Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research.

Founded by Joshua Boger, a dynamic Harvard- and Merck-trained scientific whiz kid, Vertex is dedicated to designing—atom by atom—both a new life-saving immunosuppressant drug, and a drug to combat the virus that causes AIDS.

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An imaginative approach to teaching sales techniques follows Max, the inventor of the wheel, on an illuminating journey to market and sell his new invention. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Based on more than 60 years of research into the psychology of persuasion, "Yes!" reveals 50 simple but remarkably effective strategies to become more persuasive at work and in one's personal life.

The New York Times bestseller by business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of America’s most mysterious institutions — the Federal Reserve — to show how its policies over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our country’s economic stability at risk.

A book that reveals what the public really wants to know: how Warren Buffett determines where he puts his money. Buffettology is the most detailed explanation ever of the billionaire's unique investment techniques. It uses Buffett's system to access a company's potential economic excellence and the right price to pay for its stock

A comprehensive and practical guide to the stock market from a successful fund manager—filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you’ll need to become a stock market genius.

Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of 50 percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he’s going to show you how to do it, too. You’re about to discover investment opportunities that por...

One of the advertising world's all-time greats--the first woman president of an advertising agency and the first woman CEO of a company on the New York Stock Exchange--tells her riveting story. 36 photos.

Joe Girard, 'the world's greatest salesman' according to the Guinness Book of Records, shares his method of salesmanship in this indispensable book, now updated for the twenty-first century.

With Capt. Picard as the role model for effective leadership, this bestselling book uses Star Trek: The Next Generation as advice guide for successful business management.

The fast-changing business world of today is far different from just a few years ago. Success in today's marketplace requires new leadership techniques, new thinking, and an eye on the future...

In Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation®, Wess Roberts and coauthor Bill Ross ta...

Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century. The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western civilization.

Few observers of the late twentieth century have their fingers so presciently on the pulse ...