Customer Review: Offers step-by-step guidance for taking charge in anew leadership role. Part one covers common traps, types of transitional situations, and a model for planning to take charge. Part two focuses on: how to accelerate your learning process; influence key people; align your organization, and manage... more info
Customer Review: I work today as a maintenance manager, and this book was imprescindible to me when I was still a rookie in aviation. Doesn't intend to go deep into maths or physics, but does a terrific job in giving the newbie a clue about how aircraft systems work and maintenance is performed. Actually, the whole... more info
Customer Review: If your a birdwatcher, natural science historian, or just someone who's wondered about those whose names are immortalized in the common names of birds, WHOSE BIRD? will provide a lot of answers. The authors provide brief biographies of 1124 people associated with bird names. Many of those names are... more info
Customer Review: This volume provides an excellent conceptual framework for analyzing four post-Cold War conflicts: the United States' nuclear dispute with North Korea; the Oslo peace negotiations; coalition building in the Gulf crisis; and the Dayton talks to end the war in Bosnia. Its authors, an associate... more info
Customer Review: If you say po-tay-toe, and they say po-tah-toe, you say to-may-toe and they say to-mah-toe, you can work the whole thing out. Just ask Michael Watkins, Harvard associate professor and author of this solid primer on how to conduct effective negotiations. While "breakthrough" may seem like a title... more info
Customer Review: I purchased a copy of this book after hearing Mr. Love speak to a crowd of over 300 people. I was engrossed in the book from the start and completed the read on my flight home. It is a definite must read for any athlete or person who enjoys sports and believes that life is more than just a game. It... more info
Customer Review: If you've ever wanted to be part of a special interest group or a corporate lobbying machine, but didn't know where to start, experts Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards and Usha Thakrar have written a handbook for you. The authors write intelligently and provide information in great detail with no... more info
Customer Review: Naturally, because of the number of countries this book covers, it is far less detailed about any one country than Lonely Planet guides covering single countries or a smaller number of countries. Still, for my purposes--a 15-day motorcoach tour including Frankfurt, Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest,... more info
Customer Review: Solid translations and, like all the volumes in Princeton's 12-volume Goethe series, the book is attractive with great typography. Much easier on the eyes than the Penguin editions.
This volume is a very accessible way to read Goethe for the first time, as well as revealing a new layer of depth... more info
Customer Review: I'm not a reader who worries about details--Not like I do when I'm working. I read for relaxation or entertainment and I found this book to be BOTH. Reading it on the train I finished it in about 4 hours and boy was it good. I kinda had it figured out by the end but it was a fun ride getting there.... more info
