“william l simon”

If you've ever wondered exactly what a Zapf is, or if Baskerville has anything to do with Sherlock Holmes, "Type" is the answer to these questions and more. This is the story of the passions, and obsessions of the creator of type; of the influences of wars, persecution, and political upheaval, and t... More

"Rob Lebow and William Simon are on the money. Lasting Change is the only way to go and it can only happen through shared values. Lasting Change is just great-a must read "- Ken Blanchard, Chairman and CEO, Blanchard Training & Development, Inc. and coauthor of The One Minute Manager. "Don't miss t... More

The man who sets out to grab a cat by its tail learns something that will always be useful -Mark Twain In other words, we all learn from experience. And for those times when experience doesnt provide the answer, you might find it in When You Grab a Cat by the Tail. This book offers a rich collection... More

"Few organizations are so weak they can't be saved, few so healthy they can't be improved." --Gil Amelio This is the story of the transformation of National Semiconductor as told by the man who led it, CEO Gil Amelio. You'll learn how in just three short years, Amelio and his management team took N... More

An unauthorized and unflinching portrait of the phenomenon behind Apple "My books are about the secret lives of hackers. This book is about the secret life of maybe the most influential person in technology. Who else can you think of that has put his stamp on three industries-computers, music, and ... More

An Everyman who expressed the defiant spirit of freedom, Charlie Chaplin was first lauded and later reviled in the America that made him Hollywood’s richest man. He was a figure of multiple paradoxes, and many studies have sought to unveil ‘the man behind the mask.’ But Simon Louvi... More

Praise from "Industry Week," January 2003,,"."In Henry Ford's Lean Vision...Levinson shows how the father of American mass production toiled to eliminate waste, instituted just-in-time delivery of inventory, and applied many other tools now identified with lean...""Japanese manufacturers have made c... More

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's German Empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of this century's blackest hours. "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly... More