BUSINESS
& PERSONAL FINANCE
ADAMS MEDIA
The Everything Alternative Careers Book (May, $14.95) by James Mannion supplies what's needed to leave the 9-to-5 world behind. $500,000 ad/promo.
The 25 Most Dangerous Sales Myths (July, $6.95) by Stephan Schiffman debunks the misconceptions that rob salespeople of money.
ALLWORTH
Power Speaking: The Art of the Exceptional Public Speaker (Aug., $19.95) by Achim Nowak gives professional advice in a step-by-step format. Advertising.
AMACOM
A Survival Guide for Buying a Home (Mar., $17.95) by Sid Davis covers houses, co-ops, condos and manufactured homes.
eBay Motors the Smart Way: Selling and Buying Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Boats, Parts, Accessories and Much More on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Apr., $17.95) by Joseph T. Sinclair and Don Spillane tells how to get a great deal or create an attention-grabbing ad.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Dear Valued Customer: You Are a Loser and Over 100 Other Embarrassing and Funny Stories of Technology Gone Mad (Apr., $9.95) by Rick Broadhead catalogues bloopers, blunders and other high-tech mishaps.
ASPATORE BOOKS
Deal Teams: Roles and Motivations of Key Players in Mergers, Acquisitions and Equity Investments (Mar., $27.95) by Michael Frankel details the basics.
BASIC BOOKS
The Partnership Charter: How to Build and Sustain a Business Partnership (July, $17.50) by David Gage advises on building, launching and maintaining successful ventures. Author publicity.
Reprint: A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market (June, $14) by John Allen Paulos.
BERRETT-KOEHLER
The Peon Book: How to Manage Us (May, $12.95) by David Haynes is from the viewpoint of those being managed.
You Could Be Fired for Reading This Book: Protect Your Employment Rights (May, $14.95) by Glenn Solomon provides a guide to employment law.
BLOOMBERG PRESS
Essential Economics (Apr., $15) by Matthew Bishop explains basic economics. Advertising.
BRASSEY'S
Business's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Corporate Greed, Eccentric Entrepreneurs and Management Oddities (June, $12.95) by Jim Romeo chronicles America's best and worst business history from colonial times to the present.
BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN
FileNet: A Consultant's Guide to Enterprise Content Management (May, $69.95) by Todd Groff and Thomas Jones emphasizes the importance of content management services.
CADOGAN
Buying a Property Abroad (Aug., $19.95) by Ben West addresses both personal and investment purchases.
CAREER PRESS
10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search: Everything You Need to Get the Job You Want in 24 Hours or Less (Mar., $14.99) by Todd Bermont builds self-confidence through self-promotion.
Dare to Lead! Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs (Aug., $14.99) by Mike Merrill reveals what can happen when new concepts are put to work.
CHECKMARK books
Top Careers for Economics Graduates and ...History Graduates (both Apr., $14.95 each) promise to transform academic skills into enviable jobs.
CITADEL PRESS
Reprint: Dirty Rotten CEOs: How Business Leaders Are Fleecing America (Apr., $15.95) by William G. Flanagan.
DAVIES-BLACK
TLC at Work: Training, Leading, Coaching All Types for Star Performance (Apr., $22.95) by Donna Dunning defines five core competencies needed for workplace success.
DEARBORN TRADE
Just Give Me the Answer$: Expert Advisors Address Your Most Pressing Financial Questions (Apr., $18.95) by Sheryl Garrett, Marie Swift and the Garrett Planning Network speaks to those managing their own personal financial affairs. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
The New Restaurant Entrepreneur: An Inside Look at Restaurant Deal-Making and Other Tales from the Culinary Trenches (June, $22.95) by Kep Sweeney is devoted to restaurant start-ups. 20,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
DOUBLEDAY CURRENCY
Reprints: Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron (Mar., $14.95) by Mimi Swartz with Sherron Watkins; Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed and the Fall of Arthur Andersen (Apr., $14.95) by Barbara Ley Toffler with Jennifer Reingold.
EFG BOOKS (dist. by F&W)
Can I Lie on My Résumé: Strategies That Win the Career Game (Mar., $14.99) by M. Rose Jonas provides 100 methods for solving career dilemmas. Advertising.
ENTREPRENEUR PRESS
Masters of Success: Proven Techniques for Achieving Success in Business and Life (Apr., $18.95) by Ivan Misner and Don Morgan praises, among others, the examples of Mark Victor Hansen and Erin Brockovich.
Ultimate Book of Franchises: From the Franchise Experts atEntrepreneurMagazine (Apr., $23.95) by Rieva Lesonsky and Maria Anton-Conley draws from more than 20 years of research and reporting.
FOR DUMMIES
Trading for Dummies (Aug., $24.99) by Michael Griffis and Lita Epstein outlines essential survival techniques.
