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AMACOM is the book publishing division of the American Management Association. AMACOM’s broad range of offerings spans not only the critical business topics and leadership challenges of today and tomorrow, but also the issues that affect our lives, our work, and our world. AMACOM publishes non-fiction books on business, management, leadership, HR, training, communications, career growth, personal development, marketing, sales, customer service, project management and finance. AMACOM authors are experts in their fields and world-class educators, successful executives, business owners, trainers, consultants, and journalists.
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AMACOM provides copies of selected new books to PM World for review, after which the book reviews are published in the PM World Journal and posted in the PM World Library. Those reviews are now accessible below. To read a book review, click on the title. To learn more about the book, click on the cover image. To learn something about the reviewer, click on her or his name.
– Book Reviews
![Fundamentals of Project Management, 4th Ed](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fundamentals-of-Project-Management-book-cover.jpg?fit=200%2C267&ssl=1)
Fundamentals of Project Management, 4th Ed
By: Joseph Heagney
Reviewed by: Priya Viswanathan, Oct 2023
![The Little Black Book of Project Management](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/little-black-book-of-pm-book-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1)
The Little Black Book of Project Management
By: Michael C. Thomsett
Reviewed by: Lauren Dastmalchian, May 2023
![Driving Digital: The Leader’s Guide to Business Transformation through Technology](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Driving-Digital-book.jpg?fit=150%2C226&ssl=1)
Driving Digital: The Leader’s Guide to Business Transformation through Technology
By: Isaac Sacolick
Reviewed by: Pranab Das, Feb 2019
![Mastering Import & Export Management, 3rd Ed](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mastering.jpg?fit=150%2C216&ssl=1)
Mastering Import & Export Management, 3rd Ed
By: Thomas A. Cook with Kelly Raia
Reviewed by: Patt Chowdhury, Jan 2019
![Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration – And Make Work Exciting Again](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Find-the-Fire.jpg?fit=150%2C226&ssl=1)
Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration – And Make Work Exciting Again
By: Scott Mautz
Reviewed by: Lusetha Rolle, Nov 2018
![The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Age-of-Agile.jpg?fit=150%2C226&ssl=1)
The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done
By: Stephen Denning
Reviewed by: Alvin Keen, Oct 2018
![Raise Your Employee Engagement Score](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/RaiseYrTeamEmpEngmtScore.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1)
Raise Your Employee Engagement Score
By: Richard P. Finnegan
Reviewed by: TereLyn Hepple, Sep 2018
![How to Manage Complex Programs](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/How-to-manage-complex.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
How to Manage Complex Programs
By: Tom Kendrick
Reviewed by: Dr. Charles Y. Chen, Aug 2018
![Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Digital-Resilience.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?
By: Ray A. Rothrock
Reviewed by: Kevin D. Martin, Jul 2018
![The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead in Just Minutes A Day](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/The-Leader-Habit.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead in Just Minutes A Day
By: Martin Lanik
Reviewed by: Montrae Jemison, Jul 2018
![Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Digital-Resilience.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?
By: Ray A Rothrock
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Jul 2018
![The Leader Habit](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/The-Leader-Habit.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
By: Martin Lanik
Reviewed by: Mukuka Chipanta, Jun 2018
![The One Percent Edge: Small Changes That Guarantee Relevance and Build Sustainable Success](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/One-Percent-Edge.jpg?fit=150%2C227&ssl=1)
The One Percent Edge: Small Changes That Guarantee Relevance and Build Sustainable Success
By: Susan Solovic
Reviewed by: Alice Chiang, Jun 2018
![Listen Up or Lose Out: How to Avoid Miscommunication, Improve Relationships, and Get More Done Faster](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Listen-Up-or-Lose-Out-cover.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1)
By: Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover Bolton
Reviewed by: Linda Hughes Peterson, Jun 2018
![The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/The-Camino-Way-Book-Cover.png?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain
By: Victor Prince
Reviewed by: Linus Toy, Jun 2018
![Raise Your Team’s Employee Engagement Score](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Raibick-RaiseYrTeamEmpEngmtScore.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1)
Raise Your Team’s Employee Engagement Score
By: Richard P. Finnegan
Reviewed by: Edward Raibick, May 2018
![Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas and Other Difficult People](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Leading-Unleadable.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1)
Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas and Other Difficult People
By: Alan Willett
Reviewed by: Dyane Johnson Holt, Mar 2018
![Extreme Teams: why Pixar, Netflix, AirBnB, and other cutting-edge companies succeed where most fail](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Extreme-Teams-1.jpg?fit=118%2C178&ssl=1)
Extreme Teams: why Pixar, Netflix, AirBnB, and other cutting-edge companies succeed where most fail
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Femi Fakinlede, Feb 2018
![The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Inspiration-Code.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day
By: Kristi Hedges
Reviewed by: Tiziana Barrow, Feb 2018
![Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration and Make Work Exciting Again](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Find-the-Fire-book.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration and Make Work Exciting Again
By: Scott Mautz
Reviewed by: Binny Malik, Jan 2018
![Extreme Teams](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Extreme-Teams-1.jpg?fit=118%2C178&ssl=1)
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Heather Creer-Rygalski, Dec 2017
![Driving Digital: The Leader’s Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Driving-Digital-book-cover.jpg?fit=120%2C182&ssl=1)
Driving Digital: The Leader’s Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology
By: Isaac Sacolick
Reviewed by: Kim Hylton-Reed, PMP, Dec 2017
![Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the Right Support at the Right Time for Your Project](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Succeeding-with-Senior-Management.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the Right Support at the Right Time for Your Project
By: G. Michael Campbell, PMP
Reviewed by: David Kressin, PMP, Dec 2017
![The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/The-Camino-Way-Book-Cover.png?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain
By: Victor Prince
Reviewed by: Laura Basurto, PMP, Dec 2017
![Let the Story do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LetTheStoryDoTheWork.jpg?fit=120%2C184&ssl=1)
Let the Story do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success
By: Esther K. Choy
Reviewed by: Edward Raibick, Nov 2017
![Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the right support at the right time for your project](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Succeeding-with-Senior-Management.jpg?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
Succeeding with Senior Management: Getting the right support at the right time for your project
By: G. Michael Campbell, PMP
Reviewed by: Maryanne Coelln, Nov 2017
![Upside: Profiting from the Profound Demographic Shifts Ahead](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/upside-book-cover.jpg?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
Upside: Profiting from the Profound Demographic Shifts Ahead
By: Kenneth W. Gronbach
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Sep 2017
![The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Inspiration-Code.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day
By: Kristi Hedges
Reviewed by: Yolanda Morgan-Davis, Aug 2017
![You’ve Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pmwj60-Jul2017-Arroyo-BOOK-1.jpg?fit=120%2C179&ssl=1)
You’ve Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World
By: Paul Hellman
Reviewed by: Larry Barnett, Aug 2017
![Extreme Teams](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pmwj60-Jul2017-Dodd-BOOK-1.jpg?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Douglas Dodd, Jr, Jul 2017
![You’ve got 8 Seconds – Communication Secrets for a Distracted World](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pmwj60-Jul2017-Arroyo-BOOK-1.jpg?fit=120%2C179&ssl=1)
You’ve got 8 Seconds – Communication Secrets for a Distracted World
By: Paul Hellman
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Jul 2017
![Idea Agent: Leadership that Liberates Creativity and Accelerates Innovation](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/idea-agent.jpg?fit=80%2C121&ssl=1)
Idea Agent: Leadership that Liberates Creativity and Accelerates Innovation
By: Lina M. Echeverria
Reviewed by: Rick Kimball, PMP, Jun 2017
![Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Driven-by-Difference-amacom.jpg?fit=100%2C151&ssl=1)
Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity
By: David Livermore
Reviewed by: Khlood Elsayed, Mar 2017
![The Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Trust-Factor.jpg?fit=100%2C151&ssl=1)
The Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies
By: Paul J. Zak
Reviewed by: Art Pratt, PMP, Mar 2017
![The Gig Economy](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Gig-Economy.jpg?fit=100%2C151&ssl=1)
By: Diane Mulcahy
Reviewed by: Sam Varghese, Feb 2017
![Fundamentals of Project Management 5th Ed](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fundamentals-of-PM.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1)
Fundamentals of Project Management 5th Ed
By: Joseph Heagney
Reviewed by: Charlie Green, Feb 2017
![Leading the Unleadable – How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pmwj55-Feb2017-Poulos-BOOK2.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1)
