Forty years ago, Peters co-authored, with Robert Waterman, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. It became one of the top-selling management books of all time, helping tens of millions of readers discover the secrets of the art of management, learned from more than 43 successful American companies. Peters was inspired by Peter Drucker, calling him "the creator and inventor of modern management." Today, Peters’ archives are housed at the Drucker Institute, providing scholars, students, and leaders in the private, public, and social sectors access to a near century of management thinking and debate.