Popular Science, The New Republic, The Village Voice and seedmagazine . She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit overdressedthebook...

-Titulo Original : Driving Honda Inside The Worlds Most Innovative Car Company-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Review “Rothfeder keeps the narrative lively and interesting, making it both an enjoyable and informative read. A well-written company profile that provides further insight into the history and management techniques behind Honda’s continued success.”-Library Journal“Great investors profit by running counter to the crowd, and in this respect Rothfeder’s superb and readable book is the story of a great corporate contrarian. It explains how Honda’s idiosyncratic and often counterintuitive approaches to leadership, innovation, and growth have enabled it to prosper in a hypercompetitive industry dominated by giants.”-John A. Casesa, senior managing director, Guggenheim Partners“Driving Honda is a fascinating look at one of the world’s great iconoclastic corporations. Through extensive access to high-level Honda executives, Rothfeder dives deep into a corporate culture that sidesteps traditional hierarchy and remains devoted to individualism, accountability, and collaboration, proving that no organization is too large or established to stop thinking like a lean, flexible start-up.”-Keith Ferrazzi, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Who’s Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone“In this highly readable and entertaining book, Rothfeder details how Honda has successfully navigated globalization through a unique strategy. This strategy should be a model for other multinationals to follow.”-Ray Kwong, senior advisor, USC US-China Institute, and Forbes contributor“This highly readable book reveals the key to Hondas success: a culture of openness, innovation, and relentless commitment to quality. Its a must-read for anyone interested in the future of manufacturing in America. -Subir Chowdhury, Author of The Power of LEO and The Power of Six Sigma “A fascinating and insightful analysis.”-Financial Times “A case study of the methods required to revive manufacturing industries.”-Kirkus Reviews “Rothfeder’s inside look at research and development and details about engines, motors, and assembly lines make this book an engineering or manufacturing fanatic’s dream, but readers from all industries will enjoy this entertaining and informative work.”-Publishers Weekly Starred Review“Superb…A powerful corporate parable about how sticking to your guns can lead to real success.”-Engineering and Technology Magazine“Clear well-researched history makes for an entertaining lesson on how a relatively modest Japanese motorcycle company took on the giants of the US automotive industry in their own backyard-and succeeded.”-Professional Engineering Magazine Since its birth as a motorcycle company in 1949, Honda has steadily grown into one of the world’s largest automakers and engine manufacturers, as well as one of the most beloved, most profitable, and most consistently innovative multinational corporations. What drives the company that keeps creating and improving award-winning and bestselling models like the Civic, Accord, Odyssey, CR-V, and Pilot?According to Jeffrey Rothfeder, what truly distinguishes Honda from its competitors, especially archrival Toyota, is a deep commitment to a set of unorthodox management tenets. The Honda Way, as insiders call it, is notable for decentralization over corporate control, simplicity over complexity, experimentation over Six Sigma-driven efficiency, and unyielding cynicism toward the status quo and whatever is assumed to be the truth. Those are just a few of the ideas that the company’s colorful founder Soichiro Honda embedded in the DNA of his start-up sixty-five years ago.As the first journalist allowed behind Honda’s infamously private doors, Rothfeder interviewed dozens of executives, engineers, and frontline employees about Honda’s management practices and global strategy. He shows how the company developed and maintained its unmatched culture of innovation, resilience, and flexibility-and how it exported that culture to other countries that are strikingly different from Ja...

-Titulo Original : Billion Dollar Lessons What You Can Learn From The Most Inexcusable Business Failures Of The Last 25 Ye Ars-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: ”This book is your chance to learn from others’ mistakes.”-- EntrepreneurIn the 1960s, IBM CEO Tom Watson called an executive into his office after his venture lost $10 million. The man assumed he was being fired. Watson told him, “Fired? Hell, I spent $10 million educating you. I just want to be sure you learned the right lessons.”There are thousands of books about successful companies but virtually none about the lessons to be learned from those that crash and burn. Now Paul Carroll and Chunka Mui draw on research into more than 750 flameouts to reveal the seven biggest reasons for business failure. Review aThe Toronto Globe & Mailas #1 Best Business Book of the Yeara aA fascinating study of business error and failureacouldnat be more timelya]Billion-Dollar Lessons is an insightful and crisply written booka aDaniel Akst, The Wall Street Journal aA worthwhile repository of wisdom.a aRichard Pachter, Miami Herald aAn indictment of the bold and chowderheaded.a aLeigh Buchanan, Inc. Magazine aWell-researched and thought-provoking.a aMary Whaley, Booklist aFun to reada]engaging.a aBizEd aA great read.a aMarc Kramer, The Evening BulletinaA fascinating study of business error and failureacouldnat be more timelya]Billion-Dollar Lessons is an insightful and crisply written booka aDaniel Akst, The Wall Street Journal aA worthwhile repository of wisdom.a aRichard Pachter, Miami Herald aAn indictment of the bold and chowderheaded.a aLeigh Buchanan, Inc. Magazine aWell-researched and thought-provoking.a aMary Whaley, Booklist aFun to reada]engaging.a aBizEd aA great read.a aMarc Kramer, The Evening Bulletin About the Author Paul B. Carroll wrote for The Wall Street Journal for seventeen years. The author of Big Blues,/I, he founded Context, the first new economy magazine, in 1997. Now a freelance writer, he lives outside Sacramento, California.Chunka Mui is the coauthor of the major business bestseller Unleashing the Killer App and a fellow at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. He lectures and consults widely on strategy and innovation, and lives in Chicago, Illinois...

