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Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence by Tim Sanders, Tyndale House Publishers, 190 Pages, $19. 99, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9781414339115 Tim Sanders wrote an odd little book in 2002 that went on to sell tons of copies. That odd little book was called Love is the Killer App, and it continues to sell today.

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April 14, 2011

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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz with Joanne Gordon, Rodale Press, 384 Pages, $25. 99, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9781605292885 Howard Schultz has been with Starbucks for almost thirty years. He left the day-to-day operations in 2000 to become chairman (and yes, it’s a lower case “c”—Starbucks doesn’t capitalize titles), and watched from that perch as the company began to fail.

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April 14, 2011

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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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March 11, 2011

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Jack Covert Selects – The Responsible Business

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The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success by Carol Sanford, Jossey-Bass, 368 pages, $39. 95, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9780470648681 There has been a movement in business thought toward responsible practices and sustainability these last few years, and business books have reflected that—Peter Senge called it The Necessary Revolution in his latest book. Last month, we reviewed what might become the movement’s manifesto, aptly titled by its author, Umair Haque, The New Capitalist Manifesto.

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March 11, 2011

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Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki, Portfolio, 224 Pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9781591843795 Full disclosure: I have known Guy Kawasaki for over twenty years and have enjoyed each and every one of his books—my favorite being The Art of the Start. But, however biased I may be from past experience, it is safe to say that his new book, Enchantment, continues his mission of spreading fresh, new ideas that are relevant and accessible to all business people.

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February 11, 2011

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Everything Is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer by Duncan Watts, Crown Business, 352 pages, $26. 00, Hardcover, March 2011, ISBN 9780385531689 We’ve all been told to use common sense, usually after we’ve made a common mistake. And it is pretty easy to criticize someone else’s decision making by saying, “Why, it’s just common sense!

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February 11, 2011

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Jack Covert Selects – Practically Radical

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Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Taylor, William Morrow & Co. , 320 pages, $27.

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January 13, 2011

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Jack Covert Selects – Histories of Social Media

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Histories of Social Media by Jonathan Salem Baskin, SNCR Press, 134 pages, $22. 95, Hardcover, October 2010, ISBN 9780982700426 The current obsession with social media didn’t necessarily come from genius programmers, or Internet wizards. According to Jonathan Salem Baskin, in his book Histories of Social Media, the social element that drives these sites has been developing for centuries—by groups as seemingly disparate as revolutionary France, the Roman Empire, and certainly cavemen.

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January 13, 2011

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The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin, Portfolio, 256 pages, $24. 95, Hardcover, December 2012, ISBN 9781591846079 Most of us remember the “creative types” in school, the ones who wore odd clothes and listened to strange music.

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December 14, 2012

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Jack Covert Selects - To Sell is Human

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To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead Books, 272 pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, December 2012, ISBN 9781594487156 Dan Pink dedicates his new book, To Sell is Human, to booksellers.

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December 14, 2012

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