Value Drivers: The Manager's Guide for Driving Corporate Value Creation9 reviews
Mark C. Scott

Wiley, 2000

Finally, the whole picture.

+ Clear, Concise, and Comprehensive
+ Keeping it simple
+ Very helpful for first year business estudent
+ a wonderfully useful new book
  
  











  



  
The Future of Everything: The Science of Prediction11 reviews
David Orrell

Basic Books, 2008

Great Book

+ Essential reading
+ Entertaining Science
+ Excellent! A must-read for those with a genuine scientific interest in Global Warming
  
  











  



  
The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism16 reviews
David C Korten

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1999

Capitalism Is Cancer

+ Incredible. A must read.
+ He's right, now what?

Many people have winced at Korton's now ecological turn. They would rather he simply kept to pure economics, facts and theories, and dump the New Age spin he picked up from biologist Mae-Wan Ho. They were hoping that "The Post-Corporate World" would simply be Part II of his last sizzler, "When ...
  
  











  



  
Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Strategic Management35 reviews
Henry Mintzberg, Joseph Lampel, ...

Free Press, 2005

An excellent overview with good examples

+ Great overview book on strategic management
+ Mintzberg v. Porter, et.al. but especially Porter
+ Strategy review
+ Strategy Safari for management Student
  
  











  



  
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought6 reviews
Michael Handel

Frank Cass, 2000

Ideal for the academic,

+ Comparative study
+ Comprehensive
+ An Accessible Analysis of the Art of War
+ Essential reference.
  
  











  



  
Self Organizing Universe: Scientific and Human Implications (Systems Science and World Order Library. ...7 reviews
Erich Jantsch

Pergamon Pr, 1980

One of the most important achievements of 20th century..

+ Darwinism (nor Creationism) will Ever be the Same after this Book
+ Genuine Wonderment
+ Erich Jantsch, The Self-Organizing Universe
+ The self-organizing reviewer
  
  











  



  
Harvard Business Review on Corporate Strategy (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)3 reviews
David J. Collis, Cynthia A. Montgomery, ...

Harvard Business School Press, 1999

Theories on Strategy backed by real life examples.

+ Good for corporations, too heavy for small business

This is another excellent collection of essays from Harvard Business Review and the topic is Corporate Strategy. 8 essays in a little less than 250 pages address various corporate strategies that can be useful if you are in a similar situation. These are very interesting theories and it is ...
  
  











  



  
The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning9 reviews
Henry Mintzberg

Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2000

The Other View

+ strategic planning
+ Profoundly Insightful
+ "Must" Reading for Executives
  
  











  



  
Harvard Business Review on Advances in Strategy1 review
Robert Kaplan, Kathy Eisenhardt, ...

Harvard Business School Press, 2002

Some dated contextual material but rock-solid core concepts

Much of the contextual material in this volume is out-of-date, given the fact that the articles originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review years ago (2000-2001). However, I think the core concepts remain sound and provide a valuable frame-of-reference for understanding the advances in ...
  
  











  



  
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud17 reviews
Peter Watson

Harper Perennial, 2006

Best book I have ever read

+ Excellent overview of the ideas that has shaped our world.
+ I think my brain actually grew bigger
+ Flawed but interesting
+ Exceptionally good of its kind
  
  











  



  
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe159 reviews
Roger Penrose

Vintage, 2007

Not the usual watered down pop physics book.

+ The Road To Reality
+ Perfect for where I'm at right now, but...
+ Superbly flawed!
  
  











  



  
The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management45 reviews
Peter F. Drucker

Collins Business, 2003

Managment for people who can think outside the box

+ Drucker is a legend who provides historical insights to major management issues
+ It's 1 of the best
+ Outstanding
  
  











  



  
A Handbook of Management Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Managerial Excellence and Improved ...1 review
Michael Armstrong

Kogan Page, 2006

My Personal "Manager's Bible"

I've spent 2 weeks in Tulsa's main library browsing (all !) books on the subject just to choose one to go buy for a refference on, well... everything. Nothing came close to that on packing so much on-the-point info with brevity. It's an outline of everything, going just as deep as needed for a ...
  
  











  



  
When Corporations Rule the World72 reviews
David C Korten

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001

Yet Another Timely Review

+ Globalism and the Growth of Greed.
+ Books that can change your life and change the world
+ Good thoughts, weak solution
+ Chronicling the rise of a new world order
  
  











  



  
The Future of Management30 reviews
Bill Breen, Gary Hamel

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Absolultely Inspiring

+ There is a problem in Management!
+ The Future is What You Will Make It
+ Want a Competitive Edge? Change Your Management
+ Get rid of age-old systems and processes and think differently
  
  











  



  
The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books)51 reviews
Robert Greene

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

An Excellent Primer for Daily Warfare

+ An Excellent Primer for Daily Warfare
+ Very entretaining - if you love history or great stories...
+ Excellent Strategy Book
  
  











  



  
The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management45 reviews
Peter F. Drucker

Collins Business, 2003

Managment for people who can think outside the box

+ Drucker is a legend who provides historical insights to major management issues
+ It's 1 of the best
+ Outstanding
  
  











  



  
The Future of Management30 reviews
Bill Breen, Gary Hamel

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Absolultely Inspiring

+ There is a problem in Management!
+ The Future is What You Will Make It
+ Want a Competitive Edge? Change Your Management
+ Get rid of age-old systems and processes and think differently
  
  











  



  
When Corporations Rule the World72 reviews
David C Korten

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001

Yet Another Timely Review

+ Globalism and the Growth of Greed.
+ Books that can change your life and change the world
+ Good thoughts, weak solution
+ Chronicling the rise of a new world order
  
  











  



  
Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought6 reviews
Michael Handel

Frank Cass, 2000

Ideal for the academic,

+ Comparative study
+ Comprehensive
+ An Accessible Analysis of the Art of War
+ Essential reference.