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New Book Review: "Architecture of Network Systems"

New book review for Architecture of Network Systems, by Dimitrios Serpanos and Tilman Wolf, Morgan Kaufmann, 2011: Copy provided by Amazon. As the authors explain in the preface, this book was developed for use in university courses at the upper undergraduate and graduate level, using material previously presented by the

New Book Review: "The Servant"

New book review for The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership, by James C. Hunter, Prima, 1998: Recently recommended by the instructor of a University of Illinois leadership training course my colleagues and I attended, this book is one of the best leadership texts I have

New Book Review: "Entrepreneur Journeys v.4"

New book review for Entrepreneur Journeys v.4: Innovation - Need of the Hour (Volume 4), by Sramana Mitra, CreateSpace, 2010: A sidebar interview with the author in a recent issue of "IEEE Spectrum" magazine made me aware of this "Entrepreneur Journeys" series of books. Although

Past Book Review (November 13, 2003): "The Secrets of Consulting"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully, by Gerald M. Weinberg, Dorset House Publishing, 1986: What exactly is consulting? And how does one consult successfully? This informative book attempts to answer these questions

Past Book Review (March 1, 2009): "IT Architecture Toolkit"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for IT Architecture Toolkit, by Jane A. Carbone, Prentice Hall, 2004: Over the past year, this reviewer has spent some time catching up on some of the more recently available texts on enterprise architecture, and quite simply this one

Past Book Review (November 16, 2008): "Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism, by John D. Banja, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005: Published almost four years ago at the time of this review, it is rather interesting that other readers have not yet shared their thoughts

Past Book Review (January 25, 2009): "Alpha Project Managers"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know That Everyone Else Does Not, by Andy Crowe, Velociteach, 2006: The subtitle for this work would probably be more aptly worded "What the Top 2% DO that Everyone Else

Past Book Review (January 1, 2009): "The Designful Company"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation, by Marty Neumeier, Peachpit Press, 2008: Copy provided by Amazon. A beautifully designed text. The author's description of this work as an "airplane book&

Past Book Review (December 13, 2008): "Reward Systems"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up?, by Steven Kerr, Harvard Business School Press, 2008: Copy provided by Amazon. The core content that Steve Kerr presents here is a simple, effective process to improve the corporate reward system in

New Book Review: "The Personal MBA"

New book review for The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, by Josh Kaufman, Portfolio / Penguin, 2010: Of the many reviews I have written here, writing a review for this text was among the most difficult because "The Personal MBA" has a large target market consisting of