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Five Equations That Changed the World
Hyperion 2012; US$ 15.99A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America , tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. As a regular contributor to daytime's most popular morning news show and an instructor at Harvard University, Dr. Michael Guillen has earned the... more...
Sports Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Publishing 2012; US$ 59.00McDuff offers are down-to-earth, insightful, and informed by his many years of experience treating players at the highest level. Practical and compassionate, Sports Psychiatry: Strategies for Life Balance and Peak Performance will be of enormous help to readers inside and outside the sports arena. more...
The Limits of Convergence
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 37.50This book challenges the widely accepted notion that globalization encourages economic convergence--and, by extension, cultural homogenization--across national borders. A systematic comparison of organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain since 1950 finds that global competition forces countries to exploit their distinctive strengths,... more...
Building a Global Bank
Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 45.00In 2004, Spain's Banco Santander purchased Britain's Abbey National Bank in a deal valued at fifteen billion dollars--an acquisition that made Santander one of the ten largest financial institutions in the world. Here, Mauro Guillén and Adrian Tschoegl tackle the question of how this once-sleepy, family-run provincial bank in a developing economy... more...
The Spanish Welfare State in European Context
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 114.95Following the death of Franco, Spain underwent a transition to democracy in the mid-1970s. Although a rapid process of modernization occurred, the Spanish welfare state was seen, until fairly recently, as relatively underdeveloped. Split into three sections, this book addresses the consolidation path of social protection policies, governance issues... more...
Global Turning Points
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 26.00Offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues. more...
Emerging Markets Rule
McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc. 2012; US$ 30.00SEIZE THE ADVANTAGE IN THE GLOBAL WAR FOR MARKET SHARE. The newest economic behemoth, China, is snatching market share from the U.S., Japan, and Europe at an alarming rate. But China isn't alone. The world'slargest producers of biofuel, meat, consumer electronics, regional jets, baked goods, candy, and many other products are all emerging market... more...
For the Love of the Cardinals
Triumph Books 2007; US$ 16.99Expressing the passion felt for the Cardinals using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the St. Louis baseball team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous?and infamous?characters... more...
The New Multinationals
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 51.00Documents the rise of a new breed of multinational companies that are reshaping competition in global industries. more...









