Robert A. Moskowitz

http://www.RobertMoskowitz.com

Robert A. Moskowitz has been a professional writer since 1968, writing on a wide range of news and cultural topics for dozens of popular magazines, authoring a dozen or more books and book-length works, and coaching other writers on how to strengthen their word-power and hone their style.

He is the author of How To Organize Your Work and Your Life, a Fortune Book Club selection, and also of Parenting Your Aging Parents, a classic in the field based on interviews with thousands of families dealing with quality of life issues. His bylined articles have appeared in dozens of national magazines.

Among Mr. Moskowitz’s other published works are books and book-length projects about financial planning and investment, computers, and knowledge management. He also won an Emmy for his writing and on-air work in KOCE-TV’s series on personal finance: ”Dollars and $ense.”

Books by Robert A. Moskowitz

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Book Reviews by Robert A. Moskowitz

Image of Where Did the Jobs Go--and How Do We Get Them Back?: Your Guided Tour to America's Employment Crisis (Guided Tour of the Economy)
Author(s):
Scott Bittle
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics, Business & Management Profiles/Histories, Economics, Business, Investing & Economics, Business & Management Profiles/Histories, Economics, Business, Investing & Economics, Business & Management Profiles/Histories, Economics, Business, Investing & Economics, Business & Management Profiles/Histories, Economics, Economics, Business & Management Profiles/Histories, Business, Investing & Economics

Where Did the Jobs Go—And How Do We Get Them Back? Your Guided Tour to America’s Employment Crisis

January 30, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

“. . . Where Did the Jobs Go is nothing like a prescription for fixing America’s jobs problem, regardless of the subtitle’s promise (And How Do We Get Them Back?).

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Image of Who's in the Room?: How Great Leaders Structure and Manage the Teams Around Them
Author(s):
Bob Frisch,
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics, Human Resources, Management & Leadership, Business, Investing & Economics, Human Resources, Management & Leadership, Business, Investing & Economics, Management & Leadership, Human Resources

Who’s in the Room? How Great Leaders Structure and Manage the Teams Around Them

January 18, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

“Mr.

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Image of Understanding Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Boosting Your EQ and Using it in the Workplace
Author(s):
Frances Kay, Neilson Kite
Genre(s):
Psychology, Popular, Self, Psychology, Self, Popular

Understanding Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Boosting Your EQ and Using It in the Workplace

December 28, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

“All this—and there’s plenty more, replete with examples and case studies—makes Understanding Emotional Intelligence a comprehensive source of insight and information for people wh

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Image of Meat: A Benign Extravagance
Author(s):
Simon Fairlie
Genre(s):
Cooking, Food, Wine & Spirits

Meat

March 29, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

In the interests of full disclosure, let me say that I enjoy a good hamburger, and I love to cook— and eat—spareribs.

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Image of Sell Yourself First: The Most Critical Element in Every Sales Effort
Author(s):
Thomas A. Freese
Genre(s):
Sales & Marketing

Sell Yourself First: The Most Critical Element in Every Sales Effort

December 31, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

Sell Yourself First is two books in one, both good.

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Image of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
Author(s):
Josh Kaufman
Genre(s):
Marketing, Management & Leadership, Small Businesses

The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

December 30, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

Full disclosure: This book intentionally debunks the value of an MBA degree. While I do not have such a degree, both my sons have MBAs from Stanford University (paid for by themselves).

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Image of Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done
Author(s):
Michael Hammer
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done

December 27, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

There’s an old saw in the world of business management, which goes something like this: “Faster, Cheaper, Better . . . you can have any two, but not all three.”

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Image of Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: Non-Boring, Fluff-Free Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Your Business
Author(s):
David Siteman Garland
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: Non-Boring, Fluff-Free Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Your Business

December 27, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

There’s an old saw in the world of business management, which goes something like this: “Faster, Cheaper, Better . . . you can have any two, but not all three.”

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Image of Leadership Rules: How to Become the Leader You Want to Be
Author(s):
Chris Widener
Genre(s):
Self-Improvement/Self Help

Leadership Rules: How to Become the Leader You Want to Be

December 21, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

There’s not much to this book. It’s primarily sizzle. And instead of steak, we get a hamburger—which is not a criticism. I personally like hamburger, and I like the material in this book.

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Image of Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (New Rules Social Media)
Author(s):
Ann Handley
Genre(s):
Computing, Technology & the Internet

Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (New Rules Social Media Series)

November 27, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

Unless you’ve been living on another planet for the past few years, you know that social media and social marketing are now the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread.

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Image of How to Hit a Curveball: Confront and Overcome the Unexpected in Business
Author(s):
Scott R. Singer
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

How to Hit a Curveball: Confront and Overcome the Unexpected in Business

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

This isn’t a great book. That’s not to say it’s useless. It has value, like a recipe for mashed potatoes or buttermilk pancakes.

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Image of The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization
Author(s):
Adrian Gostick
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

There are many ways to parse the sources of success in this world.

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Image of The Modern Dad's Dilemma: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World
Author(s):
John Badalament
Genre(s):
Marriage & Adult Relationships

The Modern Dad's Dilemma: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

Being a dad is just about the easiest thing in the world. It’s merely a matter of placing some sperm in the right place at the right time.

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Image of Clutch: Excel Under Pressure
Author(s):
Paul Sullivan
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

Clutch: Excel Under Pressure

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

Although there are many other fields in which it matters, sports is probably the most obvious and most widely recognized area of human endeavor in which clutch performance is observed, studied, and

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Image of About Face: The Secrets of Emotionally Effective Advertising
Author(s):
Dan Hill
Genre(s):
Business, Investing & Economics

About Face: The Secrets of Emotionally Effective Advertising

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Robert A. Moskowitz

This book is exactly what you hope it is, which is plenty.

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