Archive for the 'Business & Investing' Category

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness (Hardcover)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

From Publishers Weekly
Radio talk-show host and bestselling author Ramsey (Financial Peace) is less a financial analyst and more of a preacher, which explains both his popularity and the appeal of this book, which just might gain a wide audience. The bedrock of his system is simple: work [...]

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Amazon.com Review
With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, “flow,” “mind like water,” and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you’d almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance. Not quite. Yes, Getting [...]

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series) (Hardcover)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Amazon.com Review
Once again using an astutely written fictional tale to unambiguously but painlessly deliver some hard truths about critical business procedures, Patrick Lencioni targets group behavior in the final entry of his trilogy of corporate fables. And like those preceding it, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team [...]

Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

As the long-time best-seller, Garrison has helped guide close to 3 million students through managerial accounting since it was first published. It identifies the three functions managers must perform within their organizations—plan operations, control activities, and make decisions—and explains what accounting information is necessary for these functions, how to collect it, and how [...]

The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition (Paperback)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Amazon.com ReviewThe Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition is the only book on the market written by the creators of the GMAT exam. Inside you’ll find more than 800 actual GMAT questions from previous tests with answers and detailed explanations. There’s also a grammar review, math review, actual [...]

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t (Hardcover)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Amazon.com Review
Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, “Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?” In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silver [...]

Intermediate Accounting (Hardcover)

Monday, August 24th, 2009

The bestselling book on intermediate accounting, Kieso is an excellent reference for practicing accountants and an invaluable resource for anyone entering the field. It integrates FARS/Codification exercises, cases, and simulations into the chapters. This introduces readers to the codification project. They’ll learn how to leverage everyday accounting programs like Excel, GLS, and other [...]