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A new inBubbleWrap giveaway: The Social Animal
By Sally Haldorson
The Social Animal is, in part, a book about success--what really drives us toward the superficial accomplishments we tout, where ambition stems from--, but more so it looks at the human experience from numerous perspectives: sociological, neurological, philosophical, anecdotal. He ponders rich questions about how our character is built and evolves, why we remain our own deepest mystery. Brooks succeeds in winding many threads together into a tight braid of story, research, and reflection, with humor and insight.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Pre Commerce
By 800-CEO-READ
It may be no surprise to you that the internet has changed your business, but with the rise in social media, those changes will continue, and will reveal great opportunities for those who are paying attention. Bob Pearson, chief technology and media officer at WCG, has written a book called Pre-Commerce: How Companies and Customers Are Transforming Business Together, describing those changes and how leaders can apply the right knowledge to take advantage of the opportunities they bring. To further describe some of the ideas contained within the book, I sent Mr.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / New Releases
World Water Day and The Big Thirst
By 800-CEO-READ
Designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, World Water Day is held annually on March 22. It's a day to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and sustainable management of water resources that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. With over half of the world's population now living in cities, this year's focus is understandably on water and urbanization, under the slogan "Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / News & Opinion
Tim Sanders at G5 Leadership
By 800-CEO-READ
Tim Sanders is blowing up our blog today! Having just posted my Q&A with him this morning, I'm now informed that our friends at G5 Leadership will feature Tim for their next event on April 28th. G5 is a great leadership training service that connects people with some of the most sought-after leadership speakers on the circuit.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Failing Can Be Cool
By Sally Haldorson
This week's inBubbleWrap giveaway is for an eye-opening book called Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong. Alina Tugend, a New York Times columnist, realizes that we've heard this message before--most often from our parents and early teachers--that we can and should learn from our mistakes and those who are afraid to make them become stagnant with a fear of failure. But Tugend wanted to explore "the inherent tension between what we're told--we must make mistakes in order to learn, how all great leaders and inventors have embraced them--and the reality that we often get punished for making mistakes and therefore try to avoid them--or cover them up.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Today We Are Rich
By 800-CEO-READ
Tim Sanders lights up the room when he walks in, and his words have a similar effect. The positive messages of his previous books, Love is the Killer App, The Likability Factor, and Saving the World at Work, have inspired both big corporations and small organizations to focus on people, how they can help them, and work better together. His new book, Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence is now available, and it's his best yet.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
SXSW and other movements
By 800-CEO-READ
We just returned from our first time attending SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX. Between the informative sessions, networking, after-parties, and even our own late night discussions, it was information overload in the best way possible. While many blogs and Twitter feeds will tell you about specific sessions and speakers, what really struck me is the event itself, and that each year, so many people gather in one place, hungry for knowledge sharing.
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Blog / New Releases
The Filter Bubble exclusive offer
By 800-CEO-READ
Are you getting the information you need or is it being hidden from you? This is the question examined in Eli Pariser's new book The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You. Most sites on the web have begun using your online history as cues to narrow down what you will see in the future.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects – The Thank You Economy
By 800-CEO-READ
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk, Harper Business, 240 pages, $24. 99, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9780061914188 Gary Vaynerchuk might seem like a rare breed: his energy radiates through the screen when you watch his videos or read his posts. However, he would likely argue that he isn’t at all rare.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects – Ten Steps Ahead
By 800-CEO-READ
Ten Steps Ahead: What Separates Successful Business Visionaries From the Rest of Us by Erik Calonius, Portfolio, 256 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9781591843764 There’s a lot of press being given to The Social Animal right now, a wonderfully written new book by David Brooks built around the latest research from numerous fields—most notably brain science and the unconscious mind. But there is another book coming out soon that also delves heavily into the latest research on brain science that we hope grabs your attention, Erik Calonius’s Ten Steps Ahead.
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