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The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 11th Edition
Graduate Management Admission Council
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2005
#1
I love this book. People are saying that the questions in this one and the verbal and math supplements books are the same so I went to Barnes and compared the reading comp sections and all passages were different. So...I don't know if they're comparing with the 10th ...
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The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher
Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong
Harry K. Wong Publications, 2004
I love, I mean LOVE this book...!
I am a successful veteran teacher, and every summer I still revisit this book to get motivated for the new school year ahead. I had the pleasure of watching the entire video series of Mr. Wong, and so perhaps I can appreciate the book more than others who have not. ...
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Be Amazed At How Much More You Can Get Done
I get three times what I used to get done in a week because of the systems of time manipulation I have developed. Another good book that gives time manipulation tools is Don't Like to Read, Then Don't, Listen!: How to Turn Any Type of Text Into Audio Files That Can Be ...
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
Patrick M. Lencioni
Jossey-Bass, 2002
Best book I've read all year
I read a great number of titles on leadership, organizational development, and team building.
This book, told as a fable, is a very quick read and will seem unlike any other book of this sort you've read. As you read it, you'll feel as though the author has been ...
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Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems ...
Gary Harpst
Six Disciplines Publishing, 2008
Revolutionary advice
This is a book designed to get your business to the next level. I loved this book, and I think the subtitle sums it up quite well: "Solving the one business problem that makes solving all other problems easier." What's the "one problem?" Execution.
Voice of ...
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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
Tom Rath
Gallup Press, 2007
Good addition to other personality typing systems
I did the Strengths Finder for work and then asked my family if they wanted to do it too. We bought four books and all took the test. It revealed some new information not already covered by Meyers-Briggs, Enneagram, and other systems we've taken and analyzed ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
Gladwell Points Out Some Very Insightful Tips!
"The Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" by Malcolm Gladwell gave me insight into trends as seen through his eyes. I loved it!
Gladwell caught me off-guard when he discussed the racial tipping point that affects the real estate market of a ...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Free Press, 2004
good book!
We recieved this book as a gift..now we purchased it to gift someone close! The book covers many areas in daily circumstances that we often neglect to notice and correct afterward. Good pointers to think about and become more disciplined. And Excellent service from ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Excellent Book
Great book on leadership and promotes excellent ideas for company success. Easy read and very useful. The points presented make perfect sense and are very practical. Not a good book but a great book!
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How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1998
Excellent, Timeless Advice
This book is chock full of practical, common sense advice. Want people to like you? Show you like THEM, smile, be honestly happy to see them, remember their names, be interested in them, listen to them, etc. Want to influence them? Don't argue or tell them they are ...
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials)
Robert B. Cialdini
Collins Business, 2007
Thanks for the recommendation, Charlie
Influence
I bought this book because I read somewhere that it was recommended by Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Thanks for the tip, Charlie. It's a very interesting book.
The author is a professor of psychology at Arizona State ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Two seconds make all the difference
Gladwell offers an intriguing look at how the subconscious or intuition of a person works in different situations, as well as how it can be trained and the importance of sometimes taking a step back before acting on a situation. This is a relatively quick read with ...
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Random House, 2007
Gotta Stick with it
The Heath brothers have created one of the best and most memorable contributions to true marketing creativity. They utilize off-the-beaten path stories and analogies to bring their concepts to life and help the reader visualize the benefits of sticky marketing. While ...
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Pro Football Prospectus 2008: The Essential Guide to the 2008 Pro Football Season (Pro Football Prospectus)
Plume, 2008
Football by the Numbers
One Moment Changes Everything: The All-America Tragedy of Don Rogers
Of all the books that rely on statistical information to be applied in a useful way (fantasy football), Pro Football Prospectus is, to me, the very best. It doesn't seem as easy to use as the ...
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The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades
Gail Boushey, Joan Moser
Stenhouse Publishers, 2006
Excellent Resource for all Reading Teachers!
This book is an excellent research for primary level reading teachers! It clearly outlines ways to support children's development and organize a literacy block.
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