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Unstoppable: Finding Hidden Assets to Renew the Core and Fuel Profitable Growth by Chris Zook, Harvard Business School Press, 208 pages, $29. 95 Hardcover, May 2007, ISBN 9781422103661.
You expect to find trilogies in fantasy or science fiction literature.
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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick), by Seth Godin, Portfolio, 92 pages, $12. 95 Hardcover, May 2007, ISBN 9781591841661
I have been reviewing Seth Godin books since Purple Cow came out in 2003. What I respect most about Seth is his ability to practice what he preaches.
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Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Harvard Business School Press, 320 pages, $29. 95 Hardcover, May 2007, ISBN 9781422101025.
I admit it: I take great pride in the fact that our small company has, over the years, made modifications to the standard work week in order to keep talented people working for us.
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StrengthsFinder 2. 0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath, Gallup Press, 192 Pages, $19. 95, Hardcover, February 2007, ISBN 9781595620156
I have been writing about the Gallup Press a lot in the last six months.
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Mr. China: A Memoir by Tim Clissold, Collins, 260 pages, $14. 95 Paperback, Feb 2006, ISBN 9780060761400.
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