Brilliantly lays out the bitter truth: that the American workplace is a dictatorship where workers have few, if any, rights." -Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed An expose of the shock
A groundbreaking guide to dealing with difficult bosses by two bestselling expertsIn their bestseller Working with You Is Killing Me, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster taught readers how to free the
An in-depth look at the strategies of GoogleA's shockingly successful founders YouA've used their products. YouA've heard about their skyrocketing wealth and A"donA't be evilA" business motto. But ho
"believe in this book!"-from the Foreword by Colleen Barrett, president emeritus, Southwest Airlines What makes the difference between having customers who like you and customers who love you? Lots
Despite all the headlines about Bernard Madoff, who pleaded guilty to running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, he is still shrouded in mystery. Why (and when) did he turn his legitimate business into a ma
A conductor reveals powerful leadership lessons by explaining the inner workings of a symphony orchestraRoger Nierenberg, a veteran conductor, is the creator of The Music Paradigm, a unique program t
A guide to help managers prepare for whatever comes over the netIn tennis, the player with the fewest unforced errors usually wins. The same is true in business- all too often, the mistakes that sabo
"America's debt is a powder keg about to blow, and the fuse was lit by the rush of bailouts and stimulus spending." Is your money inflation-proof? It had better be. On the heels of the most recent e
An authoritative exposAc of the mysterious and potentially dangerous world of private equity Few people realize that the top private equity firms, such as Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Kohlber
The hidden patterns behind the way we make decisionsSeveral recent books, from Blink to Freakonomics to Predictably Irrational, have examined how people make choices. But none explain why different pe
One woman's midcareer misadventures in the absurd world of American retail. After losing her job as a journalist and the security of a good salary, Caitlin Kelly was hard up for cash. When she saw
Some people think Jay-Z is just another rapper. Others see him as just another celebrity or mega-star. The reality is, he is first and foremost a business. And as much as Martha Stewart or Oprah, he
By his early thirties, Paul Allen was a world-famous billionaire-and that was just the beginning. In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influe
Everyone thought Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry were crazy to start Method, a new cleaning products company. The category had long been dominated by P&G, Unilever, and Colgate-Palmolive. Those giants had s
One of the world's most successful media moguls shares eighty-eight tips for starting a business and getting rich. In How to Get Rich, British mogul Felix Dennis told the engaging story of how he s
Visionaries like Steve Jobs and Richard Branson are the stuff of legend. Yet we still fumble in describing what they do. Drawing on recent insights from neuroscience and psychology, Ten Steps Ahead r
When Hank Gilman started his career, he aspired to be a great journalist, writing about prominent people, important events, and, of course, the largest watermelons in Beaufort County, South Carolina
Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not about manipulating people. It transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility and civility into
The winningest coach in NCAA history shares his lessons on building and coaching teams of champions. For 202 consecutive dual matches over the past eleven years, the Trinity men's squash team has g
The definitive narrative of two decades of folly that led to the financial crisis. "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here." -Shakespeare, The Tempest Before the dust even settled, competing t
