Economic-Life Books

Very-well written and reliable book about Japanese business etiquette

Diana Rowland has written the classic guide to Japanese business etiquette and to the impact of Japanese culture on business and social interaction. Extremely thorough and fascinating, this guide covers all the traditions you need to understand to do business with the Japanese, in Japan or around the world. A good read even if you are just culturally curious, the book includes Japanese office layouts, diagrams showing where business guests should sit around the dinner table, and information on interpreting gestures at business meetings. Rowland covers the business and social roles of women and the difference between the real truth and the public truth. The book's final 50 pages provide a wide range of helpful, general resources, including important phone numbers and a glossary. We from getAbstract recommend this book to anyone doing business with the Japanese, anyone who plans to visit Japan for business or pleasure, and anyone who's just curious.

I often deal with the Japanese in the satellite business, and this is my primary refresher reference that I use and provide to my associates prior to each project in Japan

Awesome starting tool for sales people who are willing to learn. Basic principles and realistic advice. Easy Read!!

Gitomer's sales books are the best. I've read the books in this collection and have to say they're top-notch. For someone new to sales or new to Gitomer, this is a smoking deal to get your hands on some of the best how-to sales advice you're going to find anywhere!

Gitomer's Collector Edition box set contains great value and at the combined price it is a great dollar value. The only disappointment is that the collectors edition still doesn't contain all of Jeffrey's great content. I had to purchase the Sales Bible and the Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching separately.

I've read many business books, hundreds, being a CPA with two Masters, in economics and in business, and over 25 years of business experience. Most business books are based on a simple concept, like "loyalty", "quality", "focus", that the author repeats over and over again, like a mantra, as if just one idea were enough to succeed in business. Useless to say, business life is more complex.
This book: "Jewish wisdom for Business success" instead, is unusually rich and varied in content.
Each chapter deals with a different but important business issues, as can be seen from the title of its chapters: "Making the sale: negotiating techniques from the Torah" or "The humble path: :taking ego out of the entrepreneur".
Each chapter takes examples from the Bible and the business world, draws conclusions and offers also several meditation points.
The chapter that I preferred is probably:" Dealing with failure: handling failure to secure future success".
In this chapter, I found the idea of repentance, applied to business failure. This idea should be in the mind of every businessman, starting from the CEOs of Wall Street and Detroit and certainly in mine.
I also liked the idea that, to be successful, you have to combine passion and pleasure, and follow your Authentic Will (in the chapter:" Nothing stands before the Will: Harnessing willpower to succeed in Business").
I strongly recommend to read, study this book and meditate on its lessons.

The book is an wonderful exchange of commercial realities with spiritual ideals. It has not been written solely for Jewish people, but for any one that believes the ethics and guidance of the Torah should be evident in all aspects of life.

The book is extremely important with respect to the current financial crisis. It condemns greed, promotes charity and gives a clear vision about living a fruitful life. It also explains that success is rarely based on a financial scale, but on a humanistic barometer.

I would highly recommend this book to improve one's business decisions and personal life.

Sincerely,
LK, Westcliffe, CO

I don't say that lightly. I have read many business advice books and this tops them all. What you find in this book are nine pivotal lessons and wisdom teachings that are applicable to both business and life. What others authors might spend an entire book on are presented in this book in an engaging and concise manner in one chapter. In this sense you are getting nine books in one.

This book is heavily based on the Old Testament and uses stories from Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Pharaoh to teach important business lessons.

The premise of the book is that the Old Testament is a repository of timeless wisdom and Jewish people have made use of that wisdom throughout the ages leading to their success in business and other areas. The authors of Jewish Wisdom for Business Success decipher that wisdom and share it with the readers in an engaging and practical manner.

Each wisdom teaching is followed by an interesting and relevant contemporary business story and then two pearls of wisdom that the authors entitle "insight for business" followed by an equally pertinent "wisdom for life" which shows how the same lesson can be used to improve the readers personal life.

