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Recommended Reading From The First 90 Days
By Porchlight
In the book The First 90 Days, Michael Watkins talks about how the President of the United States gets 100 days to prove himself, but you are given 90 days in your new job. He states that the first three months can be a make or break time. Watching the inaugural yesterday led me back to this book.
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2008 Best Sellers
By Porchlight
Below are our 2008 Best Sellers (links open in new windows/tabs) 1. How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything. .
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A Sad Day In Milwaukee
By Porchlight
Today is truly a sad day for Milwaukee, our home base and for me. Our parent company, Dickens Books LTD. , announced they are closing their four brick and mortar, Harry W.
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Marty Neumeier (and Other 100 Best Authors) on ChangeThis
By Porchlight
You may have noticed that we released a new issue of ChangeThis yesterday. What you may not have realized is that Marty Neumeier, the author of The Aesthetics of Management, is also the author of Zag: The #1 Strategy of High Performance Brands, one of The 100 Best Business Books of All TIme. The manifesto is a "look at a few of the principles that artists have used successfully, [to] see how they might apply to management.
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Niall Ferguson, Television Personality
By Porchlight
Niall Ferguson's latest book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, made the shortlist in the globalization category of our book awards this year. And, as if that wasn't enough fame for the man, he mounted a brief English Invasion of our televisions on Tuesday. First he showed up on PBS, hosting a film creatively titled "The Ascent of Money.
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50 Galleys Of The 100 Best For You
By Porchlight
UPDATE (Friday 7:23AM) - We have given away all the galleys. Jack and I want to offer our loyal readers a chance to see The 100 Best Business Books of All Time before its publication on February 5th. We have 50 galleys to give away.
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ChangeThis: Issue 54
By Porchlight
The 54th issue of ChangeThis has been published for your reading pleasure. Excerpts and links below. ::::: The Other Climate Crisis by Ken Robinson Ph.
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Beyond the Core - Beyond the Page
By Porchlight
Todd wrote a great extended piece about Chriz Zook's Core trilogy last Wednesday that, if you missed, is well worth going back for. However, if you're looking for the full Sattersten experience, you'll want check out the video below in which he discusses Beyond the Core, one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.
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InBubbleWrap - Financial Intelligence
By Porchlight
I'm forever popping bubbles, Pretty bubblewrap in the mail. Books fly so high, Nearly reach the sky, Then like from my dreams, I wake up and try. Fortune's always hiding, to be discovered on life's trail, I'm forever popping bubbles, Pretty bubblewrap in the mail.
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Guy Kawasaki Interview at mediaistro.com
By Porchlight
Guy Kawasaki's Art of the Start is one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time (did we mention there's a book coming out), and his most recent book, Reality Check, was one of the best Entrepreneurship and Small Business books of last year. Basically, when Guy Kawasaki has something to say about business, you want to listen. And yesterday, Guy Kawasaki had something to say--about his Alltop.
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