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The New Age of Innovation: Driving Cocreated Value Through Global Networks
C.K. Prahalad, M.S. Krishnan
McGraw-Hill, 2008
The new age of Innovation
After I had the oportunity to listen the "Soundview executive book summary" of "The age of Innovation" y bought and read the book.
This new book of Prahalad brings the oportunity to reevaluate and redisign the general strategy for most enterprices. It is a great ...
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt
Knopf, 2008
Delightfully interesting
I really enjoyed Traffic. It is packed with interesting and useful facts. I read the first hundred pages or so in an hour, then had to get into my car and drive. I found my habits, visual search patterns, and thinking to have changed greatly. It didn't change how I ...
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The Ten Faces of Innovation: IDEO's Strategies for Defeating the Devil's Advocate and Driving Creativity ...
Thomas Kelley, Jonathan Littman
Doubleday Business, 2005
I couldn't put it down
I'm a big believer in collaboration. No one is an island and should stand or think alone. Tom Kelley explains in simple terms the personas necessary to operate in an IDEO way. I believe the IDEO way is very similar to my background working in the film business.
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Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business
Jeff Howe
Crown Business, 2008
A must read for new media knowledge
Like Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson before him with The Long Tail, Crowdsourcing began with a compelling Wired Magazine article, expanded with a blog, and was a deep enough and important enough topic in the new media age that it needed a book to be fully covered. ...
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Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques (Speed Secrets)
Ross Bentley
Motorbooks, 1998
fast results for the typical daily driver
i got this book just yesterday, read a few chapters, and already see and feel results in my day-to-day commute. don't be fooled into thinking that the information in this book can only be used on the race track. there is a lot of information here that is useful for ...
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The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth
Fred Reichheld
Harvard Business School Press, 2006
GREAT!!!
This is a great book. I have referenced this book in meetings to my team at work, and it has proven to be very useful. I highly recommend this book to anyone with leadership aspirations.
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Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit ...
Gina Pera
1201 Alarm Press, 2008
Help for all the partners of people with ADD!
This book will do for partners of people with ADHD what "Driven to Distraction" did for people who themselves have ADHD. It's easy to read and has enough medical and scientific information to explain what needs to be explained but not so much to bore the reader. You ...
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Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Leonard Sax
Basic Books, 2007
Completely New Ideas
The idea that boys are in trouble was a completely new idea to me. I have always heard about girls needing help with self-esteem and acedemics (like science & math). But boys in trouble . . . nope, never heard of it. My sister recommended this book because I have a ...
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the Next EXIT (The Next Exit)
the Next EXIT, Inc., 2007
AManning
Excellent reference for travellers. We use it all the time, especially to locate a motel about an hour or so before we plan to stop driving for the day.
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Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company's Web Site (2nd Edition)
Mike Moran, Bill Hunt
IBM Press, 2008
perfect match for marketing managers
this book is very complete, going from overall strategy to details in HTML coding.
if you are planning a web campaign in Search and want to go over your website before by optimizing it, this book will give you all the keys to success.
Jean-Marc T.
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Driving with Dead People: A Memoir
Monica Holloway
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Funny, riveting, alluring
I just finished this book, less than 24 hours after its arrival in my mailbox. The author has a refreshing sense of humor relating to topics such as death, embalming, and driving a hearse as a sixteen-year-old girl. I laughed out loud many times, and had to pick up ...
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7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake
Donna J. Cornett
People Friendly Books, 2005
Problem Drinker or Alcoholic? It Doesn't Matter!
I don't know if I was a problem drinker or alcoholic. I don't care - I'm not into labels. But I do know I wanted to drink less and become less dependent on alcohol. And 7 Weeks helped me. One message in the book is you've got to take responsibility for your ...
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The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques: How to Get More Done Without Driving Yourself Crazy
Pamela Dodd, Doug Sundheim
Peak Performance Press, Inc., 2005
Excellent for professionals and students alike!
Tired and stressed? I understand! I work full time and go to school full time. With this on my plate, I certainly need the help this book offers!
If you are looking to organize and improve your time-management and goal-setting skills, "The 25 Best Time Management ...
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Speed Secrets II: More Professional Race Driving Techniques (Speed Secrets)
Ross Bentley
Motorbooks, 2003
What a series of books!
As the author of "Go Ahead - Take the Wheel" which discusses how to begin racing, the Speed Secrets series is what I recommend to people as the next purchase in their racing libary. This book is written in a very friendly manner and does not get too bogged down in very ...
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Mercy Watson: Three-Treat Collection: Slipcased Gift Set (Mercy Watson)
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2007
This is a great set for 4+ year olds
Very cute set of stories about a couple who have a "pet" pig named Mercy who they treat like their child. Great illustrations and fun story line. My 4-1/2 year old son just got these for Christmas and loves them. The illustrator has done some other books that are ...
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