By: MySQL AB
Publisher: Sams Publishing Publication
ISBN: 0672326345

Written by the creators of MySQL and edited by one of the most highly respected MySQL authors, the MySQL Administrator’s Guide and Language Reference is the official guide to installing MySQL, to setting up and administering MySQL databases, and to storing and retrieving data in these databases. This new edition combines into one book the MySQL Language Reference (on CD) with the practical information of the MySQL Administrator’s Guide book.

By: Preston Gralla
Publisher: Pogue Press-O’Reilly
ISBN: 0596006195

Windows XP power-users troll the web, documentation, and friends for useful tips and tricks-a keyboard shortcut here, an undocumented double-click there to eliminate annoyances, save time, and take control of their Windows XP. There’s an easier way. This insightful and amusing book is packed with hundreds of power tips, cool tricks, and workarounds in one organized, easy-to-use resource-for everything from the desktop to Office programs to the registry.

By: Bennet P. Lientz, Lee Larssen
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Language: English
ISBN: 0750678259

Many IT projects fail to deliver the benefits to the business that were promised. Yet IT managers and staff work hard to meet the needs of the business: Systems are put in place; network operations are reliable and stable. The cause is usually a misalignment of IT with the business. In this book, Bennet Lientz and Lee Larssen present over 200 specific, practical guidelines and steps that show how to: align IT and the business, develop methods that make IT more proactive in helping the business, more effectively manage vendors, avoid negative surprises, ensure that more projects are completed on time and within budget, among other things. The techniques in this book have been implemented in over 60 organizations around the world and in over 20 different industries, and the authors include several examples in each chapter to illustrate their points. Follow these proven recommendations to manage IT as a business that adds value to the company.

By: José Antonio Hernández
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
ISBN: 0071354131

By: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher: Free Press.
ISBN: 0743272455

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges.

Before you can adopt the seven habits, you’ll need to accomplish what Covey calls a “paradigm shift”-a change in perception and interpretation of how the world works. Covey takes you through this change, which affects how you perceive and act regarding productivity, time management, positive thinking, developing your “proactive muscles” (acting with initiative rather than reacting), and much more.

This isn’t a quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes intricate, and you’ll want to study this book, not skim it. When you finish, you’ll probably have Post-it notes or hand-written annotations in every chapter, and you’ll feel like you’ve taken a powerful seminar by Covey. -Joan Price

By: Richard Koch
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
ISBN:1857883314

This compelling book focuses on how to succeed personally and professionally by doing less. The author offers ideas and strategies for minimizing our activities and concerns to lead a “less is more” life.

This compelling book focuses on how to succeed personally and professionally by doing less. The author offers ideas and strategies for minimizing our activities and concerns to lead a “less is more” life.

By: Richard A. Buckingham
Publisher: Kiplinger Books
ISBN: 0938721828

A presentation of all of the necessary steps businesses should take in order to ensure that their clients keep coming back. A guide to being the best at customer service, with an emphasis on fostering repeat business and customer referrals. Twelve tools for maintaining and strengthening customer relationships.