Wickham (Leeds U. Business School, UK) provides a text on entrepreneurship, explaining the classification of entrepreneurs, the macroeconomic environment, the entrepreneurial process, and new venture creation. He covers choosing a direction, vision, and mission, and initiating and developing a new venture--using the strategic window metaphor. Also included is a chapter on researching the subject. This fourth edition considers social or public entrepreneurship, global economic development, and applications from cognitive psychology. Some chapters have been removed and placed on the website. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)