You live in this world. You use oil. You must read this book.The situation is alarming and irrefutable: within thirty years,even by conservative estimates, we will have burned our way throughmost of the oil that is readily available to us. Already, thecostly side effects of dependence on fossil fuel are taking theirtoll. Even as oil-related conflict threatens entire nations,individual consumers are suffering from higher prices at the gaspump, rising health problems, and the grim prospect of long-termenvironmental damage. In this frank and balanced investigation,Paul Roberts offers a timely wake-up call. He talks to both oiloptimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics andpolitics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls ofalternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A newafterword brings the book up to the minute. Brisk, immediate, andaccessible, this is essential reading for anyone who uses oil,which is to say every one of us.

This is a book about a handful of men with a curious claim to fame. By all the rules of schoolboy history books, they were nonentities: they commanded no armies, sent no men to their deaths, ruled no empires, took little part in history-making decisions. A few of them achieved renown, but none was ever a national hero; a few were roundly abused, but none was ever quite a national villain. Yet what they did was more decisive for history than many acts of statesmen who basked in brighter glory, often more profoundly disturbing than the shuttling of armies back and forth across frontiers, more powerful for good and bad than the edicts of kings and legislatures. It was this: they shaped and swayed men's minds. And because he who enlists a man's mind wields a power even greater than the sword or the scepter, these men shaped and swayed the world. Few of them ever lifted a finger in action; they worked, in the main, as scholars -- quietly, inconspicuously, and without much regard for what the world had to say abou

In this short, powerful book, multimillionaire and bestsellingauthor Steven K. Scott reveals King Solomon’s breakthroughstrategies to achieve a life of financial success and personalfulfillment. Steve Scott flunked out of every job he held in his first six yearsafter college. He couldn’t succeed no matter how hard he tried.Then Dr. Gary Smalley challenged him to study the book of Proverbs,promising that in doing so he would achieve greater success andhappiness than he had ever known. That promise came true, makingScott a millionaire many times over. In The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, Scott reveals Solomon’s key forwinning every race, explains how to resolve conflicts and turnenemies into allies, and discloses the five qualities essential tobecoming a valued and admired person at work and in your personallife. Scott illustrates each of Solomon’s insights and strategieswith anecdotes about his personal successes and failures, as wellas those of such extraordinary people as Benjamin Franklin, ThomasEdis

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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in coommon? Why do drug dealers still live with their mums? How much do parents really matter? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life - from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing - and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book:Freakonomics 作者简介 Steveb D. Levitt teaches economics at the University of Chicago. He recently received the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded every two years to the best American economist under forty. Stephen J. Dubner lives in N

在线阅读本书 In the past decade of rapid change in the world economy, RandyCharles Epping's Beginner’s Guide to the World Economy hasbeen the most reliable tool for keeping track of what's happening.The third edition updates the information in previous editions andexplains many new concepts. What is the new economy? What is globalization? Is the euro thefinal seal on European Union? How is e-commerce transforming ourworld beyond economics? What is virtual money, and does it havereal value? How do social concerns and societal ills (drugs,poverty, AIDS, endangered natural resources) play a part in therapidly changing world economy. What are multinationals, and dothey signal the end of nationalism? These and many other pertinentissues are concisely addressed in the most accessible primer forthose who want to be economically literate (and who doesn't?).

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America’s foremost analyst of media and journalism, NewYorker columnist and national bestselling author Ken Aulettahas been called the "James Bond of the media world"( BusinessWeek ) for his unparalleled access to news sources,keen analysis, smooth writing style, and uncompromising commitmentto his profession. In Backstory, Auletta’s piercing gaze sweepsinto every corner of a subject that has generated tremendous noisebut precious little clear thinking: the state of today’s media.From Howell Raines and the New York Times to Roger Ailes andFox News to the fractious relationship between President Bush andthe press, the essays in Backstory survey the troubledlandscape of the people and institutions who tell Americans what tobelieve. Comprehensive, trenchant, and unflinchingly honest, Backstory is a book that only Ken Auletta could write.

Full-color throughout Free full-color, foldout map Completely updated every year Insider tips to help you experience authentic Mexico, even inCancún—from the best palapa restaurants and food carts to thefinest Maya hammocks and pottery for sale Pointers on where to find the finest seafood straight from thesea, the hippest dance clubs right on the beach, and accommodationsto suit your taste and budget—whether in the lap of luxury, a beachhut without electricity, a restored hacienda, or a cozy colonialinn First-hand advice on the most dazzling, secluded, or liveliestbeaches to suit your taste; the richest dive spots and cenotes; thebusiest nesting grounds and flyways for birdwatchers; and the besttimes and seasons to fish for marlin, tuna, barracuda, and otherCaribbean species Useful Spanish glossary, Maya phrases, and a menu reader willhave you ordering cervezas in no time Insightful commentary on Maya architecture, from Tulum on thecoast to Chichén Itzá

If Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone are so smart, why aretheir stocks long-term losers? We live in the age of big Media, with the celebrity mogulstelling us that "content is king." But for all the excitement,glamour, drama, and publicity they produce, why can't these mogulsand their companies manage to deliver better returns than you'd getfrom closing your eyes and throwing a dart? The Curse of the Mogullays bare the inexcusable financial performance beneath big Media'sfalse veneer of power. By rigorously examining individual media businesses, the authorsreveal the difference between judging a company by how many timesits CEO is seen in SunValley and by whether it generatesconsistently superior profits. The book is packed with enoughsharp-edged data to bring the most high-flying, hot-air filledmogul balloon crashing down to earth.

