Philip Holden's book puts the distilled wisdom of the world's leading business writers at your fingertips. Taking fifteen issues in turn - from corporate culture to personal development - he examines the most important publications, providing for each of them a short biography of the author, a summary of the book, five brief quotations, five 'lessons for managers', a glossary and a critical review. In addition there are summaries of, or references to, related books and articles.The Excellent Manager's Business Library concludes with a set of indexes designed to make it a multi-purpose tool. For example, if you need a striking phrase to spice up a speech, look at the index to quotations and see what Drucker or Harvey-Jones had to say on the subject. If you're writing a paper on creativity, the subject index will lead you to summaries of the key publications in the field. Or you can consult the author index to track the views of someone like Charles Handy across a range of topics.For managers, consultants, academics and students, this concise yet comprehensive overview of business writing represents a powerful resource.