salaries, etc

"Blends compelling personal stories with . . . research on why many women don't negotiate their compensation, why negotiating aggressively usually backfires, and what can be done about it"--Amazon.

Examines the mathematical strategies by which manager Billy Beane handled the financially strapped Oakland Athletics' 2002 draft and led the baseball team to success despite its lack of high profile players.

Addresses the problems baseball fans, players, and team owners have to face and explains how people can work together to make the game more enjoyable for everyone.

Examines America's failing public school system and argues that the key to better schools and better students is better teachers, discussing how teachers and their students are affected by poor salaries and working conditions and offering solutions to the problem.

The author reveals how he discovered and used anabolic steroids in order to enhance his performance in baseball and tells how he passed on that information to other players to the point where steroid use became the norm throughout the major league.

For years Jose Canseco was one of the most intimidating hitters in major league baseball. But Canseco harbored one of baseball's darkest secrets, steroid addiction. His book goes behind the scenes and demonstrates how big muscles and performance-enhancing drugs have changed the rules of the game forever.

Presents an examination of the reality of public school teaching in the United States, combining facts and statistics with the voices of schoolteachers from across the country, describing how society views teachers and how public policy intersects with teachers' lives.