He has explored the heights and the depths of the human spirit, from the haunting closing notes of The Conversation to the defeat-snatched-from-the-jaws-of-victory conclusion of The Rainmaker. Harriet Rubin
How do you overthrow a successful company? Intuit, one of the world's great software firms, was on the verge of losing its leadership position. Until it vowed to reinvent itself. Pat Dillon
It's the gaming office to end all gaming offices, a space filled with monsters and other creatures of the night. Some of those creatures - game designers - all but live there. In fact, At Ion Storm, work is a game. Lisa Chadderdon
To finish first, you have to work fast. Ray Evernham - NASCAR's top crew chief and the man behind race-car champ Jeff Gordon - offers lessons from the pit on teamwork, surprise, and the pursuit of perfection. Chuck Salter
Why are our generation's smartest, most talented, most successful people flirting with disaster in record numbers? What is destroying the best and the brightest at the very moment when they can have it all? Harriet Rubin
People are reaching the top, using all of their means to get money, power, and glory - and then self-destructing. Perhaps they wanted success in the first place or didn't like what they saw when they finally achieved it. Harriet Rubin
If you've got talent and you decide to change jobs, don't be surprised when you get a flood of offers. Here's a do-it-yourself guide to sorting through the offers and finding the right job. Michael Warshaw
When David House left hard-charging Intel to rescue struggling Bay Networks, he created four courses to teach 6,000 employees the basics of business. Here's his cutting-edge curriculum. Michael Warshaw
Millions of times a day, AOL users hear a familiar greeting: "You've got mail!" but they probably haven't heard of the man behind the message. Meet Elwood Edwards. Curtis Sittenfeld
Sure, you can use the Web to work harder. But what good is hard work if you can't play every once in a while? Here's our online guide to multislacking. Heath Row
Caller on line one. Call waiting on line two. Your voice mailbox has 52 messages. Sound familiar? Here are the top tools and tactics for taking control of your phone. John R. Quain
You might be a faux fighter pilot, but you can look like the real deal in Willis & Geiger's U. S. Army Air Corps A-2 Intermediate Flight Jacket. Fast Company
