books about: industry     books:       How to Win Friends & Influence People610 reviews Dale Carnegie Pocket, 1998 A Must Read... This is the roadmap and field book for developing and maintaining healthy and unselfish interactions with others. What does another person need to hear in the first 30-seconds to get their attention? Why should you see a situation from the other person's point of view and what will happen if you don't? This book is filled with real life vignettes that illustrate the power of having a winning ...             Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 Thomas L. Friedman’s phenomenal number-one bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see the world in a new way. In his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America’s surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests. In ...             Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In148 reviews Roger Fisher, William L. Ury Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991 One of the best books ever written on negotiation This book changed the study and practice of negotiation since it was first published. It is one of the most important books on negotiation ever written. It is based on "interest based" negotiation and "expanding the pie" and then "dividing it". It is about cooperative negotiation and how this should be the default rule whenever possible. It is excellent and a must read for any student ...             Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity34 reviews Garrett B. Gunderson, Stephen Palmer Greenleaf Book Group LLC, 2008 A Valuable Twist on Traditional Financial Thinking I used to work in financial services; I left because I didn't believe in the concepts we were trained to share with others. Investing all of your extra cash in high risk/potentially high return instruments in response to your concern about possible future lack, often robs people of the best possible present moment. I don't believe that we can afford to live without planning for tomorrow, but ...             Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash--Without the Commute5 reviews Tory Johnson, Robyn Freedman Spizman Berkley Trade, 2008 Awesome Advice I've already made money from Tory's awesome advice in two areas: adding AdSense to my website which brings me money every month and with Alpine Access, which I loooove. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make some money at home.             Fast Food Nation1401 reviews Eric Schlosser Harper Perennial, 2005 Corporatism at the worst In Eric Schlosser's first devastating book on the malpractices of the fast food industry, he pieces together history, facts, and numerous sources to reveal some disturbing truths about their nature. Fast Food Nation is less an expose` on how unhealthy junk food is than a look into the operations of the food industry, specifically McDonalds. The book is divided into two sections: the first, ...             Principles of Macroeconomics6 reviews N. Gregory Mankiw South-Western College Pub, 2006 Excellent Resource I purchased this book for use in my ECON 230 class at my local community college. I so far have sound it to be very well written. The author makes a point to communicate his information in a manner understood by all.             The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement300 reviews Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox North River Press, 2004 Outstanding read Great book! I couldn't put it down. Very interesting how the author used a novel to present a breakthrough business theory.             The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law21 reviews Norm Goldstein Basic Books, 2007 Helpful This was quite helpful while taking a journalism course. It takes a few minutes to understand the layout of the book to lookup things, but once you get it, it's easy. I think this book helped raise me a letter grade in my course. Anyone taking a journalism course with a strict professor or planning on entering journalism should get a copy. My textbook had a reference in it, but it was ...             The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future4 reviews T. Boone Pickens Crown Business, 2008 Good advice for America. Which is the better businessman? First the guy that starts with nothing, makes a bundle, never loses any of his money and therefore doesn't have to do it twice, or the person who makes a bundle, loses it, and then does it all over again? I won't try to argue either point. This may be one for the philosophers. Regardless, T. Boone Pickens falls into the latter group. I've been familiar with ...             Organizational Behavior, 12th Edition (Book & CD-ROM)2 reviews Stephen P. Robbins, Tim A. Judge Prentice Hall, 2007 Organizational Behavior This was my first experience ordering a College Textbook on Amazon. I ordered a brand new book and CD and was very pleased to receive my order in time for my class. Most important I was able buy a brand new textbook at a used textbook price. I liked being able to provide my credit card information to an Amazon rep by phone rather than send it over the Internet. I plan to use Amazon again ...             Managing Human Resources (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card)15 reviews George W. Bohlander, Scott A. Snell South-Western College Pub, 2006 Thank you!! I received the product quickly and it was in exceptional condition. Thank you for your professionalism, and quick service.             Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns12 reviews Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ... McGraw-Hill, 2008 Disrupting Class is a must read Disrupting Class is a must read for educators, politicians, or anyone else who is interested in the field of education. The book provides a summary of Clayton Christensen's work on disruptive technology described in the earlier book the Innovators Dilemma. Horn, Johnson, and Christensen do an outstanding job of applying the theory of disruptive technology to the world of education. The book ...             Robert's Rules Of Order Newly Revised In Brief (Roberts Rules of Order (in Brief))39 reviews Henry M. III Robert, William J. Evans, ... Da Capo Press, 2004 Robert's Rules of Order Concise and clear which is the purpose of Robert's Rules of Order. Meetings conducted in this format are much more productive with less turmoil and emotional distraction.             The Appeal427 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 Great Entertainment Mary Grace and Tom Payton are a husband and wife legal team and for years they've been representing a woman in Bowmore, Mississippi who lost both her husband and child to cancer which was supposedly caused by Krane Chemical's deliberate chemical spills into the town's water supply. The cancer rate in Bowmore is fifteen times the national average, everyone in town drinks bottled water, even the ...             National Electrical Code 2008 (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code)9 reviews NFPA Delmar Cengage Learning, 2007 2008 NEC Code book Review This book is essential to install electrical installations. It basically was created by the National Fire Protection Agency it explains how to install electrical systems so that you do not burn down the house or building down that you wire. It does not teach you how to be an electrician, but it does give you the basic guidelines legal guidelines as to how to install electrical systems. Sporte1111             Audition: A Memoir225 reviews Barbara Walters Knopf, 2008 BARBARA WALTERS AUDITION Here I am in Australia possibly one of a few to own the book as it is not due to hit our shelves until at least December. I received the book last night and sat up and read nearly half the book before I had to concede to sleep. She is a very interesting woman and the people she has met and interviewed is mind blowing and at the same time this intimate travel through Babara Walters life displays ...             Marketing, 2008 Edition William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell South-Western College Pub, 2007 Engaging and motivating students with diverse backgrounds and varied interests in marketing requires stimulating and effective teaching materials--and Pride/Ferrell continues to be the resource of choice for instructors. Combining contemporary coverage of marketing strategies and concepts with real-world examples, Marketing's text and its outstanding suite of supplements supplies students with the knowledge and decision-making skills needed to ...             Fundamentals of Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition)8 reviews Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston South-Western College Pub, 2006 Finance Book This was definately worth the money. And, speaking as a Business student...more than I ever wanted to know about Finance. Great notes in the margins from the author that helps with study.             Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most131 reviews Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Great Book This book is a wonderful tool to assist you in crafting a good response to a difficult conversation or work on training your management team to converse well. 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