Resources for Humans editor Celeste Blackburn reviews Minding the Store: Great Writing about Business from Tolstoy to Now, edited by Robert Coles and Albert LaFarge. While those looking for straightforward business insights will be disappointed, literature lovers should appreciate the business lessons that can be learned from great literature.
Whether you are a member of the [...]

Amazon.com updates its list of the bestselling books every hour. Here is a snapshot of what is hot right now, this Monday morning, February 23, in the “Business” category for books on CD.
1. The Secret (Unabridged, 4-CD Set) by Rhonda Byrne. A motivational book on positive thought for positive results. Byrne leads listeners through her [...]

A review of the book Working With You Is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself from Emotional Traps at Work by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster.
The Cynic, Boundary Buster, Credit Stealer, Charming Cheating Liar, Fatal Attraction, and Entertainer: Every office has them. The question is what to do about them. In their book Working With You is [...]

The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on February 16.
1. Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan by Suze Orman. Managing your money in hard times.
2. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. How and why certain products and [...]

Cheryl Stone, SPHR, reviews Margaret Morford’s book Management Courage: Having the Heart of a Lion. She finds the book  a quick read that will be useful to human resources professionals.
In her book, Management Courage: Having the Heart of a Lion, Margaret Morford sets out six principles to guide managers through tough workplace decisions.  The principles [...]

BusinessWeek magazine ranks the 15 best selling hardcover and paperback business books in January 2009 and gives a short summary.
1. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. As you’d expect with Gladwell, there are lots of surprises in his explanation of why some people succeed fantastically. Pluck and smarts get less play here than [...]

Employment law attorney Michael Maslanka reviews the book Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter’s Guide by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky.
An HR professional’s role is more than a legal one. You are often your company’s voice. And to help your company find its voice, you should read Why Business People Speak [...]

Amazon.com updates its list of the bestselling business books every hour. Here is a snapshot of what is hot right now, this Monday morning, February 2, in the “Management and Leadership” category.
1. The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History by Harry S. Dent. Dent explains [...]