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The presents we're buying.
By Porchlight
If you're looking for a gift guide for books to buy for presents, here are a few of the books the 8cr crew bought for the holidays. Feel free to add your best buys, too: Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer One Hundred Young Americans by Michael Franzini Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough, Michael Braungart When You Were Me by Robert Rodi The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Scott Brick How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds by Erika Doss, Ruth D. Kohler, Lisa Stone, Jane Bianco, Leslie Umberger (Editor) The Last Tycoons by William D.
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How morality fits into the global picture.
By Porchlight
Business executives have justified their actions with a "when in China, do as the Chinese do" defense. To do business in China, these executives insist, they must comply with local laws. But China's local laws often force executives to make moral and ethical choices that would be intolerable in the West.
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Following up on predictions from publishers
By Porchlight
It's always interesting to go back and see what the publishing community predicted would do well in a given season. Last May, Publishers Weekly had a great piece about trends in business book publishing. Todd blogged about it in June.
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links for 2007-11-27
By Porchlight
Punching In >> USA TODAY | Finding a job in retail may not be so simple Frankel went undercover to report on the corporate culture of some of the county's leading retailers.
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The Opposable Mind
By Porchlight
I've been reading the Opposable Mind by Roger Martin. We humans have long been distinguished from other animals by our opposable thumbs. Yes, we're born with the ability to hold something with the tension of our forefinger and thumb.
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New Spanish Version!
By Porchlight
A catalog just came across my desk from Urano, a publisher that puts out Spanish versions of popular English language books. I couldn't help but mention them along with one of their newest releases. It's for one of our Best Sellers: Un Nuevo Impulso ( What Got You Here Won't Get You There ) by Marshall Goldsmith and it became available this September.
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New York Times' 100 Most Notable Books of 2007
By Porchlight
Here is another list that is good for book lovers but not very helpful for the business reader. The only crossover is How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, an interesting view of decision-making in medicine.
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links for 2007-11-22
By Porchlight
King of the Club>>The Wall Street Journal | Big Board, Big Trouble The more sophisticated tale is what Charles Gasparino tells in his excellent "King of the Club.
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Happy Thanksgiving
By Porchlight
Whether you are officially celebrating or not, tomorrow is a great day to take a moment and give thanks. We continue to have a lot to be thankful for here at 800-CEO-READ. You can see here what I am most thankful for this year.
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Punching In
By Aaron Schleicher
After reading Alex Frankel's new book, Punching In, I was excited to talk to him more about his experiences working for UPS, Enterprise, The Apple Store, Starbucks, and also to hear about the jobs he 'didn't' get. All in all, his experience sheds light on the current American retail system and how it effects both customers and employees. Take a listen.
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