The latest edition of this classic text features extensive reorganization of content, four guest-written chapters, a new section of case problems, and 11 new selections out of the 15 in the readings section. The result is a substantial difference from the previous edition, a difference which is likely to please old admirers of the text and to win new admirers.

Communicating for Results provides an attractive blend of theory and practical suggestions for improving nonwritten communication. Interpersonal skills, interviewing, and group skills are its three major areas of concentration. Included in these is extensive treatment of nonverbal communication and oral presentation.

Surely V. Stibic has set out to write the ultimate “how to” book, answering the need of otherwise well-educated people for “advice on how to work efficiently, how to organize their work, how to read, listen and study, how to gather, store and organize information, or how to use modern technical means to save time and effort and to improve their own productivity.” The prospect is certainly attractive, and the goal is lofty. Tools of the Mind “aims to give an overview of the heterogeneous activities of a professional over a spectrum broader than that of his narrow specialist field, and of the wide assortment of available technical means and methods. It tries to characterize their principles, features, possible applications, advantages, weak points, limits and dangers, and offers suggestions and recommendations that make the individual choice easier.” Is it successful? To a point, yes.