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Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $26.00
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $26.00
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $13.99
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $13.99
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
Brick by Brick
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Read by Thomas Vincent Kelly
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $20.00
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry
Written by David Robertson and Bill Breen
Read by Thomas Vincent Kelly
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 25, 2013
Price: $20.00
Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory.
Brick by Brick reveals how... Read more >
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Ethical Chic
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $16.00
“Hawthorne gives readers an impartial picture of the difficulties of running a profitable company while trying to maintain a positive corporate belief system…Highly recommended.”—Library Journal, starred review
Consumers are told that when they put on an American Apparel t-shirt, leggings, jeans, gold bra, or other item, they look hot. Not only do... Read more >
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: March 19, 2013
Price: $16.00
“Hawthorne gives readers an impartial picture of the difficulties of running a profitable company while trying to maintain a positive corporate belief system…Highly recommended.”—Library Journal, starred review
Consumers are told that when they put on an American Apparel t-shirt, leggings, jeans, gold bra, or other item, they look hot. Not only do... Read more >
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $28.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $28.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $45.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $45.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $22.50
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Written by Michael Moss
Read by Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $22.50
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important... Read more >
Goldman Sachs
The Culture of Success
Written by Lisa J. Endlich
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 20, 2013
Price: $9.99
The history, mystique, and remarkable success of Goldman Sachs, the world's premier investment bank, are examined in unprecedented depth in this fascinating and authoritative study. Former Goldman Sachs Vice President Lisa Endlich draws on an insider's knowledge and access to all levels of management to bring to life this unique company... Read more >
The Culture of Success
Written by Lisa J. Endlich
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 20, 2013
Price: $9.99
The history, mystique, and remarkable success of Goldman Sachs, the world's premier investment bank, are examined in unprecedented depth in this fascinating and authoritative study. Former Goldman Sachs Vice President Lisa Endlich draws on an insider's knowledge and access to all levels of management to bring to life this unique company... Read more >
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American Icon
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Written by Bryce G. Hoffman
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $16.00
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Written by Bryce G. Hoffman
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $16.00
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE EPIC TURNAROUND OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CEO ALAN MULALLY.
At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors...
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eBook.
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How Walmart Is Destroying America (And the World)
And What You Can Do about It
Written by Bill Quinn
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2012
Price: $7.99
After carving up the once lovingly cared-for downtowns of Small Town America, Wal-Mart launched a frontal assault on mom-and-pop businesses all over the globe. With 1.5 million employees operating more than 3, 500 stores, Wal-Mart is now the world'¬?s largest private employer. In this third edition of How Wal-Mart Is Destroying... Read more >
And What You Can Do about It
Written by Bill Quinn
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2012
Price: $7.99
After carving up the once lovingly cared-for downtowns of Small Town America, Wal-Mart launched a frontal assault on mom-and-pop businesses all over the globe. With 1.5 million employees operating more than 3, 500 stores, Wal-Mart is now the world'¬?s largest private employer. In this third edition of How Wal-Mart Is Destroying... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Ethical Chic
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $25.95
“Hawthorne gives readers an impartial picture of the difficulties of running a profitable company while trying to maintain a positive corporate belief system…Highly recommended.”—Library Journal, starred review
Consumers are told that when they put on an American Apparel t-shirt, leggings, jeans, gold bra, or other item, they look hot. Not only do... Read more >
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $25.95
“Hawthorne gives readers an impartial picture of the difficulties of running a profitable company while trying to maintain a positive corporate belief system…Highly recommended.”—Library Journal, starred review
Consumers are told that when they put on an American Apparel t-shirt, leggings, jeans, gold bra, or other item, they look hot. Not only do... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Ethical Chic
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $25.95
In this age of social activism, pinpoint marketing, and immediate information, consumers demand everything from the coffee, computer, or toothpaste they buy: an affordable, reliable product manufactured by a company that doesn't pollute, saves energy, treats its workers well, and doesn't hurt animals—oh, and that makes them feel cool when they... Read more >
The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love
Written by Fran Hawthorne
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 19, 2012
Price: $25.95
In this age of social activism, pinpoint marketing, and immediate information, consumers demand everything from the coffee, computer, or toothpaste they buy: an affordable, reliable product manufactured by a company that doesn't pollute, saves energy, treats its workers well, and doesn't hurt animals—oh, and that makes them feel cool when they... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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American Icon
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Written by Bryce G. Hoffman
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $11.99
Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
Written by Bryce G. Hoffman
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $11.99
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE EPIC TURNAROUND OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CEO ALAN MULALLY.
At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Roots of Steel
Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town
Written by Deborah Rudacille
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $15.95
Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town
Written by Deborah Rudacille
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $15.95
As the American economy seeks to restructure itself, Roots of Steel is a powerful, candid, and eye-opening reminder of the people who have been left behind.
When Deborah Rudacille was a child in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough...
Also available as an
eBook.