-Titulo Original : The Education Of Millionaires Everything You Wont Learn In College About How To Be Successful-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Some of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn’t finish college. None of them learned their most critical skills at an institution of higher education. And like them, most of what you’ll need to learn to be successful you’ll have to learn on your own, outside of school.Michael Ellsberg set out to fill in the missing pieces by interviewing a wide range of millionaires and billionaires who don’t have college de­grees, including fashion magnate Russell Simmons and found­ing president Sean Parker.This book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real world: how to find great mentors, build a world-class network, make your work meaningful (and your meaning work), build the brand of you, and more. Learning these skills is a necessary addition to any education, whether you’re a high school dropout or graduate of Harvard Law School. Review Success in the twenty-first century depends on street smarts, not book smarts. It has to do with your motivation, network, passion, and ability to make other believe in you. Youll learn stuff in college, but you wont develop these skills-which are requisite for success in life. Whether you go to college or not, The Education of Millionaires will help you learn what it takes to succeed in todays entrepreneurial economy. - Dale J. Stephens, founder of Uncollege.orgMichael Ellsbergs book is provocative and wise. Tuition is skyrocketing, job prospects are grim, and the race for bogus credentials has turned into a runaway status competition for positional goods. The Education of Millionaires offers a renegade path for anyone who wants vital skills without the crushing burden of student debt. - Peter Thiel, cofounder of PayPal and first outside investor in Your success in a knowledge society depends on mastery of soft skills and practical intelligence-and yet they dont show up in college or high school curriculums. Ellsbergs rebellious book provides a street-smart education to fill the gap. - Keith Ferrazzi, author of the #1 bestseller Whos Got Your BackAs Michael so aptly explains in this delightful read: your education starts in the crib and ends when you take your final breath. In a fully realized life, it is all about lifelong learning. - Lynda Resnick, vice chairman, Roll International, Teleflora, and PomWonderfulSelf-education is the key to upgrading your mind and your life. Michaels book teaches you how to unlock the education available outside of classes, all around you. - Matt Mullenweg, creator, WordPress.orgThis book is a masterpiece. Gripping and whip-smart, The Education of Millionaires will forever revolutionize your thoughts on the connection between education, career success and prosperity. Ellsberg is careful to avoid motivational fluff and instead provides mind-blowingly sharp (and humorous) brass-tacks advice on how to profit handsomely by becoming a lifelong learner. - Jenny Blake, author of Life After CollegeIf entrepreneurs were running schools, instead of bureaucrats, schools would be teaching a lot more of the skills and mindsets found in this book. Since theyre not, this book is a necessary antidote to a traditional college education. - Scott Banister, founder of IronPort Systems, Banister CapitalThis is the must read of the next era of education. This one book could be all the education you ever need to massively outperform even the Ivy League. The secrets contained are brilliant and simple to adopt. - Cameron Herold, author of Double Double, former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?Just like the entrepreneurs he highlights in his book, Ellsberg challenges the conventional wisdom of what it takes to make it in this world. If you have an idea and the drive, nothing can stop you. And Ellsberg proves it. - Simon Sinek, author of Start With WhyYou dont need a degree to live life on your own terms: you need economically valuable skills. Ellsbergs book is the blueprint for ent...

-Titulo Original : Automate This How Algorithms Took Over Our Markets, Our Jobs, And The World-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: How the rise of computerized decision-making affects every aspect of business and daily life The bot takeover began with high frequency trading on Wall Street, and from there it spread to all manners of high-level tasks-such as diagnosing illnesses or interpreting legal documents. There is no realm of human endeavor safe from algorithms that employ speed, precision and nuance. In this fascinating book, Steiner tells the story of how algorithms took over and shows why the “bot revolution” is about to spill into every aspect of our lives. We meet bots that are driving cars, penning haikus, and writing music mistaken for Bach’s. They listen in on customer service calls and figure out what Iran would do in the event of a nuclear standoff. On Wall Street, pre-programmed algorithmic deals are executed by machines faster than any human could-leaving human investors at a severe disadvantage. But what will the world look like when algorithms control our hospitals, our roads, and our national security? Is a stock market controlled by high-speed trading bots worth investing in? And what role will be left for doctors, lawyers, writers, truck drivers, and many others? Review “[Steiner] excels in bringing a dry subject to life.”-Financial TimesAs readers follow Steiner in his whirlwind tour of algorithm applications, they will marvel at the versatility of a mathematical tool understood only by a small circle of experts. Readers peer over the experts’ shoulders long enough to trace the decision-tree logic of an individual algorithm and to follow the cascading dynamics of the linked algorithms that drive the “bots” now handling everything from putting astronauts into space to matching compatible personalities venturing into the dating scene…. An accessible foray into computer programming that has become a hidden but pervasive presence.-Bryce Christensen, Booklist“Algorithms are affecting every field of human endeavor, from markets to medi­cine, poker to pop music. Read this book if you want to understand the most powerful force shaping the world today and tomorrow.”-Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist, MIT; coauthor of Race Against the Machine“Christopher Steiner knows how to find terrific stories and tell them well. He has written a lively narrative with humans at its center. To be sure, its subject is important, but the book is also fun.”-Randall Stross, author of Planet Google and The Launch Pad About the Author Chris Steiner is the author of $20 Per Gallon, a New York Times bestseller. His writing has appeared in Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and more. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. Steiner lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his family...