The book starts off with lesson about how to overcome fear using the story of the Israelites at the Sea of Reeds being chased by the Egyptian army. The lessons from that chapter, as well as from all the other chapters in the book, are extremely relevant and timely as the current financial crisis unfolds.

The next chapter talks about the importance of finding one's authentic inner will power and gives important pointers how to find it. This chapter will really help the reader in a concrete manner find their unique niche in life and work.

Chapter three deals with humility and business and gives a refreshing take on the concept of ego and humility offering four models of ego.

Chapter four deals with the need to balance one's management style both in business and in life. Chapter five gives the reader invaluable tips for negotiating--one of the best chapters on the subject I have ever read.

Chapter six deals with the all important concept of failure and gives concrete steps how to avoid failure including a regular "audit of the soul" and maintains that when seen from the proper perspective their really in no such things as failure.

Chapter seven stakes out three models of entrepreneurship and offers its own unique concept of an especially fulfilling manner of doing business that it coins "spiritual entrepreneurship." Immense wisdom for how to view the money making process.

Chapter eight gives an impressive overview of the power of attraction and how it works. In this chapter you get "The Secret," "Think and Grow Rich" and numerous other Power of Attraction books in one.

The final chapter deals with the importance of having an intellectual emotional balance in one's life and business dealings.

Each chapter ends with a meditation and a guide how to use the meditations is also provided at the back of the book.

This book is packed full with great advice and wisdom packaged in an interesting an engaging manner. I give it a full five stars because there aren't six stars available.

For years, as a long-time family therapist and as a Presbyterian minister involved in parish ministry, I have dealt with clients and parishioners facing approaching retirement who didn't have a clue as to what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Some of them have become traumatized by indecision, while others have acted precipitously in relocating somewhere else without having any basis for choosing this particular location.....only to quickly discover that the choice they made was disappointing of wrong. In his new book, The Joy of Retirement, author David Borchard, a professional counselor with 30 years of experience in career management and transition counseling, has provided a means of helping those facing retirement to examine their own talents and dreams in creating happy, productive futures. Borchard does this by challenging those in their 50's and 60's to intentionally assess and define the pertinent issues, priorities and goals which will help them make intelligent decisions in establishing vital futures. The author provides charts, raises questions, and gives examples of how others have traveled the successful road to retirement. I heartily endorse this excellent, common-sense, challenging and very warm and human little book which offers a practical course of action for those looking to gain a hope-filled vision of what creative retirement can hold for them!

As an executive coach I have used Dave Borchard's career-focused tools to help my clients maximize their success and fulfillment, while reducing stress and balancing their lives. In The Joy of Retirement he has given us another set of tools that enable us to make sense of our complicated and sometimes contradictory feelings about retirement. Even if you have done considerable thinking about retirement this book will help you deepen and organize your thoughts.

David Borchard and Pat Donohoe have created a must-have guide for those 50 and older as they shape their "retirmenent" years. There are plenty of fine books and sources about the financial,geographic, and recreational opportunities of our later years, but The Joy of Retirement is unique. It explores the internal journey, our stories, our true passions, our unfinished business, and how we make behavioral shifts as our senior years. The assessment tools designed by Borchard give a whole picture of the self in retirement and his experience with hundreds of clients in retirement brings interest and depth to his major points.

I love this book.


Leia Francisco
Life Coach, MA, ACC
Leia Francisco Associates

There are a lot of books and articles published to date on career exploration and planning. None of them in my opinion have made the contribution that Donald E. Seymour has made in his book "The Key To Your Unknown Talent". Mr Seymour realized that it all first starts with the discovery of the uniqueness of each and every human being rather than first trying to figure out what the market wants.

This delightful book convinces you to take the time to discover your own unique talents by exploring your own inner dialogue. Somebody is trying to advise you about the wonderful talents already at your disposal--and that somebody is YOU! Your genetic structure knows the talents you were given at birth. Find out how to be more honest about what happens in your daily life and your "mentor" will bring you amazing results.

