The No Asshole Rule was awarded a Quill Award as the Best Business Book of 2007. When Robert Sutton's "No Asshole Rule" appeared in the Harvard Business Review, readers of this staid publication were amazed at the outpouring of support for this landmark essay. The idea was based on the notion, as adapted in hugely successful companies like Google and SAS, that employees with malicious intents or negative attitudes destroyed any sort of productive and pleasant working environment, and would hinder the entire operation's success. Now using case studies from these and many more corporations that have had unquestioned success using variations of "The No Asshole Rule," Sutton's book aims to show managers that by hiring mean-spirited employees - regardless of talent - saps energy from everyone who must deal with said new hires. FEATURING A NEW CHAPTER ON THE RULE AND ITS SURPRISING IMPACT! In this new version of The No Asshole Rule, Bob Sutton provides an uproarious account of the world-wide reaction to his best-se

With all the financial know-how and experience of the wizardson Wall Street and elsewhere, how is it that the market still goesboom and bust? How can people be so willing to get caught up in themania of speculation when history tells us that a collapse isalmost sure to follow? In this primer, the renowned economist JohnKenneth Galbraith reviews the major speculative episodes of thelast three centuries - from the 17th century tulip craze to thecalamitous junk-bond follies of the 1980s. His insights provideimportant lessons on speculative economics, and demonstrateconclusively that money and intelligence are not necessarilylinked.

Let's face it: very few people have studied how to solveproblems. Problems knock us down like a tsunami and we don't knowwhat to do about it. We lie awake at night worrying about it andspend our days stressing out over a situation that only seems toget worse. It doesn't have to be that way. Roger Dawson has taught hundreds ofthousands of people has to negotiate, persuade, and make decisions,with his lectures, audio programs and books, and now he has turnedhis attention to something that everyone needs: a way to solvelife's problems.

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective productivity and unleash our creative potential. In Getting Things Done Allen shows how to: Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations Plan projects as well as get them unstuck Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed Feel fine about what you're not doing From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.

The companion to the blockbuster bestseller, Getting Things Done . Since its publication in 2001, Getting ThingsDone has become, as Time magazine put it, "the definingself-help business book" of the decade. Having inspired millions ofreaders around the world, it clearly spoke to an urgent need in anincreasingly time-pressured society. Now, in the highly anticipatedsequel Making It All Work , Allen unlocks the full power ofhis methods across the entire span of life and work. WhileGetting Things Done functioned as an essential tool kit, Making It All Work is an invaluable road map, providing bothbearings to help you determine where you are in life and directionson how to get to where you want to go.

Tradition says there are three ways to grow a company’sprofits: Fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs anddownsize, or cook the books. But what if there’s a better way—a waythat nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are alreadyembracing? Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than100,000 Amer?ican companies to find nine that rarely end up onmagazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by tenpercent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewedthe leaders, workers, and customers of these quiet super?stars tofind the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitablegrowth. What they have in common is a culture—a community—based on ashockingly simple precept: Think big, but act small. It works forretailers like PETCO, Cabela’s, and O’Reilly Automotive,manufacturers like Medline Industries, service compa?nies likeSonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer,industrial giants like Koch Enterprises, a

Having made the U.S. financial crisis comprehensible for usall in The Big Short, Michael Lewis realised that he hadn't begunto get grips with the full story. How exactly had it come to hitthe rest of the world in the face too? Just how broke are wereally? Boomerang is a tragi-comic romp across Europe, in which Lewisgives full vent to his storytelling genius. The cheap credit thatrolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than asimple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entiresocieties the chance to reveal aspects of their characters theycould not normally afford to indulge. Icelanders wanted to stopfishing and become investment bankers. The Greeks wanted to turntheir country into a pi?ata stuffed with cash and allow as manycitizens as possible to take a whack. The Irish wanted to stopbeing Irish. The Germans wanted to be even more German. MichaelLewis's investigation of bubbles across Europe is brilliantly,sadly hilarious. He also turns a merciless eye on America: on

best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed dating, choking on the golf course, selling cars, and military maneuvers, he persuades readers to think small and focus on the meaning of "thin slices" of behavior. The key is to rely on our "adaptive unconscious"--a 24/7 mental valet--that provides us with instant and sophisticated information to warn of danger, read a stranger, or react to a new idea. Gladwell includes caveats about leaping to conclusions: marketers can manipulate our first impressions, high arousal moments make us "mind blind," focusing on the wrong cue leaves us vulnerable to "the Warren Harding Effect" (i.e., voting for a handsome but hapless president). In a provocative chapter that exposes the "dark side of blink," he illuminates the failure of rapid cognition in the tragic stakeout and murder of Amadou Diallo in

