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Potential. It's a big word. Especially for leaders.
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Anything You Want is Derek Sivers' new book, released by Seth Godin's The Domino Project. Fundamentally, it's about helping people.
Through Derek's personal story of starting his company CD Baby, he clearly shows that whatever you do, don't think first about how much doing something will cost and how much you'll make off of it.
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Of all childhood characters, Winnie-the-Pooh has always been a favorite. The best banana bread recipe I make is straight out of one of the many collectible Pooh books I once owned: Winnie-the-Pooh's Teatime Cookbook. The first storybook I bought my son was The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Hey everyone, The Invisible Gorilla was released in paperback this month. Did you miss the hardcover last year? If you did, chances are the authors would understand.
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Amazon's books editors have announced their "2011 Best Books of the Year So Far" list. I don't recall them putting out a mid-year list in the past, but it's a great idea and they've picked some very worthy titles.
Their top ten in the Business & Investing category are:
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz, Rodale Press
Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki, Portfolio
Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by David Logan, John King & Halee Fischer-Wright, Harper Paperbacks (the paperback release of the authors' 2008 book)
In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy, Simon & Schuster
Poke the Box by Seth Godin, The Domino Project - Powered by Amazon
Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity by Josh Linkner, Jossey-Bass
We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World by Simon Mainwaring, Palgrave MacMillan
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk, HarperBusiness
Beyond Wealth: The Road Map to a Rich Life by Alexander Green, John Wiley & Sons
Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle and How It Changes Everything by John Mauldin, John Wiley & Sons
On that list, Disciplined Dreaming author Josh Linkner contributed a manifesto to the February issue of ChangeThis, and we have a manifesto from Simon Mainwaring coming on July 6.
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