Networking
Jack Welch said, "In the end, it was all about people." Networking is about people, too. It's about connecting with them and building relationships with them.Some people do this naturally. The rest of us need help.
Some networking books advocate highly mechanical and manipulative techniques. The ones below take networking as a natural human activity that some of us need some help with.
Dig Your Well before You're Thirsty: The only networking book you'll ever need by Harvey Mackay is an excellent book about building up a network of resources that you can tap for help and insight when you need it.
Of all the networking books out there, one of the perennial best sellers is Susan RoAne's excellent How to Work a Room.
You'll also find an excellent article about networking called, "Networking is an Attitude" on Deb Haggerty's web site.