-Titulo Original : Perfectly Legal The Covert Campaign To Rig Our Tax System To Benefit The Super Rich--and Cheat E Verybody Else-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Now updated with a new prologue! Since the mid-1970s, there has been a dramatic shift in Americas socioeconomic system, one that has gone virtually unnoticed by the general public. Tax policies and their enforcement have become a disaster, and thanks to discreet lobbying by a segment of the top 1 percent, Washington is reluctant or unable to fix them. The corporate income tax, the estate tax, and the gift tax have been largely ignored by the media. But the cumulative results are remarkable: today someone who earns a yearly salary of $60,000 pays a larger percentage of his income in taxes than the four hundred richest Americans.Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston exposes exactly how the middle class is being squeezed to create a widening wealth gap that threatens the stability of the country. By relating the compelling tales of real people across all areas of society, he reveals the truth behind: * Middle class tax cuts and exactly whom they benefit. * How workers are being cheated out of their retirement plans while disgraced CEOs walk away with millions. * How some corporations avoid paying any federal income tax. * How a law meant to prevent cheating by the top 2 percent of Americans no longer affects most of them, but has morphed into a stealth tax on single mothers making just $28,000. * Why the working poor are seven times more likely to be audited by the IRS than everyone else. * How the IRS became so weak that even when it was handed complete banking records detailing massive cheating by 1,600 people, it prosecuted only 4 percent of them.Johnston has been breaking pieces of this story on the front page of The New York Times for seven years. With Perfectly Legal, he puts the whole shocking narrative together in a way that will stir up media attention and make readers angry about the state of our country. Review Truly shocking. -The New York Times Book ReviewReaders should take their blood pressure pills. -The Dallas Morning NewsEveryone who wants to understand whats happening with the tax system should read Perfectly Legal ... by David Cay Johnston, who shows how idealogues have made America safe for wealthy people who dont feel like paying taxes. -Paul Krugman, The New York TimesEven if you suspected all along that the system favors the rich, youre going to be shocked to learn just how badly youre being screwed. -Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can BuyWant to know how business execs get nearly free peraonal trips on their corporate jets? Johnston is your man. -Business WeekThis is a book that will either shame us or prod us into taking back the system. -Ralph Nader About the Author David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who has been called the “de facto chief tax enforcement officer of the United States.” His most recent books, Perfectly Legal and Free Lunch, were New York Times bestsellers. He was a reporter for the New York Times for 13 years and now writes a column for Reuters. He also teaches at the Syracuse University College of Law and the Whitman School of Management, and he was recently elected to be board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. He lives in Rochester, New York. Visit davidcayjohnston ...

-Titulo Original : O Great One! A Little Story About The Awesome Power Of Recognition-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: About the Author David Novak is Founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, the parent organization to five nonprofits dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life, from ages 5 to 65. David is also the host of the top-ranked business podcast, How Leaders Lead with David Novak.A renowned expert on leadership and recognition culture, Novak is a New York Times bestselling author and the Co-Founder, retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), one of the worlds largest restaurant companies. Under his 17 year leadership, Yum! Brands grew from a $4b to a $32 Billion market cap. Christa Bourg is a writer, editor, and book packager who lives in Los Angeles. Rather than explain the power of recognition in a typical business book, acclaimed CEO David Novak wrote a fun story that draws on his real-world experiences at Pepsi and Yum! Brands, as well as his personal life.When was the last time you told your colleagues how much you value them? It sounds like a trivial thing in the middle of a busy work day. But as Novak discovered during his years as a hard charging executive, there’s nothing trivial about recognition. It can make a life-or-death difference to any organization, when people see that someone important really notices and appreciates their contributions. The story of O Great One! opens when Jeff Johnson becomes the third-generation CEO of his family business, after the sudden death of his father. The Happy Face Toy Company had many hits in the 1950s and 60s, including Crazy Paste, but its results have been declining for more than a decade. The board has given Jeff just one year to turn the business around, or else they’ll have to sell it to the highest bidder. As Jeff races to save his family’s legacy by getting the company back on track, he meets downtrodden factory workers and an uninspired executive team. Then a birthday gift from his grandson gives Jeff an important insight into why Happy Face lost its culture of innovation and excitement, along with its profitability. He comes up with an idea that seems crazy… But is it crazy enough to work? Whether you’re trying to lead a small department, a Fortune 500 company, a non-profit, or your own family, the story and lessons of O Great One! can help you make everyone around you happier and more effective. Review “If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, just apply the ten principles my friend David Novak lays out in this book.”-Warren Buffett “Any leader searching for the best way to motivate people needs to read this timely, unique, and exceptionally helpful book!” -Larry Bossidy, former chairman and CEO, Honeywell; coauthor of Execution “David Novak built YUM! into a great company by bringing out the best in his people. O Great One! shows you how easy it is to help people reach their potential. He is a great storyteller!-Rick Pitino, head basketball coach, University of Louisville “A must-read for every person in any organization. Read it, do it, and watch great things happen!” -Ken Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot “O Great One! is a real page-turner. Through this insightful and elegantly written story, he does a brilliant job illustrating how recognition - a simple concept that is all too easily taken for granted - can be a potent force, motivating people to perform at their highest levels.”-Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo “An important and colorful book about a topic that is absolutely essential. When people care passionately about what they do, everything falls into place, and customer satisfaction and financial results follow. Davids vast experience resonates throughout this book with useful and practical advice.” - Suzy & Jack Welch “O Great One! is by far the best book on the power of recognition that I have ever read. It will make a difference not only in your life but also in the lives of people you interact with at work, at home, and in your community.” ...

