26 Jun 10 Poor Richard’s Almanack [Paperback] chapter summaries and review
Poor Richard’s Almanack [Paperback] chapter summaries and review: Review
“If you want the brutal truth, I did not expect to get much useful information out of Poor Richard’s Almanack. I wondered, what could Benjamin Franklin–a guy who has been, no offense, dead for more than two hundred years–possibly have to say that would be relevant to a resident of today’s dot-com world? Plenty, as it turns out.”–from the Introduction by Dave Barry — Review
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Hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin’s popular 18th-century publication: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”; “Love your Neighbor; yet don’t pull down your Hedge”; “He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas” and many more. Ideal sourcebook for writers, public speakers, and lovers of time-honored folk wisdom.
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26 Jun 10 Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction [Paperback] chapter summaries and review
Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction [Paperback] chapter summaries and review: Review
Wander Woman is the first book for accomplished women tortured by the endless pursuit of "outstanding." This book is for the women AND their executive coaches. ~Madeleine Blanchard, Founder, Coaching Services, The Ken Blanchard Companies (added by author)
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After years of coaching high-achieving women, master coach and personal development expert Marcia Reynolds started noticing something troubling: many of the clients with whom she worked were plagued by anxiety over their own restless responses to the world. These women were jumping jobs regularly, defining and redefining their relationship with the marketplace, constantly questioning their roles as wives and mothers and sisters.
Dubbing her subjects “wander women,” Reynolds found that the mentoring and personal development resources currently available don’t address this audience’s needs. They don’t want to balance their lives; they want to find peace of mind in the chaos. They don’t necessarily want to learn how to gain a seat in the boardroom; they want projects they can run with or businesses they can run on their own. The problem isn’t their level of stress; it’s about knowing who they are and what they want to accomplish in this one lifetime.
Wander Woman explores how generational shifts and changing expectations of working women have fostered a new kind of restlessness among many. Through real-life stories she reveals the hopes and dreams, disappointments and challenges this group of high-achieving women are facing. And, most importantly, she provides exercises and development strategies for readers as they make their journey to peace and finally come to rest with a strong sense of identity and purpose.
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26 Jun 10 The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause [Paperback] chapter summaries and review
The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause [Paperback] chapter summaries and review: Product Description
A nonprofit’s real-world survival guide and nitty-gritty how-to handbook This down-to-earth book shows how to hack through the bewildering jungle of marketing options and miles-long to-do lists to clear a marketing path that’s right for your organization, no matter how understaffed or underfunded. You’ll see how to shape a marketing program that starts from where you are now and grows with your organization, using smart and savvy communications techniques, both offline and online. Combining big-picture management and strategic decision-making with reader-friendly tips for implementing a marketing program day in and day out, this book provides a simple yet powerful framework for building support for your organization’s mission and programs.
- Includes cost-effective strategies and proven tactics for nonprofits
- An ideal resource for thriving during challenging times
- Fast, friendly, and realistic advice to help you navigate the day-by-day demands of any nonprofit
Written by one of the leading sources of how-to info and can-do inspiration for small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations, Kivi Leroux Miller is,among other things, a communication consultant and trainer, and president of EcoScribe Communications and Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com.
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The Nonprofit Marketing Guide offers understaffed and underfunded nonprofits no-nonsense, down-to-earth advice that shows you how to shape an effective marketing program that starts from where you are now and grows with your organization. The book is filled with smart, savvy marketing and communications techniques (both offline and online) that combine big-picture management and decision-making strategies with easy-to-apply ideas for implementing successful marketing campaigns that support your organization and cause. Praise for The Nonprofit Marketing Guide “This book is filled with practical advice, tips, and checklists—everything you need in one book to help your nonprofit organization create and implement a marketing plan that gets results!”
—Beth Kanter, blogger, Beth’s Blog, and coauthor, The Networked Nonprofit “Brilliant and comprehensive! Kivi Leroux Miller covers all the bases in this lively and insightful guide to marketing for nonprofit organizations. The breadth of her experience on both sides of the consultant-client divide shows clearly here. If you’re responsible for marketing and communications and stretched to the limit and beyond, buy this book. You’ll soon see how much easier your job becomes.”
—Mal Warwick, author, Fundraising When Money Is Tight and How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters “The Nonprofit Marketing Guide provides needed direction for busy nonprofit professionals who find themselves doing multiple jobs without time to focus on effective marketing and communications. This book relieves the feeling of being overwhelmed and provides strategic direction for our valuable resources of time and money.”
