{"id":2777,"date":"2013-07-10T23:54:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T03:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2023-11-16T09:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:37:00","slug":"books-about-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/?p=2777","title":{"rendered":"About Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collins, James. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Built-Last-Successful-Visionary-Companies\/dp\/0887307396\" >Built to Last<\/a><\/em>, New York. HarperCollins Publishers, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Grant, Adam M. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Give-Take-Revolutionary-Approach-Success\/dp\/0670026557\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368020135&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=give+and+take+adam+grant\" ><em>Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success<\/em><\/a>, Viking Adult, 2013<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5307\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AboutBusiness.jpg\" ><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5307\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AboutBusiness-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"About Business\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AboutBusiness-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AboutBusiness-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/AboutBusiness.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">About Business<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Drucker, Peter. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Practice-Management-Peter-F-Drucker\/dp\/0060878975\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372083054&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+practice+of+management+by+peter+drucker\" ><em>The Practice of Management<\/em><\/a>, HarperBusiness; Reissue edition, 2006<\/p>\n<p>Blanchard, Ken &amp; Johnson, Spencer. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Minute-Manager-Kenneth-Blanchard\/dp\/0688014291\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372083127&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+one+minute+manager\" ><em>The One Minute Manager<\/em><\/a>, William Morrow, 2003<\/p>\n<p>Collins, James. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Good-Great-Companies-Leap-Others\/dp\/0066620996\" >Good to Great<\/a><\/em>, New York. HarperBusiness, 2001<\/p>\n<p>Duhigg, Charles. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business\/dp\/1400069289\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375886511&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=power+of+habit+charles+duhigg\" ><em>The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business<\/em><\/a>, Random House; 1 edition, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Keller, Gary &amp; Papasan, Jay. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results\/dp\/1885167776\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375886606&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=one+thing+gary+keller\" ><em>The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results<\/em><\/a>, Bard Press, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Ries, Eric. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation\/dp\/0307887898\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375886759&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=lean+startup+eric+ries\" ><em>The Lean Startup: How Today&#8217;s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses<\/em><\/a>, Crown Business; First Edition edition, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Cialdini, Robert. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Business-Essentials\/dp\/006124189X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372082966&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Influence%3A+The+Psychology+of+Persuasion\" ><em>Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion<\/em><\/a>, HarperBusiness; Revised edition, 2006<\/p>\n<p>Rickards, James. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Death-Money-Collapse-International\/dp\/1591846706\/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=0B186JTYKENP9ZW0TZVB\" ><em>The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System<\/em><\/a>, Portfolio Hardcover; 1st edition (April 8, 2014)<\/p>\n<p>Rickards, James. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Currency-Wars-Making-Global-Crisis\/dp\/1591845564\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348151043&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Currency+Wars%3A+The+Making+of+the+Next+Global+Crisis\" ><em>Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis<\/em><\/a>, Portfolio Trade, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Katusa, Marin. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Colder-War-Slipped-Americas\/dp\/1118799941\/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=0JBJZV3DD1F9Z7DZA87A\" ><em>The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America&#8217;s Grasp<\/em><\/a>, Wiley; 1 edition (November 10, 2014)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8901\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders.jpg\" ><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8901\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8901\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders-300x192.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders-768x491.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders-600x383.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeThePeopleMustElectStrongMoralAndHonestLeaders.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We The People must elect Strong, Moral, and Honest Leaders.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Martinet, Jeanne. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Mingling-Proven-Techniques-Mastering\/dp\/0312354312\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513302&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Art+of+Mingling%3A+Proven+Techniques+for+Mastering+Any+Room\" ><em>The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room<\/em><\/a>, St. Martin&#8217;s Griffin; Revised and Updated edition, 2006<\/p>\n<p>Libert, Barry. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/We-Are-Smarter-Than-paperback\/dp\/0132168138\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513349&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=We+Are+Smarter+Than+Me%3A+How+to+Unleash+the+Power+of+Crowds+in+Your+Business\" ><em>We Are Smarter Than Me: How to Unleash the Power of Crowds in Your Business<\/em><\/a>, Pearson Prentice Hall; 1 edition, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Gardner, Howard. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Five-Minds-Future-Howard-Gardner\/dp\/1422145352\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513395&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=five+minds+for+the+future+by+howard+gardner\" ><em>Five Minds for the Future<\/em><\/a>, Harvard Business Review Press, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Covey, Stephen R. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/First-Things-Stephen-R-Covey\/dp\/0684802031\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513462&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=first+things+first+stephen+covey\" ><em>First Things First<\/em><\/a>, Free Press; Reprinted edition edition, 1996<\/p>\n<p>Peters, Tom &amp; Waterman, Robert. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Search-Excellence-Americas-Companies-Essentials\/dp\/0060548789\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372083209&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=in+search+of+excellence\" ><em>In Search of Excellence<\/em><\/a>, HarperBusiness; Reprint edition, 2006<\/p>\n<p>Porter, Michael. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Competitive-Strategy-Techniques-Industries-Competitors\/dp\/0684841487\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348193945&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Competitive+Strategy%3A+Techniques+for+Analyzing+Industries+and+Competitors\" ><em>Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors<\/em><\/a>, Free Press, 1998<\/p>\n<p>Schlosser, Eric. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fast-Food-Nation-Dark-All-American\/dp\/0547750331\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372035581&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Fast+Food+Nation%3A+The+Dark+Side+of+the+All-American+Meal\" ><em>Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal<\/em><\/a>, Mariner Books; Reprint edition, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Ehrenreich, Barbara. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nickel-Dimed-Not-Getting-America\/dp\/0312626681\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372034273&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Nickel+and+Dimed%3A+On+%28Not%29+Getting+By+in+America\" ><em>Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America<\/em><\/a>, Picador; 10 Anv edition, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Eker, T. Harv. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secrets-Millionaire-Mind-Mastering-Wealth\/dp\/0060763280\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513504&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Secrets+of+the+Millionaire+Mind%3A+Mastering+the+Inner+Game+of+Wealth\" ><em>Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth<\/em><\/a>, HarperBusiness; roughcut edition, 2005<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell, John C. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/25-Ways-Win-People-Million\/dp\/0785260943\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373513547&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=25+Ways+to+Win+with+People%3A+How+to+Make+Others+Feel+Like+a+Million+Bucks\" ><em>25 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks<\/em><\/a>, Thomas Nelson, 2005<\/p>\n<p>Christensen, Clayton. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Innovators-Dilemma-Technologies-Cause-Great\/dp\/0875845851\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348194164&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Innovator%C2%92s+Dilemma%3A+When+New+Technologies+Cause+Great+Firms+to+Fail\" >The Innovator&#8217;s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail<\/a><\/em>, Harvard Business Review Press, 1997<\/p>\n<p>Pirsig, Robert M. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Inquiry\/dp\/0061673730\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372034075&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Zen+and+the+Art+of+Motorcycle+Maintenance%3A+An+Inquiry+Into+Values\" ><em>Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values<\/em><\/a>, William Morrow Paperbacks, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Drucker\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drucker, Peter<\/a>. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Effective-Executive-Peter-F-Drucker\/dp\/0887306128\" >The Effective Executive<\/a><\/em>, New York. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10403\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve.jpg\" ><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10403\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve-300x218.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve-600x435.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve-768x557.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TimeToAbolishTheBloodsuckingFederalReserve.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is time to abolish the bloodsucking Federal Reserve.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Klein, Gary. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Power-Intuition-Feelings-Better-Decisions\/dp\/0385502893\" >The Power of Intuition<\/a><\/em>, New York. Broadway Business, 2004<\/p>\n<p>Sowell, Thomas. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Housing-Boom-Bust-Thomas-Sowell\/dp\/0465018807\" >The Housing Boom and Bust<\/a><\/em>, New York. Basic Books, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Barofsky, Neil. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bailout-Account-Washington-Abandoned-Rescuing\/dp\/1451684932\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348191281&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bailout+neil+barofsky\" ><em>Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street<\/em><\/a>, Free Press, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Deresiewicz, William. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Excellent-Sheep-Miseducation-American-Meaningful\/dp\/1476702713\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1409968365&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=excellent+sheep+the+miseducation+of+the+american+elite+and+the+way+to+a+meaningful+life\" ><em>Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life<\/em><\/a>, Free Press (August 19, 2014)<\/p>\n<p>Tett, Gillian. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fools-Gold-Corrupted-Unleashed-Catastrophe\/dp\/141659857X\" >Fool\u2019s Gold<\/a><\/em>, New York. Free Press, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Gerber, Michael. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/E-Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About\/dp\/0887307280\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348193683&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+E-Myth+Revisited%3A+Why+Most+Small+Business+Don%C2%92t+Work+and+What+to+Do+about+It\" ><em>The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don&#8217;t Work and What to Do About It<\/em><\/a>, HarperCollins, 1995<\/p>\n<p>Heath, Chip &amp; Heath, Dan. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Decisive-Make-Better-Choices-Life\/dp\/0307956393\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375886880&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=decisive+chip+heath\" ><em>Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work<\/em><\/a>, Crown Business; 1 edition, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson, Niall. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Degeneration-Institutions-Decay-Economies\/dp\/1594205450\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375886972&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+great+degeneration+by+niall+ferguson\" ><em>The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die<\/em><\/a>, Penguin Press HC, The, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Ries, Al and Trout, Jack. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Positioning-Battle-Your-Al-Ries\/dp\/0071373586\" >Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind<\/a><\/em>, New York. McGraw-Hill, 2000<\/p>\n<p>Allison, John A. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Financial-Crisis-Free-Market-Cure\/dp\/0071806776\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1350520112&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=John+Allison%27s+The+Financial+Crisis+and+the+Free+Market+Cure\" >The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy\u2019s Only Hope<\/a><\/em>, McGraw-Hill, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Bakan, Joel. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Corporation-Pathological-Pursuit-Profit-Power\/dp\/0743247469\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1372033289&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Corporation%3A+The+Pathological+Pursuit+of+Profit+and+Power\" ><em>The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power<\/em><\/a>, Free Press, 2005<\/p>\n<p>Thaler, Richard H. and Sunstein, Cass R. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness\/dp\/0300122233\" >Nudge<\/a><\/em>, Connecticut. Yale University Press, 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Covey\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covey, Stephen R<\/a>. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SPEED-Trust-Thing-Changes-Everything\/dp\/074329730X\" >The Speed of Trust<\/a><\/em>, New York. Free Press, 2006<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9423\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn.jpg\" ><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9423\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9423\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn-768x509.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn-600x398.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.smartvalueblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/WeAreConservativesWeBelieveIn.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are Conservatives. We believe in&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Greenberg, Paul. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CRM-Speed-Light-Fourth-Edition\/dp\/0071590455\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348167439&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=crm+paul+greenberg\" ><em>CRM at the Speed of Light, Fourth Edition: Social CRM 2.0 Strategies, Tools, and Techniques for Engaging Your Customers<\/em><\/a>, McGraw-Hill, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Brafman, Orl and Brafman, Rom. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sway-Irresistible-Pull-Irrational-Behavior\/dp\/0385524382\" >Sway<\/a><\/em>, New York. Broadway Business, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Meerman Scott, David. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Rules-Marketing-PR-Podcasting\/dp\/0470113456\" >The New Rules of Marketing and PR<\/a><\/em>, New York. Wiley, 2007<\/p>\n<p>Medina, John. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brain-Rules-Principles-Surviving-Thriving\/dp\/0979777704\" >Brain Rules<\/a><\/em>, Massachusetts. Pear Press, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Fox, Jeffrey. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Become-Rainmaker-Getting-Customers\/dp\/0786865954\" >How to Become a Rainmaker<\/a><\/em>, New York. Hyperion, 2000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Walton\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walton, Sam<\/a> and Huey, John. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sam-Walton-Made-America\/dp\/0553562835\" >Sam Walton: Made in America<\/a> ,<\/em> New York, Bantam, 1993<\/p>\n<p>Hall, Doug. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jump-Start-Your-Business-Brain\/dp\/1558706070\" >Jump Start Your Business Brain<\/a><\/em>, New York. Brain Brew Books, 2001<\/p>\n<p>McDonald, Lawrence and Robinson, Patrick. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Colossal-Failure-Common-Sense-Collapse\/dp\/0307588343\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1348151547&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=a+colossal+failure+of+common+sense\" ><em>A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers<\/em><\/a>, Crown Business, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Levinson, Marc. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller-Economy\/dp\/0691136408\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1374334166&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Box%3A+How+the+Shipping+Container+Made+the+World+Smaller+and+the+World+Economy+Bigger\" ><em>The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger<\/em><\/a>, Princeton University Press, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Smil, Vaclav. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Made-USA-Retreat-American-Manufacturing\/dp\/0262019388\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1374334273&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=Made+in+the+USA%3A+The+Rise+and+Retreat+of+American+Manufacturing\" ><em>Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing<\/em><\/a>, The MIT Press, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Rosen, William. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Most-Powerful-Idea-World-Invention\/dp\/0226726347\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1374334357&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Most+Powerful+Idea+in+the+World%3A+A+Story+of+Steam%2C+Industry+and+Invention\" ><em>The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention<\/em><\/a>, University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition, 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collins, James. Built to Last, New York. HarperCollins Publishers, 1997 Grant, Adam M. Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, Viking Adult, 2013 Drucker, Peter. The Practice of Management, HarperBusiness; Reissue edition, 2006 Blanchard, Ken &amp; Johnson, Spencer. The One Minute Manager, William Morrow, 2003 Collins, James. Good to Great, New York. 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