-Titulo Original : The Automatic Customer Creating A Subscription Business In Any Industry-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: The lifeblood of your business is repeat customers. But customers can be fickle, markets shift, and competitors are ruthless. So how do you ensure a steady flow of repeat business? The secret-no matter what industry you’re in-is finding and keeping automatic customers.These days virtually anything you need can be purchased through a subscription, with more convenience than ever before. Far beyond Spotify, Netflix, and New York Times subscriptions, you can sign up for weekly or monthly supplies of everything from groceries (AmazonFresh) to cosmetics (Birchbox) to razor blades (Dollar Shave Club).According to John Warrillow, this emerging subscription economy offers huge opportunities to companies that know how to turn customers into subscribers. Automatic customers are the key to increasing cash flow, igniting growth, and boosting the value of your company.Consider Whatsapp, the internet-based messaging service that was purchased by for $19 billion. While other services bombarded users with invasive ads in order to fund a free messaging platform, Whatsapp offered a refreshingly private tool on a subscription platform, charging just $1 per year. Their business model enabled the kind of service that customers wanted and ensured automatic customers for years to come.As Warrillow shows, subscriptions aren’t limited to technology or media businesses. Companies in nearly any industry, from start-ups to the Fortune 500, from home contractors to florists, can build subscriptions into their business.Warrillow provides the essential blueprint for winning automatic customers with one of the nine subscription business models, including: The Membership Website Model: Companies like The Wood Whisperer Guild, ContractorSelling , and DanceStudioOwner offer access to highly specialized, high quality information, recognizing that people will pay for good content. This model can work for any business with a tightly defined niche market and insider information.The Simplifier Model: Companies like Mosquito Squad (pest control) and Hassle Free Homes (home maintenance) take a recurring task off your to-do list. Any business serving busy consumers can adopt this model not only to create a recurring revenue stream, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to cross-sell or bundle their services.The Surprise Box Model: Companies like BarkBox (dog treats) and Standard Cocoa (craft chocolate) send their subscribers curated packages of goodies each month. If you can handle the logistics of shipping, giving customers joy in something new can translate to sales on your larger e-commerce site. This book also shows you how to master the psychology of selling subscriptions and how to reduce churn and provides a road map for the essential statistics you need to measure the health of your subscription business.Whether you want to transform your entire business into a recurring revenue engine or just pick up an extra 5 percent of sales growth, The Automatic Customer will be your secret weapon.Table of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE: SUBSCRIBERS ARE BETTER THAN CUSTOMERSChapter 1: TheNew500-Year-Old Business ModelChapter 2: Why You Need Automatic CustomersPART TWO: THE NINE SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS MODELSChapter 3: The Membership Website ModelChapter 4: The All-You-Can-Eat Library ModelChapter 5: The Private Club ModelChapter 6: The Front-of-the-Line Subscription ModelChapter 7: The Consumables ModelChapter 8: The Surprise Box ModelChapter 9: The Simplifier ModelChapter 10: The Network ModelChapter 11: The Peace-of-Mind ModelPART THREE: YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS FIELD GUIDEChapter 12: The New MathChapter 13: The Cash Suck vs. The Cash SpigotChapter 14: The Psychology of Selling a SubscriptionChapter 15: Scaling UpChapter 16: Reflections Review “Whether your business is exploding or stuck in a rut, there’s something you can learn from John Warrillow in this book. Read, apply, and watch your bank deposits grow every...

-Titulo Original : Good Is Not Enough And Other Unwritten Rules For Minority Professionals-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: A no-nonsense guide for minorities in business who want to make it to senior managementIn recent decades, corporate America has gotten better at recruiting minority talent. But despite their education and hard work, too many African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans still find unique obstacles on the path to senior management. And there are too few minority mentors available to help them understand and overcome these challenges.Keith R. Wyche, a division president at a Fortune 500 company, is the perfect mentor for ambitious minority businesspeople at all levels. His book is filled with thought-provoking insights and practical advice based on his own experiences and those of the many people he has counseled. He discusses the importance of:Understanding corporate culture-and the impact it has on your careerBeing visible-because you can’t get ahead if nobody knows who you areStaying current-why minorities must be continuous learnersGood Is Not Enough also includes anecdotes from prominent CEOs such as Ken Chenault of American Express, Richard Parsons of Time Warner, and Alwyn Lewis of Kmart. About the Author Keith R. Wyche is the president of U.S. operations for Pitney Bowes Management Services (a division of Pitney Bowes Inc.) and a twenty-fiveyear veteran of Ameritech, AT&T, IBM, and other companies. He is a popular speaker with minority business groups and has been recognized for his achievements by Black Enterprise, Ebony, Crains Business, and Diversity Inc. magazines...

