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The E-Myth Revisited

cover of The E-Myth RevisitedThe E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

author: Michael E. Gerber
asin: 0887307280
binding: Paperback
list price: $16.95 USD
amazon price: $11.53 USD


Great little book. Very easy to read. Some good lessons here.

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Peopleware 2nd Ed.

cover of Peopleware 2nd Ed.Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed.

author: Tom DeMarco
Timothy Lister
asin: 0932633439
binding: Paperback
list price: $33.95 USD
amazon price: $33.95


Another of the books everyone in I.T. should read. I practice many of the things in this book on my projects. This is the book that talks about office layouts and environments, interruptions and their affect on reimmersion time for creative workers, anti-team practices (i.e. don't do them!) and so on. Also, this second edition contains a nice short summary of Virginia Satir's change model - which I teach on all my projects and multi-day workshops.

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Why Does Software Cost So Much

cover of Why Does Software Cost So MuchWhy Does Software Cost So Much?: And Other Puzzles of the Information Age

author: Tom Demarco
asin: 093263334X
binding: Paperback
list price: $29.95 USD
amazon price: $26.95 USD


I don't agree with everything in this book (including the title essay). However, it contains the best 5 pages on management ever written - the Standing Naked In The Snow chapter. It's a must read just for that.

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