Crown: 5430 books
Crash of the Titans
Greed, Hubris, the Fall of Merrill Lynch, and the Near-Collapse of Bank of America
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
The intimate, fly-on-the wall tale of the decline and fall of an America icon
With one notable exception, the firms that make up what we know as Wall Street have always been part of an inbred, insular culture that most people only vaguely understand. The exception was Merrill Lynch, a firm that...
by Jeff D. Opdyke
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
From America’s most authoritative source: the quintessential primer on understanding and managing your money
Money courses through just about every corner of our lives and has an impact on the way we live today and how we’ll be able to live in the future. Understanding your money, and getting...
Dark Pools
The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
A news-breaking account of the global stock market's subterranean battles, Dark Pools portrays the rise of the "bots"--artificially intelligent systems that execute trades in milliseconds and use the cover of darkness to out-maneuver the humans who've created them.
In the beginning...
The Future for Investors
Why the Tried and the True Triumphs Over the Bold and the New
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2005
The new paradigm for investing and building wealth in the twenty-first century. The Future for Investors reveals new strategies that take advantage of the dramatic changes and opportunities that will appear in world markets.
Jeremy Siegel, one of the world’s top investing experts, has taken...
The Cheat Code
Going Off Script to Get More, Go Faster, and Shortcut Your Way to Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Have you ever noticed that there are certain people who seem to get ahead just a bit faster than everyone else? You know, the types who always seem to be a bit ahead of the curve, to get noticed a bit more, and to achieve their goals a bit more quickly than the rest of the pack? And have you ever...
Career Comeback
Eight steps to getting back on your feet when you're fired, laid off, or your business ventures has failed--and finding more job satisfaction than ever before
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2004
Career Comeback helps you create a powerful plan to get back on top
The author of the national bestseller JobSmarts for TwentySomethings, Bradley Richardson is one of America’s top career experts. But he also knows what it is like to experience a career setback. When an entrepreneurial effort...
Intellectual Capital
The new wealth of organization
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Visionary in scope, Intellectual Capital is the first book that shows how to turn the untapped knowledge of an organization into its greatest competitive weapon. Thomas A. Stewart demonstrates how knowledge--not natural resources, machinery, or financial capital--has become the most important factor...
by Bill Butterworth
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2006
This little book could make a big change in the way you view your team.
There’s little more energizing and fulfilling in life than the satisfaction of working well with others to accomplish a common goal. And this powerful little book can help you experience more team satisfaction than ever...
Getting Organized in the Google Era
How to Get Stuff out of Your Head, Find It When You Need It, and Get It Done Right
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Whether it's a faulty memory, a tendency to multitask, or difficulty managing our time, every one of us has limitations conspiring to keep us from being organized. But, as organizational guru and former Google CIO Douglas C. Merrill points out, it isn't our fault. Our brains simply aren't designed...
Before Happiness
The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Why are some people able to make positive change while others remain the same?
In his international bestseller, The Happiness Advantage, Harvard trained researcher Shawn Achor described why happiness is the precursor to greater success. This book is about what comes before both. Because before...
The 80/20 Principle, Third Edition
The Secret to Achieving More with Less
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Be more effective with less effort by learning how to identify and leverage the 80/20 principle: that 80 percent of all our results in business and in life stem from a mere 20 percent of our efforts.
The 80/20 principle is one of the great secrets of highly effective people and organizations.
Did...
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
A fascinating journey into the hidden psychological influences that derail our decision-making, Sway will change the way you think about the way you think.
Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone...
Born for This
How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Have you ever met someone with the perfect job?
To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery—that by some stroke of luck or circumstance they've found the one thing they love so much that it doesn't even feel like work—and they're getting paid well to do it.
In...
Winning Decisions
Getting It Right the First Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2002
Business revolves around making decisions, often risky decisions, usually with incomplete information and too often in less time than we need. Executives at every level, in every industry, are confronted with information overload, less leeway for mistakes, and a business environment that changes rapidly....