The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Economics
Tom Gorman
The Everyone talks about the economy, but nobody does anything about it!
You’re no idiot, of course. You know expansion is good and recession is bad. But what forces lead one or the other? It’s not always easy to get a grip on the various influencing factors, let alone the many theories on how they work.
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Principles of Quantum Mechanics
Paul Dirac
In present-day high-energy physics the creation and annihilation of charged particles is a frequent occurrence. A quantum electro-dynamics which demands conservation of the number of charged particles is therefore out of touch with physical reality. So I have replaced it by a quantum electrodynamics which includes creation and annihilation of electron-positron pairs. This involves abandoning any close analogy with classical electron theory, but provides a closer description of nature. It seems that the classical concept of an electron is no longer a useful model in physics, except possibly for elementary theories that are restricted to low-energy phenomena.
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Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
Thomas Sowell
The application of economics to major contemporary and real world problems—housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations—is the theme of this new book that tackles that tackles these and other issues heads-on in plain language, as distinguished from the usual jargon of economists.
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Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Galileo Galilei
Galileo introduced the world to the two most significant aspects of modern science—its methods of inquiry and its criterion of truth—for he was the first major figure to champion the right of the scientist to pursue his research through observation and experiment, uninfluenced by such nonscientific considerations as politics and theology.
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In novel form, Baxter presents here what everyone should understand, our origins, wrote in an interesting and entertaining way, in contrast to textbooks that are often wrote in a dry, academic style. Beautifully written, Baxter traces our mammalian past, beginning with a small primate Baxter named Purga, living in the time of the dinosaurs, and then on up to the present time and into the future as well.
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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Jessica Livingston
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr)...
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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
"This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary companies." So write Jim Collins and Jerry Porras in this groundbreaking book that shatters myths, provides new insights, and gives practical guidance to those who would like to build landmark companies that stand the test of time.
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