Bill Gates is more than the world's most successful capitalist; he's also the world's biggest philanthropist.Gates has approached philanthropy the same way he revolutionized computer software: with a fierce ambition to change the rules of the game. That's why at the 2008 annual meeting...

Billionaire investors. If we think of them, it's with a mixture of awe and suspicion. Clearly, they possess a kind of genius - the proverbial Midas Touch. But are the skills they possess transferable? And would we really want to be them? Do they...

Billionaire investors. If we think of them, it's with a mixture of awe and suspicion. Clearly, they possess a kind of genius - the proverbial Midas Touch. But are the skills they possess transferable? And would we really want to be them? Do they...

Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses innovation, creativity and the secrets of being a successful entrepreneur, through stories from his remarkable life and career.Things A Little Bird Told MeFrom GQ's 'Nerd of the Year' to one of Time's most influential people in the...

Bleakonomics is a short and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability. Written for anyone who is wondering how we've come to this point, Rob Larson holds mainstream...

Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions and gives them the knowledge they need to make better...

Blockchain is the ingeniously simple technology that powers Bitcoin. But it is much more than that, too. It is a public ledger to which everyone has access, but which no single person controls. It allows for companies and individuals to collaborate with an unprecedented...

BLUE OCEAN SHIFTand is the essential follow up toand Blue Ocean Strategy, the classic and 3.6 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.and Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show you how...

Brands and businesses from across the globe have tried to leverage the India opportunity, based upon simplistic and widely-held assumptions. This book takes a critical look at these myths and contradictions from an inside perspective, presenting a fresh and nuanced perspective on the opportunities...

Brands are a fiat accomplice they represent a mountain range of evidence in search of a theory. They are much exploited, but little explored. In this book, Martin Kornberger sets out to rectify the ratio between exploiting and exploring through sketching out a theory...

Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the...

Break free from anxiety and be free to live a full, happy life with internationally renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr Judson Brewer - based on over 20 years of research and his simple habit-breaking programme.We are living through one of the most anxious periods...

Break free of your destructive relationship with money, and learn how money can make you happy. Our relationship with money is one that lasts a lifetime, yet traditionally books on the subject tend to take one of two routes: a) how to get more,...

Brilliant...as entertaining and interesting as it is practical' - Graham Allcott, author ofand How to be a Productivity NinjaWe are surrounded by feedback, whether we're being asked to like, rate or otherwise comment on products, services or even people. At work, the right kind...

Build a better financial future for yourself and the world. Former monk turned financial advisor, Doug Lynam, shares the rules of money management that will change your approach to earning, saving, and investing.From Monk to Money Managerand is an entertaining and self-deprecating journey through...

Build the financial future you deserve with tax-effective investing The government wants your help, and it's willing to pay handsomely. You just need to know what to do. In The Win-Win Wealth Strategy: 7 Investments the Government Will Pay You to Make, celebrated entrepreneur,...

Business Ethics in Pakistan byand Javed A. Ansari

Business executives and entrepreneurs see themselves as modern day warriors, fighting off competitors and conquering new markets. They talk about attacking competitors, defending turf, firing warning shots, establishing beachheads, bypassing the competition, and so on. Brilliant Manoeuvres - How to Use Military Wisdom to...

Business journalist Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummeting and bad news can send it skyrocketing again? Here she shows how money is made and lost,...

Business leaders know they need to engage their workforce more in strategy; they know several of their senior players do not model the culture change they want to see; they know parts of the business are not aligned but, up until now, there has...

Business leaders often take actions that prop up earnings in the short term, but compromise their companies' long-term health. David Cote, the much-respected former leader of Honeywell International and one of the most successful CEOs of his generation, shares a simple, paradigm-shifting method of...

By nature, by instinct, by personality, people react differently and use different techniques and ways of dealing with a situation. Success in the future will come to those who see people as unique individuals, with unique talents. Rather than just selecting people with the...

By properly managing their inventory and understanding the logistics of their supply chain, entrepreneurs should become more financially literate.Inventory management is one of the most crucial aspects of any successful business. Many business owners struggle with either too much or too little inventory, and...

By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China's rise has entered a critical phase, one that represents a new and formidable challenge to the West. Having spent the last three decades...

By the end of this century, living beyond 100 will be the rule rather than the exception. What medical breakthroughs and new technologies will make this possible? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide WIRED journalist James Temperton outlines the medical revolutions that are transforming...