I am tired of taking tests that tell me nothing I can use and high sounding book promoters who tell me, I can do this and that to give me self-esteem and grow rich. I don't want to know what they think I can do, I want to know what I genetically am and what my mind and body was best designed to do. Companies keep employees in a state of anxiety, fear and uncertainty: they make it plain they value people less than the bottom line.I need to know my Maximum Talent Capability to be in control of my future and regain my confidence. Talent Discovery has proven to me that I have value in in-born but hidden ability and places me on the trail to uncover those abilities and how to find the occupation they fit best.This refreshing book The Key To Your Unknown Talen, has told me more about myself and what I can do best than all the reading and seminars I ever attended.

I bought this book because I read a recent HotJobs article by the author that was practical and to-the-point. This book gave me more of the same - relevant information and realistic guidance written in a style that was easy to follow.

This book has a workbook format that takes you through 5 stages from trying to get your job search under control to starting a new job. Each chapter had several exercises that showed you how to apply the author' suggestions to your life. I don't always read chapters in order and still found the book's format flexible enough to let me focus on the areas I wanted to improve at a given time. I particularly liked that there were lots of examples of real job-hunters' experiences throughout the book - it was reassuring somehow.

What I found most appealing about this book was information that I haven't found in my other job search books so far and an organized system for applying it to my life. I usually focus on getting my resumes out and lining up interviews. This book told me to how take a different approach and build a foundation with some basics that I had been neglecting, like boosting my self-confidence, organizing my job search days so that I was more efficient and productive, having a clear plan for achieving what I wanted from my job search, and pacing myself so that I wouldn't burn out before I got the job I wanted. I always wondered why I stressed so much over my job search and this book gave me clear explanations about what makes job hunting stressful and WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I was surprised to see ways I could use relaxation to improve my energy levels and confidence - who ever thinks about relaxing during a job search? Nothing fancy, just simple techniques that I could use anywhere. I tried some of the tips for what to do in an interview and they were easy enough to follow. The author takes the pressure out of trying the suggestions in the book with her philosophy that no matter what happens, you just keep picking yourself up and trying again from where you left.

My gripe about this book is that I needed more space for writing in all of the answers to the exercises - it's not an 8.5 x 11 workbook but paperback size.

I used Kick Start Your Job Search as a resource book in one of my job search seminars and got lots of positive feedback from my clients. The common theme was "This person really understands what I'm going through." They liked that it was a realistic picture of what a job search is really like. And they found that the suggestions in the book really worked for them. The sections on talking back to critics and putting yourself first were real ego boosters and the sections on time management and peak performance got a lot of them out of the "unemployment funk" they'd fallen into. Only suggestion for change was to have more room in the book for writing in answers for the self-exploration and planning exercises -- they loved having so many exercises they could work on.

Dr. Andrade has done it again. I lost my job in management and my self esteem and self confidence was at an all time low. After a year of not being able to find a job, I picked up this book as a last resort. It is a decision that I will never regret. After reading (and practically memorizing this book) I was able to go out on job interviews filled with confidence and amazing tips that Dr. Andrade mentioned. I am now working in an upper management position again. Thank you so much Dr. Andrade.

Excelente libro para aquellos que quieren alcanzar la independencia económica. Muy bien enfocado en ayudar a conseguir los resultados esperados. Uno de los mejores libros de economía para el hogar que he leído.

Excelente libro. Lleno de casos, que ayudan a profundizar las ideas expuestas. Los temas están muy bien tratados. Y es muy práctico. Me gusto mucho.

Lei la version en Ingles de este libro y me gusto tanto que compre una copia en espanol para mi familia en mi pais. Este libro no te da una formula magica para obtener exito financiero sino que te recuerda los conceptos que son basicos acerca de como manejar el dinero. Dave te da las herramientas para mejorar tu situacion economica y te explica como salir de tus problemas paso a paso. Si bien muchos de los ejemplos en el libro hacen referencia a la realidad en USA, las ideas se pueden aplicar a cualquier realidad.

