Frankfurt Dispatches: The 2011 GetAbstract Business Book Awards

VP of Marketing and Sales Rosemary Carlough reveals there was at least one party at Frankfurt Book Fair this year.

It’s the 11th Annual International Business Book Award Ceremony by GetAbstract. From a short list of five English language and five German language books, two English language and two German language titles were selected as winners. The awards are decided by an editorial team at GetAbstract who read all the books. They noted many excellent titles in 2011 on the subjects of applicability, style, and innovation. The winners received huge Toblerone bars. The two English language winners are:

Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide by Tom Devine and Tarek F. Maassarani (Berrett-Koehler). With an introduction from Jeffrey Wigand, whistleblower in the tobacco industry, it explains that many people see misdeeds but few report them.

Why the West Rules—for Now by Ian Morris (Picador). A scholarly (the author is a professor at Stanford) but fabulous read, this history book has immense business applications spanning from the ice age to the 20th century.

Anyone else hungry for chocolate?

Fall 2011 Catalog Online Now!

Our Fall 2011 catalog is online now! You can download it HERE, and check out our past catalogs HERE.

We’ve got some great books coming out this fall:

• It’s Your Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss by Susan Wilson Solovic, owner and cofounder of ItsYourBiz.com.
• The Vigilant Investor: A Former SEC Enforcer Reveals How to Fraud-Proof Your Investments by Pat Huddleston.
• The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking…Because People Do Business with People They Like by Michelle Tillis Lederman.
• Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service, Fifth Edition by Performance Research Associates, Inc. Illustrations by John Bush. 20th Anniversary edition.

We hope to spot these books on your bookshelf, and that you enjoy and find them useful!

AMACOM Books for Dads

This post was originally published June 21, 2009.

It’s Father’s Day and now that I’ve put in a phone call to my special man, I wanted to share some AMACOM books for your dad.

Dad the Adventurer

Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy by Robert P. Smith with Peter Zheutlin

Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits by Bo Parfet with Richard Buskin

Undercover: How I Went from Company Man to FBI Spy — and Exposed the Worst Healthcare Fraud in US History by John W. Schilling

The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx by Chuck Panozzo with Michele Skettino

No Limit: The Texas Hold’Em Guide to Winning in Business by Donald G. Krause and Jeff Carter

Dad the Historian

Rich: The Rise and Fall of American Wealth Culture by Larry Samuel

The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father’s War by Jan Elvin

Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope by John B. Roberts II and Elizabeth A. Roberts

Taking the Sea: Perilous Waters, Sunken Ships, and the True Story of the Legendary Wrecker Captains by Dennis M. Powers

Clintonomics: How Bill Clinton Reengineered the Reagan Revolution by Jack Godwin, Ph.D.

Dad the Leader

Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition by Dennis N. T. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy

Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark’s Daring Westward Expedition by Jack Uldrich

John F. Kennedy on Leadership: The Lessons and Legacy of a President by John A. Barnes

Lee & Grant: Profiles in Leadership from the Battlefields of Virginia by Major Charles R. Bowery, US Army

Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker: Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall by Jack Uldrich

Dad the Business Thinker

Chaotics: The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulence by Philip Kotler and John A. Caslione

A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World’s Greatest Management Teacher by William A. Cohen, Ph.D.

Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to Drive High Performance by Paul Herr

Secrets of the Marketing Masters: What the Best Marketers Do — And Why It Works by Dick Martin

Future Savvy: Identifying Trends to Make Better Decisions, Manage Uncertainty, and Profit from Change by Adam Gordon

I hope you had a great day with your dad.

AMACOM Books for Dads

It’s Father’s Day and now that I’ve put in a phone call to my special man, I wanted to share some AMACOM books for your dad.

Dad the Adventurer

Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy by Robert P. Smith with Peter Zheutlin

Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits by Bo Parfet with Richard Buskin

Undercover: How I Went from Company Man to FBI Spy — and Exposed the Worst Healthcare Fraud in US History by John W. Schilling

The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx by Chuck Panozzo with Michele Skettino

No Limit: The Texas Hold’Em Guide to Winning in Business by Donald G. Krause and Jeff Carter

Dad the Historian

Rich: The Rise and Fall of American Wealth Culture by Larry Samuel

The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father’s War by Jan Elvin

Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope by John B. Roberts II and Elizabeth A. Roberts

Taking the Sea: Perilous Waters, Sunken Ships, and the True Story of the Legendary Wrecker Captains by Dennis M. Powers

Clintonomics: How Bill Clinton Reengineered the Reagan Revolution by Jack Godwin, Ph.D.

Dad the Leader

Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition by Dennis N. T. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy

Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark’s Daring Westward Expedition by Jack Uldrich

John F. Kennedy on Leadership: The Lessons and Legacy of a President by John A. Barnes

Lee & Grant: Profiles in Leadership from the Battlefields of Virginia by Major Charles R. Bowery, US Army

Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker: Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall by Jack Uldrich

Dad the Business Thinker

Chaotics: The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulence by Philip Kotler and John A. Caslione

A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World’s Greatest Management Teacher by William A. Cohen, Ph.D.

Primal Management: Unraveling the Secrets of Human Nature to Drive High Performance by Paul Herr

Secrets of the Marketing Masters: What the Best Marketers Do — And Why It Works by Dick Martin

Future Savvy: Identifying Trends to Make Better Decisions, Manage Uncertainty, and Profit from Change by Adam Gordon

I hope you had a great day with your dad.