“The Machine That Changed the World: Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5-Million-Dollar 5-Year Study on the Future of the Automobile” is an impressive book, If you want a good introduction into the world of lean, this is the one. Authoritative, informative, and very readable. James P. Womack is the author of this perfect book. The author takes you on a journey, from the early days of automobile production to the present day (1990), explaining key events along the way and comparing old school methods with the more modern lean systems. Hats off to the VMs who opened their doors to this team and laid bare their relative successes and failures – brave. The Machine That Changed the World; The Story of Lean Production A great book that although becoming a little outdated portrays the ongoing trends in the automobile production industry in three major cultural areas. The three areas are; the Asian lean production (Toyota) v.s. the American system,(mass production) v.s. the European craftsman system. On a larger scale it will and is affecting manufacturing everywhere. Henry Ford was the founder of the American mass production system, and Ford was very successful in adapting it to the aircraft and steel industries. American companies adopted this system and it is one of the main reasons for American pre-eminence in many industries worldwide. Toyota has become the founder of the Lean system of manufacturing.

The Product Manager’s Survival Guide is the manufacturing industry, product advertising and lean management guide which helps the products managers to stay up to date. Steven Haines is the author of this fascinating book. He is the founder of Sequent Learning Networks which is incredible product management and advisory firm. Steven Haines has over two decades of experience in product leadership roles. This is the updated edition of the previous book which is released on the latest research and facts. No matter how big your organization or sector is, but as a product manager, you must understand the nature of your customers. Learn how customers preferences changes and how evolving technology is changing the trends. A product manager must need an expert guide and a practical tool to evaluate the results. This book shows, it’s not all about the development techniques that work for you instead you have to reshape your thinking and think like a businessman. Steven Haines shares various action planning ideas at the end of every chapter.

On the Clock is the labor & industrial relation, American government, social policy and memoir book which discusses the challenges of labors in America. Emily Guendelsberger is the author of this impressive book. This is the story of a college-educated girl who struggles to find her place in society. Emily is struggling to find a job for her that pays her bills. She started her career by working as a reporter in the newspaper. Emily quit jobs after a few months and start another job. She is doing a new job in the Amazon fulfillment center that is located outside Louisville, Kentucky. Emily was happy to get this job but unfortunately, it did not work for her for more than three months. She is worried about her future and confused about what to do.This time, Emily decided to travel to North Carolina and there are opportunities for the youngsters. She got the job in a call center that pays a good amount. There is no break during the duty even for going in the bathroom. After this job, Emily tries herself as a waiter, chef, and different other jobs.