Recent Business Books Orders

Winter/Spring/Summer 2008 - Updated Regularly

The following books were recently ordered by the Business Librarian in coordination with the Kennedy Library. The list is arranged by Subject Area. Search PolyCAT to check a title's status. Please note that if a title is not in PolyCAT it may indicate that a record has not been created yet - try checking again in a few days.

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10 Excellent Reasons Not To Hate Taxes edited by Stephanie Greenwood

North American Food & Agribusiness Outlook by Rabobank

Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture: A Tribute to Walter J. Armbruster edited by Ronald Knutson

Farm Foundation: 75 Years as a Catalyst to Agriculture and Rural America by David Ernstes

WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries by Anwarul Hoda

Remaking U.S. Trade Policy: From Protectionism to Globalization by Nitsan Chorev

Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism by Richard Longworth

Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development edited by Benjamin Powell (Stanford University Press)

America's New Working Class: Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Biopolitical Age by Kathleen Arnold

Blue Collar Blues: Is Trade To Blame for Rising U.S. Income Inequality? by Robert Lawrence

The Economists' Voice: Top Economists Take On Today's Problems by Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University Press)

Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money by Stuart Vyse (Oxford University Press)

Asia's New Regionalism by Ellen Frost

Global Markets and Local Crafts: Thailand and Costa Rica Compared by Frederick Wherry (Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization)

Why Are There So Many Banking Crises?: The Politics and Policy of Bank Regulation by Jean-Charles Rochet (Princeton University Press)

Pension Dumping: The Reasons, the Reckage, the Stakes for Wall Street by Fran Hawthorne (Bloomberg Press)

Securing America's Future: A Bold Plan to Preserve and Expand Social Security by Max Skidmore

Common Wealth: Economics for A Crowded Planet by Jeffrey Sachs

Firm Interests: How Governments Shape Business Lobbying on Global Trade by Cornelia Woll (Cornell University Press)

Forgive Us Our Debts: The Intergenerational Dangers of Fiscal Irresponsibility by Andrew Yarrow (Yale University Press)

Economic Facts and Fallacies by Thomas Sowell

(Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents: The Decline of the Professional Middle Class by Nan Mooney

The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker by Steven Greenhouse

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality, and Economic Growth in Mexico by Santiago Levy (Brookings)

Euroclash: The UE, European Identity, and the Future of Europe by Neil Fligstein (Oxford University Press)

U.S. Social Security: A Reference Handbook by Steven Livingston

Capital Structure and Firm Performance by Arvin Ghosh

Appeasing Bankers: Financial Caution on the Road to War by Jonathan Kirshner

Making Microfinance Work: Managing for Improved Performance by Craig Churchill

Vault Guide to the Top-25 Investment Management Firms (Vault Career Library)

FOREX Shockwave Analysis by James Bickford

Mergers and Acquisitions: A Step-By-Step Legal and Practical Guide by Edwin Miller

Governing Finance: East Asia's Adoption of International Standards by Andrew Walter (Cornell University Press)

Advanced Stochastic Models, Risk Assessment, and Portfolio Optimization: The Ideal Risk, Uncertainty, and Performance Measures by Frank Fabozzi

Beyond Success: Building a Personal, Financial, and Philanthropic Legacy by Randall Ottinger

Pop Finance: Investment Clubs and the New Investor Populism by Brooke Harrington (Princeton University Press)

Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work by Robert Shapiro

Essentials of Banking by Deborah Dilley

Handbook of Consumer Finance Research edited by Jing Jian Xiao

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros

Governing Transformative Technological Innovation: Who's in Charge? by Peter Phillips

Statistical Quality Control for the Six Sigma Green Belt by Bhisham Gupta

Improving Testing: Applying Process Tools and Techniques to Assure Quality

Inventing Entreprenuers: Technology Innovators and Their Entrepreneurial Journey by Gerard George)

Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity Through Organizational Change by Meg Bond

The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Understanding and Developing the Behaviors of Success by Marcia Hughes

The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional, and Virtual Networks by Michael Dulworth

Casino Management: A Strategic Approach by Kathryn Hashimoto

Patent Savvy for Managers by Kirk Teska

The Secret Language of Business: How To Read Anyone in 3 Seconds or Less by Kevin Hogan

Generation Blend: Managing Across the Technology Age Gap by Rob Salkowitz

No Limit: The Texas Hold'em Guide to Winning in Business by Donald Krause

Hug Your People: The Proven Way to Hire, Inspire, and Recognize Your Employees and Achieve Remarkable Results by Jack Mitchell

The Internet and American Business edited by Willaim Aspray

CEO of Me: Creating a Life That Works in the Flexible Job Age by Ellen Kossek

Overcoming Barriers to Entrepreneurship in the United States edited by Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Executive Compensation Best Practices by Frederick Lipman

Sleeping Giant: Awakening the Transatlantic Services Economy edited by Daniel Hamilton

Beyond Bullsh*t: Straight-Talk at Work by Samuel Culbert (Stanford Business Books)

Family Wars: Classic Conflicts in Family Business and How to Deal With Them by Grant Gordon

Asset Protection by Robert Klueger

How To Wow: Proven Strategies for Presenting Your Ideas, Persuading Your Audience, and Perfecting Your Image by Frances Cole Jones

Clear Vision: The Story of Clear Communications by Reed Bunzel

Multinationals and Development by Alan Rugman (Yale University Press)

The Good Temp by Vicki Smith

Madison Avenue and the Color Line: African Americans in the Advertising Industry by Jason Chambers

Igniting GenB & Gen V: The New Rules of Engagement for Boomers, Veterans, and Other Long-Termers on the Job by Nancy Ahlrichs

Go Google: 20 Ways to Reach More Customers and Build Revenue With Google Business Tools by Greg Holden

Product Development: A Structured Approach to Consumer Product Development, Design, and Manufacture by Anil Mital

OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Business of Illusion and the Illusion of Business by Lucas Conley

Lodi Winegrower's Workbook (2008)

Wines and Vines Buyers Guide (2008)

Journal of Wine Economics
JWE is a new high-end academic journal launched by Orley Ashenfelter (Princeton), Kim Anerson (Adelaide), Victor Ginsburgh (Brussels), Robert Stavins (Harvard) and Karl Storchmann (Whitman College). The Library will begin receiving issues in June 2008.

Adams Wine Handbook 2007

Adams Beer handbook 2007

Adams Wine and Spirits Industry Marketing Hanbook 2007

MKF Grape Trends 2006

MKF Economic Impact of California Wine 2006 Update

MKF Impact of Wine, Grapes and Grape Production on the American Economy 2007

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