Authors: Dan Briody.
Paperback, 210 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2004-08-10


Reviews :

    A penetrating look at the company at the nexus of big business, government, and defense

The Carlyle Group is one of the largest private equity firms in the world with over $13 billion in funds. Carlyle's investments include everything from defense contractors to telecommunications and aerospace companies. But there is more to this company than meets the eye. Carlyle's executives include heavyweights from the worlds of business and politics, such as former secretary of defense and CIA deputy director Frank Carlucci, former secretary of state James Baker III, former President George Bush, former UK Prime Minister John Major, and former chairman of the SEC Arthur Levitt. Osama Bin Laden's estranged family was personally invested in the group until recently. In The Iron Triangle, journalist Dan Briody examines a company at the nexus of big business, government, and defense that, according to some sources, epitomizes corporate cronyism, conflicts of interest, and war profiteering. This fascinating examination leads readers into a w orld that few can imagine-full of clandestine meetings, quid pro quo deals, bitter ironies, and pettyjealousies. And the cast of characters includes some of the most powerful men in the world. Strap in, because this ride could get a little bumpy....

Authors: Dan Morgan.
Paperback, 424 pages
Publisher: Backinprint.com
Publication Date: 2000-10-19


Reviews :

    The first and only book to describe the seven secretive families and five far-flung companies that control the world's food supplies. Little has changed their central role since Morgan's best-selling book first appeared in 1979....

Authors: John Markoff.
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Publication Date: 2006-02-28


Reviews :

    Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff’s landmark book is about the culture and consciousness behind the first PCs—the culture being counter– and the consciousness expanded, sometimes chemically. It’s a brilliant evocation of Stanford, California, in the 1960s and ’70s, where a group of visionaries set out to turn computers into a means for freeing minds and information. In these pages one encounters Ken Kesey and the phone hacker Cap’n Crunch, est and LSD, The Whole Earth Catalog and the Homebrew Computer Lab. What the Dormouse Said is a poignant, funny, and inspiring book by one of the smartest technology writers around....

Authors: Robert A. G. Monks. Nell Minow.
Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2008-03-07
Edition: 4

Reviews :

    The new edition of this successful text offers an indispensable guide to the key concepts of corporate governance every student and business professional should know. It includes more exercises and student questions, penetrating analysis of the latest examples of corporate failure and controversy, and the lively "cases in point" which have characterized previous editions.

• Features 16 case studies of corporations in crisis, including General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM, and Premier Oil
  
• Contains an invaluable web link to The Corporate Library, the leading independent research firm dedicated to corporate governance
  
• Includes an Appendix with an overview of CG Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice in Emerging Markets

...

Authors: Ana G. Valenzuela-Zapata. Gary Paul Nabhan.
Paperback, 113 pages
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication Date: 2004-03-01


Reviews :

    The array of bottles is impressive, their contents finely tuned to varied tastes. But they all share the same roots in Mesoamerica's natural bounty and human culture. The drink is tequila—more properly, mescal de tequila, the first mescal to be codified and recognized by its geographic origin and the only one known internationally by that name. In ¡Tequila! A Natural and Cultural History, Ana G. Valenzuela-Zapata, the leading agronomist in Mexico's tequila industry, and Gary Paul Nabhan, one of America's most respected ethnobotanists, plumb the myth of tequila as they introduce the natural history, economics, and cultural significance of the plants cultivated for its production. Valenzuela-Zapata and Nabhan take you into the agave fields of Mexico to convey their passion for the century plant and its popular by-product. In the labor-intensive business of producing quality mescal, the cultivation of tequila azul is maintained through traditional techniques passed down over generations. They tell how jimadores seek out the mature agaves, strip the leaves, and remove the heavy heads from the field; then they reveal how the roasting and fermentation process brings out the flavors that cosmopolitan palates crave. Today in Oaxaca it's not unusual to find small-scale mescal-makers vending their wares in the market plaza, while in Jalisco the scale of distillation facilities found near the town of Tequila would be unrecognizable to old José Cuervo. Valenzuela-Zapata and Nabhan trace tequila's progress from its modest beginnings to one of the world's favored spirits, tell how innovations from cross-cultural exchanges made fortunes for Cuervo and other distillers, and explain how the meteoric rise in tequila prices is due to an epidemic—one they predicted would occur—linked to the industry's cultivation of just one type of agave. The tequila industry today markets more than four hundred distinct products through a variety of strategies that heighten the liquor's mystique, and this book will educate readers about the grades of tequila, from blanco to añejo, and marks of distinction for connoisseurs who pay up to two thousand dollars for a bottle. ¡Tequila! A Natural and Cultural History will feed anyone's passion for the gift of the blue agave as it heightens their appreciation for its rich heritage....

Authors: R. L. Wilson.
Hardcover, 358 pages
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Publication Date: 2007-03-30

Authors: Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz.
Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2008-12-02


Reviews :

    ...

Authors: Jan Carlzon.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Collins Business
Publication Date: 1989-02-15


Reviews :

    The president and CEO of Scandinavia Airlines (SAS) shows how to adapt to the new customer-driven economy. "The best book on leadership by a CEO."--John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends...

Authors:
Paperback, 359 pages
Publisher: Process Improvement Pub
Publication Date: 2007-12-04
Edition: 4th Edition

Reviews :

    Achieving 100% Compliance of Policies and Procedures helps the reader to make process improvements to existing policies and procedures as well as help the reader to research and write new policies and procedures that include process improvements the first time.
This book includes complete chapters on process improvement, communications, training, compliance, auditing, cost benefit analyses, team building, writing policies and procedures, convincing the audience to change its ways, and many others.
Additionally, this book is based on a case study and will take an old, outdated procedure and show the reader how to do process improvements and turn the procedure into a streamlined procedure that's easier to use and apply.
Examples of policies and procedures are also included in this book....

Authors: Nicholas Dunbar.
Paperback, 262 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2001-01-16
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    LTCM was the fund that was too big to fail, the brightest star in the financial world. Built on genius, by legends of Wall Street and two Nobel laureates, it spiralled to ever greater heights, commanding unimaginable wealth. When it fell to earth in Spetember 1998 it shook the world. This is the story of the rise and fall of LTCM and the legends behind it.
"Inventing Money is a brave and ambitious book....a highly readable account of a financial drama of the highest kind." The Independent
"Nicholas Dunbar's fascinating book is a well-writen chronicle of these events....a book to enjoy." Times Higher Educational Supplement
"A substantial primer on the history of financial theory, not least because of Mr Dunbar's knack for colourful parallels that illuminate his arguments." New York Times
"...not the last word on the subject, but it is a good start." The Economist
"Dunbar's is....a highly readable introduction to the origins of alternative strategies employed throughout the industry today." Portfolio International
"...a fascinating account of this spectacular episode." CIB News
"A well researched book...very readable." Investors Chronicle
"...a penetrating look at this enthralling story, stripping away the shroud of mystery surrounding the drama that rocked the financial world........Dunbar tells the full story of this most public of financial disasters, unveiling previously undisclosed information, in captivating and accessible terms." Euro Business
"...a fast moving and readable account that explains the development of finance over the centuries before recounting the brief but eventful life of LTCM. It gives a strong flavour of the people and the times, their resentments and motivations." Risk
"...an essential insight into the development of financial markets and the history of man's attempt to predict investor behaviour....It should be required reading for anyone considering investing in financial markets." Allianz Global Risk Report...