This is a handy if somewhat eclectic little collection, with works by some poets who are hard to find elsewhere, such as Henry Howard. If you don't have a copy of the long-out-of-print Hebel and Hudson anthology of English Renaissance Poetry, pick up this.

If you are a beginner in the area, or you want to start a financial analyst job in PWC, this book is the one. The book explains thoroughly everything about whats-on-what of values according to 'finance'. However if you want something more advance, try another book.

Of the remaining Big Five consultancies, perhaps none know shareholder value as well as PriceWaterhouseCoopers (with which the authors are affiliated). "In Search of..." provides a terrific overview of the concepts, methods, and practices of shareholder value. As an independent consultant specializing in shareholder value, I would also recommend Young and O'Byrne's "EVA and Value-Based Management" for a more comprehensive treatment. However, for a sound introduction, its hard to beat "In Search of Shareholder Value."

I despair of acedemics intent on picking holes in the acedemic rigour of books on shareholder value. Businesses are run by business managers. They leave "trendy" financial concepts for the FD to trot out to the board, in vain and ad infinitum. Bridge the gap between those who run the business and the cerebral numerates who keep score and you will...create shareholder value...hurray. This book does just that.