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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Seth Godin
Portfolio Hardcover, 2007
Stuck at the Bottom?
+ This Book Doesn't Deserve Negative Reviews...
+ When the going gets tough - read the Dip
+ A very timely perspective
+ Some Solid Statements in This Book
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The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Timothy Ferris
Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007
Creating the Life You Want to Live
+ A page turning winner....we are seeing results.
+ Don't Be Embarrassed, If the Title Interests You, Read It
+ I Bought It Twice!
+ Much Needed for Most of America
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Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants: Breakthrough Tactics for Winning Profitable Clients
Jay Conrad Levinson, Michael W. McLaughlin
Wiley, 2004
Modern Day Lunchpail
+ essential marketing and proposal-writing reference for consultants
+ A Good Read!
+ GREAT GUIDELINES FOR GUERRILLA MARKETING!
+ Great Guerrilla Book!
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Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Time Warner Books, 2000
Excellent Book
+ Kiyosaki oppened my eyes
+ Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest In, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Must read if you are interested in investing in any area. Stocks, RE, Futures, whatever. Very informative in the normal Rich Dad way. I think this is third in the series and one of the most important!
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Business Plus, 2000
Amazing Book, Period.
+ Great book
+ Simplistic, original and a great value
What ppl don't understand is that you're never supposed to actually take things you read in books like this literally. If he says a certain investment is smart, or he made money a certain way, do your research and see if its right for you. Just like any book, the specific examples used are not as ...
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Guerrilla Marketing, 4th edition: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your ...
Jay Conrad Levinson
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
I hope our competitors don't read this!
+ Guerilla Marketing
+ Make your business a 900 lb guerilla to be a 900 lb gorrilla
An easy and friendly read, packed full of information... Many ideas you may already know, but have never taken full advantage of. At least a dozen strategies you can start using right now, and a few more that you will really need to plan carefully to use effectively. Levinson explains the ...
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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Guy Kawasaki
Portfolio Hardcover, 2004
Great book for startups
+ Invaluable reference tool for anyone considering a startup
+ brilliant guidelines for starting your business
+ Start Your Business Right
+ Great read
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Guerrilla Marketing for Free: Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits
Jay Conrad Levinson
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
Great "Basics of Marketing" Book!
+ Definally a book about importance of Public Relations
+ Lots of ideas
This book is very informative on every part of the basics of marketing. It provides information on sales techniques, promotional techniques, customer service, etc. I thought that if everyone follows a lot of what this book provides, you can't go wrong.
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Business Plans Kit For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
Steven D., PhD Peterson, Peter E. Jaret, ...
For Dummies, 2005
Business Plans Kit for Dummies
+ Crash Business Corse
+ Good Format
+ Looking for an intro to business before starting a plan?
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Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, ...
Hyperion, 2000
Fish! for Teambuilding
+ Great learning, easy read
+ The Best and Quickest Way to Boost Corporate Morale
We used Fish! as a team-building exercise at work. We read about 20 pages a week and then discussed. Even people who don't like to read, enjoyed it because it's such a quick, easy, story. I did get CD's for a few people. This was a group that needed to become cohesive, and after the second ...
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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
Chris Anderson
Hyperion, 2006
Scintilating, brilliant. The new age explained
+ The Long Tail - Economics of Abundance
+ The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
+ The Long Book from a Short Article
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Small Business Kit for Dummies
Richard D. Harroch
For Dummies, 2004
Small Biz Bible
+ Lonn
+ Great!
This book has been very useful. The author gives practical tips, advice, checklists and forms - all in an easy to read format. He makes things that seem overwhelming at first suddenly seem manageable. The CD ROM saved me a bundle in legal fees. He seems to know what it is like to have been in ...
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Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality
Christine Comaford-Lynch
McGraw-Hill, 2007
Reality is NOT an illusion
+ Gets stuff done.
+ Finally - an author who uses "rock" as a verb as much as me!
I happened to read excerpts of the book and I think this is one gutsy woman we are talking about -- but with a caveat: Reality is not an illusion. Let me state that in terms that Christine would understand, seeing as how she knows Bill Gates. Reality is the Operating System. Our lives are the ...
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Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big
Bo Burlingham
Portfolio Hardcover, 2005
Great Case Stuides for Building a Great Company
+ Defining Good Growth
+ Hybridizing Non-profit and For-profit Goals
Bo Burlingham has done a great job assembling a group of companies that shunned the normally accepted path of explosive growth in order to truly be great at what they do. The variety of companies and industries profiled are helpful for CEOs of any size firm in nearly any vertical to take nuggets ...
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Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
William C. Taylor, Polly G. Labarre
William Morrow, 2006
Right On, Refreshing & Readable!!
+ Great Book - Take Notes!
+ Mavericks for the Enterprise 2.0
This is an extremely readable book full of wisdom. Underlying Polly's book is the eternal but often overlooked truth that the right people make all the difference. The primary role of leaders is to find and nurture bright people. Organizational success depends entirely on great innovative ideas ...
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