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The shortlist for the seventh Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Book of the Year has been released. It includes:
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Public Affairs
Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar by Barry Eichengreen, Oxford University Press
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier by Edward L.
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Here's a perfect example: we're online, I'm writing a blog post, and you have the option to comment back, to which I also can comment back. We can share information and thoughts more freely than ever. Ideas spread, and connections are made.
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The Art of Hassle Map Thinking by Adrian J. Slywotzky with Karl Weber
“We’ve found that organizations that excel at demand creation . .
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We're excited to announce an updated and expanded paperback version of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time available 11/1/11 from Portfolio.
More content--expanded reviews of the Takeaway chapter books (including Thinkertoys, The First 90 Days, Beyond the Core, and The Lexus and the Olive Tree); new sidebars (including decision-making, visual thinking, and 1982, the watershed year for business books); and a new introduction and closing manifesto--means more for you to learn and enjoy. The perfect book for you to put on your Christmas list and read to inspire you for the new year!
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When we have an idea, or work on a project, it can get absorbed into us. We dream of what it will be like when realized, and imagine all the great things that will happen because of its creation. Eventually, it can be hard to separate our imagination from the unknown variables of reality.
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