Once again, the notoriously over-the-top book publisher Taschen blows away the competition with a stunningly gorgeous survey of the world of logo design. Logo Design is a pretty-in-pink bible of a book that organizes thousands of identities into themes, divided by use: media, retailers, events, regions, service and agencies. Sources and contact information are listed at the end of the book, as well as a case study section concentrating on logo development and application. Logo Design is authored by Julius Wiedemann, who brings a truly international perspective to the content—over 30 countries are represented.
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/04407/facts.htm

Software engineer Michael Lopp has been writing on his blog Rands in Repose for years about what appears to be a fairly dry topic: managing software teams at various Silicon Valley establishments. Surprisingly, Lopp's writing is not only engaging, it's actually about people—the relationships between employees and dynamics of the workplace—not the zeros and ones. His new book, Managing Humans, weaves these valuable and often hilarious stories together into a leadership guide for the tech age that will be beneficial to anyone in a managerial position.
http://www.managinghumans.com

Chicago-area information designer Nate Burgos started the site Design Feast in 1999 to create a growing webliography of the industry. Soon after, he began collecting thoughts, opinions and ideas about design in the same manner. Burgos has finally compiled those stories into the on-demand book Thought Leadership by Design. In it, Burgos explores the concept of "design evangelism"—how designers use their skills to bring bottom-line-minded businesspeople into the fold. Like the encyclopedic Design Feast, it's a resource that's hard to put down once you've dug in.
http://www.designthoughtleader.com