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Join KnowledgeBOX and get FOCUS!
By Sally Haldorson
The October 2013 shipments of our KnowledgeBOX will be leaving the warehouse in one week! Don't wait to subscribe and receive a signed copy of Daniel Goleman's new FOCUS: THE HIDDEN DRIVER OF EXCELLENCE and an Advanced Reader's Copy of THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS by Ben Horowitz. Sign up today and you'll receive 5 hardcover books and 4 advanced reader copies over the year for only $80.
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A KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway! The Passion Conversation
By Sally Haldorson
Enter to win a copy of The Passion Conversation by the folks at Brains on Fire over on KnowledgeBlocks! The contest is open until October 15th. Why do you need this book?
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The FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Shortlist
By Porchlight
The Financial Times has announced the shortlist for their annual business book award, co-sponsored with Goldman Sachs. The have narrowed the field to six: The Alchemists: Thee Central Bankers and a World On Fire by Neil Irwin, The Penguin Press Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy by Iain Martin, Simon and Schuster (not yet released in the U. S.
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ChangeThis: Issue 109
By Porchlight
Success In 5 Easy Lessons by G. Richard Shell “When everyone around you agrees on what success means, it is all too easy to blindly accept their ideas about what to do next. .
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A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway!
By Sally Haldorson
We are giving away 20 copies of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success by G. Richard Shell over on KnowledgeBlocks. Just enter for your chance to win.
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2013 Business Book Awards
By Porchlight
The 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards are now open for submissions. Thousands of business books are published each year, each with the potential to promote change and enlighten the way people think about business. We began recognizing these efforts in 2007 with the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards, highlighting the best works in a number of categories.
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The FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Longlist
By Porchlight
The Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year longlist has been announced. It is, as Andrew Hill of the FT writes, a reading list that mixes low deeds and high hopes (registration required). The list includes: After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead by Alan Blinder, The Penguin Press The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire by Neil Irwin, The Penguin Press Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger & Kenneth Cukier, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The Billionaire’s Apprentice: The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund by Anita Raghavan, Business Plus The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business by Rita Gunther McGrath, Harvard Business Review Press The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be by Moisés Naím, Basic Books The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone, Little Brown and Company Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant, Viking Books The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton, Princeton University Press How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell, Grove Press Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf Publishing Group Making it Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the Men Who Blew Up the British Economy by Iain Martin, Simon and Schuster (I don't see that this is being released in the U.
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ChangeThis: Issue 108
By Porchlight
Art Is Freedom by Erik Wahl “My name is Erik Wahl and Art has saved me from a life of slavery. I am a recovering suit and tie. I am recuperating from years as a gear in a wheel that barely touched the ground.
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Think Differently
By Porchlight
When we think of creativity, we often forget the broad scope of what that means. We look to alter details, not scrap entire systems and start from scratch. In some ways, we attempt to make the process of doing what we're supposed to do more interesting, and that's it.
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A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway: Grab Bag!
By Sally Haldorson
Everyone loves a grab bag. It's exciting to get a package delivered to your door, and while you know it is from 800-CEO-READ, and so you know it contains business books, it's still so exciting to rip open the flaps and discover what's inside. Due to some traveling and other inconveniences, rather than offer a specific book for a new giveaway--we've got two great books lined up for August, so stay tuned!
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