Business reviews by Michael Pellecchia

Meteorologists forecast your investment future!

Three books at the top of my list this month deal with investments, negotiating, and corporate accountability. Almost anyone can enjoy, benefit from, and be enlightened by these books.

After that, there's a mutual fund book you should look at if you are invested in these instruments, or are planning to be.

Then, a couple of futurists have new books out. When dealy with shaky topics such as predictions, I much prefer books to newspaper or magazine articles. At least you get the impression that more thought went into them.

A few tax books came to my attention after last month's deadline that are still worth mentioning. Finally, a couple of management tomes if you are into that sort of thing.

Futurists serve up the winds of change

Cruise the Internet. Cruise the Internet. Cruise the Internet. It's the one thing business people should be doing if they want to see the future pass before their eyes.

I know. I don't have the time either. It's a lot easier to skim a book than skim the Internet, because a book isn't dependent on your modem speed. That's why I recommend digesting a futurist or two every month. Yeah, futurists sometimes get carried away with purple prose as they serve up the winds of change, but what's your alternative? Wait 'til it happens? Nosirree, I want to see the future coming at least a minute in advance. So these are my current best picks:

Best way to win a tax audit: avoid it

Here are two books, newly revised, to keep the IRS auditors at bay:

Plus: the new tax book on the block keeps getting better

Management books are keeping up with workplace trends

Time Management

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