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The Great Reset: And the War for the World

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Review : In  The Great Reset: And the War for the World , the most controversial man on earth Alex Jones gives you a full analysis of The Great Reset, the global elite's international conspiracy to enslave humanity and all life on the planet. If you really want to know what’s happening in the world, this is the one book you must read now. Alex Jones is the most censored man on the planet and you should ask yourself why that is. There is a powerful authoritarian takeover in process that is seeking to capture the entire human system and turn it into an artificial factory farm controlled system. We are in a war for the future of the world. In this book, you will hear from the world’s elites, from their own mouths, what they are planning for you and your families and you will learn what you can do to fight it. From central bankers, corporate billionaires, and corrupted government officials, global elites have been organizing a historic war on humanity under a trans-humanist, scientific dictatorship. Alex Jones was the first major figure to expose the World Economic Forum’s agenda. He has dedicated the last 30 years of his life to studying The Great Reset, conducting tens of thousands of interviews with top-level scientists, politicians, and military officials in order to reverse engineer their secrets and help awaken humanity. The Great Reset: And the War for the World chronicles the history of the global elites' rise to power and reveals how they’ve captured the governments of the world and financed The Great Reset to pave the way for The New World Order. Once dubbed a conspiracy theory, but now openly promoted by the most powerful corporations and governments, The Great Reset is a planned attempt to redistribute all the world’s wealth and power into the hands of banks, corporations, billionaires, and The World Economic Forum. If you read one book in a lifetime, this is it. In  The Great Reset: And the War for the World , you will discover from the self-appointed controllers of the planet in their own words, their plan for what they call the final revolution, or The Great Reset. The only way this corporate fascist conspiracy can succeed is if the people of the world are not aware of it. And this book lays out their sinister blueprint and how to stop it. While many great books have been written to help awaken people to this sinister agenda, no author has ever spent as much time and research on The Great Reset as Alex Jones. T he Great Reset: And the War for the World  is the undisputed trailblazer for understanding what’s happening and how to stop it.  Read more

 

Review : Alex Jones carries the title 'Most Banned Person on the Internet.' Powerful forces are working hard to keep Jones' reporting and analysis suppressed and censored. As the CEO of Twitter once blithely observed, it's not about free speech. It's about who is granted the privilege to speak. So long as the Constitution of the US is still in effect, however, we have a right to decide who speaks. And who we read and to whom we listen. It's up to all of us to decide for ourselves whether Jones has a meaningful contribution to make to the public conversation. This is a judgment only we as free citizens can make. The tech monopolies and the US corporate media cannot decide for us. They don't have that decision right. We as free American citizens decide who speaks, not Twitter executives. That said, the World Economic Forum (formerly Trilateral Commission) has been trading in some profoundly disturbing rhetoric about how the world should or could be organized. And how economics of food and energy should work. The picture that Klaus Schwab paints for our global future is in my estimation enough to make your blood run cold. Especially since the tragedy of Covid lockdowns and related mitigation efforts. And I say run cold assuming you value liberty, freedom and self-determination. Schwab and his loyal army of thought leaders (Bill Gates included) play a prominent role in Jones' book The Great Reset. Anyone who is interested in America's future on the world stage, or how the great conflicts we are watching play out will resolve themselves should read this book. Jones deftly uses the published words of Schwab and his minions against them. Surprisingly, their words (not Jones') form the core of this book. In effect, like Libs of TikTok, he presents their words and ideas unvarnished and lets you decide. He functions more as an aggregator than a reporter in this book. But when you see what is happening in Sri Lanka with the destruction of mechanized agriculture, you wonder. When we see what is happening in the Netherlands with farmers being forced off of their land, you wonder. When we see the brutal campaign waged against truckers in Canada, you wonder. Is Jones right? You wonder what is becoming of our world. If you want to make sense of what is undermining our future prosperity, read Jones' book The Great Reset and the War for the World. Read it and decide for yourself.

R.e.a.d 🤌 Mobi The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Guided Journal: (Goals Journal, Self Improvement Book)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Guided Journal: (Goals Journal, Self Improvement Book)

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Review : A Personal Growth Journal to Build Effective Habits   “If you follow this simple process, I promise that you will see positive changes in your relationships and find a higher level of personal satisfaction in your life.” ― Sean Covey , author of  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens #1 New Release in Strategic Business Planning How do you manage your time and stay organized? Whether you’re struggling to stay motivated or are looking for new high-performance habits,  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Guided Journal  offers journal prompts, worksheets, and exercises to help you accomplish all your short and long term goals.  Goal setting just got easier.  When  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People  was released as a card deck, audiences approached Stephen R. Covey’s time-tested principles in a whole new way. Now, this companion journal gives readers a chance to craft inspiration into action. Its concise format is accessible and easy to stick with. Each habit is broken down into a weekly format inspiring both beginners and seasoned  7 Habits  readers to get motivated, build confidence, and boost inspiration and personal growth. Cultivate success, skill, and self-growth.  Featuring thought-provoking prompts, worksheets, and self-development quotes that teach you how to achieve your goals, this is the ultimate guided self-growth journal. Inside, find:  Journaling prompts for self-discovery and to build confidence and self esteem Worksheets for strategic time management and deeper learning of the 7 Habits  Self-motivation tips, exercises, and challenges for optimal goal achievement If you enjoyed books like  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ,  The 52 Lists Project , or  The High Performance Planner , you’ll love  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Guided Journal .  Read more

 

Review : Couple this book with atomic habits for the most benefits. Great read, ended up gifting it when I was done and it actually really helped out a friend of mine. Highly recommend this a great self improvement book

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SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Review : Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Take the SHRM-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) exams with complete confidence Get complete coverage of every topic included on the Society for Human Resource Management certification exams―the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Written by a team of HR experts, the book provides learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, hands-on exercises, exam tips, and practice exam questions with in-depth answer explanations. Designed to help you pass the exam with ease, this definitive volume also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Covers all behavioral competency clusters and HR knowledge domains for both exams, including: • People • Organization • Workplace • Behavioral Competencies Digital content includes: • Two complete practice exams including both competency and knowledge-based questions • Customizable knowledge-based quiz―test yourself by exam topic or chapter • Drill down on the scenario-based questions with a focused situational judgment item quiz • Secured book PDF Read more

 

Review : Overall this book is a great resource for studying for the SHRM-CP exam and I used this as my primary resource for studying. While a great resource, there are a few things that could have been more beneficial. I do think it was a large part in passing the exam in January 2021. My Background: I am a career changer from Social Work to HR and at the time of taking the exam, I have had 9 months of work experience in the HR field. I also do have a MBA with a HRM concentration that I completed a little over a year before taking the exam so I do believe the formal education helped, but most of the information I learned in my program is also covered in HR undergraduate programs as well. Other Resources: As mentioned, this book was my primary resource in my preparation for the SHRM-CP exam, but I did also have a few supplemental resources that I used as well. I decided I wanted some supplemental practice questions in addition to what the book provided so I also ordered Test Prep Books SHRM CP and SCP Exam Prep Practice Questions, which consisted of 3 full length practice tests. I also some free resources such as the SHRM Body of Competency & Knowledge (BoCK), YouTube, Flash Cards on Quizlet, and various articles online SHRM/HBR. I also found discussion posts on reddit helpful for exam/study tips. Test Prep Method: A lot of resources mention that you need to study for at least 60 hours to pass the exam. I did not track the hours I spent studying, but I did aim to study 2-3x per week from early September until December (I did not study during Open Enrollment time as I work in benefits) and then 3-5x per week in January. I was not always hitting the 2-3x per week mark in right before and right after Open Enrollment time either. While a wide range, I would comfortably say that I studied specifically for the exam somewhere between 35 to 50 hours. Before cracking open this book, I read the SHRM BoCK in its entirety. This gave me a good base on what information I would really need to focus on as well put me in the mindset of what SHRM finds most important. I went through the book chapter by chapter, highlighting and taking notes. If there was a concept that I did not believe was defined clearly, I would find online articles or YouTube videos explaining the concepts more clearly. At the end of each chapter, I would take the chapter quizzes to see how well I retained the information that I reviewed/learned in each chapter. Several people have also made flash cards on Quizlet that come directly from the SHRM Learning System so I was able to review these cards before bed or taking a short break at work since I downloaded the Quizlet app to my phone. My final 3 weeks of prep consisted of retaking practice questions in the book as well as using my exam book to take the practice questions. I did do a few of the exam questions that come online with this book, but did not take full advantage of that feature as there was not a way to save where I left off. The week of my test, I did not do much more prep as I was scoring in the high 80's on my practice exams so I did not want to cram. The Pros of this Book: *Practice questions are challenging. *Each chapter covers a section of the SHRM BoCK. *Affordable- Way less expensive than any HR textbook and certainly less expensive than the SHRM Learning System. The Cons of this Book: *The book does provide notations on where material is for the SCP, but does not notate where this ends. I did not want to focus my study time on material not on the CP exam just as a time management strategy. I did read some of the SCP portions that apply to my current HR role or that I found interesting, but it would be helpful for the book to show under each section if material is for both exams or just the SCP. *Some of the specific concepts in the BoCK are not explained in depth. I found this especially the case with not all leadership theories noted in the SHRM BoCK being mentioned in the book. This may be a blessing in disguise as it did push me to do additional research and studying, but it would have been helpful for all concepts to be covered. *You cannot save your location for the online practice tests and must complete them to their entirety. This is fine for weekend practice, but since my study schedule was spread over several months in 30 minute to hour blocks on week days, I did not work with my study schedule. It is good for a test day simulation. Overall Impressions: Despite its few flaws, I am happy with this book and would recommend it to any HR pro who is prepping for a SHRM exam. It is a great alternative to spending hundreds of dollars on the SHRM Learning System as long as you understand its few flaws, which in the end forced me to do some additional studying from other sources, which as previously mentioned, may have actually helped. For someone who wants all the bells and whistles in one place, this will get you close and will be valuable in your journey to becoming SHRM certified.

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Everybody Writes

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Review : Finally a go-to guide to creating and publishing the kind of content that will make your business thrive. Everybody Writes is a go-to guide to attracting and retaining customers through stellar online communication, because in our content-driven world, every one of us is, in fact, a writer. If you have a web site, you are a publisher. If you are on social media, you are in marketing. And that means that we are all relying on our words to carry our marketing messages. We are all writers. Yeah, but who cares about writing anymore? In a time-challenged world dominated by short and snappy, by click-bait headlines and Twitter streams and Instagram feeds and gifs and video and Snapchat and YOLO and LOL and #tbt... does the idea of focusing on writing seem pedantic and ordinary? Actually, writing matters more now, not less. Our online words are our currency; they tell our customers who we are. Our writing can make us look smart or it can make us look stupid. It can make us seem fun, or warm, or competent, or trustworthy. But it can also make us seem humdrum or discombobulated or flat-out boring. That means you've got to choose words well, and write with economy and the style and honest empathy for your customers. And it means you put a new value on an often-overlooked skill in content marketing: How to write, and how to tell a true story really, really well. And so being able to communicate well in writing isn't just nice; it's necessity. And it's also the oft-overlooked cornerstone of nearly all our content marketing. In Everybody Writes , top marketing veteran Ann Handley gives expert guidance and insight into the process and strategy of content creation, production and publishing, with actionable how-to advice designed to get results. These lessons and rules apply across all of your online assets—like web pages, home page, landing pages, blogs, email, marketing offers, and on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media. Ann deconstructs the strategy and delivers a practical approach to create ridiculously compelling and competent content. It's designed to be the go-to guide for anyone creating or publishing any kind of online content—whether you're a big brand or you're small and solo. Sections include: • How to write better. (Or, for "adult-onset writers": How to hate writing less.) • Easy grammar and usage rules tailored for business in a fun, memorable way. (Enough to keep you looking sharp, but not too much to overwhelm you.) • Giving your audience the gift of your true story, told well. Empathy and humanity and inspiration are key here, so the book covers that, too. • Best practices for creating credible, trustworthy content steeped in some time-honored rules of solid journalism. Because publishing content and talking directly to your customers is, at its heart, a privilege. • "Things Marketers Write": The fundamentals of 17 specific kinds of content that marketers are often tasked with crafting. • Content Tools: The sharpest tools you need to get the job done. Traditional marketing techniques are no longer enough. Everybody Writes is a field guide for the smartest businesses who know that great content is the key to thriving in this digital world. Read more

 

