A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
By Robert L. Glass ISBN: 0-13-673443-X First published 1998 251 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall / http://www.phptr.com Cover design: Anthony Gemmellaro 3.5/5 Stars An excellent snapshot of software development as it existed in those long-ago days of 1995. Glass has gathered some of the best anecdotes and case studies available for us to study and recount… Continue reading Software Runaways
By George S. Clason ISBN: 978-0451205360 First published 1926 196 pages Publisher: Signet / http://www.Penguin.com 5/5 Stars A very well written, financial planning book portrayed as a series of 'stories' discovered on stone tablets recovered from Ancient Babylon. The metaphor still works well, written as it was in the heyday of the 1920's boom. It… Continue reading The Richest Man in Babylon
Politics and Influence in Organisations by Jeffrey Pfeffer ISBN: 0-87584-440-5 First published 1992 345 pages Cover design: Not credited 4/5 Stars How to be successful in organisations? Jeffrey Pfeffer shows us how politics and influence are vital in achieving our goals within organisations. He considers the building of coalitions towards action, and that action can… Continue reading Managing with Power
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