"e;This should be required reading by every school administator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers.
Whether you're engaging in supersonic jet combat at 48,000 feet or entering a tough sales battle with a cutthroat competitor, the goal is the same:absolute victory.
Duty First is a penetrating account of a year inside one of America's premier schools for leadership -- the United States Military Academy -- as it celebrates the bicentennial of its founding.
The teacher probes the Western problems of conformity and loss of personal values while offering a fresh approach to self-understanding and the meaning of personal freedom and mature love.
The second edition of the essential guide, updated with new research and observations to help twenty-first century organizations create models for effective collaboration.
In a book the San Francisco Chronicle called "e;unclassifiably wise"e; and a "e;masterpiece,"e; noted Harper's essayist Garret Keizer explores the paradox that we are human only by helping others- and all too human when we try to help.
Renowned business gurus Al and Laura Ries give a blow-by-blow account of the battle between management and marketingand argue that the solution lies not in what we think but in how we thinkThere's a reason why the marketing programs of the auto industry, the airline industry, and many other industries are not only ineffective, but bogged down by chaos and confusion.
An inspiring account of ordinary teachers who are doing extraordinary things that could transform educationWhat School Could Be offers an inspiring vision of what our teachers and students can accomplish if trusted with the challenge of developing the skills and ways of thinking needed to thrive in a world of dizzying technological change.
Why efforts to improve American higher educational attainment haven't worked, and where to go from hereDuring the first decade of this century, many commentators predicted that American higher education was about to undergo major changes that would be brought about under the stimulus of online learning and other technological advances.
A personal account of the implementation of a controversial credit transfer program at the nation's third-largest universityChange is notoriously difficult in any large organization.
A compelling memoir by the first woman president of a major American universityHanna Holborn Gray has lived her entire life in the world of higher education.
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Princeton University, leading educators and commentators participated in a symposium jointly sponsored by Princeton and The Andrew W.
From the celebrated author of The Dance of Anger comes an extraordinary book about mothering and how it transforms us -- and all our relationships -- inside and out.
Why colleges and universities should change their governance systems-and what could happen if they don'tDo higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within?
Why the rich are getting smarter while the poor are being left behindWhat explains the growing class divide between the well educated and everybody else?
A dynamic framework for studying social emergenceThe social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty.
A guide to the early decisions that can make or break startup venturesOften downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business?
An inside look at how religious diversity came to PrincetonIn 1981, Frederick Houk Borsch returned to Princeton University, his alma mater, to serve as dean of the chapel at the Ivy League school.
Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility.
In Reclaiming the Game, William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students.
An insider's account of higher education from a legendary university leaderLessons Learned gives unprecedented access to the university president's office, providing a unique set of reflections on the challenges involved in leading both research universities and liberal arts colleges.
Why corporate stars often lose their luster after changing jobsIt is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed.
Drawing on a large body of empirical evidence, former Harvard President Derek Bok examines how much progress college students actually make toward widely accepted goals of undergraduate education.
Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level.
Controversial Supreme Court decisions have barred organized school prayer, but neither the Court nor public policy exclude religion from schools altogether.
This book considers in unprecedented detail one of the most confounding questions in American racial practice: when to speak about people in racial terms.
Die Geschichte der Pornographie reicht weit in die Vergangenheit zurück und spiegelt dabei die kulturellen, sozialen und technologischen Entwicklungen der Gesellschaft wider.
Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly BestsellerLearn success secrets from original remote work pioneers on the mindset and strategies they developed to build and grow successful organizations from the ground up.
SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2023 - International Business BookBuilding and sustaining an organization which is nimble, adaptable, resilient and future proof is both complex and urgent.
Leverage the power of Talent Intelligence (TI) to make evidence-informed decisions that drive business performance by using data about people, skills, jobs, business functions and geographies.