-Titulo Original : The New Case For Gold-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: **USA Todaybestseller andWall Street Journal business bestseller**They sayJohn Maynard Keynes called gold a barbarous relic. They saythere isn’t enough gold to support finance and commerce. They say the gold supply can’t increase fast enough to support world growth. They’re wrong. In this bold manifesto, bestselling author and eco­nomic commentator James Rickards steps forward to defend gold-as both an irreplaceable store of wealth and a standard for currency. Global political instability and market volatility are on the rise. Gold, always a prudent asset to own, has become the single most important wealth preserva­tion tool for banks and individuals alike. Rickards draws on historical case studies, monetary theory, and personal experience as an investor to argue that: * The next financial collapse will be exponentially bigger than the panic of 2008. * The time will come, sooner rather than later, when there will be panic buying and only central banks, hedge funds, and other big players will be able to buy any gold at all. * It’s not too late to prepare ourselves as a nation: there’s always enough gold for a gold standard if we specify a stable, nondeflationary price. Providing clear instructions on how much gold to buy and where to store it, the short, provocative argu­ment in this book will change the way you look at this “barbarous relic” forever. Review “The New Case for Gold reminds us that wayward policies bring about a search for money that is good as gold. What better than gold itself?”-Wall Street Journal“This excellent book proves that, contrary to the propaganda of fiat currency apologists, gold is real money. Rickards makes a compelling case for why those looking for a way to protect themselves and their families from economic chaos created by central bankers should consider gold.” -Ron Paul, former Congressman and Presidential candidate “In his latest book, James Rickards gifts us once again with his clarity of prose, depth of experience and sound analysis. The New Case for Gold discards tired and politically driven criticisms of gold, instead offering an illuminating, original argument for gold as a critical contender in todays money games. The most important book on gold yet.”-Nomi Prins, author of All The Presidents’ Bankers “We can’t trust the Federal Reserve to do the honest work that Jim Rickards has done in writing this book. When the monetary system finally fails, there will be a flight to the only money that’s left in the system-and that will be gold. Essential reading.” -David A. Stockman, Former OMB Director and author of The Great Deformation“[Rickards] present[s] compelling evidence that many of the world’s leading monetary authorities implicitly, at least, treat gold as - quite possibly in the future, the key - money.”-Forbes About the Author James Rickards is the Editor of Strategic Intelligence a financial newsletter. He is The New York Times bestselling author of The New Great Depression (2020), Aftermath (2019), The Road to Ruin (2016), The New Case for Gold (2016), The Death of Money (2014), and Currency Wars (2011) from Penguin Random House. He is an investment advisor, lawyer, inventor, and economist, and has held senior positions at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management, and Caxton Associates. In 1998, he was the principal negotiator of the rescue of LTCM sponsored by the Federal Reserve. His clients include institutional investors and government directorates. He is an op-ed contributor to the Financial Times, Evening Standard, The Telegraph, New York Times, and Washington Post, and has been interviewed by BBC, CNN, NPR, CSPAN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Rickards is a guest lecturer in globalization and finance at The Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, Trinity College Dublin, The Kellogg School at Northwestern, the U.S. Army War College and the School of Advanced International Studies. He has pres...

-Titulo Original : The 10% Entrepreneur Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Review For 4 years, while working a full time job, I was also a 10% Entrepreneur. I didnt know the phrase then, I just knew I had more money, more fun and more opportunities than Id ever had in my life. If any of those sound like things you want more of, read this book! -Jon Acuff, author of Do Over Entrepreneurship is not one size fits all. It can take many shapes and forms. Theres immense value to testing ideas or weaving entrepreneurial qualities into your life before taking the plunge. The 10% Entrepreneur will tell you how. - Christine Tsai, Founding Partner at 500 Startups “We think of entrepreneurship as a big, scary thing, involving blind leaps of faith and sweeping acts of disruption, not for the faint of heart. Yet in today’s ever-changing world, everyone needs to act more like an entrepreneur and take risks -- or risk being left behind. In his debut book, McGinnis delivers a winning game-plan for assuming 10% more risk, more creativity and more (ad)venture in your everyday life for 100% more satisfaction. Entrepreneurship is a smart choice for everyone--and so is reading this book. “- Linda Rottenberg, co-founder & CEO of Endeavor and author of Crazy is a Compliment “In a shifting corporate landscape, entrepreneurship no longer has to mean all-or-nothing endeavors. Patrick McGinnis uses his own expertise as a part-time entrepreneur to illustrate a proven solution for you to become one, too.- Keith Ferrazzi, author of the Whos Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone “This book should be read by anyone who has ever dreamed of starting an entrepreneurial venture.”- Nir Eyal, author of Hooked “Clear, concise and forward-thinking, The 10% Entrepreneur dives deeper into the future of today’s business world.” - Tony Hsieh, author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos , Inc. Choosing between the stability of a traditional career and the upside of entrepreneurship? Why not have both?Becoming a full-time entrepreneur can look glamorous from the outside. Who doesn’t want to chase their dreams, be their own boss, and do what they love? But the truth is that entrepreneurship is often a slog, with no regular hours, no job security, and very little pay. What if there was a way to have the stability of a day job with the excitement of a startup? All of the benefits of entrepreneurship with none of the pitfalls? In The 10% Entrepreneur, Patrick McGinnis shows you how, by investing just 10% of your time and resources, you can become an entrepreneur without losing a steady paycheck. McGinnis details a step-by-step plan that takes you from identifying your first entrepreneurial project to figuring out the smartest way to commit resources to it. He shows you how to select and engage in projects that will provide you with upside outside the office while making your better at your day job. He also profiles real-world 10% Entrepreneurs such as...*Luke Holden, a cash-strapped recent college graduate, who started his own lobster-roll empire and oversaw much of its first year of operations, all while working full time in corporate America*Dipali Patwa, a designer and mom whose side project designing and selling infant clothing is now a sensation.*A group of friends who met at a 6am Bible study class and went on to start a brewery that now generates millions in sales . A successful 10% Entrepreneur himself, McGinnis explains the multiple paths you can follow to invest your cash, time, and expertise in a start-up-including as a founder, angel, adviser, or aficionado. Most importantly, you don’t have to have millions in disposable income to become a 10% Entrepreneur. When you put McGinnis’s 10% principles into action, you’ll quickly start racking up small wins, then watch as they snowball into your new (and far more entrepreneurial) life. About the Author PATRICK J. McGINNIS is a venture capitalist and private equity investor who founded Dirigo Advisors, after a decade on Wall Street, ...

