It is a fact that the local market condition is very hard to predict since it is affected by both global and local factors. As an investor, it may not be possible to predict what is going to happen next, but there are certainly ways to learn from people who have succeeded in riding the waves of good and bad times throughout the years.

In the book ‘The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros’, Mark Tier listed out 23 winning habits, based on the habits of these two of the world’s richest and most successful investors. Summarized below, are four main key habits that you might want to adopt as the fundamentals to successful investing.

Book’s Title : From Products To Services

Written By: Laurie Young

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Selling Price: US$ 55

During the last 30 years, a wide range of product companies throughout the Western economies have considered moving into or setting up service businesses.

Some have rejected the idea after careful consideration, some have wandered into competitive services without any real idea of what is involved and others have deliberately executed a carefully considered strategic manoeuvre.

And yet, very little has been published on this profound transition. As a result, myths and idiocies abound. Some routinely claim that the ‘evolution from products through services to solutions’ is inevitable.

Book’s Title: How China’s Leaders Think?

Written By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Published By : John Wiley and Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd

Selling Price : USD 34.95

Who are China’s Leaders? How do they think? What does it mean for the future? These are the questions of the moment as New China celebrates its 60th anniversary, because China impacts everyone — an economic superpower competing in every arena of human endeavor. But China’s astonishing transformation comes with challenges and contradictions. Is there a looming “China Threat?” Or an emerging “China Model?”

How China’s Leaders Think — The Inside Story of China’s Reform and What This Means for the Future draws on personal, candid conversations with over 100 Chinese leaders across all sectors to delve into the way Chinese leaders think. Author Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn presents an insider’s view of how those who lead China feel about their country’s growing global strength — in trade, business and finance; in diplomacy, defense and security; in science, technology and innovation; in culture, media and sports — and how this impacts the world.