We got this enveloped system in 1999 and have used the same one for the last 7 years. I was looking online for a "newer edition" when I came across this review. We used to run up large credit card bills and have trouble paying them off completely each month. Actually, we would have a credit card balance from December through June or July. This makes it easy to budget for gifts, home repairs and medical expenses. Things that are unexpected sometimes. You don't even realize it, and you have the money.

My husband and I bought this system and are really impressed with it. It has helped our whole family rethink so many purchases. We are finally becoming better stewards with our finances. Thank You Larry Burkett.

The packet helped us and some friends to first figure then keep track of our expenditures. After figuring your expenses, you put a certain percent of money from each check into a catagory's envelope and that is what you have to spend for that catagory (housing, food, auto, entertainment etc...) When you run out of money in a catagory then that is all you have until the next check. It is very helpful in controlling unwanted spending.

This is a great book for the professional leader that is looking to understand multiple faceted problems.

This book forms the text for a one week residential training course. The course was a life changing event for me, game me confidence in my abilities and changed my whole attitude to the workplace. Instead of trying to get around conflict in the workplace I now have the tools to tackle it head on. Learn about the skill to critique everything you do in a way that is non-threatening and based on fact and not emotion. Everyone in the workplace should read this book.

Most management texts try to deal with how you as an individual can influence how other people behave so that you come out on top. This book goes under the skin of different personality types to show what it is that motivates them in the way they behave. Instead of showing how to "use" people to get what you want, it shows how to get the best out of everyone, yourself included, to get what is best for the Company / family / business whatever you need to improve. Instead of results driven management being the be-all and end-all it is clear that results are only one side of the equation. To be a good manager you need to bring people along with you, not drive them in front of you. This book forms the text for a management training course that can only be said to be revolutionary. I have three university degrees and I would gladly trade the lot for what I learned in the one week course! Everyone who works for a living should read this book.

What an easy read and reminder of all the practical things your mother taught you to always remember but somehow you may have seemed to put aside in your busy day to day life. What you already know gets a "dusting off" and a new spin as Scott teaches you or reminds you to use the courtesy that your Mom gave to you as a gift. You will laugh and nod your head numerous times as you recall how true the Swedenburg recipe for success rings. I have given it to my whole family to read in hope that we can all learn again the sage advise of "Miss Shirley".

I have read this book twice and learned something new each time! It is fun and quick to read and the information is easy to put into action immediately! I keep it on my desk as a reference and also to put a smile on my face as I'm working away!
Scott takes the life lessons that Mom taught us and how they are so important and practical to build and reach a very successful and happy life both in business and personally!
It is excellent--do yourself a favor and buy a copy for yourself and for that matter all your clients and employees!

Lesson's From a Mama's Boy is an enjoyable QUICK read full of no nonsense practical advice that we have all heard before, but much of which we have simply forgotten over the years to apply to our busy lives. This insightful advice is delivered in an amusing fun manner and is good advice for EVERYONE, not just businessmen and women! A simple smile and/or genuine compliment truly do go a LONG way. Shortly after lending this book to a friend, she called me laughing, saying she had only read a small portion of the book, but had already successfully put some of the advice to work. She was traveling abroad and going through customs, faced with yet another surly customs agent. The customs lady was already unzipping the first suitcase, but instead of bracing herself for the ensuing search of her belongings, my friend chose to simply smile at the agent. She wasn't sure, but thought this had a `softening' effect. At that point she happened to notice a lovely ring the agent was wearing, so she complimented her on it. This simply delighted the agent, who excitedly told my friend all about the ring. The agent, beaming from ear to ear, never did search her belongings - she simply welcomed her to the country and waved her on through - a very pleasant surprise for my travel weary friend! A definite 'Success', just as the title implies! This is a book you will want to read more than once and keep handy - it is a great reminder of some very simple concepts many of us have become just too busy to remember to apply!