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We are giving away 20 copies of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success by G. Richard Shell over on KnowledgeBlocks. Just enter for your chance to win.
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Everyone loves a grab bag. It's exciting to get a package delivered to your door, and while you know it is from 800-CEO-READ, and so you know it contains business books, it's still so exciting to rip open the flaps and discover what's inside. Due to some traveling and other inconveniences, rather than offer a specific book for a new giveaway--we've got two great books lined up for August, so stay tuned!
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This quarter's KnowledgeBOX shipment contains a signed and customized copy of Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value. Plus, you'll get an early Advanced Reading Copy of a great new Harvard Business Review Press book as a surprise gift!
This KnowledgeBOX will ship July 10th, and there is a limited quantity, so don't wait!
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Author Debra Kaye wants to help you become an innovative thinker, to "make innovation a regular part of life, and it's a skill she believes is available to anyone. And her book, Red Thread Thinking, will help you "uncover new connections between phenomena that you didn't realize were linked, giving you a fresh understanding and an innovator's edge. " To do this, you'll need to "pull the right threads and connect them properly" in order to create something that solves problems for people.
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The Clarity Principle couldn't have landed on my desk at a better time. We've been discussing a new "mission statement" for 800-CEO-READ, one that reflects our purpose as well as the product. This book gives us plenty of guidance as The Clarity Principle aims to "illuminate how difficult it is to define your business, the costs you incur when you fail to clarify your purpose, and the tremendous gains to be won by succeeding in that effort.
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