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Traffic
By Porchlight
"The only way to solve the traffic problem of the country is to pass a law that only paid-for cars are allowed to use the highways.
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7 Lessons From a Marketing Genius
By Porchlight
Below is a recent article from Carmine Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience. His article details seven points about what makes Mr. Jobs such an incredible marketer; words we can certainly all learn from.
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How to Work a Room Turns 21
By Porchlight
We have been selling Susan RoAne's How to Work a Room for a long time now, nearly all the way back to its first edition—published 21 years ago this month. RoAne's book has obviously not had the historical reach or significance of another anniversary being celebrated today—the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall—but it has quietly torn down many smaller, more personal walls of its own over the past two decades, giving people the tools to improve their lives through better communication and social skills at work and beyond. Ms.
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October's Best Sellers on Audio
By Porchlight
Audio books are one of those strange, enigmatic creatures whose popularity depends not on the customers themselves, but on the core popularity of the book they are based on. If the book isn't doing well (if there was an audio version at all) its life will be short lived. But, oh what a life to lead!
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The Future
By Porchlight
"The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.
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The Portfolio Catalog & Business Beat
By Porchlight
Being the publisher of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, we're obviously fond of the folks at Portfolio. Beyond the personal connection, though, we feel they have consistently put out some of most intriguing books in the business genre over the past decade, and continue to do so. The list below contains the titles coming out of that publishing house in hardcover before year end.
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October's Best Selling International Titles
By Porchlight
It's been awhile! A whole summer, in fact! Have you felt as much out of the loop as to what's HOT across the seas, oceans and borders of the world as I have?
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Brainstorming?
By Porchlight
Every day, people come together in groups to brainstorm: share ideas, create projects, and turn dreams into reality. The leaders of those groups would be well advised to serve the appetizer, The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life by John Hunt before those meetings get under way. Because, let's be honest, oftentimes, there are people who think they have "the answer" before the question has really been explored.
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Jobs
By Porchlight
"There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man [or woman] who holds the job.
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Barbara Ehrenreich in Milwaukee: November 4th, 2009
By Sally Haldorson
If you are in Milwaukee on November 4th, we encourage you to attend Barbara Ehrenreich’s appearance at Alverno College’s Pittman Theater at 7pm. This event is co-sponsored by Boswell Books, a local independent bookstore owned and operated by the former buyer and general manager of the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, our former sister company.
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