At Any Cost
Jack Welch, General Electric, and the Pursuit of Profit
Written by Thomas F. O'Boyle
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2011
Price: $16.99
"O'Boyle has researched and written a monumental book that should be mandatory reading for all CEOs and anyone concerned with business ethics." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Superb . . . a spirited study of General Electric, and of its sometimes brilliant, sometimes bungling, but always ruthless boss, Jack Welch." --Chicago Sun-Times
With convincing passion... Read more >
Jack Welch, General Electric, and the Pursuit of Profit
Written by Thomas F. O'Boyle
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2011
Price: $16.99
"O'Boyle has researched and written a monumental book that should be mandatory reading for all CEOs and anyone concerned with business ethics." --The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Superb . . . a spirited study of General Electric, and of its sometimes brilliant, sometimes bungling, but always ruthless boss, Jack Welch." --Chicago Sun-Times
With convincing passion... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Cutting Corporate Welfare
Written by Ralph Nader
Foreword by Winona LaDuke
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $10.00
In this groundbreaking pamphlet, based on testimony he delivered before Congress, Ralph Nader describes how corporations are picking our pockets, and what we can do to stop them.
While the United States continues to experience unprecedented cuts in social service programs and millions of Americans go without health insurance, massive corporations continue... Read more >
Written by Ralph Nader
Foreword by Winona LaDuke
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $10.00
In this groundbreaking pamphlet, based on testimony he delivered before Congress, Ralph Nader describes how corporations are picking our pockets, and what we can do to stop them.
While the United States continues to experience unprecedented cuts in social service programs and millions of Americans go without health insurance, massive corporations continue... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Roots of Steel
Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town
Written by Deborah Rudacille
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $11.99
When Deborah Rudacille was a child growing up in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. But in the decades since, the decline of American manufacturing has put tens of thousands out of work... Read more >
Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town
Written by Deborah Rudacille
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $11.99
When Deborah Rudacille was a child growing up in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. But in the decades since, the decline of American manufacturing has put tens of thousands out of work... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $16.95
A blistering narrative account of the negligence and greed that pushed all of Wall Street into chaos and the country into a financial crisis.
At the beginning of March 2008, the monetary fabric of Bear Stearns, one of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks, began unraveling. After ten days, the... Read more >
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $16.95
A blistering narrative account of the negligence and greed that pushed all of Wall Street into chaos and the country into a financial crisis.
At the beginning of March 2008, the monetary fabric of Bear Stearns, one of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks, began unraveling. After ten days, the... Read more >
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House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $27.95
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $27.95
On March 5, 2008, at 10:15 A.M., a hedge fund manager in Florida wrote a post on his investing advice Web site that included a startling statement about Bear Stearns & Co., the nation’s fifth-largest investment bank: “In my book, they are insolvent.”
This seemed a bold and risky statement. Bear Stearns...
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eBook and a
trade paperback.
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House of Cards
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $14.99
A blistering narrative account of the negligence and greed that pushed all of Wall Street into chaos and the country into a financial crisis.
At the beginning of March 2008, the monetary fabric of Bear Stearns, one of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks, began unraveling. After ten days, the... Read more >
A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street
Written by William D. Cohan
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $14.99
A blistering narrative account of the negligence and greed that pushed all of Wall Street into chaos and the country into a financial crisis.
At the beginning of March 2008, the monetary fabric of Bear Stearns, one of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks, began unraveling. After ten days, the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Man Who Owns the News
Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
Written by Michael Wolff
Read by Michael Wolff
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 2, 2008
Price: $15.00
If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this... Read more >
Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch
Written by Michael Wolff
Read by Michael Wolff
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 2, 2008
Price: $15.00
If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings—from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few—are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this... Read more >
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Ad Women
How They Impact What We Need, Want, and Buy
Written by Juliann Sivulka
Format: Hardcover, 415 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $26.99
Most of the workers in advertising, the media, retail, and fashion are women. Holding key marketing and advertising positions, women shape the basic promotional appeal of almost every consumer product in America.
How did the advertising business go from a handful of women in a man’s world to women working in... Read more >
How They Impact What We Need, Want, and Buy
Written by Juliann Sivulka
Format: Hardcover, 415 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $26.99
Most of the workers in advertising, the media, retail, and fashion are women. Holding key marketing and advertising positions, women shape the basic promotional appeal of almost every consumer product in America.
How did the advertising business go from a handful of women in a man’s world to women working in... Read more >
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Age of Betrayal
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
Written by Jack Beatty
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $18.95
Age of Betrayal is a brilliant reconsideration of America's first Gilded Age, when war-born dreams of freedom and democracy died of their impossibility. Focusing on the alliance between government and railroads forged by bribes and campaign contributions, Jack Beatty details the corruption of American political culture that, in the words of... Read more >
The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900
Written by Jack Beatty
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $18.95
Age of Betrayal is a brilliant reconsideration of America's first Gilded Age, when war-born dreams of freedom and democracy died of their impossibility. Focusing on the alliance between government and railroads forged by bribes and campaign contributions, Jack Beatty details the corruption of American political culture that, in the words of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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How Walmart Is Destroying America (And the World)
And What You Can Do about It
Written by Bill Quinn
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $10.95
After carving up the once lovingly cared-for downtowns of Small Town America, Wal-Mart launched a frontal assault on mom-and-pop businesses all over the globe. With 1.5 million employees operating more than 3, 500 stores, Wal-Mart is now the world'¬?s largest private employer. In this third edition of How Wal-Mart Is Destroying... Read more >
And What You Can Do about It
Written by Bill Quinn
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $10.95
After carving up the once lovingly cared-for downtowns of Small Town America, Wal-Mart launched a frontal assault on mom-and-pop businesses all over the globe. With 1.5 million employees operating more than 3, 500 stores, Wal-Mart is now the world'¬?s largest private employer. In this third edition of How Wal-Mart Is Destroying... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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