Advantages: Intresting, amusing look at the pros and cons of selling antiques Disadvantages: Of limited practical value; more for the US than UK reader
The book For some time the bookshelves in the high street have been awash with volumes on identifying, valuing, searching out and trading in antiques. This title is nothing like that. It is basically an account in which the author, a university l ...
Advantages: Dirt cheap, very useful, great small read, a must have. Disadvantages: too short, more detail would be great.
The new managers handbook: 24 lessons for mastering your new role. If you are a new manager, or you want to climb the ladder at work this short manual is definately for you. As you probably already guessed this short book written by Morey Stettner and ...
Advantages: Some eye-opening statistics; good material for supermarket opponents Disadvantages: Very one-sided; poorly put together
I was rather amused and surprised to see that Andrew Simm's "Tescopoly: How one shop came out on top and why it matters" can be bought through the Tesco website; the book is a well-researched account of how Tesco has been able to gain such a dominant posi ...
Advantages: Interesting read Disadvantages: One Sided
I actually bought this book from the library for a whopping 10p whilst I was studying for my Business Degree, and thought it would come in useful. What I actually bought was a one sided view from the author Simms on how Tesco managed to gain s ...
Advantages: Clear and accessible writing, Some useful guidance on wealth accumulation Disadvantages: Some parts too US-specific to be useful to a UK audience, Repetition of key points gets tiring
...Some time ago, I recall reading a magazine article in which a journalist was touring the house of a self-made millionaire as part of an investigation into the lifestyles of the rich and famous. All went as expected until she reached the bathroom, where sh ...