FREE PRESS
Reprint: Laws of Money: 5 Timeless Secrets to Get Out and Stay Out of Financial Trouble (Apr., $13) by Suze Orman.
GOTHAM BOOKS
Reprint: She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Strategies for Making Women More Powerful (May, $14) by Gail Evans.
HARPERBUSINESS
Reprint: The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR (Mar., $14.95) by Al Ries and Laura Ries, 40,000 first printing.
HARPERRESOURCE
Cash for Grad School: The Ultimate Guide to Grad School Scholarships (Aug., $23.95) by Cynthia R. McKee and Phillip C. McKee lists more than 2,500 grant and scholarship opportunities.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS
The Results-Driven Manager: Winning Negotiations that Preserve Relationships (June, $14.95) teaches how to lead a compelling argument, deal with difficult adversaries and avoid cross-cultural pitfalls.
Reprint: Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence (Apr., $14.95) by Daniel Goleman et al.
HAWORTH PRESS
Reconciling Relationships and Preserving the Family Business: Tools for Success (Mar.; $29.95, cloth $49.95) by Ruth McClendon and Leslie B. Kadis, M.D., suggests how to maintain family harmony within a family-owned enterprise.
INSOMNIAC PRESS
Resources Rock: Profiting from the Next Global Boom in Natural Resources (May, $16.95) by Malvin Spooner and Pamela Clarke recommends investing in this sector.
LITTLE, BROWN
Reprint: How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle (Apr., $14.95) by William Poundstone.
MCGRAW-HILL
How to Invest in Real Estate with Little or No Money Down (Aug., $16.95) by Robert Irwin advises using other people's money.
MIT PRESS
Reprint: From Airline Reservations to Sonic the Hedgehog: A History of the Software Industry (Apr., $16.95) by Martin Campbell-Kelly.
NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY
The Procrastinator's Guide to Wills & Estate Planning (May, $14) by Eric Matlin cuts through the legalese.
NOLO
Deduct It! Lower Your Small Business Taxes (Apr., $34.99) by Stephen Fishman includes examples. Advertising.
Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract (Apr., $34.99) by Katherine Stoner and Shae Irving delivers no-nonsense advice. Advertising.Author tour.
NOVA (info@novapublishing.com)
Incorporate Now! (May, $28.95) by Daniel Sitarz explains how any U.S. business owner can incorporate without an attorney.
PINEAPPLE PRESS
Benefit Auctions (Apr., $16.95) by Sandy Bradley offers sample solicitation scripts, forms and letters to execute a profitable fund-raiser.
PRENTICE HALL BUSINESS
Smart Moves: Effective Decision-Making for Moving, Trading Up or Down, Refinancing, Remodeling or Expanding Where You Live (June, $19.95) by Lois Vitt considers both financial and psychological ramifications.
REGANBOOKS
The IRS Problem Solver (Mar., $14.95) by Daniel J. Pilla lays out battle plans for challenging an audit. 30,000 first printing.
RISING TIDE PRESS (vhill@apgbooks.com)
Information in Formation (Mar., $19.95) by Larry W. Dennis Sr. explains how to raise an organization's profile.
Repeat Business (Mar., $9.95) by Larry W. Dennis Sr. proposes six steps to good customer service.
ROCKPORT
1,000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for All Occasions (Apr., $40) by Peter King & Company includes postcards, greeting cards and mailers.
RODALE
The Play of Your Career (May, $16.95) by Colleen A. Sabatino helps readers find the right career and make it a reality.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Reprint: Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner (June, $14) by Alec Klein.
SPHINX
Quick Cash (Mar., $14.95) by Richard E. Schell suggests ways to overcome financial hurdles.
SPIRO PRESS
Peak Performance Presentations: Tools and Techniques from the World of the Theatre (May, $22.95) by Richard Olivier and Nicolas Janni introduces actors' disciplines to business presentations.
Fool's Gold: Cautionary Tales of Greed, Speculation and Delusion (July, $24.95) by Ciaran Parker and Gerry Griffin teaches how to avoid costly errors.
THOROGOOD (bizbks@aol.com)
Gurus on Marketing (Apr., $25.95) by Sultan Kermally offers lessons from Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and others.
TUTTLE
Doing Business in China (May, $14.95) by Laurence J. Brahm suggests foreigners utilize the wisdom of Sun Tzu's The Art of War when negotiating deals in China.
WARNER BUSINESS
Rich Dad's Who Took My Money:Why Slow Investors Lose and How Fast Money Wins (May, $15.95) by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter charts the way to total financial independence. Ad/promo.
Reprint: Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It (May, $13.95) by Peggy Klaus.
WILEY
The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (Apr., $14.95) by Gary Eldred is a practical manual.
