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Fall 2008/2009  |  Fall 2007/2008  |  Fall 2006/2007

Fall 2005/2006  |  Fall 2004/2005

 Fall 2008/2009 Releases

Investing in a Sustainable World
by Matthew Kiernan
AMACOM

In Pursuit of Elegance
by Matthew May
Doubleday Business

Sales 2.0
by Anneke Seley
and Brent Halloway
John Wiley & Sons

Do Your Giving While
You Are Living
by Edie Fraser
and Robyn Spizman
Morgan James Publishing

Akari and Sudoku
by Nikoli
Sterling Publishers

Heyawake and Sudoku
by Nikoli
Sterling Publishers

Finding the Sweet Spot
by David Pollard
Chelsea Green Publishing

The Wallstrip™ Edge
by Howard Lindzon
Grand Central Business Plus

 Fall 2007/2008 Releases

Forecasting for Real Estate Wealth: Strategies for Outperforming Any Housing Market
by Ed Ross
John Wiley & Sons

Signs of Success: The Remarkable Power of Business Astrology
by Steven Mark Weiss
AMACOM Books

Masyu & Sudoku: Handcrafted Puzzles from Japan's Sudoku Pioneers
by Nikoli
Sterling Publishers

Nikoli Slitherlink and Sudoku
by Nikoli
Sterling Publishers

Impact: How to Get Noticed, Motivate Millions, and Make a Difference in a Noisy World
by Ken McArthur
Career Press

Financial Armageddon: Revised and Updated Paperback Edition
by Michael Panzner
Kaplan Trade

The Accidental Entrepreneur
by Susan Urquhart-Brown
AMACOM Books

Becoming Your Own China Stock Guru
by James Trippon
John Wiley & Sons

Temptations in the Office
by Stephen M. Goldman
Praeger Press

Save Smart, Earn More
by Dennis Blitz
AdamsMedia Publishers

Option Strategies for
Directionless Markets
by Anthony Saliba
Bloomberg

Executive Stamina
by Martin Seldman
John Wiley & Sons

Bestseller

The Original Sudoku Page-A-Day Calendar 2008
by Workman Publishing Company

Working Relationships
by Bob Wall
Davies Black Publishers

This Wasn't Supposed to Happen to Me
by Beverly Smallwood
Thomas Nelson Publishers

The New Rules of International Negotiation
by Catherine Lee
Career Press

The Energy Cure: How to Recharge Your Life 30 Seconds at a Time
by Kimberly Kingsley
New Page Books

Family, Inc.: How to Manage Parents, Siblings, Spouses, Children, and In-Laws in the Family Business
by Larry Colin and Laura Colin
Career Press

Fiscal Fitness: 8 Steps to Wealth and Health from America's Leaders of Fitness and Finance
by Jack LaLanne and
Matthew J. Rettick
Career Press

One of Executive Book Summaries Best of 2008

The Complexity Crisis: Why Too Many Products, Markets, and Customers Are Crippling Your Company--and What to Do About It
by John Mariotti
AdamsMedia

The Foreclosures.com Guide to Advanced Investing Techniques You Won't Learn Anywhere Else
by Alexis McGee
John Wiley & Sons

Something Really New: Three Simple Steps to Creating Truly Innovative Products
by Dennis Hauptly
AMACOM Books

The Foreclosures.com Guide to Making Huge Profits Investing in Pre-Foreclosures Without Selling Your Soul
by Alexis McGee
John Wiley & Sons

Nuclear Nebraska: The Remarkable Story of the Little County That Couldn't Be Bought
by Susan Cragin
AMACOM

Chain Reaction: How Today's Best Companies Manage Their Supply Chains for Superior Performance
by Robert Malone
Kaplan Trade

Book of the Year Finalist Foreword Magazine

Rethinking Work: Are You Ready to Take Charge?
by Cliff Hakim
Davies Black

 Fall 2006/2007 Releases

Bubble Proof: Real Estate Strategies that Work in Any Market
by Tonja Demoff
Kaplan Trade

Book of the Month
Washington Post

Rich and Thin: How to Slim Down, Shrink Debt,
and Turn Calories Into Cash
by Deborah McNaughton and Melinda Weinstein
McGraw-Hill

The Insiders Guide to Your First Year in Law School
by Justin Spizman
AdamsMedia

Customer Tells: Delivering World-Class Customer Service by Reading Your Customer's Signs and Signals
by Marty Seldman, et.al
Kaplan Trade

Book of the Month
Washington Post

Mortgage Ripoffs and Money Savers
by Carolyn Warren
John Wiley & Sons

Bestseller
Amazon.com

The 100-year Lifestyle: Dr. Plasker's Breakthrough Solution for Living Your Best Life — Every Day of Your Life
by Eric Plasker
AdamsMedia

