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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2003 Edition
by Richard Nelson BollesThe 2003 edition, revised and updated, of the best-selling job-hunting book in the world.
The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency
by Robert Kanigellandmark biography of Frederick Winslow Taylor--the man whose ceaseless quest for "the one best way"--changed the very texture of twentieth-century life. "In the past man has been first. In the future the System will be first." These are the words of Frederick Winslow Taylor, who in 1874, at the age of eighteen, abandoned his wealthy family's plans for him to attend Harvard and instead went to work as a lowly apprentice in a hot, dirty Philadelphia machine shop. As he rose through the ranks of management, he became the first efficiency expert, progenitor of all the stopwatch-clicking engineers who stalk the factories of the industrial world. Taylor's famous industrial philosophy--Scientific Management--influenced Ford's assembly line and Lenin's Soviet Russia. Management guru Peter Drucker has ranked him with Freud and Darwin as a maker of the modern world. The One Besf Way is the compelling story of this driven man-and a fascinating re-creation of the vanished era of steam and steel in which he lived and worked.
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr.How IBM was able to re-tool over the years.
Participatory Action Research
by William Foote WhyteThis text provides perspectives on the practice and evolution of participatory action research.
To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Love
by Marsha SinetarA guide for finding the work that you love.
Incident Response
by Richard Forno Kenneth R. van WykAre you ready for a computer "incident," such as a security breach? Incident Responseshows you both the technical and administrative aspects of building an effective incident response plan. You'll learn about the different types of incidents and ways to respond to them, how to put together an incident response team, what procedures to use, what tools there are for investigating incidents, and where to find extensive online resources.
The Politics Of Rich And Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath
by Kevin PhillipsPolitical analyst describes the 80s in terms of who grew wealthy and who grew poor, how politics affected this state of affairs, and vice versa.
Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America
by Jason GoodwinEconomic history of money in the US.
How to Expedite Your Career Through Publishing
by Lisa L. MorganThere are a lot of books dedicated to career building and a lot of books dedicated to writing. Some will teach you how to write better resumes, business letters, or business plans. Yet, none really focus on how to build a career through publishing. That's what this book is all about. Clear examples; lots of resources.
Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism
by Lillian RossI would encourage anyone who is doing any kind of writing to read the introduction to this book. Ross is a talented and ethical journalist who can teach students and writers a lot in those first few pages. An entertaining and informative book.
Securing Your Organization's Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies
by Michael SeltzerA step-by-step approach to creating and sustaining a network of funding sources through a discussion of: Major organizational tasks to address before applying for funding How to determine the best mix of funding resources for the long term The use of special events, direct mail, the telephone, planned giving, the Internet, and earned and venture income to obtain support from individual donors How to secure funding support from institutional sources such as foundations, corporations and businesses, government, religious institutions, and others A blueprint for designing and implementing fundraising strategies How to capitalize on the uniqueness of your organization to secure funding
In America's Court: How a Civil Lawyer Who Likes to Settle Stumbled into a Criminal Trial
by Thomas GeogheganA lawyer used to the civil courts finds himself in a criminal court where things are very different.
A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness
by Pumla Gobodo-MadikizelaA Human Being Died That Night recounts an extraordinary dialogue. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, a psychologist who grew up in a black South African township, reflects on her interviews with Eugene de Kock, the commanding officer of state-sanctioned death squads under apartheid. Gobodo-Madikizela met with de Kock in Pretoria's maximum-security prison, where he is serving a 212-year sentence for crimes against humanity. In profoundly arresting scenes, Gobodo-Madikizela conveys her struggle with contradictory internal impulses to hold him accountable and to forgive. Ultimately, as she allows us to witness de Kock's extraordinary awakening of conscience, she illuminates the ways in which the encounter compelled her to redefine the value of remorse and the limits of forgiveness.
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime
by Eliot A. CohenDiscussion of how statesmen and the military should interact.
Global Disorder: America and the Threat of World Conflict
by Robert HarveyRecent financial history of the US
The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group
by Dan BriodyDwight D. Eisenhower, upon leaving the office of president in 1961, warned future generations against the dangers of a "militaryindustrial complex," and the "grave implications" of the "conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry." The wisdom of these comments has clearly been lost in the forty years since Ike left office. And the first step towards turning things around is understanding how we got here. No single company can illustrate that progression better than the Carlyle Group, a business founded on a tax scheme in 1987 that has grown up to be what its own marketing literature once called "a vast interlocking global network." The company does business at the confluence of the war on terrorism and corporate responsibility. It is a world that few of us can even imagine, full of clandestine meetings, quid pro quo deals, bitter ironies, and petty jealousies. And the cast of characters includes some of the most famous and powerful men in the world. This is today's America. This is the Carlyle Group.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
by Michael E. GerberAuthor provides information on building and running a successful business.
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
by James C. Collins Jerry I. PorrasThe authors look at visionary companies and identify the strategies which make them last.
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market
by Eric SchlosserEssays explore the social and economic effects on groups and individuals of our underground economy. The underground economy has subtle and surprising effects on the United States as.
Sons of Mississippi: A Story of Race and its Legacy
by Paul HendricksonThe true story of a racial murder in the South.
Readings on Modern Organizations
by Amitai Etzioni28 contributors examine the problems of organizational rationality.
Powering Social Change
by Community Wealth VenturesEssays and case studies on nonprofit business techniques based on the concept of community wealth.
Making and Selling Culture
by Richard M. OhmannAn in depth look at how culture and marketing play off each other.
Unstoppable Confidence
by Kent SayreThis book discusses strategies to help you accomplish your goals in life or in business.