Creating Modern Capitalism: How Entrepreneurs, Companies, and Countries Triumphed in Three Industrial ...3 reviews Thomas K. McCraw Harvard University Press, 1998 Harvard MBA reviews his Professor's Works + The character of successful historical entreprenors + A pleasant read This is an excellent collection of articles describing people, firms, and nations that succeeded in modern capitlism. Looking a the four most successful economies of the past two centuries: England, US, Germany, and Japan- Prof. McCraw's expertly edited and coherent collection of articles gives ...             Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World145 reviews Tracy Kidder Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Mountains Beyond Mountains + Learn about World health crisis here! + Recomendation + A Rare "Must-Read" Book - Really! + Justice             All About Love: New Visions25 reviews bell hooks Harper Paperbacks, 2001 Very liberating! + A Treatise on Love + Brave + A thoughtful, intriguing, and truly enjoyable book             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't705 reviews Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 For hiring managers, and those looking for leaders + "Good to Great" an exceptional leadership reference + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review             Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason19 reviews Michel Foucault Vintage, 1988 A Great Choice for the First-Time Foucault Reader + "Imagination is not madness." + Defining madness is a subjective thing... + exorcised mental clutter and fantasy that deluded my mind!             City of God: A Novel5 reviews Paulo Lins Grove Press, Black Cat, 2006 My Favorite Movie + Highly Recommended + For fans of the movie..... + Great book to go with great movie             Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom42 reviews William Glasser Harper Paperbacks, 1999 A great read! + good for those needing framework + New way of thinking I have use this text to prepare to teach graduate level counseling internship courses. It is an easy read, but so full of useful information - don't let the ease of reading fool you! There is a lot of material to absorb, and the text presents the information in a helpful, clear manner that I can ...             The Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed Through Strategic Alliances4 reviews James E. Austin Jossey-Bass, 2000 Well written and practical. + Great Review in Foundation News & Commentary + Prize Winning Book This is timely management book should be read by all those interested in leading, or advocating, a strategic alliance between a business and a non-profit, or by those who are already involved in such an alliance. The issues covered by the book are very topical. Strategic alliances have become ...             Up from Slavery (Signet Classics)68 reviews Booker T. Washington Signet Classics, 2000 The Force That Wins + a classic + a positive message for all + Required reading + Relentlessly positive message, too perfect to believe?             The Fire Next Time30 reviews James Baldwin Vintage, 1992 It came true + james baldwin's fire + Not sure yet + Simply riveting; 1960s and Today: It holds its power             How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas33 reviews David Bornstein Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 Single best book I have read in past five years + Good condition, quick delivery + Social Entrepreneurs Make the World a Better Place I read a lot, almost totally non-fiction, and for the past several years, after accidentally becoming a top Amazon reviewer on the strength of 300 reviews lifted from the annotated bibliographies of my first two books, I have been dedicated, as a hobby, to reading in the service of the public. My ...             The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem16 reviews Deborah Meier Beacon Press, 2002 Terrific, inspiring + Powerful Ideas from Deb Meier + A strong argument in favor of small schools + Compelling Story Supporting Small Schools + "Good Public Education Is Not an Impossible Dream"             Tiger: A Biography of Tiger Woods9 reviews John Strege Broadway, 1998 A Biography of Tiger Woods + A Biography of Tiger Woods + Tiger Woods a Superstar + Good biography             Atlas Shrugged1547 reviews Ayn Rand Plume, 1999 Written in the 50s and is coming true today. + But wasn't the real Atlas--from Greek mythology--he who held the SKY, not the Earth? + Now more than ever... + The best             The Mis-Education of The Negro46 reviews Carter, G Woodson Book Tree, 2006 Was A Great and very realistic perception of society + Required reading for all students, teachers, administrators or parents. + Classic + The MIS-EDUCATION of the NEGRO + I ordered book, paid for same, received same ... my kind of transaction, smooth and uneventful!             Be Bold2 reviews Cheryl L. Dorsey, Lara Galinsky Echoing Green, 2006 Useful and inspiring book + A must have! Amazing book The social entrepreneurship organization Echoing Green has just published a book designed to inspire young people to consider careers in the nonprofit sector. The book, Be Bold, tells the stories of 12 nonprofit leaders who typify the core elements of being bold: experiencing a moment of obligation ...             Reaching Out17 reviews Henri Nouwen Zondervan, 1998 Reaching Into My Loneliness... + Nouwen at his Systematic Best! + Life Changing Book: Helped me Overcome a Personal Crisis + Reaching Out + Centering Prayer             Resurrection (Penguin Classics)28 reviews Leo Tolstoy Penguin Classics, 1966 "My business is to do what my conscience demands of me." + A "Regular People" Review + Resurrection + Responsibility             The Art of War16 reviews Sun Tzu Shambhala, 2005 Bare but Flawless + The Art of Life + Utopian + "The Art of War" + Can apply to all aspects of life             Pedagogy of the Oppressed1 review Paulo Freire Herder and Herder, 1972 Incredible Read This is a truely radical book. It hits at the very root of a major problem in the human situation. It is pretty heady, but worth the thought. The main message of getting people to realize that they have a voice and that they can take responsbility for their own destiny is a lesson that we all ...