What’s the secret to becoming a millionaire? For years people have asked David Bach, the national bestsellingauthor of Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, andThe Finish Rich Workbook, what’s the real secret to getting rich?What’s the one thing I need to do? Now, in The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach is sharing thatsecret. The Automatic Millionaire starts with the powerful story of anaverage American couple--he’s a low-level manager, she’s a beautician--whose jointincome never exceeds $55,000 a year, yet who somehow manage to owntwo homes debt-free, put two kids through college, and retire at 55with more than $1 million in savings. Through their story you’lllearn the surprising fact that you cannot get rich with a budget!You have to have a plan to pay yourself first that is totallyautomatic, a plan that will automatically secure your future andpay for your present. What makes The Automatic Millionaire unique: You don’t need a budget

The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership now brings us EcologicalIntelligence —revealing the hidden environmental consequences ofwhat we make and buy, and how with that knowledge we can drive theessential changes we all must make to save our planet andourselves. We buy “herbal” shampoos that contain industrial chemicals thatcan threaten our health or contaminate the environment. We divedown to see coral reefs, not realizing that an ingredient in oursunscreen feeds a virus that kills the reef. We wear organic cottont-shirts, but don’t know that its dyes may put factory workers atrisk for leukemia. In Ecological Intelligence , DanielGoleman reveals why so many of the products that are labeled greenare a “mirage,” and illuminates our wild inconsistencies inresponse to the ecological crisis. Drawing on cutting-edge research, Goleman explains why we asshoppers are in the dark over the hidden impacts of the goods andservices we make and consume, vict

Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV impresario Donald J. Trump reveals the secrets of his success in this candid and unprecedented book of business wisdom and advice. Over the years, everyone has urged Trump to write on this subject, but it wasn’t until NBC and executive producer Mark Burnett asked him to star in The Apprentice that he realized just how hungry people are to learn how great personal wealth is created and first-class businesses are run. Thousands applied to be Trump’s apprentice, and millions have been watching the program, making it the highest rated debut of the season. In Trump: How To Get Rich, Trump tells all–about the lessons learned from The Apprentice, his real estate empire, his position as head of the 20,000-member Trump Organization, and his most important role, as a father who has successfully taught his children the value of money and hard work.

THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME DON'TMISS THESE OTHER BOOKS IN THE PERFECT PHRASES SERIES How do you get face time with someone who doesn't accept salescalls? What is the best way to present the value of your offering?How do you handle price objections? Answer: You need to speak theright language. This fully revised second edition of the popular Perfect Phrasesfor the Sales Call provides an arsenal of persuasive language andword-for-word practice scenarios to help you address any challenge.Learn the most effective language for: Getting past gatekeepers and selling to the decision makers Presenting your product or service in the best light Handling objections, stalling, and other delaying tactics Building trust and cultivating relationships

In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells theunforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him tothe love of his life. After U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smilingyoung woman buried in the dirt during his tour of duty in Iraq, heexperiences a sudden streak of luck -- winning poker games and evensurviving deadly combat. Only his best friend, Victor, seems tohave an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph -- hislucky charm. Back home in Colorado, Thibault can't seem to get the woman inthe photograph out of his mind and he sets out on a journey acrossthe country to find her. But Thibault is caught off guard by thestrong attraction he feels for the woman he encounters in NorthCarolina - Elizabeth, a divorced mother -- and he keeps the storyof the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embarkupon a passionate love affair, his secret soon threatens to tearthem apart -- destroying not only their love, but also theirlives. Filled with tender r

When Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was appointed in 2006 to become the nation's next Secretary of the Treasury, he knew that his move from Wall Street to Washington would be daunting and challenging. But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find himself at the very epicenter of the world's most cataclysmic financial crisis since the Great Depression. Major institutions including Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, AIG, Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup, among others-all steeped in rich, longstanding tradition-literally teetered at the edge of collapse. Panic ensnared international markets. Worst of all, the credit crisis spread to all parts of the U.S. economy and grew more ominous with each passing day, destroying jobs across America and undermining the financial security millions of families had spent their lifetimes building. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime economic nightmare. Events no one had thought possible were happening in quick succession,

Cathie Black is the wise, funny mentor that every woman dreamsof having. She was a pioneer in advertising sales at a time whenwomen didn’t sell; served as president and publisher of thefledgling USA Today ; and, in her current position as thepresident of Hearst Magazines, persuaded Oprah to launch amagazine. In 2006 she was named one of Fortune’s “50 Most PowerfulWomen in American Business” for the seventh consecutive year. Now,in the exuberant, down-to-earth voice that is her trademark, Cathieexplains how she achieved “the 360° life”—a blend of professionalaccomplishment and personal contentment—and how any woman can seizeopportunity in the workplace. No matter where you are in your career, Basic Black offersinvaluable lessons that will help you land the job, promotion, orproject you’re vying for. At the core of the book are Cathie’scandid, personal stories. She walks us through her decision to riskdropping a huge ad agency that handled the USA Today campaign in favor of a small bo