Review : If you had two days to learn everything about how to write killer marketing content, but could only choose one resource, glom onto Ann Handley’s Everybody Writes. Everybody Writes: Your Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content is Handley’s second book, following Content Rules, the New York Times best seller she coauthored with C.C. Chapman. She’s also the chief content officer of MarketingProfs, the well-known training and education company. Full disclosure: I’m a big fan of Handley’s work, having read and used her first book as a resource for a master’s thesis a few years ago. I also saw her deliver a memorable keynote at a content strategy conference. That said, I’ll keep my viewpoints as objective as possible, but I bet this book makes it on to your “must read” list. If you’re a marketer and create content for a living, this book should be mandatory reading. Why this book? Handley wants to “wage war on content mediocrity.” She says “Ninety-three percent of business-to-business companies are using content in their marketing mix. Yet, nearly half of B2B companies struggle to develop content that engages.” Today, content marketing pundits harp that we all need to be storytellers. And why not? Readers (customers and prospects) easily forget facts, but recall a good yarn in the right context. Handley offers this raison d'être for all content marketing pros: “What matters now isn’t storytelling: what matters is telling a true story well.” The quintessential how-to This is one of the most useful books on writing I’ve read. You’ll be able to put its principles into action immediately and improve your writing. Handley’s predilection for how-to books was one of the reasons that drove her to write this book in the first place. She says there are already many excellent books on writing, “but they aren’t very how-to or prescriptive. (Which is always my bias. I like how-to advice. I don’t know what to do with more high-level, other than to wish it were more how-to.) Alternatively, much of what passes for writing advice gets too deep in the weeds of writing construction. Great if you’re looking to up your score on the SATs, not so awesome if you just need some guidance on how not to sound like an idiot when you craft this week’s customer mailing.” The author followed her own writing advice in how she organized the book. It’s chopped into pithy, short sections and chapters with colorful titles, and digestible paragraphs. Plenty of graphics and Handley’s casual, sometimes funny style, make the 300-page book easy to plow through. Everybody Writes is divided into five parts: Part I: Writing Rules: How to write better (and how to hate writing less) Part II: Writing Rules: Grammar and Usage Part III: Story Rules Part IV: Publishing Rules Part V: 13 Things Publishers Write Part VI: Content Tools In the first few parts of the book, the author teaches you how to be a better writer by urging you to ditch your bad habits and get started on good ones. Some of her advice is not that new—active vs. passive voice—but remind us what the tenets are of good writing. She reminds us how marketing writing differs from most other genres in a chapter titled Develop Pathological Empathy. “Empathy for the customer experience should be at the root of all your content.” What matters most, she says, is the content must solve customer problems. Handley’s book is brimming with aphorisms, titles and tips that are just too numerous to name them all here. Here’s a list of my favorites: • Writing is a habit, not an art • Show, don’t tell • Shed high school rules—Yes, you can begin a sentence with and or but. • Utility x inspiration x empathy = quality content • Ban frankenspeak (buzzwords) like solopreneur, ginormous, etc. • Ditch weakling verbs • Be rabid about readability—use bulleted lists, subheads and short paragraphs • Use analogies to make your writing more colorful—instead of the leaves of the pumpkin plant are huge, say the pumpkin leaves are the size of trash-can lids, covering pumpkins the size of beer kegs. Another one of my favorite sections of the book is Part VI: Content Tools. Think of this as an enormous toolbox stuffed with dozens of gadgets and tools: • Research and knowledge management tools • Writing tools • Productivity tools • Editing tools • A few great style guides • Non-text writing tools • Blog idea generators • Google Authorship • Image sources (Or, stock that doesn’t stink) Finally, when it comes to telling true stories well, Handley implores us to speak from the heart (and get rid of buzzwords). She quotes author Neil Gaiman who says “Start telling the stories only you can tell, because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that—but you are the only you.” “What sets you apart? What’s unique about your story?” Read this book …write killer marketing content and start telling true stories well.

G.e.t 🤚 E.B.O.O.K.S Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

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Review : NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A provocative read...There are few tomes that coherently map such broad economic histories as well as Mr. Dalio’s. Perhaps more unusually, Mr. Dalio has managed to identify metrics from that history that can be applied to understand today.” —Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles , who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well. A few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. The last time that this confluence occurred was between 1930 and 1945. This realization sent Dalio on a search for the repeating patterns and cause/effect relationships underlying all major changes in wealth and power over the last 500 years. In this remarkable and timely addition to his Principles series, Dalio brings readers along for his study of the major empires—including the Dutch, the British, and the American—putting into perspective the “Big Cycle” that has driven the successes and failures of all the world’s major countries throughout history. He reveals the timeless and universal forces behind these shifts and uses them to look into the future, offering practical principles for positioning oneself for what’s ahead. Read more

 

