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From the author of TURNAROUND: 
TAKE NO PRISONERS: A No-Holds-Barred Approach to Corporate Excellence
By Marvin A. Davis
ISBN#978-08144-80601 $24.95
Seasoned turnaround expert Marvin Davis has seen companies make the same mistakes over and over again. Now he shows how companies can achieve full profitability by asking themselves some very basic questions and analyzing their operations properly. Learn how to examine your organization through the clear, cool lens of a pro. Pinpoint your organization’s true weak spots—profit-draining customers, erroneously priced products, stifled cash flow, misguided sales strategies, and many more—along with practical, often painless measures to quickly increase profits and improve performance.
To communication with the author, contact him at www.marvinadavis.com
Sneak Preview: Common Lies Companies Tell Themselves
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By Bradley W. Hall, Ph.D.
ISBN#978-08144-09275 $27.95
In 2006, only 11% of corporate executives reported being highly satisfied with their companies’ human resource functions, and only 10% were highly satisfied with corporate learning functions. Plain and simple, when it comes to developing the players in the most crucial roles, something is broken—and has been for a long time.
Your key to breaking free of tired human capital initiatives is the blueprint presented in Brad Hall’s THE NEW HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY. This powerful approach focuses your company’s development efforts on the areas that, in short, make money. It also gives you proven methods for measuring year-over-year performance of individuals and teams in your most performance-driven areas, from sales and marketing to production and manufacturing.
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***Chosen by THE LIBRARY JOURNAL as one of the BEST CONSUMER HEALTH BOOKS OF 2006
***GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Independent Publishers Books Award
***Winner—2007 American Medical Writer’s Association Medical Book Award
UNPLUGGED: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America
By William Colby
ISBN#978-08144-01606 $17.95
The nature of life and death in a time of amazing medical advances—and sometimes futile medical interventions—has never been so complex or so contentious. Written by one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on the topic, UNPLUGGED compassionately addresses the fundamental questions of the right-to-die debate, and illuminates the complex legal, ethical, medical, and deeply personal issues of a debate that ultimately affects us all.
Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, this compelling book helps readers understand the implications of current laws and proposed legislation, various medical options (including hospice), and the typical end-of-life decisions we all must face in order to make informed decisions for ourselves and our loved ones.
JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association): “Given our continuing denial of death in the United States and the pervasiveness of the illusion of medical immortality… UNPLUGGED is a necessary book….UNPLUGGED is clearly written, engrossing, and understandable by all, yet at the same time well researched and replete with scholarly references—no mean feat….UNPLUGGED is warmly recommended.”
Read what the Law says about “The Right to Die”
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See & Hear Susan Wilson Solovic, author of THE GIRLS' GUIDE TO BUILDING A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS
Discuss why twice as many women as men are starting businesses today!
THE AMA HANDBOOK OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
Second edition
Has won the prestigious The 2007 David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award, presented by the Project Management Institute (PMI®)
CELEBRATE DRUCKER DAY
On November 19, 1909, Peter Drucker was born in Vienna, Austria. Recognized as the Father of Modern Management, he championed the concepts and advanced the practices of decentralization, privatization, and empowerment, as well as coined the term “knowledge worker.” Beyond the nuts-and-bolts of how business manages its resources, he focused on how public and private organizations operate morally and ethically within society. Read the full Peter Drucker biography.
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A CLASS WITH DRUCKER: The Lost Lessons of the World’s Greatest Management Teacher
By William A. Cohen
Judith Bardwick’s ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR 
Judith Bardwick's powerful warning about the Psychological Recession afflicting corporate America, the subject of her new book ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR, has struck a chord with the business editors at newspapers across the country. In October, Dr. Bardwick was interviewed by over 15 newspapers including The Washington Post, San Diego Union Tribune, Arizona Daily Star, Kansas City, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Newark Star Ledger. She also has been interviewed by AP, Reuters, and by Marshall Goldsmith in his column on www.businessweek.com.
Marshall Goldsmith said of Bardwick: "She has always challenged conventional wisdom and I consider her to be not only a great management thinker, but also a great thinker about life." Jack Covert, President of 800-CEO-READ, said of Bardwick that "If you’re looking for ways to recruit or retain talented people, Bardwick offer[s] strategic, smart suggestions for establishing a workplace that is welcoming to a diverse set of people and committed to their job satisfaction and growth."
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BOOKLIST: “This inspiring story teaches a wonderful lesson of democracy in action.”
LIVE FROM JORDAN 
MIAMI HERALD: “A funny, poignant trip through [the] Mideast.”
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