Popular Economics

This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected here, offering the reader unparalleled insights into Adorno's thoughts on culture.This book is an unrivalled indictment of the banality of mass culture - Adorno's finest essays are collected ... More

A stimulating and inviting tour of modern economics centered on the story of one of its most important breakthroughs. In 1980, the twenty-four-year-old graduate student Paul Romer tackled one of the oldest puzzles in economics. Eight years later he solved it. This book tells the story of what has co... More

An explanation of Warren Buffett's strategy for exploiting down stocks. Designed to teach investors how to decipher and use fincancial information, this guide walks the reader step-by-step through the equations and formulas Buffett uses to determine what to invest in and when.... More

Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The reason, say Lynch and Rothchild, is that the basics of investing - the fundamentals of our economic system and what they have to do with the stock market - aren't taught in sc... More

Personal, direct, and insightful, this indispensable guide provides immediate yet timeless advice about a subject Americ... More

"The Little Book That Builds Wealth provides a sensible framework for identifying companies that can sustain high returns on capital. Pat Dorsey tells the reader how to look for durable competitive advantage in choosing equities. His four sources of structural competitive advantage: (1) intangible a... More

The Wealth of Nationsby Adam Smith It is symbolic that Adam Smith's masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the "Declaration of Independence. In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fu... More

"For God, Country and Coca-Cola" is the unauthorized history of the great American soft drink and the company that makes it. From its origins as a patent medicine in Reconstruction Atlanta through its rise as the dominant consumer beverage of the American century, the story of Coke is as unique, tas... More

This is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It begins with a simple introduction to economics as a social science, moves on to basic economic problems of individuals, firms and the society, focusing on the problem of scarcity and choice, and finally discusses the h... More

"Once I picked it up I did not put it down until I finished . . . What Schwed has done is capture fully-in deceptively clean language-the lunacy at the heart of the investment business."-From the Foreword by Michael Lewis, Bestselling author of Liar's Poker This hilarious portrait of everyday Wall ... More

"Adam Smith continues to dazzle and sparkle! With the passage of time, Supermoney has, if anything, added to its power to inspire, arouse, provoke, motivate, inform, illuminate, entertain, and guide a whole new generation of readers, while marvelously reprising the global money show for earlier fans... More

The dragons are coming. Companies in Europe and the Americas have not faced such an overwhelming threat to their domestic markets since the Japanese arrived with their cars and consumer electronics. To fend off these fierce competitors, managers must forget yesterday's image of Chinese companies as ... More

Kiyosaki shows how to reverse the effects of negative programming one receives in school, replacing them with new habits that will set individuals and their children up for financial and emotional success. "Robert Kiyosaki's work in education is powerful, profound, and life-changing."--Anthony Robbi... More

Praise for "Idea Mapping" "Nast's work in "Idea Mapping" enables those with creative minds to clearly lay out their thinking process and those who are more process-minded to become creative. If your organization is looking for a pragmatic, step-by-step guide to idea mapping, this is it." --Chris Br... More

This book in addition to explaining the way in which accounting information can be used by the manager in performing his managerial functions of planning and control also shows the utility of accounting information in solving routine problems. The main focus of the book is on managerial decision ma... More

"A rare blend of a well-organized, comprehensive guide to portfolio management and a deep, cutting-edge treatment of the key topics by distinguished authors who have all practiced what they preach. The subtitle, A Dynamic Process, points to the fresh, modern ideas that sparkle throughout this new ed... More