Strategy Books

I am a huge fan of Kate and her website Ms. Mindbody. I loved this book. It has become my daily handbook. I take it to work with me every day and it is been like a life saver for me most days. It makes me laugh out loud. Truly a gift.

The "Chill Guide" delivers the same practical, witty and easy-to-follow tips that Kate Hanley has been sharing with readers for years [...]. I especially loved her advice for taming road rage and managing computer crashes. It's one of those books that you need to buy and keep in your purse to help you deal with all of the stressful snafus that are part of life. I highly recommend it!

Count me among the readers of Kate Hanley's Ms. Mindbody newsletter who's looking forward to reading the book. There's a lot out there about banishing stress, but somehow Kate's ideas and notions about how to counter the craziness of modern life feel soothing just to read!

Kate Hanley's Ms. Mindbody has been a must-read for a while, so I was totally excited about this book. She offers a ton of down-to-earth tips that are short and simple enough that you can do them even when you're stuck in line at the post office and ready to tear your hair out. No yoga gear required. Highly recommended.

I have been looking for a book like this for a while. As a working mother of two young children, I do not have time to do yoga or meditation, but this book showed me simple, quick ways to take the edge off in my busy life. I have been a fan of her blog, [...] for years, and I am so happy she came out with a book! I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a less stressful life.

Martin Roll's book is all about the new frontier of global business - branding as a driver of business strategy. Roll shows us how branding drives shareholder value, with a focus on Asia - the companies, the issues, and the future.

One could argue that branding is the last competence of the West which has not been emulated or surpassed by the Asians. Forget cost cutting as a strategy. The future belongs to the brand. Roll's book gives us new insights into Asian cultures and consumers, explains country and celebrity branding in Asia, and provides us with eight penetrating case studies of Asian brands - Singapoe Airlines, Amanresorts, Shiseido, Samsung, Jim Thompson, Li Ning (look out Nike!), Jet Airways, and Giordano - in action. The section titled - "10 Steps to Build an Asian Brand" is worth the price of the book itself.

A must read for leaders interested in the future of business.

For more info, see this interview with Roll at the Zyman Institute of Brand Science: "Brading and the New Asia"
- http://www.zibs.com/roll.shtml

Asian Brand Strategy in a great book for both Western businessmen, interested in the Asian markets, and Asian Business leaders, who seeks to build brand equity. The book even creates an interest in both Asia and branding if you previously have no knowledge about it. It seems to be writen for both brand professionals aswell as for people knowing nothing about branding, since the language and layout is easy going, at the same time as it gives smart and clear insights to the brand building processes and the specific Asian characteristics. Martin Roll's many points are backed up by numerous interesting cases, and for me, writing my thesis on the topic of branding in Asia it has really been much helpful.

After a long time, I am reading a book that really is an amazing read. The author's writing style, the combination of theory and examples and the visual appeal of the book really respects the readers's time. Hats off to Martin Roll for writing such a terrific tool book to help understand the complex subject of asian branding. I would surely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in knowing the latest of branding.

Working in the branding world myself as a Sponsorship Consultant the book Asian Brand Strategy clearly fills an important gap in the literature about branding. With Asia being the hot topic in business today Martin Roll manages to communicate a superb insight into the decision making levels and challanges of Asian companies. The book stands out through its clarity in which a sophisticated brand framework is brought to life. The great mix of theoretical and academic work combined with case studies and applied examples make this book stand out. It is the combination of the writing approach of this book and its Asian insight which makes it one of the most relevant business books I have read for a long time.

This book is a definite must read for Asian Management.

Martin Roll's Book on Asian Brand Strategy draws very relevant parallels between the Western approach to corporate management and marketing and that in Asian companies. Martin analyzes why Asian companies, which often have larger asset bases and investments in manufacturing than their Western counterparts often are not able to capture the same brand value. Case studies on Banyan Tree Resorts and Singapore Airlines give great anedotes for models that work in Asia.

As an American working for a major conglomerate in Asia, I was literally moved by the depth of his understanding related to the differences in management and approach to marketing.

