Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Business and Investing FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "The Savage Truth on Money," "The New New Thing," "NetSlaves" * Investing with a Roar: An Amazon.com interview with Harry Dent * Business Bestsellers: "Customers.com" and "Innovator's Dilemma" * New in Paperback: "New Rules for the New Economy" and "Online Investing" * Coffee Table Treats: "The New York Times Century of Business," "100 Years of Wall Street" WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "The Savage Truth on Money" by Terry Savage http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471352292/entertainmentsit Looking for a commonsense and comprehensive approach to money? In "The Savage Truth on Money," Terry Savage offers advice on everything from dealing with debt to investing in the stock market. "The New New Thing" by Michael Lewis http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393048136/entertainmentsit In "The New New Thing," Michael Lewis follows SGI and Netscape founder Jim Clark through yet another startup--this time Healtheon. Find out what a high-tech IPO and sailing the Atlantic in the middle of winter have in common. "NetSlaves" by Bill Lessard and Steve Baldwin http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071352430/entertainmentsit Lessard and Baldwin will tell you that the Internet business is not what it's cracked up to be. In "NetSlaves," they explore the "New Media Caste System" and the thousands of losers (and a handful of winners) who inhabit the back offices of the World Wide Web. INVESTING WITH A ROAR ********************* Harry Dent thinks that most economists have it all wrong. Thanks to the baby boom, the first few years of the new millennium should be one big party. But after 2008, look out. In the "The Roaring 2000s Investor," Dent shows how to take advantage of the boom and protect yourself when it all goes bust. Harry Edwards recently spoke with Dent about his book and what to expect in the coming years. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=ts/feature/15839 "The Roaring 2000s Investor" by Harry S. Dent Jr. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684862328/entertainmentsit BUSINESS BESTSELLERS ******************** "Futurize Your Enterprise" by David Siegel http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471357634/entertainmentsit Remember David Siegel? The author of "Creating Killer Web Sites" shows you how to create a killer enterprise in "Futurize Your Enterprise." The secret? Let your customers take the lead. "Creating Killer Web Sites" by David Sigel http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568304331/entertainmentsit "Weaving the Web" by Tim Berners-Lee http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062515861/entertainmentsit We all laughed when Al Gore took credit for creating the Internet. But Tim Berners-Lee really deserves our thanks. In "Weaving the Web," Berners-Lee recounts how he created the World Wide Web and changed the world forever. NEW IN PAPERBACK **************** "New Rules for the New Economy" by Kevin Kelly http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/014028060X/entertainmentsit Founding editor of Wired magazine Kevin Kelly looks at the communications revolution the rules the business will need to play by to be successful in the years ahead. "Online Investing" by Jon D. Markman http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735606501/entertainmentsit Jon D. Markman, managing editor at MSN MoneyCentral Investor, shows how to use the Internet to build a highly profitable portfolio. COFFEE TABLE TREATS ******************* Here are two books that might find a place on your coffee table this season. "The New York Times Century of Business" edited by Floyd Norris and Christine Bockelmann http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071355898/entertainmentsit Here's an insightful, irresistible look through the pages of the "The Times" at business in America over the course of this century. With stories like "Dies in Vat of Hot Beer" and "Electronic Computer Flashes Answers, May Speed Engineering," it's hard to go wrong. "100 Years of Wall Street" by Charles R. Geisst http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071356193/entertainmentsit Charles R. Geisst, author of "Wall Street: A History," takes a picturesque look at the history of Wall Street. ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Business & Investing section at Business & Investing ******
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