Review : ”Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order,” by Ray Dalio, explains why the United States succeeded in becoming the dominant country in the world. It also explains why the United States is in decline, and more ominously, why Communist China is ascending. Dalio’s book is refreshingly free of the ideological biases that often distort an explanation like this. Typically one blames what is universally deplored on what one personally dislikes. Howard Ruff’s “How to Prosper During the Coming Bad years,” was published in 1979, when everyone was worried about inflation. https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1UE3ODN950AAJ?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp Ruff blamed the stagflation of the late 1970’s on welfare spending (he included Social Security and Medicare as welfare) and the sexual revolution. Most Republicans took the lead of Milton Friedman, and blamed Keynesian economic policies. Republicans had never liked Keynesian economic policies because those policies shifted wealth, power, and prestige from the business community to the government. I blame the stagflation of the 1970’s on rise on the world price of petroleum that followed the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973, and the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Keynesian economic policies were not designed to respond to the shortage of a natural resource essential the the U.S. economy. Moreover, during the Great Depression the problem was deflation, not inflation. Republicans did not want to blame the OPEC Oil Embargo and the Iranian Revolution because they did not want to admit that foreigners they disliked had considerable control over the U.S. economy, and they did not want to admit that America’s reliance on automobile transportation was a national problem. Ray Dialio sees the growing income gap as a problem. Because he is a self made billionaire investor who has made more money than Howard Ruff knows exists, he his opinions about economic inequality cannot be dismissed as “the politics of envy.” Dialio’s main concern is with the rise of China and the decline of the United States. He also discusses how the Netherlands and Great Britain passed through the same cycle he claims that China and the United States are passing through. He mentions earlier nations which previously dominated the West, or the world. These include Macedonia, Rome, the Arabs, the Mongols, China, and the Ottoman Turks. With the exception of China, these never regained world dominance after they lost it. Dialio claims that dominant nations go through six stages: “Stage 1, when the new order begins and the new leadership consolidates power;” “Stage 2, when the resource – allocation system system and government bureaucracies are built and refined.” In the first two states the people of a soon to become dominant nation interact harmoniously. They work hard, save their money, and stay out of debt personally, and nationally. Those who perform well are rewarded, but economic inequality does not reach high levels. “Stage 3, when there is peace and prosperity.” During this time the descendants of those who lived through the first two stages become less interested in saving money and more interested in spending it, and enjoying life. “Stage 4, when there are great excesses in spending and debt, and the widening of wealth and political gaps.” “Stage 5, when there are very bad financial conditions and intense conflict,” and finally, “Stage 6, when there are civil wars/revolutions.” Dalio believes that China is passing from Stage 2 to Stage 3, and that the United States is in Stage 5. This scenario does not explain the American Revolution and the American Civil War. Neither was preceded by bad economic times. Efforts by the British Parliament to make the colonists pay their share of the costs of the French and Indian War were irritating to the colonists, but not impoverishing. The British victory in the French and Indian War created economic opportunities for the colonists. Similarly, the decade leading up to the American Civil War was not a time of economic decline and distress. Few whites in the North would benefit economically by freeing the slaves. Most whites in the South would benefit economically if the slaves were freed. Family farms in the South could not compete with plantations worked by slaves. Nearly every skilled trade and profession paid less in the slave states than in the free states. Nevertheless, more Americans died during the American Civil War than in all the other wars the United States has fought. The American Revolution and the American Civil War happened for reasons not explained in this book. Moreover, the Netherlands and Great Britain never passed into Stage 6. Nevertheless, Dalio’s postulated sequence does seem to explain what has been happening to China and the United States. China is the only nation that has recovered from national declines. He provides a chart that shows that a cycle happened in each Chinese dynasty. I think another reason the dynasties rose and fell was because of problems inherent with the dynastic principle. Dynasties have been established by men who are charismatic, effective political leaders, and military geniuses. With each generation the man who inherits the throne is likely to be progressively less talented than the man who created it. This is due to a well understood genetic phenomenon called “reversion to the average.” Exceptional characteristics are caused by rare and recessive gene alleles that are unlikely to match in the children of exceptional parents. The Chinese benefit from a characteristic not mentioned in this book. Everywhere they live Chinese tend to be intelligent, obedient to the law, and monogamous. This is true even when they are poor and persecuted. This gives the Chinese nation the ability to recover quickly from the bad decisions of incompetent leaders. It enables them to respond quickly to the good decisions of competent leaders, like they are doing now. This also gives the Chinese nation an advantage over a multi racial country like the United States. We include races with average characteristics not conducive to creating and maintaining successful societies and civilizations. When the United States was ascending, ninety percent of the population was white. Most blacks were restricted to second class citizenship, despite the obvious intentions of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. While the Chinese are perfecting their meritocracy we are using affirmative action programs to achieve diversity, inclusion, and equity. These in turn advance people to positions where they are unable to perform adequately. While Chinese geneticists are looking for gene alleles that influence intelligence, we pretend that the assertions in “The Bell Curve,” are pseudo science, and that “Race is only a social construct.” Diversity is not our strength: it is the main reason for the political polarization that makes it difficult for us to solve problems that would have been manageable before 1964. Like every sensible American, and unlike the insensible Americans I sometimes encounter on the internet, I hope America avoids a civil war or a revolution. I also expect China to achieve world hegemony by the end of this century, if not sooner. I hope that by the time this happens the Chinese mainland will have adopted a democratic government. The success of democracy in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan persuades me that democracy would work well on the mainland. My love for the Chinese people and culture, although not for the present dictatorship, makes me sanguine about a world dominated by a democratic China.