Leading the Unleadable – How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People
By: Alan Willett
Reviewed by: John Poulos, PMP, Feb 2017
![The Gig Economy](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Gig-Economy.jpg?fit=100%2C151&ssl=1)
By: Diane Mulcahy
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Dec 2016
![Hiring & Firing](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/pmwj52-Nov2016-Romagnoli-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C173&ssl=1)
By: Brian Tracy
Reviewed by: Diana Romagnoli, Nov 2016
![The 10 Laws of Trust](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pmwj51-Oct2016-Martin-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
By: Joel Peterson with David Kaplan
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Oct 2016
![The Healthy Workplace](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Healthy-Workplace.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
By: Leigh Stringer
Reviewed by: Larry Barnett, Oct 2016
![Effective Succession Planning: Ensuring Effective Leadership Continuity and Building Talent from Within](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pmwj47-Jun2016-Albrecht-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C172&ssl=1)
By: William J. Rothwell
Reviewed by: Dale J. Albrecht, Jun 2016
![What Great Trainers Do: The Ultimate Guide to Delivering Engaging and Effective Learning](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pmwj47-Jun2016-Conrad-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C184&ssl=1)
What Great Trainers Do: The Ultimate Guide to Delivering Engaging and Effective Learning
By: Robert Bolton, Dorothy Grover Bolton
Reviewed by: Kelli Conrad, Jun 2016
![The Power of Business Process Improvement: 10 Simple Steps to Increase Effectiveness, Efficiency and Adaptability (2nd Ed)](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pmwj46-May2016-Jackson-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
By: Susan Page
Reviewed by: Sheila Jackson, PMP, May 2016
![Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pmwj45-Apr2016-Lin-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
Driven by Difference: How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity
By: David Livermore, PhD
Reviewed by: Mei Lin, Apr 2016
![The Emotional Intelligence Activity Kit](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pmwj44-Mar2016-Mehrooz-BOOK.jpg?fit=130%2C168&ssl=1)
The Emotional Intelligence Activity Kit
By: Adele B. Lynn & Janele R. Lynn
Reviewed by: Nazanin Mehrooz, Mar 2016
![The Confidence Effect: Every Woman’s Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pmwj44-Mar2016-Malik-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
The Confidence Effect: Every Woman’s Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success
By: Grace Killelea
Reviewed by: Baninder Malik, Mar 2016
![Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results, 2nd Ed.](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pmwj44-Mar2016-Arroyo-BOOK-120x.jpg?fit=120%2C179&ssl=1)
By: Anthony Mersino, PMP, PMI-ACP
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Mar 2016
![The Optimistic Workplace](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pmwj41-Dec2015-Mehrooz-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C176&ssl=1)
By: Shawn Murphy
Reviewed by: Nazanin Mehrooz, Dec 2015
![The Scorecard Solution](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj34-May2015-Bapat-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
By: Dan E. King
Reviewed by: Anil Bapat, May 2015
![The Scorecard Solution](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj33-Apr2015-Tripathi-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
By: Dan E. King
Reviewed by: Arvind Tripathi, Apr 2015
![A World Gone Social](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj30-Jan2015-Coker-BOOK-COVER.jpg?fit=120%2C150&ssl=1)
By: Ted Coine and Mark Babbitt
Reviewed by: Bonnie Coker, PMP, Jan 2015
![Redefining Operational Excellence](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj29-dec2014-Ivanov-BOOK.gif?fit=120%2C179&ssl=1)
Redefining Operational Excellence
By: Andrew Miller
Reviewed by: Galia Ivanov, PMP, Dec 2014
![A World Gone Social](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj29-dec2014-Mehrooz-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C150&ssl=1)
By: Ted Coine and Mark Babbitt
Reviewed by: Nazanin Mehrooz, Dec 2014
![Rescue the Problem Project](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj28-nov2014-Goddard-BOOK-COVER.jpg?fit=140%2C210&ssl=1)
By: Todd C. Williams, PMP
Reviewed by: Jimmy Godard, PMP, Nov 2014
![SuperCommunicator](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj24-jul2014-Grigsby-IMAGE1-BOOK.png?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
By: Frank J. Pietrucha
Reviewed by: Kurt R. Grigsby, Jul 2014
![Performance-Based Project Management](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pmwj23-jun2014-Gan-IMAGE1-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C160&ssl=1)
Performance-Based Project Management
By: Glen B. Alleman
Reviewed by: Johnny Gan, Jun 2014
![The New Corporate Facts of Life](https://i0.wp.com/pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pmwj22-may2014-Stone-IMAGE1-BOOK.jpg?fit=120%2C180&ssl=1)
The New Corporate Facts of Life
By: Diana Rivenburgh
Reviewed by: Ariane L Stone, May 2014