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Rich Dad Poor Dad: Must Have for Millionaires Advantages: anecdotal, simple language used, easy read Disadvantages: does not include the hows just the whys Rich Dad Poor Dad is a New York Times best-selling book written by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter. It has been on the list for six years running.It has sold over 26 million copies worldwide and has been published in fifty-one different languages. It was first published in 1997. Robert Kiyosaki, the books author, grew up with two fathers, his biological father and his best friend Mike's father. His biological father was his "poor dad" and ... ...of view, one of a rich man and one of a poor man. Instead of simply accepting or rejecting one the other, he found himself thinking more, comparing, and choosing for himself. The problem was the rich man was not rich yet, and the poor man not yet poor. Robert chose to follow the advice of his "rich dad" more and more. He slowly rose from being a salesman for the Xerox Corporation to having numerous companies, investments and real estate properties ... TheChosen1 03.11.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
The new economics of everything Advantages: Deeply engrossing, interesting new perspective on society Disadvantages: Highly conceptual not for everyone. ...insightful view into not only the head of an economist but society as well. This is a book by and economists and some concepts like supply and demand are present however Tim Harford effortlessly weaves his ideas and concepts into your mind allowing you to explore why it is a teenage moving from vaginal intercourse to oral sex is rational, when perhaps at first glance there is no link at all, why your boss contrary to popular belief HAS to be overpaid. ... ...leaving you lost and in the cold think again, Tim Harford dedicates the first chapter just introducing you to the basis of the book so you can soon be seamlessly forgetting everything you thought of people and introduce you to the new economics of everything. Everything from supply and demand in context and social ecomomics is apparent here but not using bar charts and graphs but by talking of wonderful areas such as "the marriage supermarket" but ... ckhawk 10.05.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Logic of Life: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything - Tim Harford	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
A BRIEF TIME IN HISTORY Advantages: In English, in paperback Disadvantages: You tell me Further to your comments a review update : A History of Economics the past as the present by John Kenneth Galbraith who is Paul.M.Warburg Professor of Economics emeritus of Harvard University. He has published many books, this included. MORE ABOUT GALBRAITH Born in Ontario and a graduate of the University of California. He was Social Science Research Fellow at Cambridge University. During WW11 he was Director of the Office of Economic Security ... ...Trinity College Cambridge. He is a member for literature of the American Academy and Institute. He delivered the Reith Lectures in 1966. He is married with 3 sons. * THE BOOK * The paper back version I bought is 324 pages long and includes a comprehensive index. Copyright 1987. The contents are built around economic concepts and development of theory through time. From pre Greek times through "The Classical Tradition". "The Personality of Money". ... JeffreyB 03.04.2005 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of A History of Economics (The Past as the Present) - John Kenneth Galbraith	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
The winning ticket to understand accounting Advantages: Excellent plain english writing, with bullet points and exam tips Disadvantages: All the figures are in $ Cambridge AS Level and A Level Accounting. Harold Randall Cambridge University Press 2005 I have never been good with figures. Well actually, I am hopeless; so during my second degree programme, Contact Centre Management, (the first was BSc Global Futures and Health Studies which involved no finance) the feel of dread and terror that I would have to study accounts and management accounts in semester 2 year 2 was overwhelming. During the first ... ...about! Then I picked up AS Level and A Level Accounting and it was a small line in the preface that caught my eye 'this book is written for students of accounting who face problems by asking how do I do this?' As this is how I felt I read on. The book separated in to three chapters each of which as a number of subsections Contents (sorry about the long list but it gives a grasp of what can be learnt.) 1. The Accounting System a. Double Entry Bookkeeping: ... Yocal 07.07.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of AS Level and A Level Accounting - Harold Randall	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money
As seen on Big Brother Advantages: Informative subject material Disadvantages: Little too academic in places. ...always had an interest in Game Theory which is one of the harder more challenging strands of Economics particularly as it is firmly grounded in mathematical analysis and theory and as such the methodology used is somewhat beyond my comprehension at times but I can appreciate its application and relevance within economic theory and practice. Game Theory A Very Short Introduction is written by Ken Binmore who is a Professor of Economics and University ... ...well placed to talk about game theory given he was the lead economist on one of the most successful applications of game theory ever, the auction of the mobile phone networks which earned the Treasury a whopping $35 billion, money that was then spent on services for the UK taxpayer. Game Theory in its simplest terms is the study of games and how those participants would play each game rationally. From this understanding the knowledge can be used ... atticusuk 11.11.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction - Ken Binmore	Degree of Information How interesting was the... How useful was it? Would you read it again? Value for money