David Rockefeller once called André Meyer "the most creative financial genius of our time in the investment banking world." In 1966, Fortune magazine called him "the most important investment banker of the Western world."

Every serious executive in the finance world, especially in the investment banking field, must study the work and legacy of André Meyer. From his luxury suite on the thirty-third floor of New York's Carlyle Hotel, he built the investment bank, Lazard Frères.

Every so often we're presented with a new management style book, with what seem at the time to be revolutionary ideas. But Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman may be onto something with their book First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently. Certainly, the title is attention-grabbing. Not only do you get an insider's look at what the world's greatest managers do, but you get to break the old rules.

Over the course of the book's seven chapters, these two Consultants for the Gallup Organization dismiss two popular management notions that you should "treat people as you like to be treated" and "people are capable of almost anything..."

The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It!!

Coca-Cola is arguably the most recognizable and valuable brand in the world. Few brands have such international appeal and recognition. Where did it all begin? How did a simple cola mixture take on such power? How was the brand built?

This book answers all the questions we may ever ask about this incredible business that has survived and thrived since its inception in 1886. A must-read.

Many a renowned investment advisory service such as Motley Fool always recommend this bestselling book to its clients.

Forbes Greatest Investing Stories is a collection of some of the most successful investment stories that have ever taken place on Wall Street. It consists of 10 essays profiling some of Wall Street's most successful investors of all time and the philosophies that brought them huge success. This bestseller chronicles the work of famed investors such as Benjamin Graham, Hetty Green, T. Rowe Price, Georges F. Doriot, Tom Bailey, Marty Whitman and Muriel F. Siebert. 

Bill Cates, President of Referral Coach International is the nation's foremost expert on increasing sales through high-quality referrals, and speaks on the subject to more than 20,000 sales professionals and entrepreneurs annually.

Within his book, readers can find the easy-to-use referral-based selling techniques. Readers can learn how to turn every single one of their business contacts into a working and professional relationship. From this relationship will come a sales success story that can be enjoyable and lucrative. 

Seymour Schulich is a Canadian billionaire, who pioneered the concept of royalty payments in the mining industry.  Along with his partner Pierre Lassonde, he established the Franco-Nevada and Euro-Nevada companies which never found any precious metals, but the royalty agreements allowed them to gain ownership in some of the most profitable mines in the world.

Chapters in this book are short and to the point but are full of very simple but thought-provoking insights.

Since all of life requires negotiating at some level, wouldn't we all like to know the secret to this? Negotiating skills are highly-favored in personal life and especially in business and probably the least understood.

In Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury have developed a simple and straightforward five-step system for how to behave in negotiations. This is a necessary tool for anyone desiring the best outcome with the least emotion, that could either throw the negotiations off track into personal attacks or being unprepared when these techniques are used against you...