These books are essential for managers, HR professionals and employees who want to know their rights and stop costly lawsuits. Click on the book titles to purchase from Amazon.com.

• 101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance, Problems
  Paul Falcone (AMACOM)
  

• The Art of Happiness at Work
  by The Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler (Riverhead)

• Creating Value Through People: Discussions with Talent Leaders
  by Mercer (Wiley)

• Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right and Right
  by Joseph L., Jr. Badaracco (Harvard Business School Press)

• Developing Women Leaders: A Guide for Managers and Organizations
  by Anna Marie Valerio (Wiley-Blackwell)

• The Diversity Toolkit
  by William Sonnenschein (McGraw Hill)

• The Enthusiastic Employee: How Companies Profit by Giving Workers What They Want
  by David Sirota, Louis A. Mischkind, and Michael Irwin Meltzer (Wharton School Publishing)

• The Employer's Legal Handbook
  by F.S. Attorney (NOLO)
  
  
• The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws
  by Lisa Guerin and Amy DelPo(NOLO)

• The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations
  by Lisa Guerin (NOLO)

• Gay Issues in the Workplace
  by Brian McNaught (St. Martin's Press)
  

• Got a Minute? The 9 Lessons Every HR Professional Must Learn to be Successful
  by Dale J. Dwyer and Sheri A. Caldwell (Society for Human Resources Management)
  

• Human Resource Essentials
  by Lin Grensing-Prophal (Society for Human Resources Management)

• Making Diversity Work
  by Sondra Thiederman (Dearborn Trade)

• Managing Across Cultures
  by Susan C. Schneider and Jean-Louise Barsoux (Prentice Hall)

• The Manager's Legal Handbook
  by Attorneys Lisa Guerin and Amy Delpo (NOLO)

• The Power of Ethical Managment
  by Ken Blanchard and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (William Morrow)
  

• Principle-Centered Leadership
  by Steven Covey (Free Press) (also available as audio tapes)

• Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby
  by Stephen L. Carter (Basic Books)
  

• Rightful Termination: Defensive Strategies for Hiring and Firing in the Lawsuit-Happy 90's
  by James Walsh (Merritt)
  

• The Servant Leader
  by James A. Autre (Crown Business)
  

• Straight Jobs - Gay Lives
  by Sharon Silverstein (Fireside)

• Straight Talk About Gays in the Workplace: Creating an Inclusive, Productive Environment for Everyone in Your Organization
  by Liz Winfeld (Routledge)
  

• Stop Bullying at Work: Strategies and Tools for HR and Legal Professionals
  by Teresa A. Daniel (Society for Human Resources Management)

• What to Do When You Don't Want to Call the Cops: A Non-Adversarial Approach to Sexual Harassment
  by Joan Taylor (NYT Press)

• Winning Legally: How to Use the Law to Create Value, Marshal Resources, and Manage Risk
  by Constance E. Bagley (Harvard Business School Press)
  

• Your Rights in the Workplace
  by Barbara Kate Repa (NOLO)