Hubbard, O’Brien, and Rafferty realize that most students enrolled in today’s intermediate macroeconomics courses are either undergraduate or masters students who are likely to become entrepreneurs, managers, bankers, stock brokers, accountants, lawyers, or government officials.  Very few students will pursue a Ph.D. in economics.

Given this student profile, Hubbard, O’Brien, and Rafferty’s new text presents Intermediate Macroeconomics in the context of contemporary events, policy, and business with an integrated explanation of today’s financial crisis.  Student and instructor feedback tells us that Hubbard, O’Brien, and Rafferty helps make the link between theory and real-world easier for students!

Book Details:

Hardcover: 656 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 Edition (July 25, 2011)

Language: English

Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony P. O’Brien and Matthew Rafferty

Category: Business Books, Macroeconomics Books

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Business Accounting Basics is the ideal introduction into the fundamentals of bookkeeping and financial accounting.

The book utilises both the IFRS and IAS framework making the text accessible to students and professionals from all around the globe. Its user-friendly worked examples and clear explanations help students build their knowledge of accounting standards one step at a time. With over 250 assessment questions containing full solutions, Business Accounting Basics is the perfect introduction to Business Accounting.

Book Details:

Paperback: 328 pages

Publisher: FT Prentice Hall (July 8, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Frank Wood

Category: Business Books, Business Accounting Books

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The father of “open innovation” is back with his most significant book yet.

Henry Chesbrough’s acclaimed book Open Innovation described a new paradigm for management in the 21st century. Open Services Innovation offers a new approach that demonstrates how open innovation combined with a services approach to business is an effective and powerful way to grow and compete in our increasingly services-driven economy.

Chesbrough shows how companies in any industry can make the critical shift from product- to service-centric thinking, from closed to open innovation where co-creating with customers enables sustainable business models that drive continuous value creation for customers. He maps out a strategic approach and proven framework that any individual, business unit, company, or industry can put to work for renewed growth and profits.

The book includes guidance and compelling examples for small and large companies, services businesses, and emerging economies, as well as a path forward for the innovation industry.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 Edition (January 18, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Henry Chesbrough

Category: Business Books, Open Innovation Books

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Ready to implement better, faster, cheaper, more-profitable processes in your organization? Lean Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition, shows you how to use proven techniques for simplifying, streamlining, and optimizing business practices for maximum productivity and profitability.

Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide covers the fundamental methods and tools of Lean Six Sigma. You’ll get details on reducing defects and deviation, sustaining improvements, and achieving laser-focused process innovations. Measurement systems analysis (MSA), Design for Lean Six Sigma, and statistical tools such as analysis of variance (ANOVA) are also discussed. Clear examples, helpful diagrams, and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam reinforce key concepts.

Book Details:

Paperback: 496 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 Edition (December 9, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Jay Arthur

Category: Business Books, Lean Six Sigma Books

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Mastering Financial Mathematics in Microsoft Excel is a practical guide with exercises and solutions throughout. It provides a comprehensive set of tools and methods that will help you apply Excel to solve mathematical problems.

Alistair Day clearly explains the basic calculations for mathematical finance backed up with simple templates for further use and development, together with examples. The new edition includes the addition of end of chapter exercises to help you develop your knowledge. The accompanying CD allows you to use and adapt templates and models. 

Book Details:

Paperback: 384 pages

Publisher: FT Press; 2nd Edition (July 17, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Alistair Day

Category: Business Books, Finance Books

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Selling: Building Partnerships, 8E remains the most innovative textbook in the Selling course area today with its unique role plays and partnering skills which are critical skills for all business people.

The authors emphasize throughout the text the need for salespeople to be flexible–to adapt their strategies to customer needs, buyer social styles, and relationship needs and strategies. This is followed by a complete discussion of how effective selling and career growth are achieved through planning and continual learning.

