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1	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal more books like this by Eric Schlosser add to wishlist To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Schlosser, a National Magazine Award-winning journalist, charts the fast food industry's enormous impact on our health, landscape, economy, politics and culture as he transforms the way America thinks about what it eats. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army more books like this by Jeremy Scahill add to wishlist On September 16, 2007, machine gun fire erupted in Baghdad's Nisour Square leaving seventeen Iraqi civilians dead, among them women and children. The shooting spree, labeled "Baghdad's Bloody Sunday," was neither the work of Iraqi insurgents nor U. S. soldiers. The shooters were private forces working for the secretive mercenary company, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron more books like this by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind add to wishlist Today, Enron is the biggest business story of our time, and "Fortune" senior writers McLean and Elkind are the new Woodward and Bernstein. Drawing on a wide range of unique sources, their book follows Enron's rise from obscurity to the top of the business world to its disastrous demise. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street more books like this by William D Cohan add to wishlist In this superb and shocking narrative, Cohan chronicles the fall of Bear Stearns and the end of the Second Gilded Age on Wall Street. Cohan's minute-by-minute account of 10 days in March 2008, tells a chilling cautionary tale about greed, arrogance, and stupidity in the financial world, and the consequences for all of us. see all copies from $9.92! new only from $16.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes more books like this by Bryan Burrough add to wishlist Bestselling author and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the 20th century--Texas oil. see all copies from $10.99! new only from $13.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm more books like this by Tom Kelley, Thomas Kelley, Jonathan Littman add to wishlist The award-winning design and development firm IDEO, which brought the world the Apple mouse, reveals its secrets to fostering innovative, out-of-the-box thinking across the world of business. In this handbook, the author outlines the steps IDEO and other successful companies use to achieve successful problem solving. 30 photos & illustrations. see all copies from $7.78! new only from $13.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer more books like this by Jeffrey K Liker, Professor Grover Gardner (Read by) add to wishlist 'This book will give you an understanding of what has made Toyota successful and some practical ideas that you can use to develop your own approach to business' - Gary Convis, Managing Office of Toyota. Fewer man-hours. Less inventory. The highest quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer. In factories around the globe, ... see all copies from $13.72! new only from $16.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co. more books like this by William D Cohan add to wishlist Among the storied Wall Street banks, Lazard Freres & Co. stood apart until egos started to take over. This is a story of vaulting ambitions, whispered advice, ferocious power struggles, and enormous wealth--and, ultimately, the undoing of a powerful organization. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm more books like this by Verne Harnish add to wishlist see all copies from $11.00! new only from $16.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much more books like this by Maggie Mahar add to wishlist From financial journalist Mahar, this sweeping portrait of the business of the healthcare industry over the last 20 years is filled with characters, gripping stories, and trenchant economic, political, and business insights. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $12.85! \| first editions
11 view cover	Nuts! more books like this by Kevin Freiberg add to wishlist When Herb Kelleher set up SouthWest Airlines back in the 1970's no one within the industry would take him, or it, seriously. Now, more than 25 years later, everyone is being forced to take note. For the first time the story of this remarkable venture is revealed in full. In what has been described as "a crash course for management", the Freibergs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.01! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Trump: The Art of the Deal more books like this by Donald J Trump add to wishlist Trump's story begins during what he calls The Great Depression of 1990, when many real estate moguls went belly up. Trump reveals how he renegotiated hundreds of millions of dollars in bank loans and survived the recession. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies more books like this by James Collins add to wishlist Collins, author of GOOD TO GREAT, examines 18 companies and deduces what makes these choices "visionary", or what keeps some of them at the forefront of their respective sectors. BUILT TO LAST looks at a range of companies, from Disney to GM, contrasting their business models and strategies, showing how, in two similar companies, one succeeds ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizatinal Achievement more books like this by John M Bryson add to wishlist When it was first published more than sixteen years ago, John Bryson's Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations introduced a new and thoughtful strategic planning model. Since then it has become the standard reference in the field. In this completely revised third edition, Bryson updates his perennial bestseller to help today's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--And How It's Transforming the American Economy more books like this by Charles Fishman add to wishlist Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data--including facts such as this: Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores--this text is an intimate look at a business that is dramatically reshaping the American economy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution more books like this by Michael Hammer, James Champy add to wishlist This study introduces a new business philosophy that offers companies hope for a competitive future. Hammer and Champy examine the overall nature of work and ask the question: "Why do we do what we do at all?" If a company isn't performing, rather than tinkering with it, they redesign the corporation and its work methods from top to bottom, an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary more books like this by Joseph Michelli, Dick Hill (Narrator) add to wishlist This book shows the fresh-brewed, piping-hot leadership strategies that have made Starbucks a robust company worldwide. 'Practical, proven ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to build a more successful business' - Brian Tracy, bestselling author of "Million Dollar Habits". Few companies have rallied their employees to participate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.34! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power more books like this by Joel Bakan add to wishlist In this compelling opus on reform, driven by extensive research, authoritative anecdotes, and insider interviews, eminent law professor and legal theorist Joel Bakan points out that as a legal and economic entity, the modern corporation is essentially pathological in nature, placing the profit motive above any social value or accountability. But a ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Ecology of Commerce more books like this by Paul Hawken add to wishlist Provides a visionary blueprint for a marketplace where businesses and environmentalists work together, showing companies how to redesign and manufacture products in innovative ways, reeducate customers, and work closely with government toward a profitable, productive, and ecologically sound future. see all copies from $2.18! new only from $3.83! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations more books like this by John Carver add to wishlist "This book should be in the library of everyone who serves-or aspires to serve-on the governing board of any organization, large or small, nonprofit or corporate. Better than any other available resource, it tells what the roles of board members are and what they must and shouldn't do. An indispensable guidebook to leadership excellence." -George ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?: Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround more books like this by Louis V Gerstner, Jr. add to wishlist The chairman and former CEO of IBM recounts his years at Big Blue, detailing how, under his leadership, IBM was transformed from a company on the verge of collapse into one of today's most preeminent global corporations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance more books like this by Ron Chernow add to wishlist The story of the Morgan family, which became rich and powerful through its banking interests in London and New York. The Morgan fortune, it is said, saved America from bankruptcy more than once before the establishment of the national bank. This biography focuses on the business side, rather than on the personal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Brand Gap: Revised Edition more books like this by Marty Neumeier add to wishlist THE BRAND GAP is the first book to present a unified theory of brand-building. Whereas most books on branding are weighted toward either a strategic or creative approach, this book shows how both ways of thinking can unite to produce a "charismatic brand"--a brand that customers feel is essential to their lives. In an entertaining two-hour read ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $13.59! \| SVS
24 view cover	The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty more books like this by Julia Flynn Siler add to wishlist An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built--and then spectacularly lost--a global wine empire. Award-winning journalist Flynn Siler brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company more books like this by Bill Capodagli, Lynn Jackson, Fred Wiersema (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is a "Fortune" best business book of the year! It presents the strategies that built Disney - and how they can help your business soar beyond the limits of traditional management. Walt Disney's dreams, beliefs, and daring launched an entertainment and marketing empire, one whose influence is felt around the world and whose success provides a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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