It`s worth mentioning that the book is part of the "Essential Managers" series by reference publisher Dorling-Kindersley--a series comprising 20 itty-bitty books on business and career topics that range from communication, leadership, and decision-making to the management of time, budgets, change, meetings, people, projects, and teams. Combining the talent of the "For Dummies" book series for breaking down a lot of information into bite-sized bits and sidebars with Dorling-Kindersley`s signature design style of crisp, classy graphics on a gleaming white backdrop, the books don`t represent the cutting edge of business thinking or reflect necessarily any unique individual perspective. Instead, it`s as if someone had collated the best general thinking on these 20 topics, and rolled them out into 72 brightly designed and easy-to-read pages--studded along the way with boxed tips, color shots of a multiracial cast of "coworkers" animatedly hashing through the workplace issues of the day, and, on the last few pages of each volume, a self-test of one`s skills in the topic at hand. Again, they`re not for anyone who`s looking for more in-depth or focused help on any of the covered subjects, but they`re perfect as a quick general-interest reference; and, let`s face it, they`re so damn cute, and look so smart in a neat little stack or row, that probably you`ll want to buy a whole bunch to give as gifts to your entire staff or department. --Timothy Murphy
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