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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
Michael E. Gerber
HarperCollins, 1995
A must read for any business owner
When this book was recommended to me by two people over the course of two days, I knew I had to read it. If you have started or are contemplating starting a business, it is a must-read. I saw myself throughout the pages of this book .... knowing I was frustrated in ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
My Personal Number 1 Management Book
A few years ago, the company I was with purchased copies of Good to Great for managers. I was blown away by the information the book contained. The book went against my thinking at the time. In quick order, I changed my mind-set about several topics and found my ...
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
Life changer
Reading this book will change how you view life - both your own and how you view the world around you.
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The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
Amanda Ripley
Crown, 2008
The Unthinkable
This book is really unthinkable amazing!!!
It makes you learning so many things on the subject "human behaviour during catastrophes", which you wouldn't expect.
It's nearly all stories-interesting examples from whom to collect and understand theory.
I strongly ...
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Thomas L. Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Thomas L. Friedman’s phenomenal number-one bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see the world in a new way. In his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America’s surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and ...
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Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future
Joel C. Rosenberg
Tyndale House Publishers, 2008
Ignoring what this writer says in "Epicenter" would be stupid.......
Joel Rosenberg has the credentials, experience, and knowledge to discuss the scary, but real implications in "Epicenter". All of the sources used by Rosenberg are sound and responsible, and include his own personal knowledge. One of these sources is the Holy Bible; ...
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Random House, 2007
In order to be memorable, you must use SUCCES
Made to Stick is a great book designed to help you made your ideas more memorable. It is not designed to give you the power to come up with new ideas, but to make the most of what's available to you. The authors use a wide variety of examples of "sticky" and non ...
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Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
Sherry Argov
Adams Media, 2002
great quick read! Advice is right on target for me
This book is worth every penny. The advice is short, to the point. Her take is that you should not give up your own life for just any guy. You should be able to hold your own in a relationship and feel respected by the man you date. You are the prize. You are the ...
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt
Knopf, 2008
I didn't know that!
A fascinating book! Every page is full of interesting things I didn't know (and never thought to ask). What sort of "safety features" actually make driving more dangerous? Why does the Los Angeles traffic control system take account of the Hebrew calendar? How do cows ...
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unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters
David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons
Baker Books, 2007
Great Book But Not the Whole Story
This is a great book, but it's not complete.
The book does a wonderful job of showing why Christians look unattractive in the eyes of those who are not part of the faith. To complete the picture, I would recommend George Barna's excellent books "Revolution" and ...
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The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger
Daniel Gardner
Dutton Adult, 2008
And the odds are . . .?
Dan Gardner's concerned about how we handle fear. In North America, of course, a single event, the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon generated a new level of fear in the population. So unexpected and abrupt was use of commercial aircraft in ...
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman
Bantam Books, 2005
An Audacious Proposal for a Paradigm Shift in our Public Schools
Most of the reviews of this book claim it gave them new insights. Me too. Only what I "take home" as most important from this book is quite different than what others have said in their reviews.
I spent my working career as a civil servant (now retired), an ...
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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not ...
Jen Lancaster
NAL Trade, 2008
Another great one!
Jen Lancaster has done it again! This is another great book that I thoroughly enjoyed! I hope there is another one on the way!
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"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of ...
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Basic Books, 2003
5-Star Review
Fast shipping and received the item in excellent condition. Thank you; I look forward to ordering from you in the future!
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Paul Collier
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
Collier is a serious scholar in the world of development and here he has written a very important book. Here is the basic argument - while it sucks to be poor in countries like India, India is heading for relative prosperity. Where is really, really sucks to be poor is ...
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