Great reference and book to have!!

Having been bullied most of my life in and out of school I just learned to live with it. It was only when, like the author, I was diagnosed in adulthood with AS that the pieces of my life began to come together. However one thing still troubled me, why was I subjected to such harsh treatment? That was up until I read this book.

This book, written in a style of a informative manual for professionals such as teachers, clearly spells out why people on the spectrum are subjected to bullying and harassment on a daily basis in the torturous prison that is our schools. The author has dedicated a chapter to some of his own experiences and uses these and the stories of others on the spectrum to plainly illustrate his points. However unlike some other books on the subject that I have read he also backs up these points with numerous references to other studies, books and other AS authorities.

I am not saying that this book is without its flaws. For one many of the strategies suggested for use by the teachers and the victims themselves will have in one form or other been tried and have often failed due in part to the fact that some bullies actively look for a chink in the armour, once it is found the whole cycle begins again. Also the book is very thin for the subject matter and while this is good in stopping the reader getting bored it does very little when you are trying to find really good in-depth material on the subject.

Having said that, this book gives a rock solid foundation for parents, victims and teachers to build on and create a better strategy for dealing with bullying of people on the spectrum and those who are not. Also this book puts a strong emphasis on engaging bystanders, turning them from innocent bystanders into a dynamic force to help stamp out bullying when it starts instead of when it has taken root. As it says, Bullying does not happen in a vacuum.

If you are looking for a good book about bullying on the spectrum, this guy knows his stuff.

I have asperber's syndrome and I learned this years after I graduated from highschool. I knew that I was very much bullied all through high school and grade school. I suggest that people read this book and think what is happening with the victems of bullies. Many of of them are aspies who do no know it.

Again, I said this is recomend for every one.

As a parent dealing with a fairly new diagnosis, this book went beyond the title. Finally Asperger's has been explained in a way that allows me to grasp what it is like for my son. I also discovered how even we as adoring parents have unintentionally bullied him. This is a crucial read for parents, teachers and school administration. I strongly recommend it!

This book delivers insight and hope to children being victimized and their families. When I counsel children and adults who have been bullied, I am invariably struck by the deep wounds that they carry through life. The fear and trembling lives on, along with the sadness and the pain that are more than just memories that people get over. Nick Dubin speaks with passion in a singular voice as an adult who has Asperger's and as a professional who helps the reader get the big picture. Parents, teachers, and professionals will understand why do bullies do what they do, why people stand by, and what to do about it.

--Robert A. Naseef, Ph.D., author of Special Children, Challenged Parents and co-editor Voices from the Spectrum.

Voices from the Spectrum: Parents, Grandparents, Siblings, People With Autism, And Professionals Share Their Wisdom

Bullying (which includes both verbal and physical harassment) is an extremely serious problem in our schools today. A large percentage of adolescent and teenage suicides are directly and primarily attributable to bullying. Most of the widely reported school shootings were also at least partly acts of revenge against bullying. Unfortunately, most parents and school administrators simply do not understand the scope of the problem. This is largely due to the perception that teasing and bullying are a "normal part of growing up." All too often, the problem is dismissed by well-meaning school administrators that remember being victims of some teasing and bullying in their own childhoods and who think that the victims should just "get over it".

While it is true that everyone experiences a certain amount of bullying, there are many children in our schools for whom bullying is not just an occasional incident to be shrugged off. For most students with Asperger syndrome, bullying is pervasive, constant, and inescapable. They usually lack the pragmatic language skills to effectively use "comebacks" to respond to teasing, they lack the motor skills to fight back if the harassment turns physical, and they usually have few (if any) friends available to provide emotional support afterwards. Add to that the fact that persons with autism have a biologically based difficulty in dealing with frustration and you have a recipe for disaster.

Nick Dubin shows a rare understanding of the severity and nature of the problem from the standpoint of a former victim. He does a masterful job of explaining why persons with Asperger syndrome (and other forms of autism) are extremely vulnerable to bullying. He also offers a wealth of practical suggestions to combat this problem in our schools. If we, as a society, claim to value diversity, how can we turn our backs on our own children that are harassed daily in our schools for no reason other than the fact that they are different?

