Category: Non Fiction

Many investors believe that success in investing is either clairvoyance or luck. In Rational Investing: The Subtleties of Asset Management (PDF), asset manager Jacques Lussier and finance professor Hugues Langlois present the current state of asset management and explain the conundrum of luck versus skill. The heart of Rational Investing is

Foundations of Financial Management, 10th Canadian Edition (PDF) makes finance reachable to all college students. The problem-solving approach gives students the abilities and confidence to develop an analytical and conceptual understanding of financial management. Concepts are described in a clear and brief manner with numerous “Finance in Action” boxes emphasizing

A critical appraisal of why environmental policies succeed and fail, Environmental Policymaking and Stakeholder Collaboration, (PDF) offers policymakers with the keys to navigating complex environmental issues and stakeholder negotiations. It includes theories in environmental policymaking and stakeholder management, compares and contrasts successful and failed process and policy, and covers practical

To describe the fundamentals of public policy, Anderson’s Public Policymaking, 8th Edition, (PDF), focuses on the process behind the drafting of legislation. By examining the individual steps-from recognizing a problem, to agenda-setting, to revision, evaluation, or termination of a policy-students are able to observe how varying factors influence the creation of policy.

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor, PDF, provides a concise and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a range of psychological perspectives, from cognitive and biological to social and developmental, the ebook assesses factors that affect our comprehension, detection, liking, and use of humor.