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Finding a great new book that we love around here usually brings us nothing but joy. . .
March 10, 2009
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Sooo, those of you who haven't thrown your hat in the ring for a free copy of The Experience Economy over at inBubbleWrap, what are you waiting for? It's not like you have to worry about getting your hat back. .
March 12, 2009
Steve Cunningham (@stevecunningham) has started a video business book review site called readitfor. me. He is four reviews into the new site and this might be something you biz books geeks will want to check out.
March 26, 2009
According to Peabody, entrepreneurship is something one is either born with, or never has; it can't be taught in school. Yet, those that have it might need some guidance, which he provides in an enlightening way, by someone who's actually done what he describes. Bo Peabody's book, Lucky or Smart?
April 02, 2009
TechCrunch's Mike Arrington penned a post yesterday titled "Grok This: Forget The Business Books, Go Sci-Fi To Stoke Your Imagination. " The piece caught alot of people's attention with over 150 retweets on Twitter. As the lead states, Arrington proposes that entrepreneurs should skip all of these silly business books which are filled with "a whole lot of additional junk," and read science-fiction.
April 06, 2009
Wheelan believes that the discourse on economics needs to change. It's important information, that affects companies and individuals on a daily and long-term basis, so the way people understand it needs to be updated and approached differently. His book, and this podcast, give insight to those proposed changes, and why they will have a major impact on business at large.
April 07, 2009
Don't Bring it to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success by Sylvia Lafair, Jossey-Bass, 229 Pages, $24. 95, Hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 9780470404362 In my dotage, I have discovered some things—one of them being that, often times, patterns repeat themselves. In Don't Bring It to Work, Sylavia Lafair contends that negative behavior traits at work can often be traced back to one's family.
April 10, 2009
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky, Penguin Books, 344 pages, $16. 00, Paperback, February 2009, ISBN 9780143114949 Everyone seems to have a vague idea of what sociology is. But a high school history class, or the course you took in college to cover some elective requirement, is about as far as we usually get in that understanding.
April 13, 2009
Well, it's happened! Time goes by so fast, friends come and go in your life, families have disagreements, apartments and homes are moved in and out of, but Strunk and White's "The Element of Style" seems so solid and steadfast. And 50 years old to boot!
April 16, 2009
Continuing a tradition we began last year, we've been giving away the many books we've received throughout 2008 to benefit a good cause. Since we started the offer this year we've raised $3500 for Room to Read, and we'd love for the number on the check we send them to be $5000. We'll be ending the offer on Arpil 30th, so spread the word and help us get there!
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