Published in 1778, The Wealth of Nations was the first book oneconomics to catch the public's attention. It provides a recipe fornational prosperity that has not been bettered since, based onsmall government and the freedom of citizens to act in their bestinterests. It reassuringly assumes no knowledge of its subject, andover 200 years on still provides valuable lessons on thefundamentals of economics. This deluxe, selected edition is astylish keepsake from the Capstone Classics series. This edition includes: An abridged selection of all 5 books for the contemporaryreader An original commentary offering new research and analysis byclassic literature guru Tom Butler-Bowdon A biography and chronology of Adam Smith's life and the eventssurrounding the original publication of the work Today, The Wealth of Nations is still essential reading for anybusiness or self-development library, reminding us that it is theingenuity and drive of people, not governments, that remains thesou

In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus’ groundbreaking sequel to Banker to the Poor, he outlines the concept of social business—business where the creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied to today’s most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet. Creating a World Without Poverty reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already underway.

A comprehensive guide to understanding today's global economyfrom the author of the bestselling A Beginner's Guide to the WorldEconomy. While reporting on today's world, business and mainstream mediaalike use terms and mention trends that even the savviest consumermay find baffling. In his latest book, Randy Charles Epping usescompelling narratives and insightful analogies to clearly andconcisely explain the rapidly changing way business is done in thetwenty-first century, without a single chart or graph. Epping defines key ideas and commonly used words and phraseslike: Carbon footprint WTO Economy of scale NAFTA Outsourcing Epping also illustrates how central banks help navigate globalcrises and drive the global economy, discusses the benefits ofGreen Economics, shows how trade wars can be avoided, and explainsthe virtual economy, where multimillion dollar transactions takeplace in the blink of an eye. Complete with 89 easy-to-master tools for

Harvard Business EssentialsYour Guide and Mentor to DoingBusiness EffectivelyFinance for ManagersCalculating and assessingthe overall financial health of the business is an important partof any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financialstatements, to understanding net present value, to calculatingreturn on investment, this book provides the fundamentals offinancial literacy. Easy to use and non-technical, this helpfulguide gives managers the smart advice they need to increase theirimpact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

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For the Third Edition, 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz joins forces with new co-author Carl Walsh, who brings both economic expertise and teaching savvy to the project. Together, Stiglitz and Walsh thoroughly integrate contemporary economics into the traditional curriculum. Recognizing the limitations of the traditional AS/AD model, the authors offer an improved framework for the analysis of macroeconomic fluctuations. This approach emphasizes the role of the Fed and the federal funds market in the determination of short-term interest rates. The result is an analysis of fluctuations in inflation/output space and a model reflecting the real world of macroeconomics that students encounter in the business press and other media.

The retirement crisis facing America-and the road map for away out-from The New York Times bestselling author of Origins ofthe Crash In the last several decades, corporations and local governmentsmade ruinous pension and healthcare promises to American workers.With these now coming due, they threaten to destroy twenty-first-century America's hopes for a comfortable retirement. With histrademark narrative panache, bestselling author Roger Lowensteinanalyzes three fascinating case studies-General Motors, the NewYork City subway system, and the city of San Diego-each an objectlesson and a compelling historical saga that illuminates how thepension crisis developed. Cumulative retirement deficits areapproaching $1 trillion, and Lowenstein warns that these are onlythe first. Retirement pensions will continue to be a critical issueas the country ages, and While America Aged is the urgent call toaction and pre*ion for reform.

If you cut off a spider s head, it dies; if you cut off astarfish s leg it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into anentirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organizations are likespiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face ofbusiness and the world. What s the hidden power behind the success of Wikipedia,craigslist, and Skype? What do eBay and General Electric have incommon with the abolitionist and women s rights movements? Whatfundamental choice put General Motors and Toyota on vastlydifferent paths? Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom have discovered some unexpectedanswers, gripping stories, and a tapestry of unlikely connections.The Starfish and the Spider explores what happens when starfishtake on spiders and reveals how established companies andinstitutions, from IBM to Intuit to the U.S. government, are alsolearning how to incorporate starfish principles to achievesuccess.

"Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other studyknown to man." -- Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson(1946) Every day economic claims are used by the media or inconversation to support social and political positions. Those onthe left tend to distrust economists, seeing them as friends of theright. There is something to this, since professional economistsare almost all keen supporters of the free market. Yet whilefactions on the right naturally embrace economists, they also tendto overestimate the effect of their support on free-marketpolicies. The result is widespread confusion. In fact, virtuallyall commonly held beliefs about economics--whether espoused bypolitical activists, politicians, journalists or taxpayers--arejust plain wrong. Professor Joseph Heath wants to raise our economic literacyand empower us with new ideas. In Economics WithoutIllusions , he draws on everyday examples to skewer the sixfavourite economic fallacies of the right, followed by impaling thesix

The Great Recession is not done with us yet. While the mostacute part of the economic crisis is past, the recession's mostsignificant impact on American life still lies in the future. Thepersonal, social, and cultural changes that result from severeeconomic shocks build and manifest themselves only slowly. Buthistory shows us that, ultimately, shocks this severe profoundlyalter the character of society. Don Peck’s Pinched, a fascinating and harrowing exploration ofour dramatic economic climate, keenly observes how the recessionhas changed the places we live, the work we do, and even who weare—and details the transformations that are yet to come. Everyclass and every generation will be affected: newly minted collegegraduates, blue-collar men, affluent professionals, exurbanfamilies, elite financiers, inner city youth, middle-classretirees. This was not an ordinary recession, and ordinary responses willnot fully end it. The crash has shifted the course of the economy.In its aftermath, the