Business & Economics

Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways (Stanford d.school Library) WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • “A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity,...

Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.) Chapter 1  The Humor Cliff “Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.”—Mark TwainIt’s the first day of spring quarter at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Fifty students...

Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside Youtube's Chaotic Rise To World Domination The gripping inside story of YouTube, the company that upended media, culture, industry, and democracy-by a leading tech journalist Across the world, people watch more than a billion hours of video on...

WALL STREET JOURNAL   BESTSELLER   Every business owner dreams of success, but the majority of businesses are doomed to fail.   This book offers a journey through the pitfalls that cause 90% of companies to crash—and the crucial remedies entrepreneurs can use to avoid (or fix)...

It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO Great Experience. Great Value. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book.  Learn more  about  Great on Kindle , available in select categories.   “A...

So You Wanna: Start a Food or Beverage Business: A Pick-Your-Path A pick-your-own-path guide to launching and sustaining a successful food or beverage business The specialty food and beverage business is a thriving industry, and the barriers to entry are low: all you need is a...

Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll...

When Before You Quit Your Job was written and published, it was a guidebook for aspiring entrepreneurs. Today—with the job market in shambles, overseas outsourcing and high unemployment—it can be a path to the salvation so many are looking for: A way take control of their life and use their...

Learn what financial advisors don’t want you to know! Robert’s rich dad often told him: “The faster your money moves, the higher the returns and the lower your risk.” Conventional financial wisdom recommends that you save money and invest for the long term. In other words: park your money....

The Secret Life Of Groceries "A deeply curious and evenhanded report on our national appetites." --The New York Times In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store The...

When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? In our cities, we barely acknowledge one another on public transport, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we carefully curate who we interact with. In our politics, we are increasingly consumed by a fear of people we've never met....

Turn your inner voice from critic to coach As humans, we all have a special ability that is unique to our species: an inner voice. It helps us focus, achieve our goals and reflect on life's most joyful moments. But it can also be our biggest enemy, chewing over painful emotions and...

In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world. Now in this...