Classics

“What are your assumptions (implicit as well as explicit) about the most effective way to manage people?”   So began Douglas McGregor in this 1960 management classic. It was a seemingly simple question he asked, yet it led to a fundamental revolution in...

Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech...

Essential reading for managers and leaders, this is the classic work on management, problem solving, quality control, and more—based on the famous theory, 14 Points for ManagementIn his classic Out of the Crisis, W. Edwards Deming describes the...

The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury ), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table.   Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of...

A native of Scotland, Andrew Carnegie emigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in his youth and through voracious reading and personal initiative became one of the richest men in American history. His autobiography recounts the real-life, rags-to-riches...

The enlightening memoir of the industrialist as famous for his philanthropy as for his fortune. His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him “St. Andrew.” British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an “example” for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply...

THE NEW QUESTIONTen years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research,...

Nearly all of the great success stories of the twentieth century—right up to the present day—are stories of simplifying.Over the last 40 years Richard Koch has worked to uncover the simple principles and strategies behind every successful business. With...

From one of the world’s most admired business leaders, here is a remarkable book that will forever change the way you think about management.The meteoric rise of UK supermarket chain Tesco from humble beginnings to its current status as one of the...

Stop pushing products—and start cultivating relationships with the right customers. If you read nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business...

From Gallup: a landmark study of great leaders, teams and the reasons why people follow.More than a decade ago, Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark 30-year research project that ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths. Since then,...

(Available after 3-20 days)At the age of twenty-five, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw partnered with an Irish entrepreneur, Leslie Auchincloss, to start Biocon India in a garage in Bengaluru. Armed with just a degree in beer making, this move to industrial enzymes...

It seems, at first glance, like an obvious step to take to improve industrial productivity: one should simply watch workers at work in order to learn how they actually do their jobs. But American engineer FREDERICK WINSLOW TAYLOR (1856-1915) broke new...

A taut and extraordinary unveiling of the mental breakdown of a teacher, The Trick Is to Keep Breathing is a powerful and beautifully written reminder of how close we all are to insanity. From the corner of a darkened room Joy Stone watches herself...

Oscar Wilde's stories for children display the lively wit and wisdom for which his famous plays are celebrated. This collection brings together six poignant tales of love, loss, riches, poverty, hope and happiness.Featuring:• The Nightingale and the...

Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules.So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter a loveless marriage to a wealthy man to settle the family debts, young and headstrong Horry proposes to marry him in her sister's place.As her new...

The Female Quixote, a vivacious and ironical novel parodying the style of Cervantes, portrays Arabella, the beautiful daughter of a marquis, whose passion for reading romances colors her approach to her own life and causes many comical and melodramatic...

In the vein of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen's beloved but unfinished masterpiece—often considered her most modern and exciting novel—gets a spectacular second act in this tie-in to a major new limited television series.Written only months before Austen's...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Young Charlotte Heywood arrives in Sanditon, a newly established seaside resort, with the Parkers: patrons and enthusiastic promoters of the town. Just as the town...

'No person could be really well . . . without spending at least six weeks by the sea every year'In Sanditon, Jane Austen writes what may well be the first seaside novel: a novel, that is, that explores the mysterious and startling transformations that a...