[R.e.a.d] 🖤 E.B.O.O.K.S Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)

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Review : Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed throughout their history?" Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the 21st century and beyond. Read more

 

Review : Built to Last is a book of luminescent importance among books about successful companies/organizations. Based on the thorough research of Jim Collins (of Good to Great fame) and Jerry Porras, this book examines the qualities of visionary companies who had great success and staying power in their fields. They identified 18 such companies and had a comparison group of comparable companies in the same industry. The results are conclusive. Visionary companies thrive on being clock makers who build their organization to improve each year and withstand the test of time. They fervently focus on their core competencies. They consistently stay true to their core values. Yet they will change and innovate. They adopt the “genius of and” realizing they can be equally committed to seemingly contradictory purposes, yet those purposes are actually equally important. For example these companies can be committed to serving people, AND they can seek to dominate their market. They embody the yin and yang concept, complementary forces that co-exist and support one another. Visionary organizations are also committed to serving people and the greater common good, however they define it. They aren’t focused on profit as the most important purpose. This is another Collins book that is a total game changer, along with Good to Great and How the Mighty Fall. It’s a classic read of brilliant proportions. Any business or organizational leader who seeks to build something that lasts and thrives long after our own tenures passed to someone else, needs to read this book. NOW!

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Developing the Leader Within You 2.0

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Review : In this thoroughly revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition of his now-classic work, John C. Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders. Twenty-five years ago, John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership. Developing the Leader Within You revolutionized the way leaders are made and in the process sold more than one million copies. Now John Maxwell returns to his classic text to include the leadership insights and practices he’s learned in the decades since the book first appeared. Thoroughly revised and with two completely new chapters, this new edition updates the foundational principles for transformative leadership that Maxwell has used as a leader for more than 40 years. No matter what arena you are called to—family, church, business, nonprofit—the principles Maxwell shares will positively impact your own life and the lives of those around you. New readers as well as longtime fans of Maxwell and the original book won’t want to miss out on this one. Read more

 

Review : He is an awesome teacher. I learned so much from this book

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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (revised)

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Review : The legendary New York Times bestselling tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander of USS Benfold , it was like a business that had all the latest technology but only some of the productivity. Knowing that responsibility for improving performance rested with him, he realized he had to improve his own leadership skills before he could improve his ship. Within months, he created a crew of confident and inspired problem-solvers eager to take the initiative and responsibility for their actions. The slogan on board became "It's your ship," and Benfold was soon recognized far and wide as a model of naval efficiency. How did Abrashoff do it? Against the backdrop of today's United States Navy, Abrashoff shares his secrets of successful management including: See the ship through the eyes of the crew: By soliciting a sailor's suggestions, Abrashoff drastically reduced tedious chores that provided little additional value. Communicate, communicate, communicate: The more Abrashoff communicated the plan, the better the crew's performance. His crew eventually started calling him "Megaphone Mike," since they heard from him so often. Create discipline by focusing on purpose: Discipline skyrocketed when Abrashoff's crew believed that what they were doing was important. Listen aggressively: After learning that many sailors wanted to use the GI Bill, Abrashoff brought a test official aboard the ship-and held the SATs forty miles off the Iraqi coast. From achieving amazing cost savings to winning the highest gunnery score in the Pacific Fleet, Captain Abrashoff's extraordinary campaign sent shock waves through the U.S. Navy. It can help you change the course of your ship, no matter where your business battles are fought. Read more

 

Review : A stunning and practical application of transformational leadership implemented within a culture not known for such things. True leadership is rare; most "leaders" seem to confuse it with coercion, threats, and retribution. People follow leaders because they believe in them and want to follow them. The author offers a very practical guide on reaching every individual in the organization and inspiring them to levels of performance and personal growth they did not know they were capable of. I have read literally hundreds of books on leadership, and this is, by a wide margin, the best in the industry.

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Review : Getting an MBA is an expensive choice-one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state of the economy. Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business. You can get better results (and save hundreds of thousands of dollars) by skipping B-school altogether. Josh Kaufman founded PersonalMBA.com as an alternative to the business school boondoggle. His blog has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to the best business books and most powerful business concepts of all time. Now, he shares the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges. The Personal MBA explains concepts such as: * The Iron Law of the Market: Why every business is limited by the size and quality of the market it attempts to serve-and how to find large, hungry markets. * The 12 Forms of Value: Products and services are only two of the twelve ways you can create value for your customers. * The Pricing Uncertainty Principle: All prices are malleable. Raising your prices is the best way to dramatically increase profitability-if you know how to support the price you're asking. * 4 Methods to Increase Revenue: There are only four ways a business can bring in more money. Do you know what they are? True leaders aren't made by business schools-they make themselves, seeking out the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed. Read this book and you will learn the principles it takes most business professionals a lifetime of trial and error to master. Read more

 

Review : Recommended this by a CEO friend and found it thoroughly worthwhile. The first section and the sections on sales and marketing were particularly good.

