After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's ...

The author of the modern classics The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb expresses major ideas in ways you least expect in this collection of aphorisms and meditations—now expanded with fifty percent ...

This comprehensive and authoratative four-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present.

The Richest Man in the Babylon. This book deals with the personal success of each of us. Success means results coming from our efforts and ability. A good preparation is the key to our success. So keep a part of what you earn with yourself.

This is a must-read for any organization that wants to succeed in the new millennium." -Peter Lowe, President of Peter Lowe International and Peter Lowe's SUCCESS Seminars "My dear friend John Maxwell has proven his ability to lead leaders.

Now, in this eye-opening book, Robert G. Cross reminds us that cutting costs is not enough, and he shows how a powerful new strategy called Revenue Management can help any business dramatically improve its bottom line.

In this revelatory book, Taleb will change the way you look at the world, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, “On Robustness and Fragility,” which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan ...

This groundbreaking book not only conceptualizes a new economic model for the industry but uses this model to test price competition between investment advisers.

Dreiser's masterful storytelling and deep understanding of human nature make this novel a captivating and thought-provoking exploration of the moral dilemmas that accompany the pursuit of wealth and power.

As Judge reveals in this much-needed book, direct exchange is both the cornerstone of the solution and a tool for revealing just how much is at stake in decisions about “through whom” to buy, invest and give.