The 8th Habit

The PDAs and iPods of self-improvement fans and corporate climbers must have quivered in unison with the release of this sequel to Covey's wildly popular book, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE. THE 8TH HABIT is modest in size but contains Covey's impassioned exhortation to unite mind, heart, and spirit in pursuing one's goals and managing others. Plain common sense united with a sense of mission and inspiration is the key. A quasi-religious, semi-spiritual live lecture, the title works well on its own, if you've a mind to leapfrog past the first seven habits. Covey's unpretentious, sincere delivery drives the message home. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine