This collaboration between a priest-sociologist and a journalist-author trained in sociology is a natural history of the Roman Catholic Church in America. The view of American Catholicism is all-inclusive--"from classroom to church pew, from dinner table to ballot box, from civil rights picket line to chancery office."

In this dynamic book, based on the most effective strategies of IBM and other market leaders, managers will learn to successfully transform their organizations into a business prepared to compete in a networked age.
Mainframes, client servers, PCs, networks, e-business, the Internet, databases, technical management--indeed, in the brave new business world facing today's firms only one thing is certain: change. And when looking for a model for corporate change, one should look no further than IBM. In this decade, IBM has gone from a company with less than $60 billion in unprofitable revenue to a highly profitable $85 billion-plus enterprise. In a company whose major source of revenue was once hardware, services now account for more than a third of its revenue. IBM Global Services, only seven years old and $25 billion strong, draws most of its revenue from helping businesses to do successfully what IBM has done: transform themselves. In five down-to-earth sections, the authors share their vast experience, apply case studies, chart trends and describe in-depth the practices that allowed IBM to transform itself, and to show the way for other firms. The result is an essential handbook for anyone charged with leading their firm in an economy that is global, increasingly reliant on information systems, and teeming with rapidly emerging markets--and competitors.
Written by a staff of experts and renowned business thinkers, Into the Networked Age is today's ultimate guide for success in tomorrow's business world.

A prize-winning journalist and widely published professor of communications examines how TV coverage shaped the way Americans viewed pivotal events over a 50-year span. Mixing the drama of what happened with insights into why TV has such great impact, the author looks beyond the images and analyzes the power of the medium. Leading media professionals praised the book for going beyond the customary nutshell history of television, for masterfully showing the influence of TV, and for making crucial events come alive with new excitement and relevance.