Why do we expect a 12 year old child with autism to endure daily harassment that is often far worse than that which would be grounds for a very large lawsuit if it happened to a 30 year old adult in the workplace?

Every school administrator, teacher, and parent needs to read this book. Dubin masterfully shows why the problem is both serious and solvable -- if only parents and school officials will pay attention.

This book is a great read for action officers and DoD staffers! I found it very helpful upon my recent assignment to the Pentagon. Must read for military and civilians working at operational and strategic levels of national defense! Many thanks to the author for their insights!

A great book, highly recommended for anyone working in the Pentagon! I'm in my first Pentagon tour, and found this book immensely useful. My initial impression of Pentagon life was professional bewilderment: totally new vocabulary, totally new set of concerns, different rules for doing business. Much more so than with most of my 'new' jobs along the way, this one totally threw me off with with respect to the norms and expectations.

There are many courses for navigating these strange waters (most of which I've attended), but there's so much to learn that these courses are primarily focused on the "What Is It, and How Does It Work?" level. The "What's normal?" level is usually left off the end (due to time constraints), for the student to work out on his/her own. I've been blessed with very patient bosses, and have been allowed to work out 'normal' for myself, but I frequently had so many questions that I'd hesistate asking them all at once. And then came Assignment Pentagon - a life saver.

I stumbled across Assignment Pentagon about three months into the job - 2-1/2 months too late! Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down - it spoke to my nagging questions and left me a MUCH better informed Action/Requirements Officer. The turn-around in professional understanding was so profound for me that I've been recommending it to anyone else that checks in here, and think it's absolutely critical to understand the place you work in the depth that Assignment Pentagon delivers it.

Many thanks to the authors for putting this much-needed work together, and for keeping it updated. I only hope that they're still updating it when I've got my next set of orders to the Pentagon.

This book was first published in the 1980s, and has been apparently revised as recently as March 2007. The edition I read comes from 2002. The book is interesting. It fulfills its billing as a straight guide to what is important inside the big five-sided building along the Potomac River.

Maj Gen Smith's most interesting piece of insight comes about half way through in his discussion of the media and the Pentagon leadership. In discussing the role of the daily "Early Bird" news roundup, Gen Smith asserts that senior Pentagon leaders read the volume diligently, seeing the press not as an antagonist, but rather as a source of new and interesting takes on what they may or may not already know.

Unfortunately, Gen Smith has a bad habit of occasionally interjecting his personal opinion into his otherwise objective analysis. Also, even though the book says it was revised for 2002, it appears that many sections of the book have not been updated since its original publication 15 years earlier.

All in all, this is a solid, brief overview, of some of what goes through Pentagon employees heads on a daily basis. It is worth the read for that reason if for no other.

I am the author of this book. When the new administration took office, it was time to update this book about how the Pentagon works, how to work with the Pentagon and how to work within the Pentagon. There is an enormous amount of misinformation about the Pentagon and what I have tried to do is stick to the realities and to destroy some of the myths. I have received many comments about this book. The most surprising ones have come from people who work in corporations who have told me that this book has given them lots of ideas about how improve their performance in their present jobs.

I am the author of this book. When the new administration took office, it was time to update this book about how the Pentagon works, how to work with the Pentagon and how to work within the Pentagon. There is an enormous amount of misinformation about the Pentagon and what I have tried to do is stick to the realities and to destroy some of the myths. I have received many comments about this book. The most surprising ones have come from people who work in corporations who have told me that this book has given them lots of ideas about how improve their performance in their present jobs.

Ev's a wild man, he's crazy, ya gotta love that guy. Bada bing! Land grab, way to go, pow! What a loon! Sign me up!

An interesting book that covers a range of strategic issues involved with space. Lays out the basics of space operations. An insightful read.

