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The founder of a trading firm and risk management organization argues that randomness and probability have a profound influence on human life, as well as the consistent inability of humans to recognize that role, and explains how to differentiate between randomness in general and the financial mark

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A groundbreaking book that uses physics to show how instability is inherent in economic markets, just as thunderstorms are a part of weather.

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This study focuses on China's state and agricultural economy, in the basic time range of the Opium War of the 1840s through 1948, the eve of the Communist government.

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Chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic fortune tellers, men such as Roger Babson, Irving Fisher, John Moody, C J Bullock, and Warren Persons.

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First published: [New York]: Portfolio/Penguin, 2009.

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"Four Shades of Gray analyses the Kindle's impact from a technological, bibliographical and social perspective to ask why Amazon succeeded when many previous ebook manufacturers had failed"--

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This book gives direction to anyone thinking about starting their own business or transitioning into self-employment.

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Widely acclaimed for its engaging style and provocative perspective, this book has helped thousands transform their working lives. Now the paperback edition features a comprehensive 30-page resource guide that explains the basics of working for oneself.

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Bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Johnston shows how for the past three decades, the government offered favorable treatment to certain groups. But for every subsidy and regulatory change that helps one person, another pays the price.

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Presents insights from developments in commercial policy theory to show how the pursuit of social and environmental agendas can be creatively reconciled with the pursuit of free trade. This book argues that free trade, by raising living standards, can serve these agendas far better than can a descent into trade sanctions and restrictions.

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From the Chairman Emeritus of Kaiser Permanente, a manifesto for integrated health care

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A six-step programme for shifting from an outdated security/control style of management and personal behaviour, to a more flexible and effective learning/discovery model. The book contains nearly 50 self-help activities, and aims to show how turmoil can be a catalyst for positive change.

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Traces the history of the $210 billion power industry showcasing the key individuals, technological innovations, corporate machinations, and political battles waged over its domination. The author maintains that the technological and regulatory infrastructure have outlived their usefulness and that generators are the nation's largest polluters.

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Industrial expert Geoffrey Owen analyses the complex reasons behind the delayed modernisation of British industry.

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Is management a profession Should it be Can it be This title reveals how such questions have driven business education and shaped American management and society. It shows that university-based business schools were founded to train a professional class of managers in the mold of doctors and lawyers but have retreated from that goal.