A collection of 34 business stories that chart the successes and failures of businesses and their leaders. The stories originally appeared in the American Business History Center's free weekly email newsletter.

If you're like most managers and things keep you up at night, now you can turn to a book that's designed especially for you! But you won't find talking rabbits or princesses here. (There is a cow, but it doesn't jump.) Henry Mintzberg has culled forty-two of the best posts from his widely read blog and turned them into a deceptively light, sneakily serious compendium of sometimes heretical reflections on management. The moral here is this: managers need to leave their castles and find out what's actually going on in their kingdoms. And like real bedtime stories, these essays have metaphors galore. So prepare to grow strategies like weeds and organize like a cow. Discover the maestro myth of managing, find the soft underbelly of hard data, and learn why downsizing is bloodletting and your board should be a bee. Mintzberg writes, “Just try not to be outraged by anything you read, because some of my most outrageous ideas turn out to be my best. They just take a while to become obvious.”

Bedtime will now be a time of magical fairies, mischievous elves, wicked witches and talking animals! Enter a wondrous land of fantasy and fun.

My First Book of Bedtime Stories contains more than 30 stories and extracts, which are broken down into four themed sections: Once Upon a Time, Strange and Silly, Animal Antics, and Tricks and Teases. Featuring classic tales such as 'The Three Little Pigs', 'The Gingerbread Man', and 'The Hare and the Tortoise', and packed with beautiful illustrations throughout, this is a wonderfully entertaining book that young children will enjoy at bedtime.

A collection of twenty one-minute stories including well-known fairy tales, legends, and fables.

A collection of original and traditional stories, including The Selfish Giant, The Golden Goose, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit.