books about: failure     books:       A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix19 reviews Edwin H. Friedman Seabury Books, 2007 Thankfully, not for the "Flavor of the Month" club In an age where, all too often, our attention is torn from that which is truly important, Friedman provides a solid and lasting model for leaders of every ilk. Friedman's focus on the leader's role relative to an organization (be it a family, church or business) as well as the traits important to the individual enables the reader to determine what, if anything, to influence. His ability to tell ...             The Failure of Risk Management: Why It's Broken and How to Fix It33 reviews Douglas W. Hubbard Wiley, 2009 Excellent Resource This is an incredibly well written book. I would recommend it to anyone in IT. It will open your eyes and could scare you at the same time. All those numbers and figures you value so dearly may not be as useful as you once thought.             Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes and Thinking Big6 reviews Ralph Heath Career Press, 2009 I highly recommend this book for any professional, especially if you are in sales & marketing! 'Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes & Thinking Big', by Ralph Heath; GO AHEAD & FAIL! EMBRACE FAILURE! SEEK IT OUT! LEARN TO LOVE IT! The foregoing exuberant exhortation truly reflects my personal sentiment about what this new book, entitled 'Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes & Thinking Big' by business coach Ralph Heath is all ...             A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression27 reviews The Honorable Richard A. Posner Harvard University Press, 2009 Fantastic! Fantastic and a classic book. And the store send it very fast, considering the shipment to Brazil.             How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling100 reviews Frank Bettger Fireside, 1992 Read this book for the 10 th time Never gets old.Timeless classic,like the movie, Its a wonderful life.Every once in a while I pick up this book and reread it.It always amazes me as to how practical and relevant this book is.Reads like a fine novel.If you are in sales this is a must read book.Also a must read if you lack common sense.             The Ten Commandments for Business Failure22 reviews Donald R. Keough Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Kepping it Simple When a book is written by a friend of Warren Buffett (who wrote the foreword) who is the chairman of Allen & Company and was the president of Coca-Cola it needs to be read, or minimally looked through. This book was no disappointment, a quick read and is chock full of the type of advice that can only come from the right type of experience - which Mr. Keough has. Many books of this type - ...             Failure Is Not an Option®: 6 Principles for Making Student Success the ONLY Option5 reviews Alan M. Blankstein Corwin Press, 2009 Develops six guiding principles for creating and sustaining high-performing schools Failure Is Not An Option: Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement In High-performing Schools is an impressive introduction to enhancing student performance which directly addresses transforming theory into practice and illustrating diverse applications with case studies and vignettes. Failure Is Not An Option develops six guiding principles for creating and sustaining high-performing ...             A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers132 reviews Lawrence G. McDonald, Patrick Robinson Crown Business, 2009 Truth from the trenches This is an excellent book. It isn't easy to write a book about finance - one in which we already know what happens at the end - and still make the story funny, suspenseful, and entertaining. McDonald has hit a home run. He ACCURATELY points out the roots of the problem (yes folks the late 1990s in Washington DC). Richard Fuld is described as a most detached, irrational leader; a real-life ...             Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond109 reviews Gene Kranz Simon & Schuster, 2009 Amazing Really amazing, a book written by a man who contributed to create the dream of american space exploration. It's unbelieveble to read HOW we were technologically far from today. A nostalgic narration, absolutely MUST HAVE. ALESSANDRO MARIANI             The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations48 reviews Dietrich Dorner Basic Books, 1997 A MUST READ! This book should be required in school. It's an easy read and a good introduction into how complicated our society has become and how quickly things can get out of control.             To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design33 reviews Henry Petroski Vintage, 1992 Great Book! Highly topical and very informative. If you are an engineer with 20+ years experience or a laymen seeking to learn more about the role of failure in design, this is a terrific read!             Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers1 review Michael Todd Wilson, Brad Hoffmann IVP Books, 2007 Perfect Title I was fortunate enough to have Michael Todd as a conference speaker for ministry leaders, and this is where I got my copy. Michael has a very realistic and compassionate approach to this topic and is very holistic in nature. I strongly recommend this to anyone in ministry. We bought a copy for all of our staff and are working with them as suggested in the book.             Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War10 reviews Eliot Cohen Free Press, 2005 Multidimentional Relevance While this book deals with military failures, the paralels to running a business or a family are rich and rewarding. One example: The story of the US failure in Korea, and how certain branches of the armed forces prevailed but other failed was fascinating ... we tend to think of events as successes or failures, but really they are combinations of successes and failures -- studying in a granular, ...             Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership (NelsonFree)40 reviews Tim Irwin Thomas Nelson, 2009 Could *you* Derail? Derailed Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership Tim Irwin, PhD ISBN 978-1-59555-274-7 Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2009 193 pp., plus notes What did these intelligent Chief Executive Officers (CEO's) have in common? * Bob Nardelli, a six-year CEO of Home Depot * Carly Fiorina, called the most powerful woman in business as CEO of Hewlett Packard * Durk Jager, for ...             The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Heart Failure (Cleveland Clinic Guides)1 review Randall Starling Kaplan Publishing, 2009 Very Useful Information This is very useful information for anyone living with heart failure or caring for someone with heart failure. It is easy to read and understand. Please closely monitor your potassium if you are taking potassium sparing diuretics. Hyperkalemia is an excess of potassium in your blood and can cause sudden death. By following the information in this book hopefully will extend our lives and the ...             Success with Heart Failure (mass mkt ed): Help and Hope for Those with Congestive Heart Failure21 reviews Marc Silver Da Capo Press, 2006 Heart Failure Success If you are dealing with heart failure and feel like no one understands this is the book for you. This is the book to have in your library don't be without it if you have heart failure it is the line of death and life you need to beat it for as long as possible.             Failures of the Presidents: From the Whiskey Rebellion and War of 1812 to the Bay of Pigs and War in Iraq51 reviews Thomas J. Craughwell, M. William Phelps Fair Winds Press, 2008 An enlightening and enjoyable read I enjoy history and good history writing. While I particularly enjoy reading books that go into great depth on historical topics, the tradeoff is that I don't get to read much about a LOT of different events, areas, etc. This book is a welcome break from in depth reading. It doesn't pretend to be the definitive word on the topics it covers, but it does a very good job of providing just enough ...             The New American Economy: The Failure of Reaganomics and a New Way Forward2 reviews Bruce Bartlett Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 How to Build a Better Conservative It should be recalled that Bruce Bartlett was one of the primary advocates of supply-side economics in the late 70s and early 80s. In fact he was one of the main authors of the Kemp-Roth bill, which called for steep tax cuts in the top marginal income tax rates to spur economic growth. Ronald Reagan ran with this idea in 1980 and tax cuts were enacted into law a year later, thereby ushering in ...             Failure to Appear9 reviews J.A. Jance Avon, 1994 A Personal Mission Failure to Appear J.A. Jance does it again in this 11th J.P. Beaumont mystery novel. Unlike most of the previous books, this one starts out, not with a crime, but with a personal mission. Detective Beaumont ("Beau" to his friends and associates) has left his Seattle home area to look for his runaway teenage daughter in an artsy community in Oregon. Of course, as anyone could have expected, ...             The Failure Factory: How Unelected Bureaucrats, Liberal Democrats, and Big Government Republicans Are ...12 reviews Bill Gertz Crown Forum, 2008 Read It & Weep This should be required reading for all you who voted for Obama. 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