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	Leach, Lawrence P., Critical Chain Project Management, Second Edition, Artech House, 2004 The best 'how-to' book for people wishing to complete projects in half the time, all the time. Follow this link if you wish more information before leaping to Amazon.com to order. NOTE: New revised edition now shipping!
	Goldratt, Eli and Cox, Jeff, The Goal, The North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 1984 This is the ORIGINAL. An interesting read, Novel style, of the trials and tribulations of Alex Rogo, his job, and his family. This is the classic that launched the Theory of Constraints. Introduction to the 'Five Focusing Steps.' Develops The Five Focusing Steps
	Goldratt, Eli, It's Not Luck, The North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 1994 The extension of Alex's saga, and the introduction of the 'Thinking Process,' the generalization of the Theory of Constraints.
	Goldratt, Eli, Critical Chain, The North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 1997 Critical Chain Project Management
	Goldratt, Eli, What Is This Thing Called The Theory of Constraints?, The North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 1990 An attempt to give a more focused description of the Theory of Constraints, and some of the underlying principles. This is for the more left brained people. It would be very good if the printer corrects the typographical mistakes.
	Eric Noreen et. al., The Theory of Constraints And Its Implications For Management Accounting, The North River Press, Great Barrington, MA, 1995 An overview of TOC and the implications to Accounting, a major constraint in many institutions. A review of initial attempts to implement the more general 'Thinking Process.'
	Dettmer, William, Eliyahu M. Goldratt's The Theory of Constraints, A Systems Approach to Continuous Improvement, 1996, ASQC press. A procedure for implementing the Thinking Process, and an outstanding analysis of why TQM has failed in many companies. Well done.
	Dettmer, William, Breaking the Constraints to World Class Performance, 1998, ASQ press.
	Cox, James F, The Constraints Management Handbook
	Russell, Lou, The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook, McGraw Hill Super 'how-to' for design and deployment of accelerated learning. A must for all TOC trainers.

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