S.J. Parris
S.J. Parris writes about her inspiration for Heresy, which masterfully blends true events with fiction into a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Adam Haslett
A conversation with Adam Haslett, author of Union Atlantic, a deeply affecting portrait of the modern gilded age, the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career at General
Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in
multiple markets, against brutal competition. His honest, be-the-best style of
management became the gold standard in business, with his relentless focus on
people, teamwork, and profits.
Since Welch retired in 2001 as chairman and chief executive officer of GE, he
has traveled the world, speaking to more than 250,000 people and answering their
questions on dozens of wide-ranging topics.
Inspired by his audiences and their hunger for straightforward guidance,
Welch has written both a philosophical and pragmatic book, which is destined to
become the bible of business for generations to come. It clearly lays out the
answers to the most difficult questions people face both on and off the job.
Welch's objective is to speak to people at every level of an organization, in
companies large and small. His audience is everyone from line workers to MBAs,
from project managers to senior executives. His goal is to help everyone who has
a passion for success.
Welch begins Winning with an introductory section called "Underneath It All,"
which describes his business philosophy. He explores the importance of values,
candor, differentiation, and voice and dignity for all.
The core of Winning is devoted to the real "stuff" of work. This main part of
the book is split into three sections. The first looks inside the company, from
leadership to picking winners to making change happen. The second section looks
outside, at the competition, with chapters on strategy, mergers, and Six Sigma,
to name just three. The next section of the book is about managing your career
-- from finding the right job to achieving work-life balance.
Welch's optimistic, no excuses, get-it-done mind-set is riveting. Packed with
personal anecdotes and written in Jack's distinctive no b.s. voice, Winning
offers deep insights, original thinking, and solutions to nuts-and-bolts
problems that will change the way people think about work.
Book Reviews
USA Today
Welch dispense the sharp-edged business acumen...He is giving back what he learned, and not just to fellow CEO's. He is able to write a book that might just reach the rest of us.
Newsweek
..smart, practical and not afraid to address tough subjects.
The Wall Street Journal
The right stuff -- Mr. Welch offers knowing descriptions of dilemmas and problems that are all too common in American business life, and he proposes a few ideas for solving them.
Business Week
...candid and accessible...insights and wisdom to share.
Bill Gates
A candid and comprehensive look at how to succeed in business-for everyone from college graduates to CEOs.
Tom Brokaw
Reading Jack Welch's plain-language, high-energy book Winning is like getting the playbook of the Super Bowl champions before the game. It's a big head start on how to master the corporate game from the entry level to the corporate suites. He is the master.
Warren Buffett
When you talk with Jack about management, his energy and passion fill the room. You get a similar experience with this book-the same qualities jump at you from every page.
Rudy Guilliani
Jack Welch lays out a readable, detailed, step-by-step plan that anyone can use to become a true winner. Using real-life examples and the same tell-it-like-it-is style that helped reinvigorate General Electric, Welch describes how Americans can succeed in both their careers and in their personal lives
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.
The Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story-of love or war-is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus.
Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.
Lisa See has written a great book! This story is satisfying on many levels, some scenes horrifying, but seemingly truthful, and her handling of the ...
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I was sorry to see that there were so few reviews. I started reading COAL and could not stop. The only thing I am going to say is that I wish ...
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The tragedy, the sorrow, the loss, is almost too much for me to recommend this; on the other hand Mistry made me believe I knew these characters. I ...
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