All Summaries
All Summaries
The golden years of the American motion picture industry - from 1930 to the 1950s, was when the studio system held sway. All the money, prestige and power of the...
In The Big Shift, renowned social entrepreneur Marc Freedman confronts the problem of an increasingly aging population and a society ill-prepared to make use of its knowledge and expertise. However,...
An exposé of the behind-the-scenes machinations, scandals, and power plays of The Big Six accounting firms. The subversion of their professionalism as they rose to prominence and success is the...
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, afterwards, we concoct an...
In The Blame Game, Ben Dattner examines the detrimental effects of focusing on the assignment of blame and credit. There is general acceptance that people should receive praise for good deeds, and they...
Throughout human history, most countries have had more young people than old people. This is no longer true in the United States and is even less true in most western European countries and Japan. Between 2010 and 2040...
More than products or human capital, supply chains or customer service, a strong brand is the single most valuable asset a company can own. But upon close examination, many of the world’s biggest brands are squandering...
What does it mean to consider yourself a brand? When Ralph Lifshitz wanted to become a famous fashion designer, he didn't start by working 24 hours a...
The authors document the emergence of America ’s high-tech innovation and development-the breakthrough economy-and explain how it has failed to effectively generate new products, wealth, and economic growth. Also,...
Environmental expert and activist James Gustave Speth discusses the causes of and potential solutions to the current global environmental crisis in his book The Bridge at the Edge of the World. He...
