The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--And How It's Transformating the ...101 reviews Charles Fishman Tantor Media, 2006 Is Walmart Good or Bad? Answer: It's both!! + Walmart shaping life everywhere. + The Walmart Effect + Very informative             The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich754 reviews Timothy Ferris Blackstone Audio Inc., 2007 We did it! + Great Book, Well Worth Reading + SO EPIC. THIS BOOK IS CHANGING MY LIFE. I started reading this book last October and was inspired by the mini-retirement aspect. Ironically, I was let go from my job during the time I was reading this. I discussed taking a mini retirement with my husband and convinced him we could go away for the summer and he could work while we were ...             Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync?46 reviews Seth Godin Portfolio Hardcover, 2007 Essential Reading for Nonprofit Execs + Thinking Through Your Decisions + New Marketing vs. Old Marketing ( Do not miss it!) + Same Song -- But It's a Good One             The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable218 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2002 The best book on teamwork + Good for team improvement + Foundation for Team Building + Improve Your Teamwork             Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes66 reviews Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne Hachette Audio, 2007 Excellent analysis of contemporary society + Microtrends or Megatrends? + Cross-section of Present-day America + An intriguing and fun skimread + 75 Interesting Thoughts About the Future!             Punching In: The Unauthorized Adventures of a Front-Line Employee13 reviews Alex Frankel Collins Business, 2007 Educational and Interesting! + A 'decent' read but should've been 'great' + Interesting! + An engaging and unauthorized look at what it's like to be a front-run employee             Personal Finance for Dummies121 reviews Eric Tyson For Dummies, 1996 Great tool for personal purposes. + Personal Finance for Dummies + Very informative and helpful; odd section on saving money + a must-have for kids on their way to college             Moonlighting on the Internet24 reviews Yanik Silver Entrepreneur Press, 2007 Extremely practical and actionable stuff + Great Book For Beginners + Great ideas, especially in the first section + Excellent overview + Practical Advice             The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy791 reviews Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko G K Hall & Co, 1999 this book exceeded my expectations + Good Read + Realistic Approach for Accumulating Wealth This is the best book I have read in months. I think the authors could have made just as strong a case with half the number of pages, but I would still give this book `6-stars' if I could. Why? 1 - It's an easy and inspiring read. 2 - It's free of unnecessarily poetic language. 3 - ...             Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat (Agora Series)62 reviews Michael Masterson Wiley, 2008 One of the Best Entrepreneurship Books I've Ever Read + Grow Your Business without Delay + Motivational manual on entrepreneurial excellence + My Money is on Michael Masterson!             The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism20 reviews Matt Mason Free Press, 2008 Book is worthwhile, but is even better with companion site. One the whole, this book offers an excellent snapshot into some of the issues currently driving the online world. While I thought it was an overall good read, this book is not without its flaws. Sometimes the author's opinion is concise and his criticism is well-aimed, such as when he addresses ...             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't703 reviews Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 Worth for its price + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review             The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything178 reviews Guy Kawasaki Portfolio Hardcover, 2004 Invaluable reference tool for anyone considering a startup + Great reading! + Great book for startups This book is great for anyone who has been toying with the idea of starting their own business. I've been kicking around the idea of opening a pub in my city for a few years now. Since real estate has slowed so greatly in recent months (my current career) it has occurred to me that my passionate ...             Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society30 reviews Peter M. Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, ... Doubleday Business, 2005 MUST READ for all CEO/MANAGERS + The Key To Success This is the best most comprhensible book on the future of business and evolution I have ever read. I can not explain in words how this book has changed my life and the way I am compeled to make a diffirence in the world... I feel this book is the power of now meets donald trump.... times 100... if ...             The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't113 reviews Robert I. Sutton Business Plus, 2007 A great book ... why you do not want jerks on your team + I work with a bunch of you know whats + Dead Bang On!! + Loved it and used it with great success             Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai62 reviews Ben Mezrich William Morrow, 2007 rigged A page turning book about a 25 year old guy from Harvard Business School who goes to work on the New York mercantile exchange trading oil. The book details his young and fast paced life, including the money, women, and exotic travel he encounters along the way. It takes you along in his journeys ...             Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs24 reviews Brian Solis, Geoff Livingston Bartleby Pr, 2007 Enlightenment for those looking for the way + A wake-up call to PR and marketing practitioners + Great for beginners + Make your boss read this one!             Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart71 reviews Ian Ayres Bantam, 2007 The End of Intuition The author explains that he originally intended to title the book, "The End of Intuition". I think that would have been the better title. Interestingly, the name change resulted in a clever use of Google's adwords. The problem with the title Super Crunchers is that it makes the impression that the ...             Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time109 reviews Brian Tracy Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001 Eat that Frog + 21 Little Gems + no fluff, excellent! + It's Not Rocket Science             Make It Glow: How to Build a Company Reputation for Human Goodness, Flawless Execution, and Being ...9 reviews Tom Decotiis Greenleaf Book Group Llc, 2008 Finally + Made me Glow + Highly recommended to anyone in charge of a business + A view from the inside...