"David Martin's Desktop Guide is a comprehensive handbook, detailing how company and other legislation affects company directors... It is a tribute to Martin's concise style as well as indicative of the ever-increasing amount of legislation, that there is very little fat in its nearly 500 pages... I have come across many books that have purported to cover similar ground, but most fail by being either too smiplistic to be of practical value, or too academic and wordy to sustain the attention of the reader. The Desktop Guide succeeds where its rivals fail, by focusing on the details that matter to directors. It is an excellent guide to what you are getting yourself in for, if you accept that tap on the shoulder."
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- Accounting Technician

“…a systematic and practical book for business people and students everywhere. A must read for business people who want to successfully compete in world markets.”

- Business Executive Magazine

"Readers will come away with the basics on everything from Italy's Roman origins to the Risorgimento, the trallaleri singers of Genova, neo-realist film, Lega Nord and mamma's boys. The test is straightforward and entertaining while managing to stay unbiases and egalitarian. Astute, intelligent, fun. Speak the Culture will help sort through the complex and complicated and put you on the path to cultural fluency whether you've been in Italy a week, a year or a lifetime."
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"There are lots of "self help" books on the shelves and we don't usually review them. This one, exceptionally, does merit reading as it offers a wake-up view of ones' own life."