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Why specialisation is the key to success
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the theory of comparative advantage, providing you with essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Master the notions of absolute and relative advantage rapidly
• Specialise in producing goods or services for which you have the strongest, or least weak productivity compared to others.
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America to escape the religious persecution they faced in England. Despite delays, tempests, food shortages, disease and discord, they managed to establish the colony of...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Stalingrad in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Stalingrad. In August 1942, three years after the start of the Second World War, Nazi Germany and its allies launched a brutal attack on the Russian city of Stalingrad. However, after months of heavy fighting and extraordinary resistance from the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate need of a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte, an unlikely candidate from a humble Corsican background, rose through the ranks to rule not only over France,...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Princess Diana in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Following her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981, she became a member of the British royal family, and from that moment on her private life became subject to intense media scrutiny. In the following years, accusations of adultery placed...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz offers an insider's view of the role played by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the economic crises of the 1990s. Stiglitz argues that the so-called Washington Consensus, a set of economic principles typically applied to nations...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of the Marne in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of the Marne. After the First World War broke out in 1914, the German army secured a series of early victories and advanced almost as far as Paris. However, a number of mistakes on the German side allowed the Allies to obtain a decisive victory at the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Nuremberg trials in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Nuremberg trials. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the world was slowly coming round to the large-scale atrocities committed by the Nazis. The Allies recognised the need for international jurisdiction on war crimes and crimes against humanity, such as...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Thinking, Fast and Slow, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, explores the fallacies that can impair human decision-making and the biases that may lead us to act in an irrational way. Kahneman posits that the human mind is governed by two systems of thought, which we lean on in different...
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Cómo mejorar los resultados de su negocio
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender y aplicar el método Seis Sigma, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Aplicar el método de gestión Seis Sigma para asegurar la calidad de sus productos o servicios destinados a los clientes
• Identificar las prioridades para mejorar sus resultados: los clientes, los...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard H. Thaler and the Harvard Law School professor Cass S. Sunstein, advocates libertarian paternalism, an approach by which individuals can be steered to make better decisions without taking away their...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about emotional intelligence with this practical guide.
Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to "identify, access and control one's own emotions and those of others in a group". This is undoubtedly an essential skill for almost any career and luckily, it is also something that everybody can learn. This summary will teach you the methods you need to understand...
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Boost business performance, prepare for change and implement effective strategies
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the McKinsey 7S framework, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the 7 aspects of this dynamic model
• Realize how these aspects are interconnected and the impact this has on your business
• Use the 7S framework...
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Develop strengths to decrease the weaknesses of your business
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the SWOT analysis, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of your business
• Distinguish the factors that affect the internal functioning and external environment of your business
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is an engaging, thought-provoking look at the factors that influence our subconscious decision-making and guide our instincts. The book's key concept is that of 'thin-slicing', whereby the use of a streamlined source of information allows our brains to focus...
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Conviértete en un as de la teleprospección
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para dominar la teleprospección, que te aportará la información esencial y te permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos podrás:
• Evaluar los beneficios de llevar a cabo una campaña de teleprospección para optimizar las ventas de tus productos o servicios
• Identificar las necesidades de tu cliente potencial y elaborar un argumento personalizado...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about basic yoga techniques with this straightforward guide.
Yoga is a centuries-old discipline that has only recently begun gaining popularity in the West. Although most people exclusively associate it with the asanas or poses that practitioners seek to master, it can more aptly be described as a lifestyle that seeks to bring mind, body and soul into perfect harmony. However, the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Vasco da Gama in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the maritime voyages of Vasco da Gama. In a daring voyage in the late 15th century, Vasco da Gama became the first European to reach India by sea. The new trading route he opened brought wealth to the Portuguese Crown and resulted in profound geopolitical changes in Europe...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Michelangelo in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!
Michelangelo is one of the most influential artists in Western art history, and his works, including his famed sculpture David and the frescoes adorning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, are among the most recognisable in the world. As the creator of statues and paintings on...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about your baby's development with this straightforward guide.
The first few months of your baby's life are an exciting time: your little one has a whole world to discover and is rapidly picking up new skills. As a parent, you can support them through this crucial phase by stimulating their senses, helping them to develop their motor and intellectual capacities and encouraging them...