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101 Things

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Michael Preis and Matthew Frederick have written an interesting little book called 101 Things I Learned in Business School, which is part of the "101 Things I Learned" series of books. On the surface, it's a listing of 101 points both technically proficient, and philosophically sound. With info on mission statements, accounting, definitions of various business terms, to "how to" issues like culture analysis, looking forward, and sales and advertising practices, this small sized book is really thorough in it's scope, and is perfect for the MBA student as a handy reference, or for anyone else that wants some of the core knowledge without spending a ton on a new degree.

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Dan Ariely on Blogging

By Porchlight

In a sidebar from his new book, The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely has a piece called "Blogging for Treats. " "Now think about blogging. The number of blogs out there is astounding, and it seems that almost everyone has a blog or is thinking about starting one.

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Metamorphosis

Book Review by 800-CEO-READ

Last weekend on a little airplane ride, I brought along a book to read with me  (as I do every time my feet leave the earth).  In this case, during my travels, I engaged myself in the short story by Franz Kafka called The Metamorphosis. The story itself is not very long, just three chapters - but the thought behind this story (that was penned almost a hundred years ago) still resonates in todays culture.

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Made by Hand

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Whether you're looking to live "off the grid," looking to start your own business, or simply want to find some inspiration to better face challenges in your life, I can't recommend the new book by Mark Frauenfelder, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World highly enough. Many will recognize Frauenfelder as the founder of the blog Boing Boing and the Editor in Chief of Make magazine, but this book is so much more - it's his personal story and insight. The intro describes the author's family's quest to find peaceful living, away from the hectic city life, so they sell their belongings and move to an exotic island.

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Friday Links

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➻ If you'd like to get a taste of Bob Sutton's upcoming book, Good Boss, Bad Boss (due out with Business Plus in September), he posted a small gem that didn't make it in the book, the leadership philosophy of John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla: Life is a lot better when I think about my job as one of helping everyone . . .

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Jack Covert Selects - Wellbeing

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Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements by Tom Rath and Jim Harter, Gallup Press, 240 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, May 2010, ISBN 9781595620408 Gallup Press is the gold standard in research-based books for business people; Strengths Finder 2. 0, released in 2007, still holds a constant spot on many bestseller lists.

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Jack Covert Selects - The Great Reset

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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity by Richard Florida, Harper, 240 pages, $26. 99, Hardcover, May 2010, ISBN 9780061937194 “A crisis is a terrible to waste. ” It’s a phrase you hear often nowadays, and it’s the issue at the heart of Richard Florida’s new book, The Great Reset.

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Jack Covert Selects - Heart Leader

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Heart Leader: A Personal Journey to the Heart of Business and Life by Daryl Wizelman with Bruce Dundore, Heart Leader Books, 138 pages, $14. 95, Paperback, April 2010, ISBN 9780692007129 Just to begin this review by stating the obvious: things change. One of the things that has changed for me is that self-published books are no longer not worthy of consideration for Jack Covert Selects.

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An inBubbleControversy?

By Sally Haldorson

After I posted my new inBubbleWrap article and giveaway last week, a friend commented with a link to a This American Life story which looked into the validity of Steve Poizner's written account of his time at Mount Pleasant, the high school where he, a successful Silicon Valley business man, volunteered to teach for a year in the early 2000's. The accusation against Poizner is that he greatly exaggerated just how downtrodden the school and its students really were. He describes the neighborhood as having "[y]ellowing, weedy gardens" and "driveways marred by large oil spots or broken down cars," the school itself as "painted a surly brown" with "a big portal onto the campus.

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Why You'll Love Us

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While we've outlined some of the reasons we think you'll love us here, author Seth Godin chimes in with his take in this recent interview with Shopify: Thanks, Seth!