By the time he was twenty, Alok Kejriwal had his life pre-planned for him. He would inherit the family's socks manufacturing business and be the hard-working, money minting, quintessential Marwari businessman, forever. Except that it didn't turn out that way. A few years after...

Cal Newport's clearly-written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person's talent and skill - and not necessarily their passion - that determines their career path.Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned...

Campaign It! will improve the way you communicate and so enable you to achieve your desired outcomes more effectively and efficiently. This ground-breaking book redefines campaigning and explains how to create and deliver a compelling campaign that can be applied in any aspect of...

Can a project be both a success and a failure? You may be hitting your deadlines and keeping within your budget... but if your project isn't meeting your organization's larger strategic goals, it may actually be failing. While it is broadly accepted that projects...

Can the workplace be more productive by including avatars, three-dimensional environments, and participant-driven outcomes? This grounded and thought-provoking book by Byron Reeves and Leighton Read proves that it is not only possible, it is inevitable.Implementing components of multiplayer computer games in the workplace will...

Can't Not Do: The Compelling Social Drive that Changes Our World (English)

Capitalism is synonymous with anti-communism. How much of communism is still haunting us? Perhaps it is not haunting us, because dead souls haunt us. Perhaps it is alive and we just turn a blind eye to it. Now, with the rise of China and...

CARTER AND SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble.Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has...

CEO EXCELLENCE, by McKinsey senior partners Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra is a unique and timely business book which will draw on 25 years of research and interviews with top leaders of some of the world's most respected companies. The resulting book...

CEOs around the world rank creativity as the most desirable leadership quality of the future. US employers rate innovation and problem solving as in-demand skills for workers and report a shortage of job candidates that measure up. Yet, our schools are increasingly turning into...

Chairman Of Rpm3, One Of London'S Leading Retail Advertising And Marketing Agencies, Martin Butler'S Career Spans More Than 25 Years Specialising Working For And Being Retained By Reatilers From Almost Every Sector, Born Into Retailing, Martin Is A True Hybrid, Part Retailer, Part Marketer.

CHARACTER IS DESTINY

Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - includingand Understanding Organizationsand andand Gods of Managementand - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends - such asand Beyond Certaintyand andand The...

Check Your English Vocabulary for Law is a workbook designed to help non-native English speakers improve their knowledge and understanding of core legal terminology. The workbook includes crosswords, puzzles and word games to test English vocabulary and a combination of self-study exercises and practical...

China is quietly purchasing and squirreling away vast amounts of the earth's remaining oil? * That the Chinese are a huge major player on Wall Street and control billions in American investments? * That while the US has been fighting wars in Iraq and...

China's Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of the age. Covering almost seventy countries by land and sea, it will affect every element of global society, from shipping to agriculture, digital economy to tourism, politics to culture....

Classic Advice for Today's Management ChallengesPeter F. Drucker's timeless thinking on management--distilled in this series of concise essays--examines the basic questions and issues that managers face. In rapidly changing times, Drucker's legendary wisdom is even more vitally relevant, going beyond traditional thinking to insights...

Cleaning - aka hinching - doesn't have to be that job you dread, not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways.At overand 3 million followersand and counting, she has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, clever...

Coaching for Performanceand is the #1 book for coaches, leaders, talent managers and professionals around the world. This is the definitive, updated and expanded edition."The proven resource for all coaches and pioneers of the future of coaching." Magdalena N. Mook, CEO, International Coach Federation...

Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They're just too busy, and it's too hard to change. But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or...

'Essential for any leader in any industry' - Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical CandorWorking Backwards gives an insider's account of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives.Colin Bryar and Bill Carr joined Amazon in the late...

Collaboration is keyand whether you're a small, medium or large organisation, helping keep staff connected and moving in the same direction. The collaboration tools listed here will help you do just that, whether you're in the home office or a Starbucks in Paris.

Combining stunning photographs with expert knowledge, this book is a dazzling guide to precious stones, organic gems, and precious metals.Discover the intriguing stories of the world's most famous and fabulous gems, including the mysterious Hope Diamond, the stunning Koh-i-Noor of the Crown Jewels, and...

Commemorating its 25th anniversary, a limited, one-time printing, collector's edition of the over 4-million copy selling, must-have book that's guided those millions to success and happiness, from theand New York Timesand bestselling author and foremost expert on power and strategy.A not-to-be-missed Special Power Edition...

Committed is a practical handbook for building great teams. Based on research from Wharton's Executive Development Program (EDP), this concise guide identifies the common challenges that arise when people work together as a group and provides key guidance on breaking through the barriers to...