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Review : "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read!" —Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart , an exciting new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together—at home, at work, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering , Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive—which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. At a time when coming together is more important than ever, Parker sets forth a human-centered approach to gathering that will help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences, large and small, for work and for play. Drawing on her expertise as a facilitator of high-powered gatherings around the world, Parker takes us inside events of all kinds to show what works, what doesn't, and why. She investigates a wide array of gatherings—conferences, meetings, a courtroom, a flash-mob party, an Arab-Israeli summer camp—and explains how simple, specific changes can invigorate any group experience. The result is a book that's both journey and guide, full of exciting ideas with real-world applications. The Art of Gathering will forever alter the way you look at your next meeting, industry conference, dinner party, and backyard barbecue—and how you host and attend them. Read more

 

Review : You think you’re buying a book about hosting better parties/events, but if you really let Priya’s advice all the way in, she’ll change how you experience gatherings of every kind, and how you connect with other people. Really a very special book.

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Review : The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week Year avoids the pitfalls and low productivity of annualized thinking. This book redefines your "year" to be 12 weeks long. In 12 weeks, there just isn't enough time to get complacent, and urgency increases and intensifies. The 12 Week Year creates focus and clarity on what matters most and a sense of urgency to do it now. In the end more of the important stuff gets done and the impact on results is profound. Explains how to leverage the power of a 12 week year to drive improved results in any area of your life Offers a how-to book for both individuals and organizations seeking to improve their execution effectiveness Authors are leading experts on execution and implementation Turn your organization's idea of a year on its head, and speed your journey to success. Read more

 

Review : My real estate team read this as apart of our monthly book club and we incorporated the 12 week year into our regular day to day. What a difference it’s made to my business and personal life! If you are a business owner or just someone that’s looking to become more focused and achieve in 12 weeks what others achieve in 12 months, this book is for you!

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Review : Bring the Room to Order and Make Sure Everyone Is Heard! Are you struggling to run productive meetings within your organization? If two heads are better than one, why does it seem like a room full of people can't get anything done ? For well over a century, Robert's Rules of Order have provided the structure by which diverse groups of people reach a fair consensus and get there in an orderly fashion . Robert's Rules are equally at home in the hallowed halls of government legislature and in the executive boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies . Even local-level community organizations rely on Robert's Rules of Order as the ultimate authority for guiding productive and successful meetings and assemblies of any size. When used correctly, Robert's Rules of Order ensure that the best ideas, not just the loudest, come to the surface. Robert's Rules are designed to give everyone present a voice , and to ensure that discussion stays on topic . Robert's Rules of Order represent the gold standard in parliamentary procedure, and this venerable framework prioritizes participation, resolutions, and results . The problem for many leaders, however, is that Robert's Rules can seem daunting, not to mention the fact that the original text is written for a 19th-century audience. We take the tedium and headache out of interpreting Robert's Rules of Order so you can get started quickly running meetings that are more inclusive , more ordered , and more productive . The Robert's Rules QuickStart Guide from ClydeBank Media presents organizers, hosts, presidents, chairmen (and women) and any other would-be parliamentarians with a modernized , easy-to-understand , and essential breakdown of Robert's Rules of Order. The concepts behind Robert's Rules of Order are a game changer for meetings of any size .This ability to scale, coupled with the structured approach that ensures everyone present has a voice , make it no surprise that this venerable system has withstood the tests of time. It is hard to overstate just how helpful Robert's Rules of Order are for running a successful and productive meeting, no matter the size. The Robert's Rules QuickStart Guide delivers time-tested wisdom in a way that's simplified and accessible for the everyday reader, so you can get started and get results faster than ever before. **New** Your purchase comes with free lifetime access to our collection of relevant digital assets. These guides, summaries, checklists, and cheat sheets enhance your learning journey and supplement this QuickStart Guide. You'll Learn... Drafting and approving bylaws Creating and utilizing committees The different types of motions and how to make them Proper voting methods and procedures Nominating and electing officers Robert's Rules of Order come alive with examples and illustrations Scroll Up to the Top of the Page and Click the Orange "Buy Now" Button to Join the Hundreds of Thousands of Satisfied QuickStart Guide Readers! ClydeBank Media LLC All Rights Reserved Read more

 

Review : I liked the layout of the book that will help our President and Directors of a non profit to run a meeting smoothly.

