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This year, 800-CEO-READ became painfully hip. We really didn't mean to, it just sort of happened that way. You know how it is.
November 13, 2007
Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future by Iain Carlson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Twelve, 336 pages, $27. 99 Hardcover, October 2007, ISBN 9780446580045 "The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age could well end long before the world runs out of oil. " That statement pretty much sums up the argument made in Zoom, and ironically, it was not made by an environmentalist, but by former Saudi oil minister Sheik Yamani.
November 16, 2007
The Author and Reader's Choice voting page has experienced some technical difficulties with the image placements but the problem should be fixed by the end of the day. We thank everyone for being patient with us as we figure out any gliches as they come along. Nevertheless, the site is still up and running so be sure to keep voting for your favorite book by November 30!
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Beat the System: 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World by Robert W. MacDonald. The 11 Simple Secrets Being an entrepreneur is simply living a business life as it should be led.
November 20, 2007
If you're looking for a gift guide for books to buy for presents, here are a few of the books the 8cr crew bought for the holidays. Feel free to add your best buys, too: Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer One Hundred Young Americans by Michael Franzini Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough, Michael Braungart When You Were Me by Robert Rodi The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Scott Brick How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds by Erika Doss, Ruth D. Kohler, Lisa Stone, Jane Bianco, Leslie Umberger (Editor) The Last Tycoons by William D.
November 28, 2007
Today we're pleased to feature an essay from Ram Charan, author of Leaders at all Levels. Here, Charan discusses the impact profit and loss has on the balance sheet and overall health of an organization, especially when a leader is in tune with those numbers. An intuitive feel for business is evident in good leaders, whether seasoned or rookie, and it is the ability to harness that acumen that makes the difference, especially when it comes to adding value to the organization or when promotion opportunities are at hand.
November 30, 2007
Howdy. Time for another round of Friday links. Here's what we enjoyed this week: *We found that Carnegie Mellon University surpassed a lofty goal: the digitization of over 1,500,000 books.
By Aaron Schleicher
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.
December 10, 2007
John over at Brandy Autopsy has announced his favorite marketing books of the year. Among them are What Were They Thinking? , Wal-Smart, and Made To Stick.
December 11, 2007
All opinions on Kindle aside, have you seen its packaging? Pretty spiffy. * Image from Bad Banana Blog.
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