In the book The Everything Store (2014) by Brad Stone, the author included Jeff Bezos' list of favourite books. These books has been made popular among Amazon executives and are integral to understanding how Amazon works.
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
, here is the universally acclaimed novel—winner of the Booker Prize and the basis for an award-winning film.
This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of Stevens, the perfect butler, and of his... Read more
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
, here is the universally acclaimed novel—winner of the Booker Prize and the basis for an award-winning film.
This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of Stevens, the perfect butler, and of his... Read more
In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of... Read more
In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of... Read more
Since taking over as chairman 18 years ago, Alan C. Greenberg—a cigar-smoking, shirt-sleeved trader from the old school—has transformed Bear Stearns into one of the most profitable investment banks in the financial industry. Many believe that periodic messages from the man who sits in... Read more
Since taking over as chairman 18 years ago, Alan C. Greenberg—a cigar-smoking, shirt-sleeved trader from the old school—has transformed Bear Stearns into one of the most profitable investment banks in the financial industry. Many believe that periodic messages from the man who sits in... Read more
Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his experience as... Read more
Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month. With a blend of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions, Fred Brooks offers insight for anyone managing complex projects. These essays draw from his experience as... Read more
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University
's Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies (Walt Disney
, American Express
,... Read more
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University
's Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies (Walt Disney
, American Express
,... Read more
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the... Read more
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the... Read more
Working mostly alone, almost single-handedly writing 250,000 lines of computer code, Steve Grand produced Creatures®
, a revolutionary computer game that allowed players to create:
living beings complete with brains and genes
hormonal systems―creatures... Read more
Working mostly alone, almost single-handedly writing 250,000 lines of computer code, Steve Grand produced Creatures®
, a revolutionary computer game that allowed players to create:
living beings complete with brains and genes
hormonal systems―creatures... Read more
The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation, by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen. His work is cited by the world’s best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs
to Malcolm Gladwell
. In this classic bestseller—one of the most influential business books... Read more
The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation, by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen. His work is cited by the world’s best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs
to Malcolm Gladwell
. In this classic bestseller—one of the most influential business books... Read more
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.
The book is centered around Alex Rogo, a... Read more
Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.
The book is centered around Alex Rogo, a... Read more
This bestselling business classic by two internationally renowned management analysts describes a business system for the twenty-first century that supersedes:
The mass production system of Ford
The financial control system of Sloan
... Read more
This bestselling business classic by two internationally renowned management analysts describes a business system for the twenty-first century that supersedes:
The mass production system of Ford
The financial control system of Sloan
... Read more
Data-Driven Marketing explores how organizations can deliver significant performance gains through strategic investment in marketing. Data-driven marketing improves efficiency and effectiveness of marketing expenditures across the spectrum of marketing activities:
... Read more
Data-Driven Marketing explores how organizations can deliver significant performance gains through strategic investment in marketing. Data-driven marketing improves efficiency and effectiveness of marketing expenditures across the spectrum of marketing activities:
... Read more
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Nassim Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events
explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially... Read more
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Nassim Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events
explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially... Read more