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Library content moved to my blog

My Blog seems like a better place to share books that I consider noteworthy... So I am posting the books that I had already listed on my Library page (which has been replaced by Testimonials).

There are SO many books, magazines, blogs, newspapers, web sites, etc., and so little time to read them. Yet every now and then, I find one that I really like. Here is a sampling of those.

• The World Is Flat

  A very readable overview of how the global business playing field has been flattened in the last few years.

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Principle Centered Leadership

  I like the way Stephen Covey focuses on integrity in relationships and big picture/top down planning. I am working on his book The 8th Habit which came out a few years ago.

• Conversation Marketing. (The Book and the Blog) by Ian Lurie of Portent Interactive.

  Ian does a great job of explaining 'good' Internet Marketing in a clear straightforward way that makes sense to business people and produces real results (and Ian is a client of mine).

• Get a Life: You Don't Need a Million to Retire Well

  This is not a "business book" and it is not of the 'latest' vintage. I liked this book because it focuses on 'real life' retirement issues - like finding things to keep busy, and developing relationships' among a broad range of people (old and young). Financially speaking, it seemed like a refreshing 'contrarian' perspective when I read it.

• How to Win Friends & Influence People

  OK, this goes back quite a ways - but it is still a classic, and forms the foundation of many 'Success' pundits of our time.

• As a Man Thinketh

  Another timeless classic. I still have the copy that my dad gave me in 1973 as I left for Europe with the US Army. I pull it out at least once a year to read it again.

• The Economist.

  There are so many weekly magazines that are read (or used as coasters). I have found The Economist to be a great read with broad worldwide coverage (and perspective) relative the standard US publications.

• Soundview Executive Summaries

  There is nothing like sitting down with a good book, but how do you choose what to spend your time on? Here is one way I like to find out what is out there and determine whether it's worth reading the whole thing.

Tags:  Books , Business Philosophy

Posted: 9 September, 2007 Permalink | Comments (1)