XENOPHON the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. THE ECONOMIST records Socrates and Critobulus in a talk about profitable estate management, and a lengthy recollection by Socrates of Ischomachus' discussion of the same topic.

This book helps you discover the secrets behind hundreds of everyday enigmas. Why is there a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Why do 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? The answer is simple: economics. Economics doesn't just happen in classrooms or international banks. It is everywhere and influences everything we do and see, from the cinema screen to the streets. It can even explain some of life's most intriguing enigmas. For years, economist Robert Frank has been encouraging his students to use economics to explain the strange situations they encounter in everyday life, from peculiar product design to the vagaries of sex appeal. Now he shares the most intriguing - and bizarre - questions and the economic principles that answer them to reveal why many of the most puzzling parts of everyday life actually make perfect (economic) sense.'Can be returned to again and again like one of those all-you-can-eat buffets' - "New York Times". Robert H. Fran

“The tell-all register includes a wacky collection of … questions， to help you determine what you should be looking for。” “…you probably want to forget most of your dates。 But you’ll have more fun if you record the gory details…” They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince。 Here’s a saucy self-discovery dating journal for savvy “swingles” to help them have fun along the way。 Kissing Frogs is an interactive journal that will continue to entertain for years to come。 From the “Rate the Date” questionnaires to the “Hit the Road， Toad” checklist， this journal provides plenty of space to record what women have learned about themselves and what they’ve gleaned about men。 It leaves no rock unturned， and no frog unexamined!

Personalfinance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his uniqueeconomic perspective from two very different influences - his twofathers. This text lays out Kiyosaki's philosophy and hisrelationship with money.

The man who helped set the management agenda for the 1990s now brings us into the twenty-first century with the national bestseller Leading the Revolution. In this newly updated edition, Gary Hamel rays out an action plan for any individual or company intent on becoming--and staying--an industry revolutionary and a relentLess innovator. By drawing on the success of "gray- haired revolutionaries" Like Charles Schwab and GE Capital--companies that are always one step ahead of the rest--and profiling pioneering individuals, Hamel explains how companies can continue to grow, innovate, and achieve success, even in a chaotic world market.

The authoritative guide to making your money work for you from one ofJthe most respected names in the investment community. Whether you want to provide for your golden years or are interested in the shorter term; whether you invest through a broker, a mutual fund, a 401 (k) plan, or on-line; whether you are interested in stocks, bonds, high-risk financial instruments, rock-solid bank certificates of deposit, real estate, or insurance-this book has the information and advice you need to put your money in the fight place to reach your goals. Some of the vital questions it answers are:

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of ''outliers'' the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. De*ion in Spanish: Que diferencia a quienes hacen algo especial en la vida de quienes no lo hacen? Fueras de serie explora las curiosas historias de los grandes jugadores de futbol; bucea en la peculiar infancia de Bill Gates; busca que convirtio a los Beatles en el mejor grupo de rock; y se pregunta que distingue a los pilotos que estrellan aviones de los que no. A traves de su viaje por el mundo de los ''fueras de serie'', los mejores, los mas brillantes y famosos, nos convence de que nuestro modo de pensar en el exito es erroneo. Pr

The Business is a nearly omnipotent and infinitely discreet transglobal organization whose origins predate the Christian Church, if not the Roman Empire (which the Business actually owned for sixty-six days). Financially transparent, internally democratic, and morally dispassionate, the actual business of the Business seems-even to Kate Telman, a senior executive-to be vague to the point of invisibility. Counted among its vast riches are a book of Leonardo cartoons, dozens of Michelangelo's pornographic paintings, and several sets of Crown Jewels. All it lacks is a certain clout in politics, an arena that the Business has avoided for centuries but that has suddenly become of vital importance. No longer satisfied with its permanent base in Antarctica and its fortified Swiss headquarters, the Business is angling to buy its own nation in order to take a seat at the United Nations. Kate is the perfect candidate to help the Business realize its most ambitious goal: She was plucked at age eight from a bleak urban s

A famous expert reveals his professional secrets. Learn how to build your willpower, how to waste time for pleasure and profit, and how to work smarter, not harder. A practical nononsense guide to managing your personal and business time. Paper.

In the bestselling tradition of Who Moved My Cheese? and TheOne Minute Manager, this smart little book, written as a businessparable, tells the story of a young man who is sent from thecorporate ladder to the football field to learn a lesson in teamplaying from one person who knows how to win - a college footballcoach. "The best guidelines I've seen to help you unleash your power andreach your maximum potential." (Ken Blanchard, bestselling authorof The One Minute Manager) "You can't be a star player on your team if you don't havewinning ways. This smart, sensible book shows how to develop them.(Tom Muccio, Vice-President, Proctor Gamble) "The best book ever written about how to work well with others.All new employees should receive a copy the first day on the job.(Art Bauer, President and CEO, American Media, Inc.)

Three young doctors-their hopes, their dreams, theirunexpected desires... Dr. Paige Taylor: She swore it waseuthanasia, but when Paige inherited a million dollars from apatient, the D.A. called it murder. Dr. Kat Hunter: She vowed neverto let another man too close again-until she accepted the challengeof a deadly bet. Dr. Honey Taft: To make it in medicine, she knewshe'd need something more than the brains God gave her. Racing fromthe life-and-death decisions of a big major hospital to thetension-packed fireworks of a murder trial, Nothing Lasts Foreverlays bare the ambitions and fears of healers and killers, loversand betrayers. And proves once again that no reader can outguessSidney Sheldon, the master of the unexpected.

In all his years in the Chicago Fire Department, LieutenantReed Solliday has never experienced anything like this recentoutbreak of house fires--devastating, vicious, and,in one case,homicidal. He has another problem--his new partner, Detective MiaMitchell. She's brash, bossy, and taking the case in a direction henever imagined. Mia's instincts tell her the arsonist is making this personal.And as the infernos become more deadly, one look at the victims'tortured faces convinces her and Reed that they must work closer tocatch the killer. With each new blaze, the villain ups the ante,setting firetraps for the people Reed and Mia love. The truth isalmost too hot to handle: This monster's desire for death anddestruction is unquenchable...and for Mia he's started thecountdown to an early grave.

Seth, a certified genius, and Miriam, a Saudi Princess, findthemselves thrown together as fugitives in a high-stakes chaseacross Southern California. . . . but with no sleep and a massivemanhunt steadily closing in, their chances of surviving any futureare razor thin. Seth Borders has one of the world's highest IQs. Now he'ssuddenly struck by an incredible power, the ability to see multiplepotential futures. Then Seth stumbles upon Miriam, a beautifulSaudi Arabian princess who has fled her veiled existence to escapea forced marriage. Cultures collide as Seth and Miriam are throwntogether and forced to run from forces determined to kidnap or killMiriam. An intoxicating tale set amidst the shifting sands of theMiddle East and the back roads of America, Blink engages issues asancient as the earth itself . . . and as current as today'sheadlines.