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- The Visual Mba: Two Years of Business School Packed into One Priceless Book of Pure Awesomeness
a quick skimming towards MBA class
- Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves.
- The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
Behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that has become, in under a decade, the largest provider of accommodations in the world.
- An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism.
- The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as 'brilliantly researched and written,' the book tells the rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned. It is the definitive account of the rise of the modern financial world
- High Output Management
A practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work.
- Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years, we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter―that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance―and what drives it―using rigorous statistical methods.
- Capitalism and Freedom
n this classic book, Milton Friedman provides the definitive statement of an immensely influential economic philosophy—one in which competitive capitalism serves as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom.
- Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century
Jeff Lawson, software developer turned CEO of Twilio, creates a new playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help management utilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enable growth, solve a wide range of business problems and drive digital transformation.
- The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring, and self-made—all the qualities of a successful business leader. The founder of Abraaj, a Dubai-based private-equity firm, Naqvi was the Key Man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. In April 2019—Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering, and faces up to 291 years in jail.