- "The
Mystery of Capital"
by Hernando de Soto
It's a truism that the failure of developing and former communist nations
to successfully convert to Western-style capitalism must lie with such ineradicable
things as social atitbustudes or historical legacies. In "The
Mystery of Capital," renowned economist and adviser to world leaders Hernando
de Soto presents a bold alternative thesis: these countries simply lack the
appropriate legal infrastructure to convert their surprisingly plentiful assets
into working capital.
- "The
10-Second Internet Manager"
by Mark Breier
All managers today are Internet managers, be their business large or small,
old economy or new. "The
10-Second Internet Manager," by e-commerce pioneer Mark Breier, shows
how they can efficiently manage themselves and their employees. The book offers
quick, no-nonsense tips, tactics, and strategies for succeeding in the Internet
age, along with some advice for executives on dealing with venture capitalists.
- "The
Second Coming of Steve Jobs"
by Alan Deutschman
Vanity Fair contributing editor and former business and technology reporter
Alan Deutschman has written "The
Second Coming of Steve Jobs," a fast-moving, unsparing biography of the
Apple Computer CEO and founder. A paradoxical man whose story seems to mirror
the development of the personal computing industry itself, Jobs is portrayed
here as brilliant, cruel, passionate, and idiosyncratic--equal parts pioneer
and genius.
- "Natural
Capitalism"
by Paul Hawken, L. Hunter Lovins, and Amory Lovins
Three top think-tank strategists have joined forces to write "Natural
Capitalism," a blueprint for sustainable development. Paul Hawken and
Rocky Mountain Institute directors Hunter and Amory Lovins say economic and
technological trends are leading to a new industrialism that's more efficient
and profitable, yet will protect the environment, create more jobs, and free
up money and resources to solve persistent social problems.
- "The
Anatomy of Buzz"
by Emanuel Rosen
First came viral marketing. Now, in "The
Anatomy of Buzz," former marketing VP Emanuel Rosen collects insights
from his interviews with executives, marketing whizzes, and audience researchers
who've been successful at creating buzz for products and services as diverse
as the Palm Pilot, the BMW Z3, and "The Blair Witch Project."
- "Fish!
A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results"
by Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen
Charged with solving severe problems in her department, the protagonist of
this story stumbles upon the famously cheerful fishmongers at Seattle's Pike
Place Market. Applying the simple lessons of their daily work, she succeeds
against the odds. "Fish!"
is another business parable like "Who Moved My Cheese?" that gets its point
across simply and effectively in just a hundred or so pages.
- "The
Message of the Markets: How Financial Markets Foretell the Future--and How
You Can Profit from Their Guidance"
by Ron Insana
Every day, the world's financial markets are speaking to us--predicting the
future, says CNBC's Ron Insana. His "Message
of the Markets" shows how to interpret and understand those signals and
how to use that information to your advantage, whether you're a market professional
or simply interested in making better personal financial decisions.
- "The
9 Steps to Financial Freedom"
by Suze Orman
In "The
9 Steps to Financial Freedom," professional financial planner Suze Orman
goes beyond the nuts and bolts of managing money to explore the psychological
and spiritual power that money has in our lives. In Orman's analysis, financial
freedom finally comes when we understand that we are worth far more than our
money.
- "Bump
and Run"
by Mike Lupica
What are Elmore Leonard, Phil Simms, and Dave Barry reading lately? Mike Lupica's
howlingly funny novel about a Vegas man who inherits half a New York football
team and all that goes with pigskin: family feuds, crooked quarterbacks, gambling,
mad coaches, philandering announcers, and guys named Tire Iron and Baskerville
Homes.
- "Prodigal
Summer"
by Barbara Kingsolver
The author of "The
Poisonwood Bible" spins a sassy, poetic tale of a solitary female biologist,
a young male hunter, and an Appalachian wife swept up in "the season of extravagant
procreation."
- "Wish
You Well"
by David Baldacci
New York kids Lou and Oz lose their father in a car crash and get sent with
their now-catatonic mother to live with a great-grandma in remote, otherworldly
Virginia. Legal-thriller writer Baldacci takes a turn for the literary in
this one.
- "In
Tuscany"
by Frances Mayes
The author of "Under
the Tuscan Sun" celebrates Italy in evocative words and glorious pictures.
- "A
Storm of Swords"
by George R.R. Martin
George R.R. Martin, a former "Twilight Zone" story editor, is now a fantasy-epic
author who bears comparison with Tolkien. Read about an ambush planned for
the "wildlings" in "the icy heights of the godforsaken Frostfangs" in this
excerpt from the third book of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series.
- "Body
for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength"
by Bill Phillips
Don't just sit there! Read Phillips and get inspired to sculpt a new you by
February.
- "Telecosm:
How Infinite Bandwidth Will Revolutionize Our World"
by George Gilder
Techo-visionary Gilder explains what's ahead, why "the SEC is the enemy,"
and how our communications capacity is about to expand a millionfold.
- "The
Unexpected Legacy of Divorce"
by Judith S. Wallerstein et al.
Wallerstein tells the grim stories and extracts the lessons of her unprecedented
25-year study of the now-grown, forever stunned children of divorce.
- "Ten
Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Sex and Character"
by Pepper Schwartz and Dominic Cappello
The past president of the Association for the Scientific Study of Sex presents
10 of the most important chats you'll ever have about sex, per pressure, TV's
influence, ethics, and meeting people on the Internet.
- "The
Last Precinct"
by Patricia Cornwell
Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta faces the "werewolf murders," and a peek into
her own past, with niece Lucy and crusty old pal Pete Marino on her side--even
if nobody else is.
- "Bellow:
A Biography"
by James Atlas
Dig into the once-in-a-lifetime biography of Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow
by the editor of the wonderful Penguin Lives bio series. Few writers have
lived so tumultuously as Bellow, nor written as definitively as Atlas. This
book belongs on your shelf next to Ellmann's "James
Joyce"
- "Creating
the Not So Big House"
by Sarah Susanka
You don't need a great big home to have a great one. All you need is smart
design ideas, and you can have airy stairways, heartwarming kitchens, and
details to die for on a sensible space budget.
- "The
Prometheus Deception"
by Robert Ludlum
In what the New Yorker calls Ludlum's "most ingenious novel yet," Libyan-led
terrorists hit Tunisia's beach and a U.S. superspy tries to outwit the Directorate,
an agency so secret it makes the CIA look like woolly mammoths parading on
Main Street.
- "Four
Blondes"
by Candace Bushnell
Janey Wilcox, the "thinking man's sex symbol" in action movies, hunts for
a rich guy to sponge off for a Hamptons summer in Candace Bushnell's first
novel. "He had stomach muscles that looked like the underside of a turtle,"
so Janey explores further.
- "Sex
and the City"
by Candace Bushnell
Compare Bushnell's novel with her sex column collection, "Sex and the City."
- "Merrick"
by Anne Rice
The vampires Lestat, Louis, and Claudia meet the enchanting octoroon witch
Merrick Mayfair in otherworldly New Orleans.
- "Of
Women and Horses"
edited by GaWaNi Pony Boy
An Amazon.com reader finds herself "Sleepless in Ohio" over this collection
of photos and essays by horsewomen: "I have lost many hours of sleep because
I just can't unglue myself from it. The intense emotion and enthusiasm that
these women express [for] horses really hit home for me."
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