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Produkt-Bild: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty von Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson

Kindle Edition von Crown Business

Erscheinungsdatum: März 2012
Produktgruppe Kindle eBooks & ePaper
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Kurzbeschreibung

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?

Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?

Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities. The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutions?with no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.

Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:

   - China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West?
   - Are America?s best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?
   - What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More
philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson?s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions?

Why Nations Fail will change the way you look at?and understand?the world.

Kurzbeschreibung

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?

Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?

Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities. The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutions?with no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.

Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:

   - China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West?
   - Are America?s best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?
   - What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More
philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson?s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions?

Why Nations Fail will change the way you look at?and understand?the world.

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Produkt-Bild: The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company von Steve Blank, Bob Dorf

Gebundene Ausgabe von K & S Ranch
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 26,95

ISBN: 0984999302, Erscheinungsdatum: März 2012
Produktgruppe Bücher
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Produkt-Bild: How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People von Dale Carnegie

Taschenbuch von Simon & Schuster UK
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 5,20

ISBN: 1439199191, Erscheinungsdatum: Mai 2010, Auflage: New edition.
Produktgruppe Bücher
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Produktbeschreibung

How to Win Friends and Influen
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Produkt-Bild: Kindle - How to Publish, Promote & Profit

Kindle - How to Publish, Promote & Profit von Tom Heatherington

Kindle Edition

Erscheinungsdatum: Mai 2012
Produktgruppe Kindle eBooks & ePaper
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Produktbeschreibung

“Kindle, How To Publish, Promote & Profit” is a step-by-step blueprint that will guide readers through the formatting process, and explain every detail of what is needed to create awareness for their book, and drive targeted 'ready-to-buy' prospects to the Amazon sales page.  Readers will learn how to make “noise” online that gets the attention of search engines and the people (prospective buyers) looking for information related to your book's topic.


You can publish your book TODAY on Kindle!


However, finding people to buy your book is the greater challenge. “Kindle, How To Publish, Promote & Profit” provides a marketing strategy for online promotion. You will learn how to position your book to increase your rank in search results using resources that deliver proven, time-tested effects.  As the title suggests, this is a ‘how-to’ book about Kindle publishing, but MOST importantly the primary focus is about marketing and promoting your book for maximum success and profits.


The devil is in the details


Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) provides much of what you need to self-publish your book and for the most part it is an easy process – if you know exactly what to do. The devil is in the details and specifics such as formatting your manuscript correctly, designing a compelling cover, pricing your book to sell and how to promote your book to maximize sales are critical elements that Amazon omits. Some of the things you will learn from this book include:



  • How to ensure you choose the best title that will drive more sales

  • Formatting tips to improve how your book appears on a Kindle

  • Where to find expert cover designers on the cheap

  • How to make your Amazon sales page sizzle

  • Branding you– and your book

  • Attracting a targeted audience

  • Pricing your book to sell

  • Where to get a free domain name for your book promotion efforts

  • How to develop ‘Social Proof’

  • How to leverage Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest to increase sales

  • How to create additional revenue streams with your book

  • How to sell your book utilizing other sales channels

  • And a whole lot more...


This is NOT a book about how to write a book! 


The book purposely avoids subjects such as grammar, sentence structure, conflict resolution, protagonists, antagonist or any of the countless topics involved in the creative writing process.  YOUR book what you bring to the table; helping you sell more of your books is the author’s objective. As a marketing professional with a twenty year record of Internet promotional expertise, he has consulted with TV personalities, NFL celebrities and Fortune 500 companies, but his primary focus is helping small businesses market their products and services online.

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Produkt-Bild: No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone

No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone von Tom Bower

Kindle Edition von Faber and Faber Non Fiction

Erscheinungsdatum: Februar 2011
Produktgruppe Kindle eBooks & ePaper
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Kurzbeschreibung

Private, mysterious and some say sinister, 79 year-old Bernie Ecclestone criss-crosses the globe in his private jet mixing with celebrities, statesmen and sporting heroes. Ecclestone's success has not just been to create a multi-billion pound global business but to resist repeated attempts to snatch the glittering prize from his control.

Ecclestone has never before revealed how he graduated from selling second-hand cars in London's notorious Warren Street to become the major player he is today. He has finally decided to reveal his secrets: the deals, the marriages, the disasters and the successes on race tracks, in Downing Street, in casinos, on yachts and in the air. Surprisingly, he is telling his life's story to Tom Bower, described by Ecclestone as 'The Undertaker' -- the man who buries reputations - and has given him access to all his friends and enemies. All have been told by Ecclestone, 'Tell him the truth, good or bad.'

The result is a unique story of a simple, driven man who unlike shady tycoons offers an intriguing insight into the sport, business and, above all, the human spirit.

