Business Books

Hospitality. Sweet.

BY Linda TischlerWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

The recipe for a sublime risotto? It's all about being nice.READ»

Books on Aging (And Reverse Aging)

BY Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

RealAge: Are You As Young As You Can Be? by Michael F. Roizen M.D. (Cliff Street Books, 1999) The best compilation of scientific evidence and statistics about what exactly affects aging, for better and for worse. Dr. Bob Arnot's ...READ»

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Summer Reading With a Twist

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

A second look at some smart books that coulda--and shoulda--been best-sellers.READ»

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Reading List: Desperate Networks

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

Desperate Networks shows how network TV got stuck on "smoking hot hits.READ»

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A Piece of Work

BY James O'Toole and Edward E. Lawler IIIWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

Three decades after the groundbreaking book Work in America, its authors tell us how things really turned out.READ»

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Design Lite

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

A boomlet of new books mostly dispense with words.READ»

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Join the Corporate Literati

BY Danielle SacksWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

Don't let your day job prevent you from becoming the next Hemingway.READ»

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Reading List: Organic, Inc.

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

What really goes on in the organic-food industry may turn you green.READ»

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Quiz: Am I a Total Jerk?

BY Fast Company StaffWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

Can I take regular criticism and unpopular actions, without remorse? Can I cope with having double standards? Are money and success more important than feeling good about myself? Am I more important than the company I work ...READ»

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My Book, by Me

BY Stirling KelsoWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

How to subvert an industry for under $30.READ»

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Book Report - Survival of the Digital-est

BY Gina ImperatoWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM

When it comes to the emergence of dynamic markets on the Web, survival doesn't necessarily go to the fittest.READ»

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Book Report - Time Keeps Getting Faster

BY Gina ImperatoWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:08 AM

An inside look at James Gleick's insightful new book.READ»

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Outside the Square

BY Keith HammondsWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:07 AM

Lucy Kellaway, author of the new novel Who Moved My BlackBerry? epistolizes on the dangers of midlevel managers and career coaches.READ»

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Reading List: Apex Hides the Hurt

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:07 AM

What's in a name? That's the problem Colson Whitehead plumbs in his powerful new novel, Apex Hides the Hurt.READ»

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60 Seconds with Ray Kurzweil

BY Lucas ConleyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:05 AM

Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil has been alive 56 years. In that time, he has invented a reading machine for the blind, built orchestra-quality music synthesizers, and pioneered speech-recognition technology. His book Fantastic Voyage (Rodale Books, 2004) offers a peek at what he will do with the time he has left. Which is to say, forever.READ»

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A Katzenbach Reader

BY Keith H. HammondsWed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:05 AM

Since 1993, Jon R. Katzenbach has written prolifically on organizational change, drawing from hundreds of company studies to distill ideas that have, in turn, informed the construction of his new firm, Katzenbach Partners LLC. Here's our must-read list.READ»

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