-Titulo Original : An Economist Walks Into A Brothel And Other Unexpected Places To Understand Risk-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: A Financial Times Book of the Month pick for April!Is it worth swimming in shark-infested waters to surf a 50-foot, career-record wave?Is it riskier to make an action movie or a horror movie?Should sex workers forfeit 50 percent of their income for added security or take a chance and keep the extra money?Most people wouldnt expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other questions of daily life, such as who to date or how early to leave for the airport. But those people havent met Allison Schrager, an economist and award-winning journalist who has spent her career examining how people manage risk in their lives and careers. Whether we realize it or not, we all take risks large and small every day. Even the most cautious among us cannot opt out--the question is always which risks to take, not whether to take them at all. What most of us dont know is how to measure those risks and maximize the chances of getting what we want out of life.In An Economist Walks into a Brothel, Schrager equips readers with five principles for dealing with risk, principles used by some of the worlds most interesting risk takers. For instance, she interviews a professional poker player about how to stay rational when the stakes are high, a paparazzo in Manhattan about how to spot different kinds of risk, horse breeders in Kentucky about how to diversify risk and minimize losses, and a war general who led troops in Iraq about how to prepare for what we dont see coming.When you start to look at risky decisions through Schragers new framework, you can increase the upside to any situation and better mitigate the downside. Review In this delightful book, financial economist and risk expert Allison Schrager shows us that the same principles employed by multi-billion dollar pension funds can help us improve risk management in our own lives. She teaches these principles while entertaining us with a series of off-the-beaten-path case studies. By creating distance from our own experiences, she allows us to better understand the principles of risk. It works! Whether a complete novice or a seasoned risk professional, the reader is in for a treat: Bon Appetit! -Robert C. Merton, Distinguished Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School & Nobel Laureate “Allison Schrager offers a highly readable, yet nuanced, guide to navigating the risks inherent in today’s increasingly complex world. A must-read for anyone seeking to command, to govern, or to teach.” -General Stanley McChrystal, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Teams “If you want to understand risk better, you have to go into some unconventional settings. In the tradition of Freakonomics, that’s what Allison Schrager does as an economist, and her book is not just informative-it’s an entertaining read too.” -Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take Allison Schragers An Economist Walks Into a Brothel is the best, most readable, most informative, most adventurous, and most entertaining take on risk you will find. -Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics at George Mason University“A colorful, empowering guide to intelligent risk-taking.” -Kirkus Reviews “Provocative.” -New York Times “The most entertaining book on risk management ever written.” -Booklist “Prostitution seems like a long stretch from the risks most of us deal with, such as outliving our retirement funds, but Schrager inventively extracts five life lessons from her interviews with practitioners of the so-called oldest profession, as well as others who’ve chosen unusual career paths.” -Bloomberg Businessweek “The genius of An Economist Walks into a Brothel is that Schrager takes theories and research from retirement economics and applies them to other areas of life.” -Inside Higher Ed About the Author Allison Schrager is an economist, journalist at Quartz, and co-founder of LifeCycle Finance Partners, LLC, a risk advisory firm. Al...

-Titulo Original : The Great Beanie Baby Bubble The Amazing Story Of How America Lost Its Mind Over A Plush Toy--and The Eccentric Genius Behind It-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Review “Enlightening…. He writes fluently and has structured his tale artfully…. Most impressive of all, Mr. Bissonnette refuses to gratuitously trumpet his story as an emblematic critique of American culture, human folly or entrepreneurial greed-though of course it is all that and more.” -The Wall Street Journal“Thanks to Bissonnette’s balanced and thorough reporting, the account of Ty Warner, founder of the Babies, becomes a portrait of a creator obsessed with perfection, making money in a business he loved, in a company built on his dreams.” -Booklist “Bissonnette offers a crisp, investigative and presumably unauthorized biography of creator Ty Warner, 70, and a look at the rise of Beanie Babies and their swiftly ensuing three-year consumer craze... A spicy portrait of a taciturn toy magnate made entertaining with sensationalistic testimonial.” -Kirkus Reviews“Equally heartwarming and heartbreaking, this accessible work will captivate.” -Library Journal, Starred review “Bissonnette (Debt-Free U) does a masterful job of tracing the rise and fall of the Beanie Baby phenomenon of the 1990s . . . This cautionary tale of elevated consumerism, with collectors fretting over what they didn’t have rather than taking pleasure in what they did, serves as a useful history lesson for today, told with wit and subtlety.” -Publishers Weekly “The spectacular story of the strangest speculative bubble there ever was and the man behind it. A must-read for anyone looking to understand how manias start and markets go insane.-LIAQUAT AHAMED, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lords of Finance “Fascinating, strange, sad, funny, and entirely engrossing, The Great Beanie Baby Bubble is a smart, engaging book that’s as much about the odd saga of these plush toys as it is about the nature of obsession and desire.”-SUSAN ORLEAN, author of Rin Tin Tin “In spare, elegant prose, Zac Bissonnette tells the riveting story of how Ty Warner ruthlessly built Beanie Babies into a mania as misguided and regrettable as the 1637 Dutch tulip craze and mortgage-backed securities in 2008. You won’t be able to put this book down.”-WILLIAM D. COHAN, author of Money and Power “The amazing story of the time the world lost its mind over little beanbag critters named Punchers, Humphrey, and Wingless Quackers. Zac Bissonnette takes us on a journey into the secretive world of the man behind the mania, Ty Warner.”-BILL DEDMAN, coauthor of the bestselling biography Empty Mansions In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie Babies. With no advertising or big-box distribution, creator Ty Warner - an eccentric college dropout - become a billionaire in just three years. And it was all thanks to collectors. The end of the craze was just as swift and extremely devastating, with rare Beanie Babies deemed worthless as quickly as theyd once been deemed priceless. Bissonnette draws on hundreds of interviews (including a visit to a man who lives with his 40,000 Ty products and an in-prison interview with a guy who killed a coworker over a Beanie Baby debt) for the first book on the most extraordinary craze of the 1990s. About the Author Zac Bissonnette wrote two acclaimed bestsellers before his twenty-fourth birthday: Debt-Free U and How to Be Richer, Smarter, and Better-Looking Than Your Parents. He has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe Magazine, the Daily Beast, and Bloomberg, among others. He lives in New York City. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTIONThe greatest toy salesman in the world looked out at his 250 employees gathered for the Ty Inc. holiday party.“Wow!” fifty-four-year-old Ty Warner said. “I’ve never been in a room with so many millionaires!” The salespeople cheered because it wasn’t an exaggeration. It was December 12, 1998, and Ty Inc. was three weeks away from closing out a year of sales that would break nearly every record in the annals ...

