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The First Tycoon: The Epic Winner of the NBA's Nonfiction Prize
By Porchlight
T. J. Stiles won the National Book Award in Nonfiction last night for his book The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Seth's November List
By Porchlight
Seth Godin has posted some new reading suggestions for you, writing: Until further notice, books remain your #1 entertainment and learning value. Have you ever finished a book and not felt smarter? The books on the list are: Makers by Cory Doctorow, Tor Books Bad Monkeys: A Novel (P.
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Marcus Buckingham Webinar
By Porchlight
Marcus Buckingham's latest book, Find Your Strongest Life, focuses on helping women find their inner-strength, purpose, and fulfillment in life. To further the discussion, Buckingham will be featured in an upcoming webinar, co-hosted by Thomas Nelson Publishing and 800ceoread. Details on registering can be found here.
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What to Give & What to Get
By Porchlight
Need some help with your holiday shopping? Penguin Group can help, as they've asked their authors "which books they are giving, and which books they'd most like to receive this holiday season. " It's far too extensive a list for me to even begin to parse for you all, so I'll send you over to the brilliant folks at Penguin.
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Expectations
By Porchlight
"What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do" William J. H.
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Office Space: Push It!
By Porchlight
We told you that we'd be updating you on our office renovations. Here is what our office in back looks like after moving everything for the construction in the front office. It's kind of cramped, kind of cluttered, but it's our home for now!
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Jack Covert Selects - Too Big To Fail
By Porchlight
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—And Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking Books, 624 pages, $32. 95, Hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 9780670021253 Even though Too Big to Fail was written during the same year as the recent financial collapse occurred, Andrew Ross Sorkin has written what I predict will be the definitive book on the subject. It not only tells a gripping “perfect storm” story—with all the gory details as our 401k’s disappeared and our financial system became nationalized included—but the author humanizes all the players, resulting in an imminently readable, albeit lengthy, book.
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Friday Links Returns!
By Porchlight
We're bringing back Friday Links, a blog feature that we haven't posted in some time. Basically, the wonderful folks here at 8cr compile some of their favorite stories throughout the week, and we post the links. Brilliant, eh?
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More Stuff For You.
By Porchlight
Earlier today, I talked with a publisher who offers free audio and ebook downloads with purchases of hardcover copies of the book. This mirrors the music industry where vinyl collectors receive free downloads with purchase of the record. Interesting move on that publisher's part.
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Jack Covert Selects - Superfreakonomics
By Porchlight
Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner, William Morrow & Company, 288 pages, $29.
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