This most archetypal of symbols can be found all around us: from the folds of coral and the internal structure of the Nautilus shell to the queue settings of Disneyland rides; in the monastic library of Melk in the novel and film "In the Name of the Rose" and Dorothy's yellow-brick road from "The Wizard of Oz," to the hero's journeys undertaken by Neo in the" Matrix," Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars," and Frodo in" The Lord of the Rings."

This book is meant to bring the secrets and power of the "Laberinto" into your professional life. It is divided into three parts. Part I covers Chapters 1-3...