Search Results: Business / General from Infinity Books Japan

US: Impact Publications, 2007. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Starting a business is more than just a dream. It requires attention to the day-to-day details of running a business. This book eliminates the mysteries of starting and running any business. It shows how to launch a successful business by developing a step-by-step action plan. It covers business development, sales and marketing, client relationship management, budgeting and finance, technology, franchising, time management, productivity, people management, and more.

US: Pantheon, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Even after the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, America is still beset by the depredations of an oligarchy that is now bigger, more profitable, and m ore resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks--Bank of A merica, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan S tanley--which together control assets amounting, astonishingly, to more tha n 60 percent of the country's gross domestic product, these financial insti tutions (now more emphatically "too big to fail") continue to hold the glob al economy hostage, threatening yet another financial meltdown with their e xcessive risk-taking and toxic "business as usual" practices. How did this come to be--and what is to be done? These are the central concerns of 13 Ba nkers, a brilliant, historically informed account of our troubled political economy. In 13 Bankers, Simon Johnson--one of the most prominent and frequently cite d economists in America (former chief… Read More

US: Prentice Hall Press, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. What's the secret of making it to the top? Education ? Brains? Connections? Or just plain luck?

New York: Executive Excellence Publish, 1994. Very Good. This book will change your life and your future! Hundreds and thousands of readers from every walk of life are finding inspi ration, empowerment and truly effective solutions with this very important book of our time. You are there- in person with 100 of America's greatest leaders, such as Bi llionaire Bill Gates, the outspoken Ross Perot, the legendary Lee Iacocca, many superb female leaders like Cathleen Black and Peggy Dulaney, top notch CEO's like Jack Welch of GE, futurist John Naisbitt, motivators Tony Robbi ns and Stephen Covey and Cabinet Members, Robert Reich and Donna Shalala. As each leader shares their life stories and secrets for success, you will benefit with well-proven practical ideas you can use right away in your own life. You will learn how to really improve personally and professionally.

US: Adams Media, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A latest edition of a popular sales reference contains new advice on how to avoid career stagnation and selling on a product's strengths, counseling professionals on the author's key principles about what and what not to do. Original.

US: Three Rivers Press, 2007. Paperback. Good. What is different about the careers of people like Lou Gerstner, the acclai med, recently retired chairman and CEO of IBM? Or Senator Elizabeth Dole, Y ahoo! COO Dan Rosensweig, and Tom Freston, chairman and CEO of MTV Networks ? Why did they ascend to the top and prosper-why did they have extraordinary careers-while others equally talented never reached their potential or aspi rations? Jim Citrin and Rick Smith of Spencer Stuart, the world's most influential e xecutive search firm, set out to explore this question. The result-based on in-depth, original research-is sure to be the most important and useful bo ok for anyone seeking to crack the code of how to build a rewarding, person ally satisfying career. Like weather systems and financial markets, careers contain patterns. What Citrin and Smith found from their research and extensive experience is that people with extraordinary careers are guided by five straightforward patte rns that can be… Read More

US: Sterling, 2004. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Here is the absolutely essential and totally comprehensive guide to wills, trusts, estate planning, and crafting a personal legacy. Scrutinized for accuracy by AARP's legal specialists, this indispensable vo lume covers every aspect of planning an estate and creating a will. A crash course in one handy volume, the book walks readers through the entire proc ess, from understanding the distinction between probate and nonprobate prop erty to delegating a durable power of attorney, and from resolving possible tax issues ahead of time to safeguarding your assets. In these pages you will find: • comparisons of wills and simple living trusts; • advice on guardianship and advance medical directives; • explanations of the role and powers of a trustee-and what steps to take in the case of suspected misconduct; • a primer on… Read More

US: AMACOM, 2008. Near Fine. Like many business owners, Susan-Urquhart Brown never expected to end up as an entrepreneur. Launching her own business spoke to her passions, but she soon realized there was much more to being a successful owner than she eve r expected. In The Accidental Entrepreneur, she takes all the mystery out o f going solo. For those who are just beginning to consider starting a ventu re as well as those who want to take their organization to the next level, she offers advice on what works and what doesn't. With hard-won wisdom and empathy, she shows readers: • the 8 questions everyone should ask up front • the top 10 traits of the successful entrepreneur • h ow to obtain a license and sellers permit • the best way to create a business plan • 10 simple ways to get referrals • the 6 secr ets of marketing a business • smart tips for investing and finance & #x2022; ways to avoid burnout • how to avoid the 7 biggest pitfalls in business Starting one's own business… Read More

US: Adams Media, 2002. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Streetwise is devoted exclusively to business topics. From writing business plans, to financing, to building Web site traffic, these books provide everything ambitious business professionals need. Business happens in the real world, not the classroom. Streetwise recognises this and delivers the goods - fast. No fluff. No wasted time. Just cutting-edge information managers and small business entrepreneurs need to run their business successfully.

