Books
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Book Of the Week
Management in 10 words, by Terry Leahy - book review
By Moira Benigson Friday, 06 July 2012
There's plenty to inspire entrepreneurs and managers in the former Tesco boss's words of advice, says Moira Benigson.
Don't Miss...
Britain for Sale, by Alex Brummer - book review
06 July 2012By 2007, half of Britain's output was in overseas hands. While this is a good account of how we got there, the book is less sure on the implications, says Jon Moulton.
Going South, by Larry Elliott - book review
06 July 2012This book contains some painful truths about Britain's decline, and the authors seem sceptical even about their own suggestions for change, says Howard Davies.
More Book Reviews
Market place 3.0, by Hiroshi Mikitani - review
15 March 2013A Japanese online pioneer forced staff to speak English. If only his other ideas were as original, says reviewer John McLaren.
A Good African Story: How a small company built a global coffee brand, by Andrew Rugasira - review
28 February 2013Trade not aid is the cry of a Ugandan coffee grower in a vivid, personal critique of the barriers to growth in his continent. Harriet Lamb applauds his vision.
Office Politics: How to thrive in a world of lying, backstabbing and dirty tricks - review
19 February 2013The office is increasingly full of devious and manipulative co-workers, this book by Oliver James claims. So what can you do about it, other than avoid them?
Bend, Not Break: A life in two worlds, by Ping Fu - review
31 January 2013Exiled from Communist China, Ping Fu became a tech boom entrepreneur. Linda Yueh finds the book a vivid narration of Fu's life experiences.
Antifragile: How to live in a world we don't understand, by Nassim Taleb - review
28 January 2013The new tome from the rock star of Davos Nassim Taleb posits ways of thriving in an unpredictable world. But Taleb is more celebrity chef than serious philosopher, says Stephen Bayley.
Book review: The Icarus Deception, by Seth Godin
01 January 2013In the connected economy, it's the initiators and rebels who will be the high-flyers. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic applauds a smart and witty challenge to the status quo.
Book review: Bang! A history of Britain in the 1980s, by Graham Stewart
01 January 2013The author makes a convincing case for the profound and lasting effect of the 1980s - and of Mrs T in particular - on how we live. Peter York enjoys a definitive look back.
Book review: Management Matters, by Philip Delves Broughton
01 January 2013The author has served up a useful guide to being the boss, but lacks a big theme to tie it all together, says Stefan Stern.
Which books should you have read this year? Shine Group's Alex Mahon picks her top four
03 December 2012Elisabeth Murdoch's business partner Alex Mahon picks four titles that have inspired her this year.
Book review: Mastery, by Robert Greene
01 November 2012We could all be high achievers if we put our minds to it, suggests this motivational tome. Then why is it that so few of us are, wonders Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic.
Book review: The End of Men, by Hanna Rosin
01 November 2012Women are more adaptable and so better able to succeed in our fast-changing workplaces. It's an argument that left Heather McGregor with mixed feelings.
Book review: Doing capitalism in the innovation economy, by William H Janeway
01 November 2012An original analysis of the start-up investment business impressed John McLaren. But it's too bad about the title ...
Book review: The Click Moment, by Frans Johansson
01 October 2012Innovation will come if you harness 'complex forces' and embrace randomness. Andrew Davidson enjoys a pithy look at how to germinate great ideas.
Book review: Double Entry, by Jane Gleeson-White
01 October 2012A well-told study of the birth of accountancy in 15th-century Venice that veers off into an attack on the modern profession doesn't quite add up for Luke Johnson.
Book review: Culture Shock, by Will McInnes
01 October 2012Employees must be 'empowered' in 'open' workplaces by 'conscious' leaders ... Richard Scase has heard it all before.
