Description: In Homer's day, a hostile takeover meant blood and arrows, not mergers and layoffs. However, The Iliad is still a valuable guide for steering the right course in today's tricky business world. This captivating book -- beautifully repackaged to accompany Movies to Manage By and completely updated since its original 1987 publication -- uses classic works of Western literature to present important management and leadership principles. The Classic Touch provides entertaining and invaluable advice by drawing from such works as Plato's Republic, Machiavelli's The Prince, Thoreau's Walden, and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
-- Originally published in hardcover in 1987 and paperback in 1989, The Classic Touch has sold more than 75,000 copies, was translated into seven languages, and received great reviews
-- Clemens's use of classic films and literature in his corporate and graduate school seminars has received much notice in places like the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times
-- The Classic Touch has been featured in John Clemens's Classic Leadership Cases "RM", which have been adopted by more than 350 business schools
-- Offers practical, time-tested advice using well-known texts that everyone from a young entrepreneur to a seasoned CEO can understand and use

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