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MBA recommendations
By 800-CEO-READ
Brandon Mendelson has been asking a bunch of experts and professionals, what the top 5 MBA books are and posting them at his blog. There's a lot of titles in the results (approximately 80! ), which goes to show that many people have different opinions about what the best books are.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Rules of Thumb
By 800-CEO-READ
Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths For Winning At Business Without Losing Your Self by Alan M. Webber, HarperBusiness, 270 pages, $24. 99, Hardcover, April 2009, ISBN 9780061721830 Books like The Wisdom of Crowds and Super Crunchers show that groups and algorithms beat gurus and experts consistently in the decision-making department.
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Podcast with Hugh MacLeod
By 800-CEO-READ
Hugh MacLeod's book, Ignore Everybody was released today. It was also reviewed as a Jack Covert Selects title. I recently had a chance to talk to Hugh about the book, creativity, work, passion, and how these things all came together for him.
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Jack Covert Selects - Ignore Everybody
By 800-CEO-READ
Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod, Portfolio, 176 pages, $23. 95, Hardcover, June 2009, ISBN 9781591842590 Creativity is a tough thing to dissect. Everyone has it.
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Jack Covert Selects - Where Underpants Come From
By 800-CEO-READ
Where Underpants Come From: From Cotton Fields to Checkout Counters—Travels Through the New China and Into the New Global Economy by Joe Bennett, The Overlook Press, 250 Pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, July 2009, ISBN 9781590202289 Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, written by academic Pietra Rivoli, was deservedly nominated for some major awards when it was published four years ago. Rivoli reported on her adventures as she followed the creation, manufacturing and distribution of her t-shirt.
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What you can learn from the Best Business Books
By 800-CEO-READ
Would you like the key ideas culled from the best business books of all time, available in a one hour call? Would you like the knowledge that comes from knowing more about those best business books? While knowledge is power, you are more successful when you can apply that knowledge in useful ways.
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The 8cr Author Blog
By 800-CEO-READ
The 800ceoread Author Blog was started in February 2008 as a way to share information with the authors we work with. Posts have been about the publishing industry, writing, editing, speaking, publicity, book marketing, and we've even featured interviews with the likes of Tom Peters, Ellen Lupton, Larry Winget, Charles Fishman, and more. With our new site launch, the Author Blog has been moved to a new address.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Books for Understanding Social Media
By 800-CEO-READ
Everybody has been asking us what books they should read to understand social media. People are trying to make sense of this newly connected world. How does Facebook affect my business?
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Twitter Quotes From May
By 800-CEO-READ
Here are some of the nuggets we have been retweeting over the past month: @asimburney - Is it that hard to write business books without American sport metaphors? ? what the hell is a yardline?
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How to deal with hard times from Jay Abraham
By Porchlight
Jay Abraham is a world class marketer and CEO of Abraham Group, and he has written a book. The Sticking Point Solution is perfectly positioned for our current economic times. Lately, Todd and I have been asked time and again about books that could apply to our economic situations.
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