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The Black Swan
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The following is an excerpt from The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. ON THE PLUMAGE OF BIRDS Before the discovery of Australia, people in the old world were convinced that all swans were white, an unassailable belief as it seemed completely confirmed by empirical evidence. The sighting of the first black swan might have been an interesting surprise for a few ornithologists (and others extremely concerned with the coloring of birds), but that is not where the significance of the story lies.
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links for 2007-05-13
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Last Harvest >> BusinessWeek | "The Soul Of A New Suburb" "In Last Harvest, acclaimed architecture writer Witold Rybczynski paints a nuanced portrait of these men and others who built America, neighborhood by neighborhood. . .
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A Book of Decencies
By Porchlight
Over the past few months, Jack and Todd have been taking each of us out for lunch. It's a chance for them to ask, "How are things going? " As they work their way around the office, they're learning about the things that are working well in our environment and the things that could be improved.
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Excerpt from Blessed Unrest
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This excerpt is taken from Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming by Paul Hawken. Blessed Unrest is about a worldwide movement to re-imagine and improve humanity's relationship with the environment and one another. Paul Hawken is an environmentalist and author who has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice.
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links for 2007-05-10
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Chasing Cool>>The Wall Street Journal | In Hot Pursuit of the Next Big Trend As they conduct interviews with fashion-and-media players such as Tom Ford, Clive Davis and Ms.
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Book Videos
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In a time where book reviews are disappearing from major newspapers and magazines, one of the larger publishers Simon & Schuster (owned by CBS) is trying out online videos on books. Next month is the premiere of their new website Bookvideos. tv that will aide consumers in their choices and direct them towards Simon's books.
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Audio Elsewhere
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There is great business audio all over the net. Here are just a few places to supplement your media diet: Lisa Haneberg has been doing her Fireside Chats for some time. Some of hers include Peter Georgescu(The Source of Success), Lee Froschheiser (Vital Factors), and Marcus Buckingham (Go Put Your Strengths To Work).
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links for 2007-05-09
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Prophet of Innovation >> Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism | HBS Working Knowledge “I think Schumpeter is the most penetrating analyst of capitalism who ever lived. He saw things other people didn't see.
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Halo Effect Review
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I intend on writing my own review of Halo Effect. I think it is very good. If you read business books, you are going want to read this.
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What Podcasts People Are Listening To
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Here is a little peak into what people are listening to on our Podcasts blog. This is a ranked list for the first four months of 2007.
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