Customer Review: I read this book from cover to cover, and found it to be very helpful and easy to understand. I contacted Peter's organization, Euro Pacific, and am considering having them help me with some investments.
Customer Review: Secrets of Economic Indicators is an excellent book on what drives and affects the economy and the markets. From inflation,consumer spending,unemployment,housing, to the Federal Reserve. Each section explains market sensitivity and why. Would not recommend this book for market-timing necessarily but... more info
Customer Review: I assume you're interested in this book because it's a shortcut: we hear that a business can be undermined by [initially] unattractive innovations, aka the innovator's dilemma. But what do we do about it? The answer is to create those innovations, of course. The proposal is to create small... more info
Customer Review: The primary author's first two books were each sensational in their own way--.I was particularly gripped by his description of the throw-away camara as being unattractive to the high-end camara shops, but when adopted by grocery stores, led to the 90% of the non-consumers of high-end camaras getting... more info
Customer Review: At the end of the book Leeb gives some solid tips for picking stocks
that will benefit from higher oil prices and inflation. His general
thesis that the next decade could mirror and exceed the trends of the 1970's does seem compelling. Unfortunately I have some serious concerns about the... more info
Customer Review: A great book for someone who is clueless about business and does not know where to start. The book has good examples and makes sense. However it is aimed at small businesses and people with hardly any business experience. If that's you, then get it, otherwise skip the read!
Customer Review: This is a comprehensive book on the concept of strategy mapping. It deals with strategy maps as a tool for communicating an organization's vision enterprise-wide in order to enable its better implementation. The book covers the subject in a very detailed but well-organized manner. Theoretical and... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this book because it was a required college text. After reading it, I have to tell you it open by eyes and allowed me to view the world from a different perspective. It gives excellent examples on some of the most important mindsets to help you better understand the world around you.
Customer Review: Strategy is a largely misunderstood, mis-directed and inscrutable part of business. Its failings in general come from a few basic misunderstandings about what strategy is as contrasted with tactics, and from the dearth of a way to articulate what may be intuitive for a visionary leader. Norton and... more info
Customer Review: Mapping a process is not something I learned in college. Even after a decade of working in a company, even though there is an appreciation for having solid processes, I have yet to meet people who can lead a team to capture the As-Is processes. As my interest increased on this subject, this book was... more info