This market-leading text has been updated to continue its relevance in the Selling market today just as it was twenty years ago.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 576 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 8 Edition (November 17, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Stephen Castleberry and John Tanner

Category: Business Books, Sales Books

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Book Details:

Hardcover: 220 pages

Publisher: Arena (March 28, 2011)

Language: English

Author: David Cleden

Category: Business Books, Project Management Books

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Cateora and Graham’s International Marketing is far and away the best selling text in the field, with a pioneering approach to making the material accessible and relevant that has become the standard by which other books are judged.

Providing a well-rounded perspective of international markets that encompasses history, geography, language, and religion as well as economics, Cateora helps students to see the cultural and environmental uniqueness of any nation or region.

The 15th edition reflects all the important events and innovations to affect global business within recent years, while including several new and updated technological learning tools.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 742 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 15th Edition (September 24, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Philip Cateora, Mary Gilly and John Graham

Category: Business Books, International Marketing Books

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The core concepts you expect. The new ideas you want. The pedagogy you need to succeed.

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance’s applied perspective cements understanding of the modern-day core principles by equipping students with a problem-solving methodology and profiling real-life financial management practices—all within a clear valuation framework.

The second edition focuses on new topics and includes an increased emphasis on valuation.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 768 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd Edition (January 8, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo and Jarrad Harford

Category: Business Books, Corporate Finance Books

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This is one of the best books ever on business communication.

This cost-effective textbook/workbook/handbook presents a streamlined approach to business communication that includes comprehensive Web resources and unparalleled author support for instructors and students.

ESSENTIALS provides a four-in-one learning package: (1) authoritative text, (2) practical workbook, (3) self-teaching grammar/mechanics handbook, and (4) premium Web site (www.meguffey.com).

Especially effective for students with outdated or inadequate language skills, ESSENTIALS offers extraordinary digital and printed exercises to help students build confidence as they review grammar, punctuation, and writing guidelines. Textbook chapters teach basic writing skills and then apply these skills to a variety of e-mails, memos, letters, reports, and resumes. Realistic model documents and structured writing assignments build lasting workplace skills. The Eighth Edition of this award-winning favorite features increased coverage of professionalism, employment communication, and communication technology in the workplace.

Book Details:

Paperback: 444 pages

Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 8th Edition (January 13, 2009)

Language: English

Author: Mary Ellen Guffey

Category: Business Books, Business Communication Books

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Mobile is the ultimate social device. And if big and small brands don’t understand how to engage their customers there, they risk extinction. The Third Screen is a must-have for any company looking to develop an effective mobile strategy, one that will drive customers to become brand champions.

In today’s mobile environment, smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous around the globe. In The Third Screen, Chuck Martin engages the reader with important details relating to how the untethered consumer, m-commerce, and the entire mobile revolution are changing the game for marketers and what they need to do to make sure their organizations survive and prosper in this ever-changing and evolving marketplace.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing (May 16, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Chuck Martin

Category: Business Books, Mobile Marketing Books

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Today’s marketing challenge is to create vibrant, interactive communities of consumers who make products and brands a part of their daily lives. To help readers understand how to create value and gain loyal customers, Principles of Marketing presents fundamental marketing information in a comprehensive format, organized around an innovative customer-value framework.

The fourteenth edition includes coverage on sustainability and a focus on marketing in today’s challenging economic climate.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 744 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 14th Edition (February 6, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong

Category: Business Books, Marketing Books

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Now job seekers or any professional pursuing advancement can masterthe skills needed to prepare for and win interviews with Kramer’s 101 SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING STRATEGIES.

Book Details:

Paperback: 144 pages

Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1st Edition (March 14, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Eric Kramer

Category: Business Books, Job Interview Books

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Stay on the cutting-edge with the gold standard text that reflects the latest in marketing theory and practice.

Marketing Management is the gold standard marketing text because its content and organization consistently reflect the latest changes in today’s marketing theory and practice.

