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Bunches of Business Book Recommendations
By Porchlight
There has been quite a run in the blogosphere in the last two weeks with people recommending business books. Josh Kauffman may have started this tidal wave with his updated 2008 version of The Personal MBA. His list is 77 books long with the mantra "skip b-school and the $100,000 loan: you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.
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The Surprise Element of Our Countdown Book Club
By Porchlight
Last week we launched the official countdown to Jack and Todd's book, The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. We thought about hiring the New York City New Year's Ball and then decided on a book club, to help you gear up for Jack and Todd's book. As Todd mentioned, it's a six-month book club.
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Honest Feet and Other Non-Verbal Cues
By Porchlight
We're always giving off nonverbal cues. From rolling our eyes, as teenagers, when our parents asked us to help with dishes. To putting our elbows on the table at dinner time.
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Blog / Staff Picks
BusinessWeek review of Hell's Cartel
Book Review by Porchlight
Last week BusinessWeek reviewed Hell's Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine by Diarmuid Jeffreys. Hell's Cartel is about IG Farben's decision to utilize death camp labor during WWII to speed up efforts to develop synthesized plastics. The German chemical group was famous for discovering ammonia and (at Bayer, a subsidiary) sulfa, the first antibiotic.
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Wired Reviews
Book Review by Porchlight
Wired Magazine doesn't review books in depth that often, so I was surprised that they were the first (that I've seen) to review Thomas Friedman's upcoming book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America. It is reviewed by Garret M. Graff, author of The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House.
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Interview with Jonathon Flaum
By Porchlight
On his way through town, Jonathon Flaum stopped by Lodge 300 to talk with Todd about his new book How the Red Wolf Found Its Howl. Todd and Jonathon covered a wide variety of topics including the motivation behind Jonathon's first book The 100 Mile Walk, how fear plays such a big roll in business, and even why Jonathon decided to self publish the latest book. Strap yourselves in, this is a good one.
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Podcast interview with Jonathon Flaum
By Porchlight
We were very lucky to have Jonathon stop in on his way to see the Dalai Lama a month ago. We took a stroll to Lodge 300, and Todd did a fantastic interview with Jonathon about his new book, How the Red Wolf Found Its Howl, (recently self-published by Lotus Way Press). Stay tuned next week, we'll be posting the fable from the book for everyone's enjoyment.
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The Countdown Book Club (International Edition)
By Porchlight
A few readers have asked us whether or not we can ship The Countdown Book Club internationally. Well, indeed we can--we would do anything for you guys. However, because it is more expensive to ship the books, we do have to add $30.
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Tuesday in Miwaukee: Pecha Kucha Night #2
By Porchlight
This coming Tuesday, August 26th we're hosting round #2 of Pecha Kucha Night in Milwaukee. What is Pecha Kucha, you ask? Well, here's Jon's description.
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New Harbinger Titles
Book Review by Porchlight
Here are some titles that I found a must-read from Harbinger Press. They deal with how to perform better in your current job situation and offer many different perspectives on what to expect from coworkers and bosses. The books go from simple disorganization to dealing with co-workers that are difficult.
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