—Allison Treppa, director of marketing and communications, Michigan Nonprofit Association “As a tiny nonprofit with a total budget of about $100,000, we obviously have very little set aside for marketing. Kivi understands our situation and provides practical, useful, low-cost marketing advice that produces great results.”
—Danielle Denhardt, board of directors, Fancy Cats Rescue Team
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26 Jun 10 Think and Grow Rich: Complete Original Text of the Classic 1937 Edition. [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review
Think and Grow Rich: Complete Original Text of the Classic 1937 Edition. [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review: Product Description
Think and Grow Rich is considered by many to be the most inspirational and authentic self-help book of its kind. This book was the culmination of a project that took Hill over 20 years to complete and was based on interviews with many of the most successful business men and women of his time. Among those he interviewed were: HENRY FORD, WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR., GEORGE EASTMAN, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, THOMAS A. EDISON, FRANK A. VANDERLIP. F. W. WOOLWORTH, WOODROW WILSON, WM. HOWARD TAFT, LUTHER BURBANK, & DR. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. The book continues to inspire, and it remains an all-time bestseller due to both the universality and the timelessness of its message. Many new and ‘modern’ versions of this book are abridged and lack the beauty of the original writing. This beautifully crafted hardcover edition faithfully reprints the complete, unaltered text of the original 1937 classic.
About the Author
NAPOLEON HILL was born into poverty in 1883. He worked his way through law school and became an eminent attorney and journalist, an advisor to Franklin Roosevelt, and a confidant to Andrew Carnegie. Since 1982 the Napoleon Hill Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, has revived his writings, winning him an immense international audience.
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26 Jun 10 Wild West 2.0: How to Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review
Wild West 2.0: How to Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review: From Publishers Weekly
Fertik and Thompson, respectively CEO and chief privacy officer at ReputationDefender, tackle online defamation, which can cause a company significant damage with only a few mouse clicks. The good news is that if you are prepared, you can defend your company and make sure that its online image is a true reflection of reality. Likening the Internet to the new frontier of the American Wild West, the authors explore the challenges of being in a world that is instant, permanent, and anonymous. They provide valuable insight into the quandary of Google Truth, why people attack each other online, and the different types of Internet attacks. Of particular usefulness are the chapters on how to measure this type of damage, including how to do an online reputation audit. They stress the benefits of a proactive defense and show how to recover after the damage has been done. Full of invaluable information that readers will be very grateful to have when they need it, this book explains the rules and provides the tools for overcoming online attacks and regaining a positive reputation. (June)
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“Full of invaluable information that readers will be very grateful to have when they need it…explains the rules and provides the tools for overcoming online attacks and regaining a positive reputation.” —Publishers Weekly
“Advice…is both informed and wise…essential reading for professionals, business owners, and other individuals who need to understand how the Internet can be used to tarnish a reputation—and how to effectively protect against it.—ForeWord Magazine
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26 Jun 10 The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change [Paperback] chapter summaries and review
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change [Paperback] chapter summaries and review: Product Description
The Networked Nonprofit Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change This groundbreaking book shows nonprofits a new way of operating in our increasingly connected world: a networked approach enabled by social technologies, where connections are leveraged to increase impact in effective ways that drive change for the betterment of our society and planet. “The Networked Nonprofit is a must-read for any nonprofit organization seeking innovative, creative techniques to improve their mission and better serve their communities.”
—Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector “The Internet means never having to ask permission before trying something new. In The Networked Nonprofit, Kanter and Fine show nonprofits how to harness this flexibility to pursue their missions in partnership with two billion connected citizens.”
—Clay Shirky, author, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations “The Networked Nonprofit uniquely describes the historical context and the current challenges that compel nonprofit leaders to work in networked ways and offers easy steps to help users exploit the potential of social media and ‘working wikily.”‘
—Stephanie McAuliffe, director, organizational effectiveness, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation “A must-read for nonprofit leaders who want to change their organizations from the inside out by embracing the power of social networks.”
—Charlene Li, founding partner, Altimeter Group; author, Open Leadership; and coauthor, Groundswell “This is a perfect handbook for anyone who wants to leapfrog their current limitations of understanding and find real-world applications of technology to extend their mission.”
—Michele Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute, and cofounder, HandsOn Network “Kanter and Fine provide the ‘Google Maps’ for nonprofits to harness social media to kick butt and change the world.”
