Grade 5–8—What if just outside of Earth's known atmosphere there sat another layer that was actually a different dimension? Such is the premise for this novel. For as long as she can remember, orphan Hayley has lived sequestered away with her strict grandmother and mysteriously busy grandfather. A chance meeting on an outing lands her in big trouble and she finds herself shipped off to stay with relatives in the country. Here Hayley meets dozens of cousins who invite her to play a strange game. Its object is to go to different places in the mythosphere and retrieve various items while dodging mythological creatures. The plot thickens when she meets her father and learns that he and her mother are both trapped in the mythosphere as punishment for their illicit marriage. Hayley frees them and discovers that she, like all of the other characters in the story, is really a mythological figure who can live in either realm. Meanwhile, the frightening family patriarch, Uncle Jolyon, finds out about the game and c

Referring to his first book, It's Not How Good You Are, It'sHow Good You Want to Be, Arden describes himself as "author ofworld's bestselling book," ably demonstrating one nugget of wisdomto be found in his latest: "Great people have great egos; maybethat's what makes them great." Otherwise, the book suggests thatArden is less a great person (or a great author) than a greatformer creative director at advertising powerhouse Saatchi andSaatchi. In the restrictive, often repetitive genre of managementby aphorism, Arden is an original: master of the snappy maxim andeye-catching graphic, Arden advocates unconventional thinking,skipping college, taking risks, being outrageous and failingdramatically. Missing is a page in this book emblazoned "Take myadvice with a grain of salt," or "Triumph for an advertisingcopywriter may be disaster for an accountant." Nevertheless, Mr.Arden's books are a pleasure to peruse. His writing is spare,clever, brisk and pointed. Illustrations are clean and witty. Thinkyou whateve

A withering exposé of the unethical practices that triggeredthe indictment and collapse of the legendary accounting firm. Arthur Andersen's conviction on obstruction of justice chargesrelated to the Enron debacle spelled the abrupt end of the88-year-old accounting firm. Until recently, the venerable firm hadbeen regarded as the accounting profession's conscience. In FinalAccounting, Barbara Ley Toffler, former Andersen partner-in-chargeof Andersen's Ethics Responsible Business Practicesconsulting services, reveals that the symptoms of Andersen's fataldisease were evident long before Enron. Drawing on her expertise asa social scientist and her experience as an Andersen insider,Toffler chronicles how a culture of arrogance and greed infectedher company and led to enormous lapses in judgment among her peers.Final Accounting exposes the slow deterioration of values that lednot only to Enron but also to the earlier financial scandals ofother Andersen clients, including Sunbeam and Waste Management,

True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job ortitle. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first ofthe five levels every effective leader achieves. To become morethan "the boss" people follow only because they are required to,you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspirethem. To grow further in your role, you must achieve results andbuild a team that produces. You need to help people to developtheir skills to become leaders in their own right. And if you havethe skill and dedication, you can reach the pinnacle ofleadership-where experience will allow you to extend your influencebeyond your immediate reach and time for the benefit ofothers. The 5 Levels of Leadership are: 1. Position - People follow because they have to. 2. Permission - People follow because they want to. 3. Production - People follow because of what you have done forthe organization. 4. People Development - People follow because of what you havedone for them personall

12 ESSENTIAL BUSINESS PRINCIPLES TO CREATE MEANING, HAPPINESS, AND TRUE SUCCESS ROBERT MICHAEL FRIED After years of focusing on our career, it's easy to lose sight of what's important in the rest of our lives. Fortune 500 marketing strategist, Robert Michael Fried shows how the same skills and principles you've used to achieve professional success can help you reach your personal goals too - by creating A Marketing Plan for Life (Perigee Trade Paperback; January 2005; $15.95 U.S.). Fried advises us that the same strategies that result in having a good career can help us define what really matters most in our personal lives as well. Fried's twelve-point system helps the reader achieve a fuller, more balanced life/work plan: * Define the business you're in ( Figure out who you are and who you want to become. * Assess the market (Capitalize on your strengths. * Create "targets of opportunity" (Make your dreams a reality. A Marketing Plan for Life provides a definitiv

“I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taughtto use deceptive practices like ‘bait and switch’ and encouraged toplay negotiation games with customers. They were so stressed bythis behavior that they suffered from a high incidence of alcoholand substance abuse, divorce, job-jumping, and low productivity. Inthe same industry, I have observed countless people who had beentaught to sell with high integrity. Ironically, their customersatisfaction, profit margins, and salesperson retention weresignificantly higher.” — Ron Willingham If you’ve tried manipulative, self-focused selling techniquesthat demean you and your customer, if you’ve ever wondered ifselling could be more than just talking people into buying, thenIntegrity Selling for the 21st Century is the book for you. Itsconcept is simple: Only by getting to know your customers and theirneeds — and believing that you can meet those needs — will youenjoy relationships with customers built on trust. And only

