books about: organisation     books:       Inside the Tour de France: The Pictures, the Legends, and the Untold Stories of the World's Most Beloved ...2 reviews Eric Delanzy Rodale Books, 2006 Past & present legends I loved reading this book and learning about all the legends of the Tour de France. What is especially entertaining is the way it is written. The format makes for excellent "reading bites" that do not require long sessions turning pages. Every two pages is a complete story. There are eleven chapters and two pages within each chapter that tell a story of significance history about the tour; one ...             Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New Edition19 reviews John Rousmaniere W.W. Norton & Co., 2000 Adults Only If you are looking for a good guys vs. bad guys screed; if you are looking for a juvenile, sensationalistic piece, look elaewhere. This is an intelligent, objective documentary of sea disaster in which boats were lost and people died. You don't have to be a yachtsman, just a muture student of the human experience.             Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major24 reviews Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Q School Couldn't put it down. If you're a golfer this is a must read. If you aren't a golfer, but like real drama this is also for you. Feinstein gives you everything you need to understand it all and be intrigued. He's a terrific writer.             Multicultural Course Transformation in Higher Education: A Broader Truth Ann Intili Morey, Margie K. Kitano Allyn & Bacon, 1996 This book incorporates a two-dimensional model for infusing multicultural elements into a course or curriculum. The book advocates that instructors approach change by focusing on one or more components and by identifying a target level, depending on the instructor's multicultural goals and the nature of the discipline. The book draws upon the skills of experienced college and university educators to show how the model may be applied ...             Trucking Country: The Road to America's Wal-Mart Economy (Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America) Shane Hamilton Princeton University Press, 2008 Trucking Country is a social history of long-haul trucking that explores the contentious politics of free-market capitalism in post-World War II America. Shane Hamilton paints an eye-opening portrait of the rural highways of the American heartland, and in doing so explains why working-class populist voters are drawn to conservative politicians who seemingly don't represent their financial interests. Hamilton challenges the popular notion of ...             War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest22 reviews Michael Rosenberg Grand Central Publishing, 2008 the greatest of rivals... For a 10 year span amidst the most confusing decade of US History, Michigan v.s. Ohio St, Bo vs. Woody was the ultimate rivalry game in all of sports. This wonderful book captures the times, the teams, the coaches and pulls it all together in a fascinating story. College football fans should devour this book but it's subject goes way beyond college football. The book beautifully captures the ...             26 Miles to Boston: The Boston Marathon Experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square15 reviews Michael Connelly The Lyons Press, 2003 Runners Rejoice! Never has a book captured the essence of not only running Boston, but mararthoning as 26 Miles to Boston has. The author's account of his run humanizes the event - and puts a face on the Boston Marathon like never before. In my mind any concerns with the runner's running status (non-qualified) are put to rest by the fact that the three greatest runners ever to run the Boston Marathon support ...             Backstage Iditarod11 reviews June Price Sunhusky Productions, 2007 This is the book to read if you really want to know what goes into this great race!!! June Price does an excellent job of bringing you right there through it all.... if you really want to know what these mushers do, go through, and provide for their dogs, how much a part of the team they are, then read this book. It's a very well done account of the true happenings surrounding this great race. June has spent many years with these very people, researching, learning, and ...             The Ultimate Guide to Sports Marketing1 review Stedman Graham, Lisa Delpy Neirotti, ... McGraw-Hill, 2001 Worth every dime This book is full of good information, and some new perspectives on old themes. I would recommend the book to anyone starting an event or seeking sponsorship for an existing event. Every sponsor seeker should have this book in their library and read it every year or two.             Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four31 reviews John Feinstein Back Bay Books, 2007 Fun read for college hoop fans I'm a college hoops fanatic, from small college to the big boys. I lost interest in the NBA quite some time ago so Feinstein's book was the perfect Christmas gift this year. I read Feinstein's books for the wonderful tales he tells and his access to coaches, players, and in this book, referrees and committee members. I didn't think I'd be that intrigued with officials and administrators, but ...             