Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and SandM. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping. As Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where yo...(展开全部)

罗斯•麦克唐纳（Ross MacDonald，1915-1983） 罗斯•麦克唐纳，本名肯尼斯•米勒，生于美国加州，是著名的高学历作家，拥有文学博士头衔。他曾服役于美国海军情报局，退役后在母校密歇根大学执教。二十三岁时，麦克唐纳与著名的侦探小说家玛格丽特•米勒结为夫妇。受妻子影响，他开始涉足犯罪小说的创作。前四部作品均以本名发表，第五部长篇小说《移动飞靶》发表时，取笔名为罗斯•麦克唐纳。 麦克唐纳幼年丧父，唯一的女儿又因脑出血离世，因此他笔下的故事总被浓郁的悲伤气氛所笼罩，“亲子分离”也是他擅长描写的主题。其作品文笔优美，心理描写细腻深刻，用词简约，韵味悠长。在处理犯罪的心理层面上，若说他是最写实、并对后代作家最具启发性的侦探小说大师，并不为过。他的角色心理深度超越了所有同类型的作品；对各种角色的处理不像钱德勒那样爱下结论，他总是留给角色一些“不解...(展开全部)

The author provide numerous examples from major organizations such as Dell, Johnson and Johnson, Intel, and Wal-Mart. Offering practical learning, best practice, and illuminating case studies, this is the first definitive guide to the effective use of executive coaching in the corporate environment.

Ricardo Piglia (Adrogué, 1941-Buenos Aires, 2017) es unánimemente considerado un clásico de la literatura actual en lengua española. Publicó en Anagrama sus cinco novelas, Respiración artificial, La ciudad ausente, Plata quemada (llevada al cine por Marcelo Piñeyro; Premio Planeta Argentina), Blanco nocturno (Premio de la Crítica, Premio Rómulo Gallegos, Premio Internacional de...(展开全部)

This practical manual presents an evidence-based coaching model for helping students whose academic performance is suffering due to deficits in executive skills, including time and task management, planning, organization, impulse control, and emotional regulation. In just a few minutes a day, coaches can provide crucial support and instruction tailored to individual students' n...(展开全部)

This survey of Western political thought ranges from Aristotle to "The Federalist Papers", showing how the doctrine of executive power arose and how it has developed to the present day. Although there were various "proto-executives", from Roman dictators to Christian kings, the modern executive first appears with Machiavelli's "The Prince". Yet Machiavelli's strong - even cruel...(展开全部)

A short, up-to-date, practical and readable guide to strategy formulation, this book is designed for practicing executives who are getting ready to assume broader responsibilities. By focusing on strategic thinking and using real-life examples and historical references, this book is a must-read for the serious executive strategist. The first chapter defines strategy and its eff...(展开全部)

Elkhonon Goldberg's groundbreaking The Executive Brain was a classic of scientific writing, revealing how the frontal lobes command the most human parts of the mind. Now he offers a completely new book, providing fresh, iconoclastic ideas about the relationship between the brain and the mind. In The New Executive Brain, Goldberg paints a sweeping panorama of cutting-edge thinki...(展开全部)

Mr. Barnard has made a masterly contribution in his realistic treatment of such topics as informal organization, incentives, and the moral aspects of leadership. --Harvard Business Review From the ranks of the country's leading executives comes a major contribution to the understanding of our society... The author presents an analysis of the nature of business organizati...(展开全部)

《卓有成效的管理者》告诉我们：一群平凡人，能做出不平凡的事业吗？这是完全可以做到的。只要我们组织中的每一个人都能做到卓有成效。卓有成效可以学会吗？卓有成效是可以学会的。每个人都必须卓有成效吗？卓有成效是管理者必须做到的事，但是在所有的知识组织中。每一位知识工作者其实都是管理者一即使他没有所谓的职权。只要他能为组织做出突出的贡献。管理者的成效往往是决定组织工作成效的最关键因素；并不是只有高级管理人员才是管理者，所有负责行动和决策而又有助于提高机构工作效能的人，都应该像管理者一样工作和思考。如何卓有成效？记录并分析时间的使用情况，把眼光集中在贡献上，充分发挥人的长处，要事优先，有效决策。 What makes an effective executive? The measure of the executive, Peter F....(展开全部)