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Why do all modern managers do the same bizarre things? Are these methods taught in business schools? Do managers learn by watching more experienced managers? Is it the result of mentoring? None of the above! Every manager follows the doctrine set out in "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook". Here you can learn about pretending to care - how to hear without listening! It lets you make decisions - be a leader... (more)

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

by Charles T. Munger

Fine book in a fine dust jacket

The Peter Principle

by Laurence J. Peter

This book caused a storm when first published in 1969, battering up the bestseller list to #1, charming readers from Topeka to Timbuktu, and finally, brilliantly, blessedly giving the world an answer to a question that nags us all: Why is incompetence so maddeningly rampant and so vexingly triumphant? The book and the phrase it defined are now considered comedic-yet-classic cornerstones of organizational thought,... (more)

Money Game (Vintage)

by Adam Smith

The Way to Wealth

by Benjamin Franklin

The first American book on personal finance, "The Way to Wealth" by Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever written. Originally published in 1758 as the preface to "Poor Richard's Almanack, " this little gem has been through innumerable printings and sold millions of copies to those in search of smart but entertaining advice about hard work, earning and saving money and debt. As the 21st... (more)

Warren Buffett: An Illustrated Biography of the World's Most Successful Investor

Warren Buffett: An Illustrated Biography of the World's Most Successful Investor

by Ayano Morio

"Buffett has generously endowed us all with a sensible and intelligent roadmap for investing." - Robert G Hagstrom "Warren Buffett - The Oracle of Everything. He has been right about the stock market, rotten accounting, CEO greed, and corporate governance. The rest of us are just catching on." - Fortune "Warren Buffett has turned value investing into an art form, piling up the world's second... (more)

POOR CHARLIE'S ALMANACKCharles T. Munger

POOR CHARLIE'S ALMANACK

by Charles T. Munger

Where are the customers' yachts?: Or, A good hard look at Wall Street

Where are the customers' yachts?: Or, A good hard look at Wall Street

by Fred Schwed

"Once I picked it up I did not put it down until I finished. . . . What Schwed has done is capture fully-in deceptively clean language-the lunacy at the heart of the investment business." -- From the Foreword by Michael Lewis, Bestselling author of Liar's Poker ". . . one of the funniest books ever written about Wall Street." -- Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post "How great to have... (more)

Liar's Poker

Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

by Michael Lewis

In fiction there was Bonfire of the Vanities; in reality, there is Liar's Poker--the fascinating insider's account of what really happens on Wall Street. This irreverent and hilarious birds-eye view of Wall Street's heyday will appeal to anyone intrigued by the allure of million dollar deals. Now in trade paper. First serial to Manhattan Inc.

Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?

Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?

by Dave Barry

Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as: • How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler • Why it is not a good idea to use squirrels for money • Strategies that will give you the confidence you need to try for a good job,... (more)

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The Dilbert Principle

A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions

by Scott Adams

Dogbert's Management Handbook

by Scott Adams

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger

by Charles T. Munger

The Peter Principle

by Laurence J. Peter

Money Game (Vintage)

by Adam Smith

The Way to Wealth

by Benjamin Franklin

Warren Buffett: An Illustrated Biography of the World's Most Successful Investor

by Ayano Morio

POOR CHARLIE'S ALMANACK

by Charles T. Munger

Where are the customers' yachts?: Or, A good hard look at Wall Street

by Fred Schwed

Liar's Poker

Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street

by Michael Lewis

Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?

by Dave Barry