The geopolitics of space will be a more timely topic in the years ahead with so many spacefaring nations seeding fleets to 'the Moon, Mars, and Beyond.' The serious treatment of geopolitics of space is of growing importance. The space regimes fashioned by diplomats of the past must evolve in the years ahead to foster commercial activity and private property ownership. Astropolitics is abound as most recently evidenced by the reaction to President George W. Bush and his space policy internationally. This book is essential reading for those seeking to grasp the multiple issues that must be addressed on the direction ahead.

The introduction of the beliefs and dictums of geopolitics, the school of thought bringing together geography and international relations, in space theory and practice was, admittedly, long overdue. This is masterfully accomplished in this book, which, while been accessible and democratic in its style, is highly informed and thought-provoking.
With the traditional struggles over terrestrial supremacy being far from over, the arena of space offers a new field for the realization of the power strategies of the contemporary "Great Powers". This is turn directly affects the power relations back home (Earth, that is), shaping thus the political landscape of the near future.
The author, drawing from a plethora of geopolitical, historical and space-related records, has produced a compelling and essential read, concretly laying the foundations for a new, inter-disciplinary and highly relevant ground.

Dolman's thoughts in Astropolitik should be essential reading for anyone interested in space power and its relationship to the security of freedom, democracy and the United States in the 21st century. This book will definitely be required reading for military space leaders in the future, and should be read by every space leader or enthusaist today be they from the military, civil, or commercial sectors. Realist politics and unilateral action may be disheartening to some, and many may be opposed to Dolman's 'advice' at the end, but the logic and arguments he presents are sound and must be addressed by any potential opposition.
In all, Astropolitik will become a classic of space power theory.

This book has 8 chapters, totaling 105 pages, that cover attacking fundamentals as demonstrated through complete games from older, "classical" masters to current Grandmasters. The chapters, (Ch.1 Basics of the Kingside Attack, Ch.2 Technical Chess & Fighting Chess, Ch.3 Sacrifices and Combinations, Ch.4 Piece Mobility: Breaking the Symmetry, Ch.5 Piece Mobility: The Centre and the Flank, Ch.6 The Initiative, Ch.7 The Attack Goes Wrong, Ch.8 Quizzes) are clearly written, and the author emphasizes key points, lessons to be learned, and how one could do the same in one's own games. From the back cover: "This book will teach you to... * Exploit your opponent's weaknesses *Force home your advantage *Launch standard attacks *Handle desperate attacks *Know when and how to exchange off into a winning endgame " Personally, I think Attacking Technique may be of more long-lasting value than books on "opening x, y, z," in that at some point, in some position, everyone must attack.

International Master Colin Crouch has a lot of good books to his credit and 'Attacking Technique' continues that admirable trend. Weighing in at a "mere" 105 pages, one is tempted to think there simply can't be that much Chess knowledge to be had within, but this book is a poster child for the oft-repeated maxim of not judging a book by its cover. Crouch approaches the topic like an arrow would a target. He starts with a chapter titled 'Basics of the Kingside Attack: The Three Piece rule" which outlines what I think is a unique but very sensible approach to formulating and coordinating an attack on the enemy king. He surmises, correctly, that "...In general, a successful kingside attack will need at least three pieces participating; one to be sacrificed and two to give checkmate." What a succinct and logical statement that will help a lot of novices understand what is necessary to have on deck before conducting an attack! In addition to such an erudite summary, he goes on to annotate a series of instructive games that serve to buttress his 'rule'.

One excellent chapter follows another. Chapter two details his characterizations of the game as having two "personalities": fighting chess and technical chess. This brings to mind the usual strategy versus tactics argument. Strategical operations seem to be what the author likes to term "fighting chess" (the jockeying for a better position) and once that is achieved, launching tactical operations (his "technical chess"). Crouch does a very good job of explaining the differences and goes on to give examples with well-annotated games. The wonderous thing is the precise brevity with which he explains that which some other authors have wasted reams of paper on. He is to be commended. After these come the following chapters: Sacrifices and Combinations; Piece Mobility: Breaking the Symmetry; Piece Mobility: The Center and the Flank; The Initiative; The Attack Goes Wrong and finally, Quizzes. In all these chapters, Crouch, to show proper attacking technique, uses the games of (then and still) rising superstar Alexander Morozevich as he hacked his way through the 1994 Lloyds Bank Masters tournament, ending with a 9.5/10 score against titled players!

