About 80/20 - Suggested Reading

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

A fully dramatized version of the practical guide to business in fictional
form that reveals how businesses can enhance productivity and provide
personal fulfillment. First published in 1984, this underground
bestseller--a business text disguised as a novel--contains revolutionary
ideas. An exhilarating adventure in human potential.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People : Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

by Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges.

Aluminum Structures : A Guide to Their Specifications and Design
by J. Randolph Kissell, Robert L. Ferry, Rovert L. Ferry (Contributor)

Despite its unique and enormous advantages, most engineers fail to
consider using aluminum, even in structural situations where its
strength, light weight, and corrosion resistance should make it the
metal of choice. Aluminum Structures: A Guide to Their Specifications
and Design offers engineers, designers, and architects a
comprehensive guide to designing aluminum structures and,
consequently, a rare opportunity to expand their design capabilities
quickly. This book's broad coverage includes the properties of
aluminum, its structural performance in beams, columns and
members, aluminum fabrication, welding and mechanical connections,
and its inspection and testing. Special attention is paid to those
features of aluminum that differentiate it from other structural materials,
most particularly steel.

The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
by David Packard, David Kirby (Editor), Karen Lewis (Editor)

In a dry fashion, Packard tells the true story of the mighty Hewlett-
Packard Company: Two college buddies begin a partnership by
producing an audio oscillator in a Palo Alto garage in 1938 and wind up
60 years later with a $25-billion-dollar electronics company on their
hands. He wraps the book up tidily with a time line of the company's
development milestones. Packard chalks up success to many things,
including government contracts during wartime, but mostly to the
company's management outlook ("The HP Way"), which champions
openness, honesty, and flexibility throughout the organization.
Entrepreneurs and technologists alike will be interested in this journey
of an American giant. Packard's tone sometimes veers toward the
self-congratulatory, but in this case, it somehow seems justified.

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling
by Frank Bettger

Filled with instructive examples and step-by-step guidelines on how
to develop the style, spirit, and techniques of a first-rate salesperson,
How I Raised Myself From Failure To Success In Selling serves as
an inspiration to anyone in the business of selling.

Mastering AutoCAD® 2005
by George Omura

Mastering AutoCAD® 2005 is an ideal companion for any engineer who uses the popular CAD program from Autodesk®. Its 1,600-plus pages are filled with screen shots, illustrations, notes, and tips that will help new users master the learning curve of AutoCAD®. It will also open up the new features of the latest AutoCAD® release to users of previous versions.

Beginning with introductory material on AutoCAD®, the first section of the book focuses on learning the program and familiarizing the user with the philosophy, tools, and interface. Later, the book turns to tutorials and tips for becoming technically proficient, and the book closes with sections on modeling and imaging in 3-D.