1874 Near Weatherbury (in Hardy's mythical Wessex), Bathsheba Everdene is loved by three men. Published anonymously in the Cornhill, it at once secured the writer a foremost position among popular authors. (details...)

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The debate over Plain vs. Precision English rages on in courtrooms, boardrooms, and, yes, even bedrooms. Here, Adam Freedman deciphers the curious wording and odd phrasing behind legal lingo for the rest of us in plain English. Adam Freedman writes the “Legal Lingo" column for the New York Law Journal Magazine and was a litigator before joining a major investment bank where he earns his living decoding policies and procedures into plain English. He holds degrees from Yale, Oxford, and the University of Chicago and has written for Newsweek International and Slate.com, among others. Please visit his website at www.partyofthefirstpart.com and his blog at thepartyofthefirstpart.blogspot.com. (details...)

Since it was first introduced in the multi-million-copy bestseller The Goal, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC) has emerged as one of the most flexible and effective approaches to management and problem solving in the corporate world... (details...)

Neil and Dana Phillips were both working in education when they started doing a little direct selling on the side, almost 30 years ago. Their business quickly grew, and soon their income tax bill was more than Neil had earned as a tenured university profe... (details...)

Drawing on his own experience and the success stories of clients and others who have benefited from his philosophy, Veeck shows how fun, creativity and passion can bring out the best in an organization and an individual... (details...)

The secret wisdom of the Kabbalah is a secret no more! Rabbi David Aaron, bestselling author of Endless Light, Seeing G-d and The Secret Life of God, has helped readers and students of all faiths find meaning, purpose and personal power from the ancient... (details...)