—Guy Kawasaki, cofounder, Alltop.com, and former chief evangelist, Apple Inc. “URGENT! Read this book. Take notes. Take action. If you work for a nonprofit, you don’t have to do every single thing these seasoned authors have to share, but you certainly have to know what you’re missing.”
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Named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and one of BusinessWeek‘s “Voices of Innovation for Social Media,” Beth Kanter is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media (http://www.bethkanter.org) and the CEO of Zoetica. Allison H. Fine is the author of Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age, which was the winner of the 2007 Terry McAdams National Nonprofit Book Award.
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26 Jun 10 Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type [Bargain Price] chapter summaries and review
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type [Bargain Price] chapter summaries and review: Product Description
Already a classic in the genre, DoWhat You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find truly satisfying work. Do What You Are introduces Personality Type – how you process information, make decisions and interact with the world around you – and shows you which of the 16 types describes you best. It lists dozens of occupations that are popular with people of your type. Then, using workbook exercises and real-life examples to highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type, it shows you step-by-step how touse your unique strengths to customise your job search,ensuring the best results in the shortest period of time.And if you plan to stay in your job, Do What You Are provides savvy advice for getting the most out of your current career.Every other career guide offers generic, one-size-fits-all advice. But because it is based on personality type, Do What You Are helps you determine what you need to be more successful and satisfied.
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Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger are nationally recognised experts in Personality Type. Over nearly twenty years, they have trained thousands of career counsellors, outplacement consultants and human resource specialists.
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26 Jun 10 Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review
Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider [Hardcover] chapter summaries and review: Review
“In an ambitious attempt to redefine the national discussion on energy policy, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., argues that pretty much everyone—from politicians to oil execs to environmentalists—is wrong on the issue…The good news: his ideas could actually work…A compelling, important book, especially given current events.”–Newsweek“Essential…[Lays out his points] brilliantly and entertainingly. And with the eerie calm of a Vlucan. And he spares no one criticism.”–Esquire“Provocative….Insightful….Stimulating….See the alternative view of an insider! Share his outrage.”–Ram Charan, bestselling co-author of Execution and author of What the CEO Wants You to Know” “As President of Shell Oil, [Hofmeister] addressed future energy and environmental security, challenging the industry to increase awareness of the energy issues. Now, [he] is reaching out to educate Americans about energy and solutions to ensure that preserving the environment is a top priority for public policy. John knows his ‘business’ and will help citizens and policy makers alike change the way we view our responsibility to the future.” —Gretchen M. Bataille, President, University of North Texas“[Hofmeister] takes a broad view of what we need to do to craft a successful energy strategy for our nation and has first hand knowledge of why our past policies have failed to prepare us for 21st Century challenges.” —Robert S. Walker, Former Chairman of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Energy”Entertaining and irreverent, skewering nicely all participants in energy supplies, demand and policies and is founded on a deep understanding of the economics, technologies and politics that drive the system. Fulfills a very important role in educating a broad readership in the critical issues of the national energy system and proposing pragmatic solutions with flair and candor. For the sake of the nation, I very much hope it attracts the high level of attention that it deserves.”–Christopher E. Ross, Vice President, CRA Charles River Associates and co-author of “Terra Incognita – A Navigation Aid for Energy Leaders” ”I have been interested in energy issues since high school and have read extensively on energy-related subjects. This is, by far, the most coherent, thoughtful, practical and compelling book I have ever read on energy technology and policy issues.”–Mike Critelli, chairman of Dossia Service Corporation, retired chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes ”Why We Hate the Oil Companies is riveting. I keep quoting it to people. Reading it is like having a wise uncle in the energy industry (and an environmental advocate to boot) who takes you aside and tells you, in straight language, exactly what’s wrong and right with the current American system. Candor, insight, and urgency at John Hofmeister’s level are so rare that, before this book arrived, I’d forgotten they existed.”– Art Kleiner, editor-in-chief, strategy+business
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As president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. Now, he’s a man on a mission, the founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, crisscrossing the country in a grassroots campaign to change the way we look at energy in this country. While pundits proffer false new promises of green energy independence, or flatly deny the existence of a problem, Hofmeister offers an insider’s view of what’s behind the energy companies’ posturing, and how politicians use energy misinformation, disinformation, and lack of information to get and stay elected. He tackles the energy controversy head-on, without regard for political correctness. He also provides a new framework for solving difficult problems, identifying solutions that will lead to a future of comfortable lifestyles, affordable and clean energy, environmental protection, and sustained economic competitiveness.
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