-Titulo Original : The Death Of Money The Coming Collapse Of The International Monetary System-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar.The U.S. dollar has been the global reserve currency since the end of World War II. If the dollar fails, the entire international monetary system will fail with it. But optimists have always said, in essence, that confidence in the dollar will never truly be shaken, no matter how high our national debt or how dysfunctional our government.In the last few years, however, the risks have become too big to ignore. While Washington is gridlocked, our biggest rivals-China, Russia, and the oil-producing nations of the Middle East-are doing everything possible to end U.S. monetary hegemony. The potential results: Financial warfare. Deflation. Hyperinflation. Market collapse. Chaos.James Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, shows why money itself is now at risk and what we can all do to protect ourselves. He explains the power of converting unreliable investments into real wealth: gold, land, fine art, and other long-term stores of value. Review A fast-paced and apocalyptic look at the financial future, taking in financiers greed, central banks incompetence and impending Armageddon for the dollar...Rickards may be right that the system is going wobbly. -The Financial TimesThe Death of Money makes a valuable contribution to our economic discourse. -Forbes James Rickards The Death of Money is ... making it a veritable golden age for smart books on the current state of the global economy. -Politico “A terrifically interesting and useful book . . . fascinating.” -KENNETH W. DAM, former deputy secretary of the Treasury and adviser to three presidents “The Death of Money contains very big, provocative ideas clearly explained and delivered in an evenhanded tone that steers away from the sensational proclamation yet successfully undercuts conventional market wisdom. Rickards’s insight enables him to connect the dots in a way that few others can. A worthy successor to Currency Wars.” -JOHN HATHAWAY, portfolio manager, Tocqueville Gold Fund “The Death of Money is an engrossing account of the massive stresses accumulating in the global financial system, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. Jim Rickards is a natural teacher. Any serious student of financial crises and their root causes needs to read this book.” -JOHN H. MAKIN, PH.D., resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; former chief economist, Caxton Associates “A crucial primer for investors and consumers for what lies immediately ahead for the United States and a world that remains entirely dependent upon the dollar. The Death of Money is an important new book for those who worry about the future of our country.” -R. CHRISTOPHER WHALEN, noted bank analyst; author of Inflated “Rickards’s analysis of the inflation-deflation paradox, dangerous adversaries to the dollar, and the Fed’s strategy is insightful. Following his bestseller Currency Wars, this book is even better. A great book makes you think differently about the world-and this one does just that.” -DON YOUNG, twenty-five-time Institutional Investor All-Star Analyst; former board member, Financial Accounting Standards Board About the Author James Rickards is the author of the acclaimed national bestseller Currency Wars, which has been translated around the world. He is a portfolio manager at West Shore Group and an adviser on international economics and financial threats to the Department of Defense and the U.S. intelligence community. He lives in Connecticut...

