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Project Management

Death March
Edward Yourdon
How to Implement Information Systems and Live to Tell About It
Howard Fallon
How to Manage a Successful Software Project
Sanjiv Purba, David Sawh, and Bharat Shah
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK Guide
Project Management Institute
Project Management Institute Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures
Project Management Institute
Software Project Survival Guide
Steve McConnell
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 98
Gwen Lowery, Rob Ferrara
Users Guide for Microsoft Project 98
Microsoft

Software Development

Requirements by Collaboration
Ellen Gottesdiener
201 Principles of Software Development
Alan M. Davis
Code Complete
Steve McConnell
Writing Effective Use Cases
Alistair Cockburn
Software Engineering - Principles and Practice
Hans van Vliet
Systems Analysis and DesignSystems Analysis and Design - A Project Approach
David Harris
Understanding Groupware in the Enterprise
JoAnne Woodcock

Leadership

Becoming a Technical Leader
Gerald M. Weinberg
How to Win Friends, Influence People and Succeed in a Changing World
Dale Carnegie & Accociates Inc., Suart R. Levine, Michael A. Crom
Peopleware - Productive Projects and Teams
Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister
The Wisdom of Teams
Jon R. Katzenbach, Douglas K. Smith
The Mythical Man-Month
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
The Truth About Managing People ... And Nothing But the Truth
Stephen P. Robbins
Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute
Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, Alan Randolph
Principle Centered Leadership
Stephen R. Covey
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
Oren Harari
Essential Manager's Manual
Robert Heller & Tim Hindle
Positive LeadershipPositive Leadership - How to build a winning team
Mike Pegg
The First-Time Manager
Loren B. Belker
The Leadership Challenge
James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner

Management

Building Professional Services
Thomas E. Lah, Steve O'Connor, Mitchel Peterson
Managing the Professional Service Firm
David H. Maister
Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies
Michael E. McGrath

Personality

Do What You Are
Paul Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
The Art of Speed Reading People
Paul Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger
Reading People
Jo-Ellan Dimitrius and Mark Mazzarella

Time Management

How to get Control of Your Time and Your Life
Alan Lakein
Organizing for the Creative Person
Dorothy Lehmkuhl, Dolores Cotter Lamping
Make the Right Decision Every TimeMake the Right Decision Every Time
Roger Dawson
The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time&Life Management
Hyrum W. Smith
The Advanced Day Planner User's GuideThe Advanced Day Planner User's Guide
Hyrum W. Smith
Time ManagementTime Management - An Introduction to the Franklin System
Richard I. Winwood
Wishcraft - How to Get What You Really Want
Barbara Sher with Annie Gottlieb
First things first
Stephen R. Covey
First Things FirstFirst things first
Patrick Forsyth
Managing Your Time
Iain Maitland
The Procrastinators Handbook
Rita Emmett

Wisdom

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends & Influence People
Dale Carnegie
The Power of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale
The Leader in You - How to win friends, influence people and succeed in a changing world
Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
Strangest SecretCommunicate What You Think
Earl Nightingale
Manipulieren - aber richtig
Josef Kirschner
So wehrt man sich gegen Manipulation
Josef Kirschner
StresswiseStresswise - A Practical Guide for Dealing with Stress
Dr. Terry Looker & Dr. Olga Gregson
Increase Your EnergyIncrease Your Energy
Louis Proto
Life's Little Instruction Book
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Presentations

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
How to Speak Like a Pro
Leon Fletcher
Presentations
Daria Price Bowman

Business

The Witch Doctors
John Micklethwhait, Adrian Wooldridge
Getting to Yes
The Fifth DisciplineThe Fifth Discipline, The art and practice of the learning organization
Peter M. Senge
Managing in the Next Society
Peter F. Drucker
Business @ the Speed of Thought
Bill Gates
All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft
Julie Back

Consulting

Getting Started in Computer Consulting
Peter Meyer

Programming

Thinking in Java
Bruce Eckel
Customizing QuickPlace
IBM Redbooks
Microsoft Visual C# .NET Step by Step
John Sharp, Jon Jagger

Sales & Marketing

How to Master the Art of Selling
Tom Hopkins
Selling for Dummies
Tom Hopkins
The Sales Bible
Jeffrey Gitomer
Rain Making: The Professional's Guide to Attracting New Clients
Ford Harding
Customer Satisfaction Is Worthless Customer Loyalty Is Priceless
Jeffrey Gitomer
Marketing Your Services: For People Who Hate to Sell
Rick Crandall
Cold Calling Techniques
Stephan Schiffman
Nobody Buys Software Services From a Stranger Nobody Buys Software Services From a Stranger
Keith Bates
Even eagles need a push
David McNally
The Greatest Salesman in the World
Og Mandino

Miscellaneous

Use Your HeadUse Your Head
Tony Buzan
The Brain Book, Know Your Own Mind and How to Use It
Peter Russell
The Authobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin