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Entries from December 2007

Hot List: Best-Selling Business Books

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is the current list of best-selling paperback business books from the New York Times.
1. The World Is Flat, by Thomas L. Friedman. (Picador, $16.) A columnist for the New York Times analyzes 21st-century economics and foreign policy and presents an overview of globalization trends.
2. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) […]

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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

December 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Jeffrey Toobin
Doubleday, 2007
A Review by Ralph Gaillard
For close to 10 years, I called Washington, D.C., home, where I had the privilege to cover the inner workings of Congress, the Pentagon, the State Department, and The White House as a National News staff researcher for The Washington […]

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HOT LIST: Best-Selling Business Books

December 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here are more of the best-selling new release business books at retail giant Amazon.com.
The Lies About Money by Ric Edelman. Exposing the seamy underbelly of the retail mutual fund industry, this helpful primer by seasoned financial advisor Edelman offers step-by-step instructions for how to beat it at its own game. Edelman breaks down the options […]

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The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary

December 5th, 2007 · No Comments

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
Joseph A. Michelli
McGraw-Hill, 2007
A Review by Carol A. Hacker
The Starbucks Experience is a quick read, attractively laid out, and easy to put down, pick up, and keep reading with great interest. Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., is the founder of Lessons of Success, a training, consulting, and […]

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HOT LIST: Best-Selling Business Books

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

The holiday season is now in full swing. Want to know what your colleagues are reading to get them through the season? Here are some of the best selling new release business books at retail giant Amazon.com.
1. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein. The neo-liberal economic policies—privatization, free trade, slashed […]

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