Remaining true to its gold-standard status, the fourteenth edition includes an overhaul of new material and updated information, and now is available with mymarketinglab–Pearson’s online tutorial and assessment platform.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 816 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 14th Edition (February 18, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Philip Kotler and Kevin Keller

Category: Business Books, Marketing Management Books

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If you are a small to mid-size business owner who wants to understand online news promotion, or work for a PR firm who wants to add online optimization and SEO to your press releases, this book is written for you.

Learn to identify trends and find local angles that will capture both journalist attention and deliver online visibility. ‘I Need a Killer Press Release–Now What???’ is filled with useful links and examples for online publicity. You will learn how to:

• Get to know free online tools to help identify what customers want to know.
• Identify what is newsworthy and establish yourself as an expert which brings both news coverage and visitors to your web site.
• Understand the differences and advantages of optimizing a press release and have a good idea how to do it.
• See the incredible advantage of using online distribution to reach both media, bloggers, search engines, and potential customers.

Book Details:

Paperback: 158 pages

Publisher: Happy About (September 8, 2009)

Language: English

Author: Janet Meiners Thaeler (Author), Jason Alba (Editor)

Category: Business Books, Public Relations Books

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Selling: Building Partnerships, 8E remains the most innovative textbook in the Selling course area today with its unique role plays and partnering skills which are critical skills for all business people.

The authors emphasize throughout the text the need for salespeople to be flexible–to adapt their strategies to customer needs, buyer social styles, and relationship needs and strategies. This is followed by a complete discussion of how effective selling and career growth are achieved through planning and continual learning.

This market-leading text has been updated to continue its relevance in the Selling market today just as it was twenty years ago.

Book Details:

Hardcover: 576 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 8th Edition (November 17, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Stephen Castleberry and John Tanner

Category: Business Books, Sales Books

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Getting a public relations campaign or program off the ground can seem an overwhelming task. But, as with any project, the secret of success lies in good planning and effective management.

This fully updated third edition of Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns provides a blueprint for all practitioners. With examples and case studies ranging from The Olympic Bid to manage the ongoing development of the a program in a structured way to benefit both the organization and its clients.

Practical and easy to read, this book demonstrates a 12-point plan for ensuring success and covers many vital areas including: the role of public relations in organizations; the importance of context; research and analysis; communication theory; setting objectives; publics and content; strategy and tactics; timescales and resources; evaluation and review.

Book Details:

Paperback: 200 pages

Publisher: Kogan Page; Third Edition (July 28, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Anne Gregory

Category: Business Books, Public Relations Books

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One of the most respected and widely taught textbooks on Economics by Professors Case, Fair and Oster.

Extensive coverage of policy issues and real world applications including:

• “Issues and Applications” boxes
• International perspective is integrated throughout the text including “Global Perspective” boxes
• New end-of-chapter problem sets
• 10 end-of-part case studies with critical thinking questions (each supported by a video) and a unified approach to theory

Book Details:

Paperback: 503 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10th Edition (January 10, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Karl E. Case, Ray C Fair and Sharon C Oster

Category: Business Books, Economics Books

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This is one of the most respected and widely taught textbooks on macroeconomics.

Book Details:

Paperback: 471 pages

Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10th Edition (January 10, 2011)

Language: English

Author: Karl E. Case, Ray C Fair and Sharon C Oster

Category: Business Books, Macroeconomics Books

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• Identify and overcome common challenges
• Measure critical success factors in any project
• Master a staged framework for managing a project
• Set up your project and manage the team, the schedule, the finances and the risks
• Develop the soft (interpersonal) and hard (structured management) skills of an effective project manager
• Manage a portfolio of projects
• Use project and programme management to direct and deliver change
• Improve your project tracking and delivery

This book is supported by The Project Workout Live online resource (go to www.live.projectworkout.com)

Book Details:

Paperback: 560 pages

Publisher: FT Press; 4th Edition (February 25, 2010)

Language: English

Author: Robert Buttrick

Category: Business Books, Project Management Books

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