"Fear of snakes makes sense.After all,snakes bite! On the other hand,fear of public speaking is worth overcoming.This book is an excellent place to start." ——Seth Godin,bestselling author of Purple Cow and Free Prize Inside "Your ability to speak confidently on your feet will impress more people and open more doors than you can imagine.The Confident Speaker shows you how." ——Brian Tracy,bestselling author of The Psychology of Selling "Eureka! This book is exactly what every beginning speaker needs." ——Dottie Walters,CSP,bestselling author of Speak and Grow Rich "When we speak in public,we convey our knowledge,our interest in others,and our value.Now,thanks to Monarth and Kase,their book The Confident Speaker opens that door to successful public speaking." ——Susan RoAne,bestselling author of How To Work A Room "Speaking before a group stresses many otherwise capable people,and as a result their anxiety cripples their caree

Andrew Grove is President of Intel, America's leadingmanufacturer of computer chips. However, the management techniqueshe unveils in this bestselling and user-friendly guide are equallyapplicable for sales managers, accountants, consultants, eventeachers--anyone whose job entails getting a group of people toproduce something of value.

Now available in paperback--the book that has, since 1992,become the primer for open-book management, a new method based onthe concept of democracy, the spirit of sports, and the reality ofnumbers. Includes a "user's guide" and a discussion guide createdespecially for this edition.

Christine W. Letts Kennedy School of Government, HarvardUniversity, and author of High Performance Nonprofit OrganizationsI recommend this book and use it in my nonprofit management class.It is an excellent primer providing insight and pre*ion forthe thinking nonprofit leader.

In THE FINANCIALCRISIS INQUIRY REPORT，the facts about thefinancial and economic crises that engulf the world will speak forthemselves. Formed in May 2009, the Financial Crisis InquiryComission (FCIC) is a panel of ten commissioners chosen by the U.S.Congress to explain what happened , why it happened, and what couldhave been done to prevent it. On December 15th, 2010, thecommission will release their official report to the President,Congress , and the World. 金融危机调查报告将合盘托出席卷全球的金融与经济危机的来龙去脉及真相，并让事实来说话。2009年5月由十名专家组成金融危机调查委员会授命于国会，专门负责调查金融危机成因，进而总结教训、提出改进建议。他们就20多项议题展开了重点调查。2010年12月15日美国金融危机调查委员会将向美国总统，美国国会和全世界公布其终的调查结果，并授权美国小布朗出版公司授权以图书的形式向全球发行其官方调查报告。

在线阅读本书 Under Andy Grove’s leadership，Intel has become the worlds largestchip maker and one of the most admired companies in the world．Inonly the Paranoid Survive, Grove reveals his strategy of focusingon a new way of measuring the nightmare moment every leaderdreads——when massive change occurs and a company must，yirtuallyovernight adapt or fall by the wayside．Grove calls such a moment aStrategic Inflection Point，which can be set off by almostanything:mega-competition, a change in regulations, or a seeminglymodest change in technology. When a Strategic Inflection Pointhits, the ordinary rules of business go out the window. Yetman-aged right, a Strategic Inflection Point can be and opportunityto win in the marketplace and emerge stronger than ever. Groveunderscores his message by examining his own record of success andfailure, including how he navigated the events of the Pentium flaw,which threatened Intel's reputation in 1994, and how he has dealtwith the explosions in growt

The New Manager’s Guide and Mentor The Harvard BusinessEssentials series is designed to provide comprehensive advice,personal coaching, background information, and guidance on the mostrelevant topics in business. Whether you are a new manager seekingto expand your skills or a seasoned professional looking to broadenyour knowledge base, these solution-oriented books put reliableanswers at your fingertips. Today’s competitive workplace demandsthat managers evaluate employee performance, and provide coaching.This book will help managers prepare for a formal performancemeeting with a direct report, and create a development plan toincrease employee productivity.

“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

The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financialincentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die.Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yettoo much common management "wisdom" isn’t wise at all—but, instead,flawed knowledge based on "best practices" that are actually poor,incomplete, or outright obsolete. Worse, legions of managers usethis dubious knowledge to make decisions that are hazardous toorganizational health.

