Patrick OShaughnessy

A titanic struggle is taking place - not just among corporate titans, but among entire industries across the globe. At stake is control of the world's fastest-growing communications. The contestants are the huge Hollywood studios, the television networks, and telephone, publishing, and computer companies. The prize is not only vast wealth, but a vi...

The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson thriller, and it’s not the comfort of Danish Hygge. It’s Lars Mytting’s Norwegian Wood , a full-color practical book about the art and craft of handling wood for heating that has become an international bestseller, selling over 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden....

Discover valuable and timeless lessons in success from America's industrial giants, the high-tech companies of their day. Written by top Wall Street analysts, this guide offers insights from companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar, including their successes and missteps. Learn how to weather market upheavals, adapt to disruptions, and optimize your resources to your best advantage. With illuminating case studies and brilliant analysis, this book provides hard-won lessons in innovation, growth, resilience, and operational excellence. Gain a personal toolbox of useful takeaways from more than a century’s worth of data, experience, wisdom, and can-do spirit to survive and thrive in today’s ever-changing world.

Explore the fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity in How the World Really Works. Written by a scientist, this book delves into the modern science and technology that make our lives possible, and what they really accomplish. Learn about energy and food production, our material world and its globalization, risks, our environment, and its future. With a thought-provoking and interdisciplinary approach, this book provides a reality check on the world around us, revealing hidden truths that will change the way you see our uncertain future.

With the stock market breaking records almost daily, leaving longtime market analysts shaking their heads and revising their forecasts, a study of the concept of risk seems quite timely. Peter Bernstein has written a comprehensive history of man's efforts to understand risk and probability, beginning with early gamblers in ancient Greece, continuing through the 17th-century French mathematicians Pascal and Fermat and up to modern chaos theory. Along the way he demonstrates that understanding risk underlies everything from game theory to bridge-building to winemaking.

Explore the global pursuit of oil, money, and power in this Pulitzer Prize-winning account. Discover the history of oil and its current impact on global energy crisis. With over 300,000 copies in print and updated to reflect current times, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the world's dependence on oil.

Собрание эссе двух выдающихся мыслителей нашего времени, охватывающее более 5000 лет истории человечества. Авторы, профессиональные историки и академические ученые выявили закономерности общественного и исторического развития, цикличность исторического процесса и конечность любого социально-экономического строя. Основываясь на своих исследованиях и на философском подходе, они очень образно и увлекательно рассказали о том, какой путь прошла Западная цивилизация (от истоков до начала XIX века) и почему ее путь был сложен именно из этих вех.

Discover the secrets to making a company continually successful with 7 Powers. Hamilton Helmer breaks new ground with a comprehensive strategy toolset that's easy to learn and apply. Using real-world examples, Helmer develops a practical theory rooted in the notion of Power - those conditions that create the potential for long-term advantage. Learn when to establish your Power and target its implementation during the Origination, Take-Off, or Stability phases of your business. This book is the must-have compass for your business's future success.

Discover the secret to becoming a successful writer with this book's mantra: NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T. From empathy to imagination, this guide teaches you how to transform your writing from amateur to professional by understanding what engages your readers. Learn how to create interesting, fun, challenging, and inventive stories that keep your readers coming back for more.

Как создать компанию с нуля, привести ее к успеху, сделав лидером рынка? Питер Тиль, предприниматель, создавший платежную систему PayPal, и первый инвестор Facebook, считает, что основа любого успешного стартапа - уникальный продукт, дающий компании выигрышный статус монополии. Поэтому одно из важных условий выживания любого проекта - умение основателей смотреть на мир по-новому, чтобы заметить выигрышную идею, которую никто еще не развил. Именно эти идеи, впервые озвученные на лекциях в Стэнфордском университете, легли в основу книги Питера Тиля. На примере Facebook, Microsoft, eBay, Twitter, LinkedIn и многих других компаний, а главное - на собственном уникальном опыте работы в PayPal Питер поясняет, какую стратегию нужно выбрать начинающему бизнесмену, чтобы преуспеть при создании собственного стартапа.