Customer Review: Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting... more info
Customer Review: They were calling Stephen Leeb 'the $100 a barrel man' when he first predicted this phenomena a few short years ago. Now he's looking at $200 and the mainstream media oil and finance pundits are slowly catching up with him. He is one of a number of writers who are warning that we are now in for an... more info
Customer Review: This book is extremely timely and I anticipate it will be even more relevant in years to come. Why? Because people's happiness does depend a great deal on where they live, how far they commute to work, the general feel of a city and their stage in life. This book explores all those topics and... more info
Customer Review: Gosselin's "High Wire" asserts that over the past quarter-century the "ownership society" is becoming the "on-your-own society," contrary to the thinking behind the Mayflower Compact that united everyone for the common good. Insurance is Gosselin's biggest target, and anecdotal evidence... more info
Customer Review: PROS: Well written, fluid prose, clear headers guide the reader, useful observations on how the Internet has changed many industries, excellent for the business reader and entrepreneur. CONS: Although the author generally writes in a concise writing style (which is nice), the book could be even... more info
Customer Review: I very much enjoyed the opening chapters as Meredith spewed out statistics and opinions and history of how China and India have come to be in their current economic situations. This was very well written and extremely easy to read as well as quite engaging. Reading these two chapters is worth the... more info
Customer Review: I loved it. It was a page turner. It was a nice balance of serious ... very serious stuff about working lives of the full-time, barely-making-it workers ... mixed in with Ehrenreich's sense of humor. Oh, and it brought back memories of all those jobs (I've had a million of `em!) that paid terribly... more info
Customer Review: Shocking!! Great facts supporting the book. Truly shocking to see how irresponsible Greenspan acted in cuting rates when there was no evidence to support these cuts. From this book you can understand how Greenspan's ego created long term troubles for the US economy which could have resulted in... more info
Customer Review: Writing this in 2008, May, I have to say that I enjoyed the book, it left me with an idea of China's position in the world, but also on how few I know about such a great and big country. It states facts, and very little opinions, and some of the facts are individual stories from which you have to... more info
Customer Review: I am taking a Health Care Management Strategy class and this book was recommended by our professor. Very well thought and comprehensive book. Some comclusions can be challenged, but the book bringing a new look on Health Care and provide solutions for improvements.
