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From Business to Baseball, and Back Again
By Porchlight
There are two fields I follow on a daily basis, the baseball and the business. Those two worlds got all tangled up and nicely intertwined in my reading life this past weekend. On Friday, there was a NYT interview with the Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett, about one of his favorite topics, baseball.
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Where Did The Book Reviews Go?
By Porchlight
The most recent issue of Fast Company makes me think the magazine has dropped their coverage of business books. Booooooo.
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A Different Jack Disagrees
By Porchlight
It is not unusual for Mr. Covert and I to have many heated discussions, but it is a different Jack that has taken me to task for a recent post. Jack Hayhow says that I am wrong-headed about my opinion of fables.
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Podcasts Start Back Up with Zook
By Porchlight
We took some time off this summer from our podcasts. I am kicking off the fall season early with an interview I have been wanting to do for some time. Chris Zook is the author of three books, his most recent being Unstoppable.
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Unstoppable Interview with Chris Zook
By Porchlight
After a summer hiatus, we return with a great interview. In this podcast, I talk with Chris Zook, author of Unstoppable: How to Identify Hidden Assets, Redefine the Core, and Fuel Future Growth. This book is the final in a business trilogy of sorts.
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What's up at Freakonomics
By Porchlight
Dubner and Levitt have been quite busy this week. On Monday, the NYT welcomed their blog with open arms. If you're a fan of their blog, be sure to change your RSS feed.
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The Perfect Pair: Never Eat Alone and Highrise
By Porchlight
Never Eat Alone is a 2005 book written by Keith Ferrazzi. The subtitle "The Ultimate Networker Reveals How To Build a Lifelong Community of Collegues, Contacts, Friends, and Mentors" sums up the book pretty well. We have an excerpt on our site from Chapter 17 - "The Art of Small Talk" and here is a video of Ferrazzi speaking at a Microsoft event.
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Five Business Book Classics - The Essay
By Porchlight
I wrote a piece for the July/August issue of Corporate Dealmaker. The magazine did eight pages on business books and their impact on the M&A industry. Here is my contribution where I discuss books that should be on every executive's reading list: And Don't Forget The Classics There are M&A books, and there are business books that should be required reading for every executive.
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Excerpt from WATCH THIS, LISTEN UP, CLICK HERE
By Porchlight
Yesterday I posted a new excerpt on the Excerpts blog. It's from Chapter 1 of WATCH THIS, LISTEN UP, CLICK HERE by David Verklin and Bernice Kanner. "This means that we're exposed to an estimated 3,000 ads a day.
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Excerpt from The Last Chance Millionaire
By Porchlight
The following is a brief excerpt from the book The Last Chance Millionaire by Douglass R. Andrew. The Pitcher of Water Versus the Empty Glass When I give seminars, this is the moment that I introduce the most memorable visual aids I have ever used.
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