US: PublicAffairs, 2020. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capital ism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our beh avior. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provi des startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavi or modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism a dvances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and pow er are accumulated in ominous new "behavioral futures markets,"… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Stansberry Research, 2015. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The United States is destroying itself from the inside out. The Corruption of America is a kind of moral decay ... a kind of greed ... a kind of desperate grasp for power. And it's destroying our nation. These corruptions do not need to exist. If individual Americans take it upon themselves to become better citizens, act with rational self-interest, and reject the "ethos of getting yours" ... we can correct these corruptions.

Tokyo, Japan: Kozo System, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good.

UK: Taylor & Francis, 1989. Hardback. Very Good. This series provides a reference tool in the form of a collection of analys es of the environment for trade, investment and business in each of the 21 countries of current world interest. Addressing politics and economics, the se essays present a comprehensive and critical review of the events that sh ape each country's role as an international economic partner in the past ye ar. Each country is presented in three parts; a summary of events in both p olitics and economics; an in-depth look at the year's events in economics, including a five-year table of leading indictors. Each of the in-depth sect ions is further divided under a series of substantive "headlines" announcin g the leading events of the year.

US: Paladin Press, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Money may not buy happiness, but it sure beats being broke. Leave the rat race behind and take the fast track to top bucks. The Armchair Millionaire is fact, not fiction, written by an ex-corporate banker who relinquished both salary and suburban amenities to start his own small business at home. His success story can be yours, with maximum return on minimum investment.

US: Portfolio, 2004. Hardcover. Good/Good. A new product, a new service, a new company, a new division, a new organiza tion, a new anything--where there's a will, here's the way. It begins with a dream that just won't quit, the once-in-a-lifetime thunder bolt of pure inspiration, the obsession, the world-beater, the killer app, the next big thing. Everyone who wants to make the world a better place bec omes possessed by a grand idea. But what does it take to turn your idea into action? Whether you are an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, or not-for-profit crusader, there's no shortage of advice available on issues such as writing a busines s plan, recruiting, raising capital, and branding. In fact, there are so ma ny books, articles, and Web sites that many startups get bogged down to the point of paralysis. Or else they focus on the wrong priorities and go brok e before they discover their mistakes. In The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaki brings two decades of experience as o ne of business's most original… Read More

US: Mandarin, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: An insight into the political and economic future of Pacific Asia, an area currently undergoing violent changes. The author speculates as to how stability might be introduced into the region by an alliance between its countries, similar to the EC and NAFTA.

US: Wiley, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Asian Business Wisdom Lessons from the Region's Best and Brightest Business Leaders "A compelling profile of the CEOs behind some of today's most successful Asian businesses. Asian Business Wisdom reveals the secrets behind their success and provides insights into succeeding not only in business, but in life." Guy Kawasaki CEO, Garage.com Author, Rules for Revolutionaries "Dinna Dayao has produced an inspirational compilation of both corporate and life philosophies from some of Asia's top business leaders. From the vision and dynamism which created the success of Asia's best known multinationals, through business models which lead to their success, to up-to-date lessons learned in the recent economic crisis, this is a comprehensive and in-depth review. From the fresh Business school graduate to the seasoned… Read More

US: SOMERSET FINANCIAL SERVICES, 1994. Near Fine. A tight clean softcover, no markings throughout, NOT an ex-library edition.

US: South-Western College Pub, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The management and regulatory environment of commercial banks has seen rapid change in recent years. This modern introduction to commercial bank management is the most current in the market and reflects changes during the last year that competing books do not. Excellent and complete coverage focuses on bank management problems now and in the 21st Century in a way that helps students apply financial concepts to a variety of credit, investment, and funding decisions.

US: Harpercollins Publisher, 1990. Hardcover. Good/Good. On the exercise of careless greed by Johnson and his gang of adolescents. T he barbarians were at the gates of a city of vulgarians. Annotation copyrig ht Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.