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A few readers have asked us whether or not we can ship The Countdown Book Club internationally. Well, indeed we can--we would do anything for you guys. However, because it is more expensive to ship the books, we do have to add $30.
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I pointed to some reviews of Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton last week, but I may have missed the best. Written by Land of Lincoln author Andrew Ferguson for The Wall Street Journal, the review is no kinder to the institution that Broughton profiles in the book than the previous reviews had been, but it is funnier and Ferguson reviews author Broughton as much as he derides Harvard Business School culture. He begins:
As Paris bureau chief for the London Daily Telegraph, Philip Delves Broughton had one of the most desirable jobs in newspapering--indeed, one of the last remaining desirable jobs in newspapering--and he did it well enough to earn the admiration of boss and colleague alike.
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Diana McLain Smith has a nice new video overview of her book, Divide or Conquer. The book, which we've written about in other posts, talks about how personality differences, conflicting interests, and other working relationship scenarios, can drastically affect the success or failure of an organization. As she states, in successful relationships, the focus on those relationships is as strong as the focus on the company mission.
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On December 15, 2008, 800-CEO-READ will announce the winners of the second annual "The 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards. " These awards will recognize the best business books of 2008 and the authors who committed time and energy to the books' creation.
Thousands of business books are published each year, each with the potential to promote change and enlighten the way people think about business.
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Our communication has been sporadic on the book project. Kate, our air traffic controller, is imploring us to get with it and start telling you what we have been up to. She's right and there is a lot that has happened.
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