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Office favorite and author of a recent ChangeThis manifesto, Jessica Hagy will be Penguin USA's guest blogger this week. Her new book was released by Penguin last week, and though it's not a business book, I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as we have. If you haven't taken a gander at her work yet, this would be a great time to start.
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We would like to extend a very special thank you to everyone who was kind enough to take part in the Mystery Box sale to benefit Room to Read. Due to the overwhelming response, we have raised just over $3500 for a great charity and mailed out close to 600 books in just over two weeks. Our bookshelves are empty, and we all have smiles on our faces from everyone showing such amazing support.
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Ask 8cr! is a section of our blog used as a forum to address the kinds of issues and challenges people are having in the workplace. We take these issues and apply a business book we feel offers a viable solution.
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Joshua Ferris was named a winner in Barnes & Noble's 15th Annual "Discover Great New Writers Awards. "
His book Then We Came To The End is a novel about a Chicago ad agency and the tumultuous 1990's. Our resident writer Todd Lazarski wrote this short piece about the book for an upcoming 800-CEO-READ project:
The next generation of the business novel, Ferris' hilarious critique of modern office life and the world of marketing acts almost as the written word companion to "Office Space" or "The Office.
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There is a great thread at Signal vs Noise where they are asking readers for good negotiating stories.
The books mentioned thus far include:
You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen
NO: The Only Negotiating Strategy You Need for Work and Home by Jim Camp
Humanitarian Negotiation: A handbook for securing access, assistance and protection for Civilians in Armed Conflcts by The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (free download)
Jack Nicholson's famous negotiation in Five Easy Pieces is also mentioned.
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