The Manager's Pocket Guide to Knowledge Management
Knowledge—about customers, markets, core processes, how things get done, who knows what—is a core business asset. You may have heard of knowledge management. No longer a buzz word, it's becoming mainstream in companies large and small who want to strengthen core competencies in:
Responsiveness to the market
Innovation of new products and services
Competency of skill base
Efficiency of work processes
If you're ready to start the knowledge management process in your organization, this book provides a practical plan and roadmap. You'll walk through all the stages—assessment, planning, deployment, and evaluation—and gain specific action steps for putting it all together to expand your core competency and win competitive advantage.
The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-Perkins
Why did Rome fall? Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and a 'dark age' for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Bryan Ward-Perkins encourages every reader to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of the last days of the Roman world, and reminding us of the very real horrors of barbarian occupation.
God: The Failed Hypothesis. How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
"Marshalling converging arguments from physics, astronomy, biology, and philosophy, Stenger has delivered a masterful blow in defense of reason. God: The Failed Hypothesis is a potent, readable, and well-timed assault upon religious delusion. It should be widely read."
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The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis' is about the evolution of a family due to the metamorphosis of that family's son from human to vermin.