The whole book is dotted with good advice on how to carry out attacks (and importantly, without prejudice to either the kingside or the queenside, a point he stresses and one that is well worth remembering). He highlights each important point with italicized text, a nice addition to an already superlative effort. In all, I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to start playing clean, surgical but imaginative chess. The kind of chess that creates tournament winners. The final "Quizzes" chapter enables the reader to show how well understood the text was (or wasn't!). A fitting companion to the attacking Bible: The Art of Attack by Vukovic.

What a shame this book isn't in print. Although the book is slim, the author gives plenty of good direct advice. The advice is focused on attack. This is not an openings book or a tactics book. There are a series of about 20 quiz positions in the rear of the book. Many of these center around a move that creates a positional weakness that can be attacked later.
An annotated example game (or two) is given as the body of each major theme. Attacking with the three piece method. When the attack goes wrong. Switching attack. Very useful. Very readable.

This is still available as a new book at amazon.co.uk, and it may be worth getting there even for US players, as it's getting rare and pricey on this side of the Atlantic.

It's an excellent book on the basics of conducting an attack. Topics covered include the 3-piece rule(brilliant!), technical vs. fighting chess, sacs and combinations, piece mobility, the initiative, and refuted attacks.

Highly recommended before longer works like Art of Attack by Vukovic. It's perfect for club players, or those of us who find Mark Dvoretsky's serious works on similar topics tough to absorb.

Anything written by Crouch can be bought sight unseen; quality is assured. This book is no exception. A number of topics are presented which other writers have glossed over. One example is the fight for piece activity, which is a goal in itself, regardless of whether the opponent has weaknesses or not. Another example is the use of initiative. Though the book is thin, the density of ideas is high and there is much to ponder and digest. I'm now waiting for his book on defensive techniques.

Anytime a writer can relate life and spiritual concepts to sports they have a winner in my book. But Terri goes several steps further. Her book goes beyond the obvious to present life secrets in a meaningful and insightful manner than even the non-sports person can easily relate to. As a speaker she is especially engaging...she almost makes you want to jump up and cheer (that is the cheerleader in me talking). This is a good read and thought-provoking all in one

This delightful book by Terri Marie shows you how to cheer for yourself, become your own hero and conquer any fears you may have in facing the challenges that life has in store for you. It is a book I refer to over and over so I can feel good about myself and others no matter what comes my way. I highly recommend it especially when you need a little nudge in the right direction.

This book takes a lighthearted, yet effective, approach to creating more success in your life. Through the use of sports metaphors, vivid storytelling, and memorable catchphrases, the author provides a simple means of improving your self confidence and believing yourself to success!

You are your own best cheerleader... "Be the Hero of Your Own Game" is an insightful, practical guide to self-motivation. Terri Marie's book is an inspirational "Play by Play" game plan that explains the "hows" and "whys" of harnessing our dynamic internal energy to deliver us to our goals, dreams and success. Terri Marie's advice is very, very practical and easy to follow.

-- Anita Bergen

Most self-help books tell you how to live a successful life. This book shows you how to make your life a glorious adventure while achieving peace, joy and prosperity. Terri Marie's writing style is simple, yet elegant. Her suggestions could be implemented immediately. When you're facing challenges that seem to be getting the better of you, go to "Be the Hero of Your Own Game" for a needed "faith-lift".

In Beat the Odds, Robert Rudzki presents a method of strategic planning that is based on his own corporate experience plus an astute analysis of the best and worst application of corporate strategy. The book describes a set of nine fundamental principles that provide a solid strategic framework for business planning and execution in practically any industry sector.

I particularly like the structure of the book. The chapters give a brief synopsis of corporations that apply each of the nine individual principles well. Rudzki then reinforces the principles discussed in the chapters with checklists that help determine if these principles are effectively being applied. He even anticipates the "but my firm is different" arguments and defends the principles against complacency.