Everything I Know About Business I Learned from My Mama: A Down-Home Approach to Business and Personal Success
by Tim Knox
John Wiley & Sons

Ego Check: Why Executive Hubris is Wrecking Companies and Careers and How to Avoid the Trap
by Mathew Hayward
Kaplan Trade

Bestseller
Amazon.com

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes
by Michael Panzner
Kaplan Trade

Counter-Intuitive Selling: Mastering the Art of the Unexpected
by Bill Byron Concevitch
Kaplan Trade

Play Your Best Hand: How to Manage the Four Types of Knowledge Workers—and Stack the Odds for Maximum Success
by Faith Ralston, Ph.D.
Adams Media

Riches in Niches: How to Make It Big in a Small Market
by Susan Friedmann
Career Press

Achieve Sales Excellence:
The 7 Customer Rules for Becoming the New Sales Professional
by Howard Stevens
Adams Media

Coaching for Emotional Intelligence
by Bob Wall
AMACOM Books

Why Johnny Can't Sell
by Michael Nick
and Robert Kantin
Kaplan Trade

Bestseller
Barnes & Noble.com

Exceptional Selling:
How the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales
by Jeff Thull
John Wiley & Sons

Bestseller
800CEOREAD.com

The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation
by Matthew May
Free Press, S&S

Trust Your Gut: How the Power of Intuition Can Grow Your Business
by Lynn Robinson
Kaplan Trade

 Fall 2005/2006 Releases

The Listening Leader
by Richard Harris
Praeger Press

Finish What You Start
by Michael Cunningham
Kaplan Trade

Coached to Lead:
How to Achieve Extraordinary Results with an Executive Coach
by Susan Battley
Jossey-Bass

Bigger Isn't Always Better: The New Mindset for Real Business Growth
by Robert Tomasko
AMACOM

SmartSourcing: Driving Innovation and Growth Through Outsourcing
by Thomas Koulopoulos
AdamsMedia

Selling to BIG Companies
by Jill Konrath
Kaplan Trade

Broaden the Vision and Narrow the Focus
by James Lucas
Praeger Press

High Performance Marketing
by Naras Eechambadi
Dearborn

Is Your Genius at Work?
by Dick Richards
Davies-Black

Don't Let Others Rent Space
in Your Head
by Gary Coxe
John Wiley

Lincoln's Wrath
by Jeff Manber and
Neil Dahlstrom
Sourcebooks

Going South
by William Cast
Dearborn

The 2010 Meltdown
by Edward Gordon
Praeger Press

 Fall 2004/2005 Releases

The Productivity Handbook
by Don Wetmore
Random House

FedEx Delivers
by Madan Birla
John Wiley & Sons

The Consistent Consumer
by Ken Beller, et al
Dearborn

On the High Wire: How to Survive Your Promotion
by Robert Gunn and Betsy Gullickson
Greenwood/Praeger Press

The Whole Golf Book
by John MacIntyre
Sourcebooks

The Amazing Mom Book
by John MacIntyre
Sourcebooks

It's Not Where You Start,
But Where You Finish!
by Gillian Hennessey-Ortega
John Wiley & Sons

Angel Capital: How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing
by Gerald Benjamin
and Joel Margulis
Wiley Finance

Smart Marketing,
2nd edition
by John Mariotti
Capstone/John Wiley & Sons

Bestseller
Amazon.com

Pursuit of Passionate Purpose
by Theresa Szczurek
John Wiley & Sons

Winning Job Interviews
by Paul Powers
Career Press

The Prime Solution
by Jeff Thull
Dearborn

   Bestseller
Wall Street Journal

Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success
by Rick Brandon and Marty Seldman
Free Press

TrendSmart: The Power of Knowing What's Coming...and What's Here to Stay!
by Louis Patler
Sourcebooks Trade

You Can Do The Math
by Ron Lipsman
Praeger

Love and Infertility
by Kristen Manacca
Lifeline Press (Regnery)

360 ROI Selling
by Michael Nick and Kurt Koenig
Dearborn

TrendSmart: The 21 Trends That Will Change the Way You Do Business (paperback)
by Louis Patler
Sourcebooks

Real Prosperity
by Lynn Robinson
Andrews McMeel

The Mentoring Advantage
by Florence Stone
Dearborn

What's Your Corporate IQ? How Smart Companies Learn, Transform and Lead
by Jim Underwood
Dearborn

The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle
by Michael Panzner
FT/Prentice Hall

Life's Too Short to Drink Cheap Wine
by Cliff Hakim
Classic Day Publishing

The Essential New Manager's Kit
by Florence Stone
Dearborn

The Art of Winning Commitment
by Dick Richards
AMACOM