AMACOM
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
By: Joseph Heagney
Reviewed by: Priya Viswanathan, Oct 2023
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
By: Isaac Sacolick
Reviewed by: Pranab Das, Feb 2019
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
By: Scott Mautz
Reviewed by: Lusetha Rolle, Nov 2018
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
By: Richard P. Finnegan
Reviewed by: TereLyn Hepple, Sep 2018
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?
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
By: Martin Lanik
Reviewed by: Montrae Jemison, Jul 2018
Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?
By: Ray A Rothrock
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Jul 2018
By: Martin Lanik
Reviewed by: Mukuka Chipanta, Jun 2018
The One Percent Edge: Small Changes That Guarantee Relevance and Build Sustainable Success
By: Susan Solovic
Reviewed by: Alice Chiang, Jun 2018
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
By: Victor Prince
Reviewed by: Linus Toy, Jun 2018
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
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
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Femi Fakinlede, Feb 2018
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
By: Scott Mautz
Reviewed by: Binny Malik, Jan 2018
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Heather Creer-Rygalski, Dec 2017
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
By: G. Michael Campbell, PMP
Reviewed by: David Kressin, PMP, Dec 2017
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
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
By: G. Michael Campbell, PMP
Reviewed by: Maryanne Coelln, Nov 2017
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
By: Kristi Hedges
Reviewed by: Yolanda Morgan-Davis, Aug 2017
You’ve Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World
By: Paul Hellman
Reviewed by: Larry Barnett, Aug 2017
By: Robert Bruce Shaw
Reviewed by: Douglas Dodd, Jr, Jul 2017
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
By: Lina M. Echeverria
Reviewed by: Rick Kimball, PMP, Jun 2017
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
By: Paul J. Zak
Reviewed by: Art Pratt, PMP, Mar 2017
By: Diane Mulcahy
Reviewed by: Sam Varghese, Feb 2017
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
By: Alan Willett
Reviewed by: John Poulos, PMP, Feb 2017
By: Diane Mulcahy
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Dec 2016
By: Brian Tracy
Reviewed by: Diana Romagnoli, Nov 2016
By: Joel Peterson with David Kaplan
Reviewed by: Rodger Martin, Oct 2016
By: Leigh Stringer
Reviewed by: Larry Barnett, Oct 2016
By: William J. Rothwell
Reviewed by: Dale J. Albrecht, Jun 2016
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
By: Susan Page
Reviewed by: Sheila Jackson, PMP, May 2016
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
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
By: Grace Killelea
Reviewed by: Baninder Malik, Mar 2016
By: Anthony Mersino, PMP, PMI-ACP
Reviewed by: Jennifer Arroyo, Mar 2016
By: Shawn Murphy
Reviewed by: Nazanin Mehrooz, Dec 2015
By: Dan E. King
Reviewed by: Anil Bapat, May 2015
By: Dan E. King
Reviewed by: Arvind Tripathi, Apr 2015
By: Ted Coine and Mark Babbitt
Reviewed by: Bonnie Coker, PMP, Jan 2015
Redefining Operational Excellence
By: Andrew Miller
Reviewed by: Galia Ivanov, PMP, Dec 2014
By: Ted Coine and Mark Babbitt
Reviewed by: Nazanin Mehrooz, Dec 2014
By: Todd C. Williams, PMP
Reviewed by: Jimmy Godard, PMP, Nov 2014
By: Frank J. Pietrucha
Reviewed by: Kurt R. Grigsby, Jul 2014
Performance-Based Project Management
By: Glen B. Alleman
Reviewed by: Johnny Gan, Jun 2014
The New Corporate Facts of Life
By: Diana Rivenburgh
Reviewed by: Ariane L Stone, May 2014
