What are the selling secrets that raised Frank Bettger from initial failure to unparalleled success, and fame, as one of the highest paid salesmen in America? Encouraged to tell his story by admiring colleague Dale Carnegie, Bettger reveals his proven success formula so that you too can work magic with sales - and multiply your income and happiness a thousandfold! Inside you will find instructive examples and step-by-step guidelines on how to develop the style, spirit, and techniques of a first-rate salesperson. No matter what you sell, your on…

This book, Think Like A Billionaire, is a good place to start if you wish to read about Donald Trump - the books are not, as some think, boring page after page of useless business advice, and others claim the books to be low on advice, but this book is a geat combination of two things -Trumps sound advice, that is practical and makes sense, and a keyhole peep into the life that being a Billionaire is like.

It is actually an amazing account of the life and time of John D Rockefeller and his close family. The deals done and the plans laid meant that he became the richest man every to have walked the earth - being worth (in modern money) the combined worth of Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Mr WalMart three times over. The book itself explains about his methods in business and how the combination of his intellect, planning and attention to detail lead to his immense wealth.

"Brilliantly captures the challenge of turning a big idea into a successful business. Essential reading for every budding entrepreneur."

Since 1987, Starbucks's star has been on the rise, growing from 11 Seattle, WA-based stores to more than 1,000 worldwide. Its goals grew, too, from the more modest, albeit fundamental one of offering high-quality coffee beans roasted to perfection to, more recently, opening a new store somewhere every day. An exemplary success story, Starbucks is identified with innovative marketing strategies, employee-ownership programs, and a product that's become a subculture.

Based on unique access Mr Cohan has put together a comprehensive picture of one of the last private banks in the Investment Banking world. As objective a view as anybody would ever be able to get of this world where perception and reality can not be distinguished even by those inside the firm. Lazard was lucky enough to have a transatlantic Mergers and Acquisition business that its competitors tried to emulate in the giddy 1990's. A cast of characters which were the last of the "stars", that created so much heat they burned each other to cinder…

This comprehensive book applies modern economic principles to study a firm's strategic position. It focuses on a company's boundaries economics, transactions costs, economies of scale and scope and diversification, as well as industrial organization economics. It also covers strategic positioning and dynamics associated with internal organization.

What went wrong with American business at the end of the 20th century? Until the spring of 2001, Enron epitomized the triumph of the New Economy. Feared by rivals, worshipped by investors, Enron seemingly could do no wrong. Its profits rose every year; its stock price surged ever upward; its leaders were hailed as visionaries. Then a young Fortune writer, Bethany McLean, wrote an article posing a simple question how, exactly, does Enron make its money? Within a year Enron was facing humiliation and bankruptcy, the largest in US history, which c…

This is the best business/finance book ever put together. Contains original writings of the world's most successful businessman/investor, Warren Buffett, cogently organized according to theme by Lawrence Cunningham, the law professor who is a specialist in corporate governance matters at Cardozo Law School in New York

"My Advice? Go back to Graham and do your best to take it from there." - "Business Week". 'A classic.' Those words can be applied without equivocation to the "Security Analysis of 1934". This book secured Benjamin Graham's stature as a Wall Street immortal. The carefully honed methods for finding undervalued stocks and bonds he described here have never been equalled. These methods have already outlived their author by more than 20 years. But what of the original Security Analysis? In some ways, it too was immortal. Through five editions and ne…