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Inc. Magazine's Best Books for Business Owners
By Porchlight
Jack was asked—along with author and editor-at-large Bo Burlingham, Inc. 's Leigh Buchanan, columnist Joel Spolsky, and Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh—to recommend books for Inc. Magazine's list of The Best Books for Business Owners of 2009.
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What Matters Now? An eBook Conceived by Seth Godin
By Porchlight
"How did he get all of these people? " I ask. Jack's reply is simple, "He's Seth.
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Wisdom
By Porchlight
"Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.
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Customer Service is always the bottom line
By Sally Haldorson
Today, I was running a few minutes late on my way to work so instead of walking into one of my neighborhood's local coffee houses, I entered the Starbucks' drive-thru lane. And sat there. Drummed my fingers on my steering wheel.
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International Best Sellers for November
By Porchlight
It's that time again - to reflect and note what others across the globe are taking time to read - Here are 800CEOREAD's international best selling business books for November 2009: 1 - Made to Stick (Latvia) 2 - IT Savvy (Australia) 3 - Kellogg on Branding (Turkey) 4 - Power of a Positive No (Mexico) 5 - Behavior Change (Spain) 6 - Peripheral Vision (France) 7 - Your Brain at Work (South Africa) 8 - Change Monster (Indonesia) 9 - Outrageous Advertising (Australia) 10 - Wikinomics (Greece) Stay tuned later this month for our Best International Books for the whole of 2009!
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Problem solving
By Porchlight
"All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble. " William F.
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ChangeThis: Issue 65
By Porchlight
The 65th issue of ChangeThis has been published. Take some time with it. Introduce it to your friends.
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Passion
By Porchlight
"Zeal without knowledge is fire without lights.
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Debbie Millman: Look Both Ways Q&A
By Porchlight
As hinted at previously, I finally caught up with Ms. Millman with some questions about her super interesting and smartly crafted book, Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design. It is no surprise to me that her answers are also very good.
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The Economist's Page-turners
By Porchlight
The Economist has released their Best Books List of 2009. In their Economics & Business category, they chose: Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial Systems—and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Viking Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed, Penguin Press How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities by John Cassidy, Farrar Straus Giroux Poorly Made in China: An Insider’s Account of the Tactics Behind China’s Production Game by Paul Midler, John Wiley & Sons Check out The Economist's Page-turners for summaries of these titles and their picks in other categories including Politics & Current Affairs, Biography & Memoirs, History, Science & Technology, Culture & Society and Fiction.
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