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Cover art for STUMBLING GIANT
NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013

"A thoughtful reconsideration of China's actual place in the new world order, based on reality rather than fanciful speculation."
A Hong Kong–based executive suggests that the dreaded Chinese juggernaut has a few cracks in its armor. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013

"Current affairs books always run the risk of going rather quickly from the New Releases shelf to the remainder bin, but Feldman's book carries enough insight to warrant serious attention from anyone interested in what may well be the defining relationship in global affairs for decades to come."
A brief consideration of the current state of Sino-American relations. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013

"A dramatic study emphasizing some of the combined consequences of ideological obsessions and bureaucratic thoughtlessness."
How budget-cutting responses to recession produce increases in death rates and epidemiclike breakdowns in public health. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2013

"Comaford has experienced undeniable success in the business world, but she fails to adequately translate her methods into a compelling narrative."
Standard techniques from the fields of self-help and salesmanship, repackaged as neuroscience and presented as a method to build effective teams. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2013

"A major contribution to the literature of business success."
A rigorous and lively study of excellence in business performance. Read full book review >
Cover art for YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NET WORTH
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013

"A useful guidebook for those desiring success through shrewd networking."
Effective networking modalities for a hyperconnected world. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BUY SIDE
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013

"A fast-paced memoir of the easy-money hypercapitalist dream-turned-nightmare."
Former Wall Street party boy tells his cautionary rags-to-riches-to-rags story. Read full book review >
Cover art for TOWER OF BASEL
NONFICTION
Released: June 4, 2013

"Wonkish at times, but a real eye-opener."
Searching, provocative history of the most secretive--and globally influential--of Swiss banks, "the most important bank in the world and predates both the IMF and the World Bank." Read full book review >
Cover art for HEDGE HOGS
NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013

"A well-crafted investigation for nonspecialists about an obscure, needlessly arcane corner of Wall Street."
A Wall Street insider–turned–investigative journalist explains the collapse of the high-risk hedge fund Amaranth LLC and how it affected small businesses, pension funds and the price of natural gas across North America. Read full book review >
Cover art for INSIDE THE BOX
NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013

"Creativity emerges from behind a number of guises, and Boyd and Goldenberg's structured approach fits the bill with so many familiar examples that many readers will wonder, "why didn't I think of that?""
Thinking outside the box is hardly the only spur to innovation, write marketing professors Boyd (Univ. of Cincinnati) and Goldenberg (Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem) in this bouncy yet grounded nod to the creative impulse. Read full book review >
Cover art for SAVED
NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013

"Thought-provoking new views on transforming our relationships with currency."
How one man changed his views about money. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BILLIONAIRE'S APPRENTICE
NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013

"Compelling in its specificity and intriguing in its portrayal of leading financial institutions and their malfeasance."
Financial journalist Raghavan debuts with this account of the international web of insider trading at Raj Rajaratnam's Galleon hedge fund. Read full book review >