-Titulo Original : The Money Tree A Story About Finding The Fortune In Your Own Backyard-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: From bestselling author of The $100 Startup and Side Hustle comes Chris Guillebeaus engaging story about the power you have to create your own financial destiny.Like financial classics The Latte Factor and The Richest Man in Babylon, The Money Tree uses a compelling story with captivating characters to share its core insight: you are never at the mercy of fortune as long as you have an appetite for hard work and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone.Jake Aarons is in trouble. Hes being evicted from his apartment in less than 30 days, the bill for his $50,000 in overdue student loans is almost due, and the digital marketing agency he works at just implemented a new military-style grading system that might cost him his job. To top it off, Jakes new relationship with Maya was going so well... but with everything else falling down around him, he might lose her, too.In search of answers, Jake reluctantly attends a weekly group meeting at the invitation of a coworker. Everyone in the group is trying to create a lucrative side hustle with one key requirement: they can only spend up to $500 before earning a profit. Over the course of several weeks, Jake undertakes a series of challenges, first learning how to make $1,000 in a single weekend, and ultimately how to discover the untapped skills he needs to take control of his finances--and his life. Review “Not only will you tear through the pages of this well-told story, but itll light a spark in your quest to build the free and prosperous life youve always dreamed of.” --Derek Sivers, author of Anything You WantChris Guillebeau has always been one of our most inspired business minds - teaching us about everything from traveling the world to building a side hustle. Now, with The Money Tree, he shows he’s also a terrific storyteller. If you’re hoping to make a living and make a life, this book is an essential read.--Daniel H. Pink, author of When and To Sell Is Human Ever wondered why some people seem stuck, stalled, or unable to launch-while others have identified the unique gift they can share with the world? This book holds the answer.--Marie Forleo, author of Everything is Figureoutable A powerful and uplifting story about how a little hustle can go a long way.--Daymond John, Shark Tank star and author of Rise and Grind“The brilliant Chris Guillebeau has written multiple bestsellers about how we can re-imagine work to create more freedom, opportunity, and security in our lives. Here, however, he comes at this subject in a different way-through story. By harnessing the irresistible power of story-telling, he makes s different approach to work seem exciting and possible in an entirely new way.”--Gretchen Rubin, author of Outer Order, Inner CalmFeeling stuck? Broke? Chriss charming story will show you that there is a way to take control of your life and your future. You dont need lots of time and money. With Chriss smart strategies, and inspiration from his memorable characters, you can start right now.--Laura Vanderkam, author of Juliets School of Possibilities No matter your circumstances, the path to financial health is open to you. In The Money Tree, Chris Guillebeau points the way through a compelling story with delightful characters. Need financial help? Here it is.”--Michael Hyatt, author of Free to Focus“With lively, relatable characters and a story that will keep you captivated to the end, this book relates a powerful message: money-making opportunities are everywhere. We just have to learn to see them.”--Grant Sabatier, author of Financial Freedom About the Author Chris Guillebeau is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The $100 Startup and The Happiness of Pursuit, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Born for This. He is creator and host of the annual World Domination Summit, a gathering of cultural creatives that attracts such speakers as Susan Cain, Brene Brown, and Gretchen Rubin. Guille...

-Titulo Original : The Man Who Solved The Market How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it.Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissances signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars.Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach thats sweeping the world.As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trumps victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit.The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. Its also a story of what Simonss revolution means for the rest of us. Review “Captivating.” -New York Times “A compelling read.” -The Economist “Reads like a delicious page-turning novel.” -Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg “One of the most important stories of our time.” -Financial Times “Zuckerman brings the reader so close to the firm’s inner workings that you can almost catch a whiff of the billionaire’s Merit cigarette.” -Brandon Kochkodin, Bloomberg “A gripping biography of investment game changer Jim Simons… readers looking to understand how the economy got where it is should eat this up.” -Publishers Weekly Worthwhile reading for budding plutocrats and numerate investors alike. -Kirkus “Immensely enjoyable.” -Edward O. Thorp, author of A Man for All Markets “An extremely well-written and engaging book . . . a must read, and a fun one at that.” -Mohamed A. El-Erian, author of The Only Game in Town “Leave it to the Wall Street Journal’s Greg Zuckerman to lay open the golden mysteries of quantitative investing. With this fine, humane, and eye-opening book, he’s well and truly broken the code.” -James Grant, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer Page-turning tale…bravura storytelling. -Gary Shteyngart, author of Lake Success About the Author Gregory Zuckerman is the author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, and is a Special Writer at the Wall Street Journal. At the Journal, Zuckerman writes about financial firms, personalities and trades, as well as hedge funds and other investing and business topics. Hes a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb award, the highest honor in business journalism. Zuckerman also appears regularly on CNBC, Fox Business and other networks and radio stations around the globe. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction You do know- no one will speak with you, right?” I was picking at a salad at a fish restaurant in Cambridge, Massa­chusetts, in early September 2017, trying my best to get a British mathematician named Nick Patterson to open up about his former company, Renaissance Technologies. I wasn’t having much luck. I told Patterson that I wanted to write a book about how James Simons, Renaissance’s founder, had created the greatest moneymaking machine in financial history. Renaissance generated so much wealth that Simons and his colleagues had begun to wield enormous influence in the worlds of poli...

-Titulo Original : How To Get Rich One Of The Worlds Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets-Fabricante : Portfolio-Descripcion Original: Felix Dennis is an expert at proving people wrong. Starting as a college dropout with no family money, he created a publishing empire, founded Maxim magazine, made himself one of the richest people in the UK, and had a blast in the process. How to Get Rich is different from any other book on the subject because Dennis isnt selling snake oil, investment tips, or motivational claptrap. He merely wants to help people embrace entrepreneurship, and to share lessons he learned the hard way. He reveals, for example, why a regular paycheck is like crack cocaine; why great ideas are vastly overrated; and why ownership isnt the important thing, its the only thing. Review Well-founded advice based on hard-won experience. -Financial Times Nothing if not entertaining, even inspiring. -Time An unexpected gem. -Forbes Engaging and blunt. -BusinessWeek Entertaining and practical advice. -Inc If Machiavelli sat down at his iMac to confect The Billionaire Prince, it might sound remarkably like Felix Denniss How to Get Rich. -The Wall Street Journal About the Author Felix Dennis is the chairman of Dennis Publishing, which publishes The Week among many other magazines. He was the founder of Maxim, one of the most successful new magazines of the last decade. He has written several volumes of poetry that have been performed live onstage by the Royal Shakespeare Company. His other interests include breeding rare pigs, drinking French wine, collecting first edition books, and avoiding business meetings. He has homes in London, Stratford-upon-Avon, New York City, Connecticut, and the Caribbean island of Mustique...