W.W. Norton Company

Sims Wyeth advises "To capture attention, define a problem that keeps listeners up at night." He may as well be talking about this book - for nothing worries us like the prospect of giving a speech. In this lucid guide to presenting, Wyeth counsels how to calm a thumping heart and reveals techniques on preparation, delivery and visual aids as he...

Many people often say "yes" to something when they'd rather say "no". They offer cooperation through words but follow up with how they really feel - in actions that contradict their words. That's passive-aggression. At its heart, passive-aggression is about being untrue to oneself, which makes it impossible to have a clean relationship with others....

A completely new editorial team, dozens of new selections and translations, all-new introductions and headnotes, hundreds of illustrations, redesigned maps and timelines, and a completely revamped media program all add up to the most exciting, accessible, and teachable version of the Norton ever published."...

In recent years, computers have learned to diagnose diseases, drive cars, write clean prose and win game shows. Advances like these have created unprecedented economic bounty but in their wake median income has stagnated and employment levels have fallen. Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee reveal the technological forces driving this reinvention...

Macroeconomics has been thoroughly updated. A new chapter on growth and the world economy has been added and the coverage of growth theory has also been expanded. With one of the best electronic ancillary packages in the market, it will remain a leader....

"Freedom to chart one's strategic destiny comes only to those who are game-aware enough to rise above the game and determined enough to change the game to their own advantage" writes David McAdams in this ground-breaking, paradigm-busting romp through the game theory of business and life. The reader will emerge as a "game-changer", more aware of...