Chet Holmes helps his clients blow away both the competitionand their own expectations. And his advice starts with one simpleconcept: focus! Instead of trying to master four thousandstrategies to improve your business, zero in on the few essentialskill areas that make the big difference. The Ultimate Sales Machine shows you how to tune up and soup upvirtually every part of your business by spending just an hour perweek on each impact area you want to improve—sales, marketing,management, and more.

“I’ve got the name for our publishing operation. We justsaid we were going to publish a few books on the side at random.Let’s call it Random House.” So recounts Bennett Cerf in thiswonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishinghouse. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible witand an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokesthe heady days of Random House’s first decades. Part of the vanguard of young New York publishers whorevolutionized the book business in the 1920s and ’30s, Cerf helpedusher in publishing’s golden age. Cerf was a true personality,whose other pursuits (columnist, anthologist, author, lecturer,radio host, collector of jokes and anecdotes, perennial judge ofthe Miss America pageant, and panelist on What’s My Line? )helped shape his reputation as a man of boundless energy andenthusiasm and brought unprecedented attention to his company andto his authors. At once a rare behind-the-scenes account of bookpublishing and

Meet new people and converse with confidence Be credible and charismatic in every social and businesssituation Make friends and important contacts wherever you go Command the respect of everyone you meet You know who they are. They're the people who, regardless of money,education, looks, or personality, make an impression wherever theygo. They are master communicators, and everyone enjoys talking tothem. How to Develop Great People Skills shows you how to be one ofthose lucky few. Communication guru Leil Lowndes arms you with ninety-six all-new,cutting edge, research-based communications techniques for successin life, love, and business. You will smash the invisible glass ceiling that keeps many peopledown both personally and professionally. Your new weapon is aneurologically and psychologically sound concept called "EmotionalPrediction," or E.P. Leil Lowndes explains the power of EP andshows you how to harness it through deceptively simple methods toreach greater success in all of your relationships.

Perfect Phrases for the Right Situation, Every Time Whether it'shiring employees or creating teams, the Perfect Phrases series hasthe tools for precise, effective communication in any situation.With Perfect Phrases books, you have all the phrases you need toget things done, right at your fingertips

Packed with information and illustrated in colour throughout, The Ultimate history of Ferrari presents the complete Ferrari story. From Enzo Ferrari's roots in racing to the superlative road cars and dominant Formula One cars of the present day, this is the story of the man, the cars and the passion that forged the legend of the prancing horse.

How anyone can be more effective with less effort by learninghow to identify and leverage the 80/20 principle--the well-known,unpublicized secret that 80 percent of all our results in businessand in life stem from a mere 20 percent of our efforts. The 80/20 principle is one of the great secrets of highlyeffective people and organizations. Did you know, for example, that 20 percent of customers accountfor 80 percent of revenues? That 20 percent of our time accountsfor 80 percent of the work we accomplish? The 80/20 Principle showshow we can achieve much more with much less effort, time, andresources, simply by identifying and focusing our efforts on the 20percent that really counts. Although the 80/20 principle has longinfluenced today's business world, author Richard Koch reveals howthe principle works and shows how we can use it in a systematic andpractical way to vastly increase our effectiveness, and improve ourcareers and our companies. The unspoken corollary to the 80/20 princip

For fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories or how markets facilitate innovation, create wealth, and allocate society's resources efficiently. But what about when they fail, when they lead us to stock market bubbles, glaring inequality, polluted rivers, and credit crunches? In How Markets Fail, John Cassidy describes the rising influence of “utopian economies”—the thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can bring on disaster. Combining on-the-ground reporting and clear explanations of economic theories Cassidy warns that in today’s economic crisis, following old orthodoxies isn’t just misguided—it’s downright dangerous.

Get ahead of the competition with some expert planning. As any business manager knows, success doesn't just happen. Ittakes hard work and planning to get the desired results. Strategicplanning is the discipline that helps businesses build on theirpresent success by analyzing all the factors that can impact thefuture and take measures to anticipate them. The Complete Idiot'sGuide(r) to Strategic Planning offers clear and concretediscussions about: ? Defining business goals in mission statements ? Proven methods to gather the information necessary to formulatea strategy ? Anticipating the competition ? Executing a strategic plan