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What to Give & What to Get
By Porchlight
Need some help with your holiday shopping? Penguin Group can help, as they've asked their authors "which books they are giving, and which books they'd most like to receive this holiday season. " It's far too extensive a list for me to even begin to parse for you all, so I'll send you over to the brilliant folks at Penguin.
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Expectations
By Porchlight
"What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do" William J. H.
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Office Space: Push It!
By Porchlight
We told you that we'd be updating you on our office renovations. Here is what our office in back looks like after moving everything for the construction in the front office. It's kind of cramped, kind of cluttered, but it's our home for now!
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Friday Links Returns!
By Porchlight
We're bringing back Friday Links, a blog feature that we haven't posted in some time. Basically, the wonderful folks here at 8cr compile some of their favorite stories throughout the week, and we post the links. Brilliant, eh?
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Office Metamorphosis: A New Beginning
By Porchlight
800CEOREAD has been undergoing some big changes this year. . .
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Staying busy
By Porchlight
"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
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In Celebration of the Book
By Porchlight
Whatever your theory or opinion is of the future of books and digital content, the fact unarguably is that books have played, and will continue to play, a role in people's lives. As Bryce Milligan points out, there are many things, aesthetic and utilitarian, that can be done with a book that give people an experience (home insulation, anyone? ).
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ChangeThis: Issue 64
By Porchlight
The 64th issue of ChangeThis has been published for all of you autodidactic business literature enthusiasts out there. Excerpts and links below. ::::: The Upstarts Are Here!
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Riches Among the Ruins
By Porchlight
Robert Smith is likely the only author who has a picture of himself in a bullet-proof vest on his website, but it's justified. This guy has spent his life traveling the globe and finding opportunities in countries some of us might never consider. His book is called Riches Among the Ruins: Adventures in the Dark Corners of the Global Economy, and it details these travels, experiences, and the heart of the global economy and the possibilities that exist within it.
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Canada
By Porchlight
"Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad.
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