The Leader on the Couch: A Clinical Approach to Changing People & Organisations (J-B Foreign Imprint Series - ...2 reviews Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries Wiley, 2006 A Clinical Approach to Changing People & Organizations Wow this book takes identifying the office players to a new level. He gives you an understanding of how they got where they are, what they respond to and what they can do to benifit the organization. Also can be a great mirror for the reader if they are able to accept the results. I look forward to his next book and I won't wait this long to purchase it.             Cannonball!: World's Greatest Outlaw Road Race17 reviews Brock Yates Motorbooks, 2003 Very detailed A very detailed book about the greatest race that ever was. If you are into this type of interest, then it does make you want to be there, or wish you were. Very satisfying read.             The Open Book: Celebrating 40 Years of America's Grand Slam with DVD3 reviews United States Tennis Association Triumph Books, 2008 Great photos, and more. The first thing I did when I opened this book was to look at the pictures; all of them! The photography is so spectacular that I couldn't stop until I saw them all. The Open Book is a history of the US Open Tennis Championships during the 40 years of the "open" (professional) era of tennis. It covers each decade since the beginning of the open era in 1968, using photos, statistics, and ...             Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand14 reviews Terry Frei Taylor Trade Publishing, 2004 Feels like I was there... Thank you, Mr. Frei... Frei has an amazing way with words. He has been able to paint a picture that with such clarity that I could almost smell the Fall air... This book falls into the category of books that makes you lose sleep as it becomes impossible to put down ("... I'll just read one more chapter... and THEN I'll turn off the light...") Any football fan or anyone who is a student of the 60's will appreciate ...             La Carrera Panamericana: "The World's Greatest Road Race!" Johnny Tipler, Jo Ramirez Veloce, 2008 The Carrera Panamericana was first run to celebrate the inauguration of the Panamerican Highway, and traversed the length of Mexico, from Tuxtla in the south to Juárez near the Texas border. Firms like Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Porsche took advantage, and as class winners, Porsche even applied the event?s Carrera name to its sportier models. Since its 1987 revival it?s been run rally-style with half-a-dozen special stages a day. ...             Strategic Sports Event Management: An international approach (Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism) Guy Masterman Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004 The hosting of sports events, be they large international events or smaller niche interest events, has huge and long-lasting impacts on the local environment, economy and industry. Strategic Sports Event Management: An international approach provides students and event managers in the industry with an insight into the strategic management of sports events of all scales and nature. The framework offers a planning process that can be used to ...             The Theory of the Firm: Microeconomics with Endogenous Entrepreneurs, Firms, Markets, and Organizations Daniel F. Spulber Cambridge University Press, 2009 The Theory of the Firm presents a path-breaking general framework for understanding the economics of the firm. The book addresses why firms exist, how firms are established, and what contributions firms make to the economy. The book presents a new theoretical analysis of the foundations of microeconomics that makes institutions endogenous. Entrepreneurs play a central economic role by establishing firms. In turn, firms create and operate markets ...             The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Complete Reference Guide to Concepts, Codes and Organisations4 reviews Wayne Visser, Dirk Matten, ... Wiley, 2008 A 'treasure chest' for everyone interested in CSR! Finally! Probably everyone interested in and working with or on Corporate (Social) Responsibility will be glad that this publication came out. Indeed, it was about time: In the last two decades, CSR has become an `en vogue' topic and more and more dealt with in theory and practice. However, many misunderstandings, misinterpretations and prejudices circulate on the contents of CSR. The "A to Z" ...             First Sunday in April: The Masters: A Collection of Stories and Insights from Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, ...1 review Sterling, 2008 When is the Masters played again? Don Wade and his book publisher should have noted the Masters ISN'T played on the first Sunday in April. In fact, all Masters played since 1997(I didn't go back further) has ended on the 2nd Sunday in April. Golf writers seldom can be bothered to do the most elementary of research. Look at Johnny Miller's book 'I call the shots' for a perfect example. We learn there Ed Fiori beat Tiger Woods in a ...             Guide to Organisation Design: Creating High-Performing and Adaptable Enterprises (Economist (Hardcover))3 reviews Naomi Stanford Economist Books, 2007 For anyone wondering why changing the org chart didn't make the comapny work better It's too bad that for most people organizational design equals the org chart. What this means is that the organization has a structure of some kind, but that no thought or care is given to the way the organization functions as an entity. Today, everyone competes with everyone everywhere. 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