'I'll accept your facilities,' Bower told Ecclestone, 'but if I find evidence of wrongdoing or hear any criticism, it will all be published.' After a brief moment, Ecclestone replied, 'Tom, I'm no angel.'

Kurzbeschreibung

Private, mysterious and some say sinister, 79 year-old Bernie Ecclestone criss-crosses the globe in his private jet mixing with celebrities, statesmen and sporting heroes. Ecclestone's success has not just been to create a multi-billion pound global business but to resist repeated attempts to snatch the glittering prize from his control.

Ecclestone has never before revealed how he graduated from selling second-hand cars in London's notorious Warren Street to become the major player he is today. He has finally decided to reveal his secrets: the deals, the marriages, the disasters and the successes on race tracks, in Downing Street, in casinos, on yachts and in the air. Surprisingly, he is telling his life's story to Tom Bower, described by Ecclestone as 'The Undertaker' -- the man who buries reputations - and has given him access to all his friends and enemies. All have been told by Ecclestone, 'Tell him the truth, good or bad.'

The result is a unique story of a simple, driven man who unlike shady tycoons offers an intriguing insight into the sport, business and, above all, the human spirit.

'I'll accept your facilities,' Bower told Ecclestone, 'but if I find evidence of wrongdoing or hear any criticism, it will all be published.' After a brief moment, Ecclestone replied, 'Tom, I'm no angel.'
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Produkt-Bild: The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business

The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business von Clayton M. Christensen

Taschenbuch von HarperBusiness
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 12,95

ISBN: 0062060244, Erscheinungsdatum: Oktober 2011, Auflage: Reprint
Produktgruppe Bücher
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In The Innovator's Dilemma, author Clayton M Christensen shows what the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and hydraulic excavators have in common. They are all examples of disruptive technologies that helped to redefine the competitive landscape of their respective markets. These products did not come about as the result of successful companies carrying out sound business practices in established markets. Christensen shows how these and other products cut into the low end of the marketplace and eventually evolved to displace high-end competitors and their reigning technologies.

At the heart of The Innovator's Dilemma is how a successful company with established products keeps from being pushed aside by newer, cheaper products that will, over time, get better and become a serious threat. Christensen writes that even the best-managed companies, in spite of their attention to customers and continual investment in new technology, are susceptible to failure no matter what the industry, be it hard drives or consumer retailing. Succinct and clearly written, The Innovator's Dilemma is an important book that belongs on every manager's bookshelf. --Harry C Edwards

Amazon.com

What do the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and hydraulic excavators have in common? They are all examples of disruptive technologies that helped to redefine the competitive landscape of their respective markets. These products did not come about as the result of successful companies carrying out sound business practices in established markets. In The Innovator's Dilemma, author Clayton M. Christensen shows how these and other products cut into the low end of the marketplace and eventually evolved to displace high-end competitors and their reigning technologies.

At the heart of The Innovator's Dilemma is how a successful company with established products keeps from being pushed aside by newer, cheaper products that will, over time, get better and become a serious threat. Christensen writes that even the best-managed companies, in spite of their attention to customers and continual investment in new technology, are susceptible to failure no matter what the industry, be it hard drives or consumer retailing. Succinct and clearly written, The Innovator's Dilemma is an important book that belongs on every manager's bookshelf. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards

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Produkt-Bild: The Art of Laziness

The Art of Laziness von Peter Taylor

Kindle Edition von Infinite Ideas (Academic)

Erscheinungsdatum: November 2011
Produktgruppe Kindle eBooks & ePaper
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Kurzbeschreibung

In extracts from his bestselling The Lazy Project Manager and new book The Lazy Winner Peter Taylor shows readers how to get more out of work and life by organising their systems and routines so that they can work smarter not harder.
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Produkt-Bild: How Will You Measure Your Life?

How Will You Measure Your Life? von Clayton M. Christensen

Gebundene Ausgabe von Harper Collins Publ. UK
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 11,50

ISBN: 0007449151, Erscheinungsdatum: Mai 2012
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Produkt-Bild: It's Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be: The World's Best Selling Book

It's Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be: The World's Best Selling Book von Paul Arden

Taschenbuch von Phaidon Press
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 7,60

ISBN: 0714843377, Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 2003, Auflage: 1., Aufl.
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Produktbeschreibung

Self-improvement book from the former Creative Director of "Saatchi & Saatchi" responsible for such advertising catchphrases as, "The Car in front is a Toyota." Combines quirky facts and quotes with insightful advice. 40 illus.
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Produkt-Bild: Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street

Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street von Tomas Sedlacek

Gebundene Ausgabe von Oxford University Press
Preis bei Amazon: EUR 16,95

ISBN: 0199767203, Erscheinungsdatum: Juli 2011
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