Book Reviews

Business consultant Millie Myers is also an active writer of book reviews.

All of these book reviews appeared in  Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries:

Applied Business Rhetoric, by Elizabeth Tomlinson

Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work, by Amy Diehl & Leanne M. Dzubinski

The Routledge Companion to Corporate Social Responsibility, edited by Thomas Maak et al

Women in the Workforce: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Laura M. Argys & Susan L. Averett

Rare Breed: A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different, by Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger

Incredible Communication: Uncover the Invaluable Art of Selling Yourself, by Steven Lewis and Rebecca Weintraub

Can American Capitalism Survive? Why Greed Is Not Good, Opportunity Is Not Equal, and Fairness Won’t Make Us Poor, by Steven Pearlstein

The Future of Tech is Female, by Douglas M. Branson

Sewing Hope: How One Factory Challenges the Apparel Industry’s Sweatshops, by Sarah Adler-Milstein and John M. Kline

Shapeholders: Business Success in the Age of Activism, by Mark Kennedy

Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Re-Launch Their Careers, by Wanda Sachs

The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes, by Barbara Pachter

The Activation Imperative, by William Rosen and Laurence Minsky

Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Hardest Problems at Work, by Joseph L. Badaracco

The Physics of Brand: Understanding the Forces Behind Brands That Matter, by Aaron Keller, Renee Marino, and Dan Wallace

Street Marketing:  The Future of Guerrila Marketing and Buzz, by Marcel Saucet

Corporate Responsibility, by Paul A. Argenti

The Brand Challenge: Adapting Branding to Sectorial Imperatives, edited by Kartikeya Kompelia

Romancing the Brand:  How Brands Create Strong, Intimate Relationships with Customers, by Tim Halloran.

Women, Work, and Family:  How Companies Thrive with a 21st-Century Multicultural Workfoce, edited by Michele A. Paludi.

New Strategies for Social Innovation:  Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor, by Steven G. Anderson.

Communicating Sustainability for the Green Economy edited by Lynn R. Kahle & Eda Gurel-Atay

Corporate Responsibility: the American Experience by Archie B. Carroll et al

Storytelling in business: the Authentic and Fluent organization, by Janis Forman

Lead with a Story:  a Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince, and Inspire, by Paul Smith

WomenPreneurs:  21st Century Success Strategies, by Dorothy Perrin

Women in Management Worldwide:  Progress and Prospects, edited by Marilyn J. Davidson and Ronald J. Burke

The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility, edited by Ihlen, Bartlett, and May

Reputation Rules:  Strategies for Building Your Company’s Most Valuable Asset, by Daniel Diermeier

Organizational Change:  Creating Change Through Strategic Communication, by Laurie K. Lewis

Her Place at the Table:  A Woman’s Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success, by Deborah M. Kolb et al.

Be Your Own Lobbyist:  How to Give Your Small Business Big Clout with State and Local Government, by Amy Handlin

The Last Male Bastion:  Gender and the CEO Suite in America’s Public Corporations, by Douglas Branson

Crisis of Character:  Building Corporate Reputation in an Age of Skepticism, by Peter Firestein

Tactical Transparency:  How Leaders Can Leverage Social Media to Maximize Value and Build Their Brand, by Shel Holtz

Ethics in Public Relations:  a Guide to Best Practice, by Patricia J. Parsons

Strategic Reputation Management:  Towards a Company of Good, by Pekka Aula and Saku Mantere

Evaluating Public Relations:  a Best Practice Guide to Public Relations Planning, Research and Evaluation, by Tom Watson and Paul Noble

24/7:  How Cell Phones and the Internet Change the Way We Live, Work, and Play, by Janice Hanson

Strategic Public Relations Management:  Planning and Managing Effective Communication Programs, by Erica W. Austin and Bruce E. Pinkleton

It’s Not Just PR:  Public Relations in Society, by W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay

Ethics in Public Relations:  Responsible Advocacy, by Kathy Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Bronstein

Crisis Management by Apology:  Corporate Responses to Allegations of Wrongdoing, by Keith M. Hearit

Code Red in the  Boardroom:  Crisis Management as Organizational DNA, by W. Timothy Coombs

The New Marketing Conversation:  Creating and Strengthening Relationships between  Buyers and Sellers, by Donna B. Stein

Seeing is Believing:  How the New Art of Visual management Can Boost Performance Throughout Your Organization, by Stewart Liff

Women in Management Worldwide:  Facts, Figures and Analysis, edited by Marilyn J. Davidson and Ronald J. Burke

Communication and Organizational Crisis, by Matthew W. Seeger et al

Handbook of Strategic Public FRelations & Integrated Communications, by Clarke L. Caywood

Absolute Honesty:  Building a Corporate Culture That Values Straight Talk and Rewards Integrity, by Larry Johnson and Bob Phillips

Image Makers:  Advertising, Public Relations, and the Ethos of Advocacy, by Robert Jackall and Janice M. Hirota

Just  Business:  Business Ethics in Action, by Elaine Sternberg

The New Pioneers:  the Men and Woman Who Are Transforming the Workplace and Marketplace, by Thomas Petzinger, Jr.

Dealing with an Angry Public:  the Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes, by Lawrence Susskind and Patrick Field

Ethical Dimensions of Leadership, by Rabindra N. Kanungo and Manuel Mendonca

PR!: a Social History of Spin, by Stuart Ewen

Reflexive Communication in the Culturally Diverse Workplace, b John F. Kikoski and Catherine K. Kikoski

Tyranny of the Bottom Line:  Why Corporations Make Good People Do Bad Things, by Ralph Estes

Business Ethics at Work, by Elizabeth Vallance

International Handbook of Corporate Communication, by William V. Ruch

The Invisible Powers:  the Language of Business, by John J. Clancy