Leadership guru Maxwell, who successfully bridged secular andChristian markets with such motivational titles as The 21Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Developing the Leader WithinYou, draws on Old Testament paragons in this gifty inspirationalhardback. Maxwell asks readers to envision the great "cloud ofwitnesses" (Heb. 12:1) said to surround us as we run the marathonof life, imagining that this cloud includes "the giants of thefaith"-biblical heroes whose lives impart meaningful lessons. Heincludes the usual suspects: the David-tackles-Goliath taledemonstrates how people can rise above their limitations, whileNoah exemplifies a willingness to take new risks (i.e., build aboat when no one had seen rain before). But there are boldermoments, too. Maxwell uses Rebekah as a model of generous giving (awelcome and underutilized virtue in business titles) and providessome gee-whiz facts to drive the point home: he estimates that towater Jacob's 10 camels, Rebekah needed about 200 gallons of water,requiring

The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 450,000 copies sold and translated into 23 languages) provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.

Managing Projects Large and Small: The Fundamental Skills forDelivering on Cost and On TimeWhen it comes to project management,success lies in the details. This book walks managers through everystep of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to thebook's comprehensive information on everything from planning andbudgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers willmaster the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellarresults without wasting time and money.The Harvard BusinessEssentials series is for managers at all levels but is especiallyrelevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance,coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Eachbook includes the critical information that managers need on agiven topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication tostrategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translateadvice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues,these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice availablewhenever manag

In this title, Doc Searls maps out the implications of acustomer-driven business revolution that's flipping the paradigm ofsupply and demand, and putting consumers in charge. Who owns themarketplace? Is it business - or the customer? According to DocSearls, widely-read journalist and blogger and co-author of "TheCluetrain Manifesto", customers are on the verge of becoming trulyfree and independent actors in the marketplace with the power oftelling vendors what they want, how they want it, and where andwhen they should be able to get it. This imperative shift incustomer power will alter the balance of the market and usher inwhat Searls calls the "intention economy". In this book, Searlslays out a map for an economy driven by consumer intent, wherevendors can - and must - respond to the actual intentions ofcustomers, instead of simply vying for customer attention in hopesof selling them what they might want. In the intention economy,individual power increases, demand drives supply, and informationprecedes mone

This classic, newly updated, is an indispensable source foranyone–from mid-level managers to CEOs–who must execute keybusiness initiatives quickly and effectively. Once groundbreakingand now time-honored, Managing at the Speed of Change has helpedcountless business leaders learn how to orchestrate transitionsvital to their organizations’ success. Rather than focusing on whatto change, this book’s aim is far more valuable: It shows readershow to change. Daryl R. Conner, founder and chairman of the consulting firmConner Partners, is a leading expert on change management. He hasserved as “change doctor” for clients that include non-profitenterprises, government agencies and administrations, and Fortune500 companies in an array of industries such as AbbottLaboratories, PepsiCo, American Express, Catholic Healthcare West,JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Navy. Based on Conner’s long-term research and his decades ofconsulting experience, Managing at the Speed of Change uses simple,easy-t

A Practical Guide to Using the Principles of ServantLeadership Leadership is a calling. And servant leadership—the idea thatmanaging with respect, honesty, love, and spirituality empowersemployees—helps individuals answer that calling. Bestselling authorand former Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry reveals the servantleader’s tools, a set of skills and ideals that will transform theway business is done. It helps leaders nurture the needs and goalsof those who look to them for leadership. The result is a moreproductive, successful, and happier organization, and a moremeaningful life for the leader. Autry reveals how to remain true tothe servant leadership model when handling day-to-day and long-termmanagement situations, including how to: ?Provide guidance during conflict and crisis ?Assure your continued growth and progress as a leader ?Train managers in the principles of servant leadership ?Transform a company with morale problems into a great place towork P

Previously published as How to Run a Pet Business, Set up a Lemonade Stand, Be a Homework Helper, and Other Ways to Make Money, 2004. This guide helps one turn what they like to do into making money.

From an award-winning New York Times reporter comes the full, mind-boggling story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the Enron scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever.

Fundamentals of Carrier Transport is an accessibleintroduction to the behaviour of charged carriers in semiconductorsand semiconductor devices. It is written specifically for engineersand students without an extensive background in quantum mechanicsand solid-state physics. This second edition contains many new andupdated sections, including a completely new chapter on transportin ultrasmall devices. The author begins by covering a range ofessential physical principles. He then goes on to cover both low-and high-field transport, scattering, transport in devices, andtransport in mesoscopic systems. The use of Monte Carlo simulationmethods is explained in detail. Many homework exercises areprovided and there are a variety of worked examples. The book willbe of great interest to graduate students of electrical engineeringand applied physics. It will also be invaluable to practisingengineers working on semiconductor device research anddevelopment.

The Profit Zone, a Business Week Top Ten Book of the Year,examines 12 of today's great success stories--from GE toSwatch--and reveals how vital adaptations kept these companies onthe edge of the ever-changing profit zone. Charts graphsthroughout.