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Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership by Warren Bennis with Patricia Ward Biederman, Jossey-Bass, 272 Pages, $27. 95 Hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 9780470432389
When you look at the greatest business thinkers from the second half of the last century, Warren Bennis would have to be in the conversation. When you focus on the field of leadership, he would have to be on the top of that list.
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The Mesh: Why the Future of Business Is Sharing by Lisa Gansky, Portfolio, 256 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, September 2010, ISBN 9781591843719
You want to see a movie, but don’t want to spend $25. 00 on a DVD that you will watch once, and then let sit uselessly around your home gathering dust.
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The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing (But True! ) Story of Albert D. Lasker and the Creation of the Advertising Century by Jeffrey L.
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Bury My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers by Stan Slap, 272 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 9781591843245
In 2010, 800-CEO-READ moved to our newly remodeled “world headquarters” and with all this new space, we had walls that needed filling. Lots of pictures of me, of course, but I’ve got to keep my ego in check.
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Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable, Word of Mouth Movements by Robbin Phillips, Greg Cordell, Geno Church & Spike Jones, Wiley, 224 pages, $24. 95, Hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 9780470614181
“Brains on Fire is not really a business book. It’s a love story …”
Those are the opening lines to an incredible collection of stories and insights that is, in fact, both business book and love story.
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