In his own words, Redstone gives us a behind the scenes look at his life and his biggest deals. After hugely successful stints at Harvard, the U.S. Army and an impressive career as a lawyer, we learn how a small-time operator of movie theatres, primarily unfashionable drive-in theatres, built a media conglomerate piece by piece.

In 1983, when it looked like SRC's parent company, International Harvester, might shut down its southwestern Missouri "remanufacturing" plant, Stack and 12 other employees bought the place and fashioned a system of employee ownership that turned SRC into a corporation of 22 companies with more than $100 million in sales.

Using the experiences of SRC as well as other companies with "ownership cultures" as examples, Jack Stack shares his ides on how to keep employees energized, creative and acting like true owners of their company (beyond offering stock options).

Who couldn't use the secrets to the top selling strategies? Whether you like to think about it this way or not, we are all salespeople. We sell ourselves on the job interview, we sell ourselves to our future spouse, and we sell ourselves when filling out a loan application. We may or may not sell a product in a professional capacity.

Called the "Bible of Sales: the most powerful system for sales success," Advanced Selling Strategies is a must read for anybody who wants to close the deal.

"I was lying to you when I named this book. Marketers aren't liars. They are just storytellers. It's the consumers who are liars... Successful marketers are just the providers of stories that consumers choose to believe." - Seth Godin, All Marketers are Liars

The purpose of the book title is to merely raise eyebrows which it does with great aplomb. The suitable nature of Godin's title is best revealed in the context of his narrative. The examples are poignant and easy to grasp. Seth purports that the stories can lie as long as they are authentic (interesting, huh?), reach their intended audience and are not fraudulent. Marketers aren't liars, they are just storytellers; telling stories that consumers want to hear. A fascinating read...

Four timeless principles of success that have been used and proven without question over the ages. They are so simple once you understand them. It once again proves that success is not about hyperactivity... it's about what you see.

• Demolishes the myth that success requires back-breaking work and wearisome effort.
• Answers why we can't  hold a vision and manifest the vision.
• Shows four steps to visioning and manifesting the vision.
• Reveals the art of meditation to silence the internal chatter of the mind.

In 1957, Fortune magazine published a list of the wealthiest people in the United States of America, and J. Paul Getty headed that list. From that point on, he would come to be known as the multi-billionaire who was the world's richest man.

In this autobiography, Getty speaks candidly about how he built his staggering wealth, including detailed accounts of his business dealings. He also talks about his love of art, the challenges faced by people with his level of wealth, and he even delves into his inability to nurture a successful marriage: he was married five times.

In 1904, a little-known Englishman named James Allen wrote a small book called As a Man Thinketh. A hundred years later, this book has become a self-empowerment classic.

Great truths are simple and easy to express, and James Allen's insights into self-empowerment are just that: Personal power lies within the mind. Once awakened, there are no limits to what one can imagine and then achieve with the power of thought.

Spending over six months on the New York Times bestseller list, Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time.

It gives a definitive behind-the-scenes account of the largest takeover in Wall Street history at the time: the $25 billion leveraged buyout of the RJR Nabisco Corporation.