While mainstream financial analysts are stringing together ad hoc explanations for the financial crisis of 2008, a relatively small group of economists saw this coming. In The Cost of Capitalism, Robert J. Barbera explains why.

Barbera makes the case that investors and policy-makers can reduce the risk of truly gruesome outcomes if they better plan for the violent economic storms, which history confirms are always over the horizon.

Investors will learn how to gird themselves for the roller-coaster ride that is free market capitalism; policy makers will find out how to plan for crises they know will occur at some point; and academic economists will rethink their pursuit of ever more elaborate mathematical models that bear no resemblance to the real world.

The message is simple: Stop pretending that people are always rational and that markets are always efficient?and be prepared for market mayhem.

Economic turbulence has arrived with a vengeance, and only companies that face it head-on at the beginning of this world-wide crisis will be the ones left standing once the dust clears. Renowned consultant Ram Charan traces the causes of this crisis, identifies the essential priorities managers need to focus on now, and offers clear guidelines for top executives and managers.

From executive concerns to finance, marketing, sales, and manufacturing issues, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty is the necessary primer for seizing opportunity and preserving profit in today?s global economy. Read More »»

The groundbreaking book that debunks conventional wisdom on bone health?with a drug-free, non-dairy, low-acid diet plan
For years, doctors have been telling us: Drink milk, eat dairy, take calcium, lift weights?even get a prescription for estrogen or other drugs?to improve bone vitality. The problem is: They?re wrong. This breakthrough guide offers a safe, nutritional alternative to ineffective calcium pills and other supplements. Based on the latest research, the Low-Acid Eating Plan emphasizes plant foods over animal products in an easy-to-follow, bonestrengthening program that really works. Read More »»