books: common sense

books: common sense

books:

Common sense

Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas

Seth Godin

Portfolio Hardcover, 2006

Not Business as Usual
If you are looking for some ideas to jump start your creative juices, take the few hours necessary to breeze thru this collection of blog posting from Seth Godin, blogger extraordinaire and seller of confidence for those needing to step outside their box. You do not ...

Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton

Dale Ahlquist

Ignatius Press, 2006

A must read. Common Sense is no longer very common.
This book is absolutely remarkable. Although G. K. Chesterton wrote his material almost 100 years ago, his writings are so poignant to anyone living in today's world. Dale Ahlquist informs us of a multitude of very important subjects addressed by Chesterton ...

Thomas Paine : Collected Writings : Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / ...

Thomas Paine

Library of America, 1995

Paine
I was extremely happy to find any of Paines writings,I'm afraid it's a sign of the times but even the public library in my area did not carry Paines, Common Sense .

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine (Signet Classics)

Thomas Paine

Signet Classics, 2003

Freedom and Rights of man
I have read much on the history of our beautiful country and also of other countries as well. This book by Thomas Paine "COMMON SENSE AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN" is an extraordinary out line of how man should form his government and live in harmony with his fellow man ...

Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

Thomas Sowell

Basic Books, 2007

Basic Economics review
An excellent companion to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Thomas Sowell explains in easy to understand language how liberal beliefs and actions do more damage than help.

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

John C. Bogle

Wiley, 2008

But When Will It Change?
While I was reading the book, I was saying "Amen!" over and over. Why hadn't I seen his work or story earlier? There is great stuff that a lot of people will agree with (especially the ethical ones that usually get taken advantage of). The tough part is how to ...

Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney

Lee Cockerell

Doubleday Business, 2008

Definite "must read"
Being an executive recruiter and a career consultant for over 32 years with many years of public speaking on the topic of "Your Future Marketability" I found that Lee's book was an incredibly inspiring book. "Customer service" is something that is dwindling away in ...

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

Steve Krug

New Riders Press, 2005

Dont Make Me Think
Informative and enjoyable read - highly recommended for those desiring to educate themselves on web design and useability.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns ...

John C. Bogle

Wiley, 2007

One of the Best Books on Investing for the Little Guys
I love this book. Gave it to my nephew who was content to lose money for 20 years and get into sector funds to make his riches later.

Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America

Mike Huckabee

Sentinel HC, 2008

Wow....
I really loved this book. The things Mike believes in like the Fair Tax (fairtax.org) and his approach to government. It is all, well "common sense", something we are dreadfully missing in American politics! We need to listen to this guy, he has a bright future.

Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity

James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, ...

St. Martin's Press, 2005

Should be required reading for voters
I've read several of the economics books meant for a general audience. Overall, I'd say this one is the best, edging out Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy. Common Sense Economics is particularly strong when it discusses the ...

A Quaker Book of Wisdom: Life Lessons In Simplicity, Service, And Common Sense

Robert Lawrence Smith

Harper Paperbacks, 1999

A Quaker Book of Wisdom
I happen to be a Quaker. This book, however, is practical inspiration in a very readable form, from a very wise man, for anyone. I like to keep it next to my bed to read a bit before going to sleep. Excellent insight to help guide our very busy and sometimes ...

Common Sense

Thomas Paine

Big Fish Publishing Inc, 2006

The most important book in America's history
"Men read by way of revenge." A forerunner of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Common Sense should properly be regarded (at least in a historical, though not a legal, sense) as one of the founding documents of this nation. Paine makes ...

Common Sense Spirituality: The Essential Wisdom of David Steindl-Rast (Crossroad Book)
David Steindl-Rast

The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2008

Each meditation in this volume reflects what the author calls ?the spiritual work of our time??cultivating grateful living, the key to joy. The selections explore the broad range of issues that have been at the core of a lifetime of meditation and teaching. Throughout each of these meditations, Steindl-Rast seeks to nourish the mystic within the ...

Thomas Paine Collection: Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age of Reason, An Essay on Dream, Biblical Blasphemy, ...

Thomas Paine

Forgotten Books, 2007

Every generation and age must be as free to act for itself
This was required reading for a graduate course in the history of the French Revolution. For Thomas Paine, the eighteenth century was the Age of Enlightenment because for the first time humankind was throwing off the millstones of religious dogmatism and political ...