Pegasus Book Club

If you are a designer, then this book is for you. I use the word ‘designer’ very loosely. It should include everyone who has something to with designing—from housewives who design the daily meals, gardeners who plan and create beautiful landscapes, teachers who design their courses, software engineers who design software applications, writers who creates books that all of us love to read, artists who write, act and produce movies, songs, dance sequences, and plays, computer professionals who design attractive and easy to use computers, architects who designs magnificent buildings—the list is endless. This is a small, simple, and easy to read book full of practical wisdom that should be read by everybody who has something to do design or appreciate something that is designed for you.

The book contains a prologue, 13 chapters (10 laws and 3 keys), an epilogue (Life), list of books that inspired the author, and an index. In the prologue—Simplicity = Sanity—the author explains his reasons for writing this book, its intended audience, how it is organized and how it should be used.

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The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success

In this beautifully written and illustrated book, Imai brings together the management philosophies, theories and tools that have been developed and used over the years in Japan. Kaizen means continuous improvement. All the techniques and tools described in this book will help one achieve continuous improvement in his/her workplace.

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A very simple yet complete book on Work Study. This book has been used all over the world since its publication in 1957. The book presents the subject matter in a simplified manner with numerous examples of work study practice, a large number of which are based on the experience of ILO management development advisers engaged in work study in different countries. The book has sold millions of copies and has been translated into many languages.

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Ever since the first edition was published in 1957, this landmark book (then titled Human Engineering) has been considered as a Bible in the area of Human Factors in engineering and design. This is a course book and a good reference for Industrial Engineers, Designers, Architects, etc. Any person who is involved in any way with humans and their interaction with their workplace will have a great deal of understanding about his task, once he reads this book. The book gives you unique insights into the mechanism of how humans interact with the elements in their workplace (Ergonomics). With industry and business giving more importance to creating more comfortable workplaces for their employees the significance of this book has increased and will continue to do so.

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