I also find that the self-assessment guides for top management, future leaders, employers, suppliers, and customers are valuable tools to conduct a 360 degree evaluation of a corporation's activities.

I highly recommend Beat the Odds to any business executive or manager.

BEAT THE ODDS is a call to take business back to the often-forgotten
basics, particularly in an era where senior managers are consumed by
managing complexity in their daily jobs. It takes the complex world of
business and simplifies it to nine core principles, without which a
business is likely to fail. With vivid corporate examples, this book
does what others have failed to do: offer a complete prescription for
corporate health (with a comprehensive diagnostic process), not a dose
of the latest management fad.

With ample examples of companies that have failed, or experienced
near-death due to ignoring one or more of the nine principles, this
book is a natural complement to such earlier classics as Built to
Last, and Good to Great.

BEAT THE ODDS should be a must read in the executive suite, and in
executive education programs. The Nine Principles, combined with the
Diagnostic process and the Quotable Quotes (in the Appendix), will
provide executives and managers with an on-going resource throughout
their careers.

This is the Seven Principles restated with some interesting twists. To the extent that I consider business operations and risk every day some of what Mr. Rudzki says may be more evident to me than to most people; however, the book was still very useful from the viewpoint of tuning up my framework for analysis. I actually added some thoughts to my regular business health questionaire. This is certainly worth the read.

Do you really need to read one more book about why businesses succeed? If you have management responsibilities in an organization and you want to contribute to its long-term success, the answer is: yes, you do, and this is the book. BEAT THE ODDS makes a compelling case for "nine principles" which, its author argues, are essential to the "long-term viability and success" of organizations if they are to survive the myriad challenges endemic to today's business environment.

The starting point for this text is the commonplace fact that many organizations do not age well, including some of the "great" companies previously lionized as `built to last'. The metaphor of "organization as a living entity" that runs through the narrative is not merely a literary convenience. Rather, it is at the very heart of Rudzki's prescription for ensuring that a corporation has a long and useful life that benefits all its key stakeholders, including the community at large.

Rejecting the limiting notion of an organization as merely a "moneymaking machine" in favour of a view of it as a "living thing," the text offers a practical strategy for diagnosing the threats to corporate health. The "nine principles" for organizational fitness are explained in a workmanlike manner, each illustrated with case studies including examples of companies that, to their peril, have neglected one of more of the principles which, the text argues, are present in companies that enjoy long and vital lives.

With its straightforward templates for self-assessment and diagnosis at real organizations, this is a book that is meant to be put to work. If you are concerned with building a business and contributing to a truly meaningful vision of its long-term health, then this is the `one more book' you have to read.

Vicki McBryde, BA, CPP, CPM

Beat the Odds takes a holistic approach to addressing organizational effectiveness. Too many books in this genre simply provide a philosophical presentation about organizational success in today's world, or take a limited look at one piece of the puzzle. This book combines the necessary "conceptual" model describing the elements or principles that define high performing organizations with additional tools that are helpful in testing your understanding, assessing your situation, and providing you with some comprehensive examples of the principles in action. I found that to be valuable in enabling me to examine my organization accurately, recognize the differences between what my current situation is and what would be most effective, and it provided a subtle nudge to encourage a commitment to take action.

Like any worthwhile how-to business book, Rudzki provides a thoughtful model based on key principles. His 9 principles give any leader a comprehensive description of what it takes to have an effective organization over the long term. Jim Collins talks about the critical need to focus on the choices a leader makes and the discipline to act on those choices if you want to be great. Beat the Odds does a really good job of putting definition to what Collins calls "discipline"; and that's what I need if I'm a leader starting a journey toward greatness, or trying to reverse the decline of a formerly-great company.

Given my experience in consulting to organizational change, the assessment tools do a good job of targeting the key areas that typically impact whether an organization is functioning effectively. In addition, I found Rudzki's questions thought-provoking and clearly on target as they related to challenging a leader to actually take action. I recommend Beat the Odds as a must read.

Better Health is not only informative, it is written with wit and clarity. It covers a broad spectrum of topics in a concise manner.

A little jewel of a book chock full of useful information. I couldn't put it down. Loaded with information about good practices, good products, and good sources for further information. I'm going to send a copy to everyone I know.

This book is like a bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich - Tasty and not overly filling - A Classic! It provides basic advice on health matters from a good old fashioned positive perspective. Moderation and prevention are stressed. It offers no miracle cures and it is not an encyclopedia of technical information. Rather it is a well balanced approach to healthier living written with insight and a refreshing light hearted wit. Just what the doctor ordered!

Better Health not only makes a lot of sense, it is an enjoyable read. The author has treated subjects that often are tedious to read with common sense and humor. The format of specificsubjects done in short chapters is conducive to being picked up when you have a few spare minutes. Keep it on your nightstand. I've already picked up a few good ideas and have given a copy to a friend. Try it, you'll like it and benefit.

This is just my type of book. Well-written, concise, intelligent and informative. I've been looking for quite some time for someone to navigate me through the confusing maze of health information that is thrown at us every day. This author is able to distill the medical complexities into practical and timely advice. It is clear that he has done a great deal of research and has talked to many of the leaders in the fields that are discussed. But he has taken all of the detail and simplified it. He talks to the reader in the way you would like a good general practitioner to give advice -- to the point, constructive and non-judgmental. The book stresses moderation, not extremism. Best of all, the author has a great sense of humor that helps to make these serious subjects easier to digest. I recommend the book highly.

This book, is well presented and provides excellent information for any non profit.

This book shows strategies for fundraising and investment in this new world moving towards partnership donation based on social enterprise. Explains the new order and the shifts in activity and thinking required to be successful in the future.

Kay Sprinkel Grace is a wonderfully warm person whose personal mission is to help others develop their non-profit organizations to make the world a little better.

This book will help any development professional tie it all together is an easy to understand way. It will also be useful to organization volunteers who are affiliated with your organizations, particularly members of your board of directors.

I love this book. It was one of the first books I ever read on fundraising for nonprofits. And it provided me with much theory on the subject. I have read quite a few books on the fundamentals of fundraising and the tactics used to raise funds, but when I was reading them I ALWAYS thought back to a lot of what I read in Ms. Grace's book. I highly recommend ANY fundraiser get a copy of this book and read it. It doesn't matter if it serves as your introduction to the field, or as a night cap to your many readings on the subject. This book is well written and outlined with substantial substance between its covers.

The book is only 12 chapters long. And I think it would still serve its purpose if chapters 6 (annual giving programs), 7 (capital campaigns), and 9 (maximizing board development and participation) were deleted. I thought these three chapters were wonderful. Don't get me wrong. But the power of this book is in the other chapters.

Beyond fundraising is about how a fundraiser should approach her job. It is about inviting investment, not about begging for a gift. It's about working for a nonprofit with a worthy cause that is doing what it should with the money it receives. It's about planning and not about winging it. It's about how to help society be a better place. It's also about staying up with the times.

The author has been working as a consultant to nonprofits for many years. She has helped countless nonprofits with their fundraising efforts. She has presented many seminars on fundraising fundamentals. And this book in a way is a summary of what she has covered in her seminars. The author has also written many published articles on fundraising. Accordingly, she is an authority on the subject. In my humble opinion, this book is her best effort and contribution to the field. 5 stars!

I picked up this book just as the board of directors of the local theater group sent me to set up a campaign to raise capital for a new building. All of a sudden I was faced with the idea of raising lots of money instead of just the small amounts we need to put on individual productions.

To my surprise, although I guess I shouldn't have been, Chapter 7 is on Capital Campaigns. She summarizes them as: 'unique, occasional, exhausting, exciting, and productive; they focus organizations on a particular goal during a finite period of time and allow us to sharpen our sense of purpose and impact.' To that I can only say: Yup!

Ms. Grace has obviously been there, done that, not only in raising money for capital, but every other kind of fundraising activity as well.

This book is well written, and it positioned at a higher level than most fundraising books. By that I mean that she treats fundraising as almost an art form. Something where you don't need to feel like you're begging for a handout. Highly recommended.