The ability to negotiate a deal. Confidence to oversee staff. Complete, accurate monitoring of expenses.

In today's business world, these are must-have skills. But all too often, comprehensive business books turn the important details of best practices into tedious reading that would put even a CEO to sleep.

From hiring and firing to strategizing and calculating revenues, Negotiating 101 is an easy-to-understand roadmap of today's complex business world, packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that can't be found anywhere else. So whether you're a new business owner, a middle manager, or an entry-level employee, this 101 series has the answers you need to conduct business in a smarter way.