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Review : From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational New York Times bestselling memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he’s about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove to the depths of the ocean, and traveled the world hunting poachers, human traffickers, and the Taliban. But he’s also the same man who got kicked out of the police department, fire department, and as an EMT, before getting two women pregnant four days apart, and finally, been beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for, quite simply, “being a selfish asshole.” With his vivid and stirring voice, Scars and Stripes “is an authentic gut punch of a life lived with grit, resiliency, and a never-quit attitude in the face of heartbreaking failures and incredible success that every American can learn from” (Patrick Murphy, veteran and former United States Under Secretary of the Army). Kennedy reveals that failure isn’t the end—rather it’s the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success, no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel. Read more

 

Review : I had an idea who Tim Kennedy was before I read this book. He was blunt from the beginning about himself and the what would be in the book. Getting to dive deeper into his story made the book hard to put down. All of us have egos and for someone of Tim Kennedy’s “personality” to publicly expose the negative events in his life made this book more than just a story of an American hero. The only negative feeling I had reading this book is the repeated mention of his businesses. I only use the word “negative” because I can’t think of another word to use. It was not that bad but it does, in my opinion, smack of self promotion, which, understandably, is appropriate since it is his book, he does have businesses and has the platform to get that info out. That’s was my only criticism in the book and it was a very, very minor one. Politics are left out and it is a story…and a great one I would highly recommend.

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Review : Ok so two things need to be taken into consideration prior to reading this review. 1. I've been a customer on Amazon (and customer of many retail stores) for many years now and purchased over 100's (probably thousands) of items, many in which I love! And have never ever felt the need to leave a review for. 2. If I think this book is so amazing why haven't I given it 5 stars, why not 4? Well for starters I'm a novice investor. By novice I mean 2 months worth of experience in the actual stock market lol not including 2 year's of investing in the acorns app (which after fees I walked out with an extra $50). While that might seem like a horrible investment please keep in mind I had a little over $700 in the account, so about a 7% return and acorns is a mobile app. Some how I knew I could do much better than that investing in the stock market myself. It was always something I've been interested in for year's now. However like most people, the idea of losing all my hard earned money has put a damper into that interest. But after seeing the possible returns I could make I told myself investing in it myself could be even more rewarding in the end. So I'm assuming like everyone who purchased this book, I wanted to start gaining knowledge about the stock market. So I purchased a few books. One being a investing 101 book written by a CPA. Then I went ahead and researched the greatest books on investing and came across Benjamin Graham's book "The intelligent investor" which I purchased. Bought myself a book to teach me on how to read a balance sheet and other financial statements so that I'd be able to learn how to read a companies health. With the thirst for more knowledge I kept picking up more books which brings me to this one "The little book that still beats the stock market" and i love it so much that after year's of never reviewing anything I felt the need to actually write a review. But the author of this book truly simplified everything I've read up until this part. That's why it's so important you understand that I'm still a novice investor, someone with only 2 months of experience in the stock market on my own. This author not only wrote this book as if he were talking to adults, but also as if he was talking to his children. So he literally wrote this in a way that most if not all people could truly understand. And with the knowledge I had gained from those other books I've read in the past (but was somewhat confused by because of the literature and lack of experience or knowledge in investing) this book truly clarified everything and put it in a wider perspective that I could actually grasp hitting on every key thing the other books had mentioned (even referencing the greatest book in investing by Benjamin Graham) already in a more simplified and fun way. I say fun because apparently this author is a comedian literally joking his way throughout the entire book keeping me entertained and never losing focus of actually learning what he's teaching. I'm really impressed by this book because as a beginner in investing I feel that this book along with everything I've learned with the others had given me the courage and understanding to know what to look for and how to look for them when it comes to stocks or index funds and even bonds. Now on to the reason why I gave it 4 stars and not 5. I consider myself a realist and throughout the entire book the author mentions this system in which he calls the "magic formula" which picks out the greatest stocks at under value Price's. I've yet to try his formula and therefore can't give it 5 stars, but I definitely will and believe that how he goes about making this formula puts Warren Buffett's and his mentor Benjamin Graham's formula in a more simplified way for everyone to understand even those who don't have a bachelor's degree.

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Review : Cut and come again forestry – reviving the ancient practice of resprout silviculture to power local woodland-based economies. Coppice Agroforestry is a richly illustrated, comprehensive guide to resprout silviculture – managing trees and shrubs by coppicing, pollarding, shredding, and pleaching – for a continuous supply of small diameter polewood for products from firewood to fine furniture. Contextualizing resprout silviculture historically, ecologically, and economically, Coppice Agroforestry explores the potential of this ancient practice for modern times. Coverage includes: The cultural history of coppicing in Europe and North America Tree and shrub anatomy, biology, and woodland ecology A suite of woodland management systems Dozens of handcrafted wood products on a continuum of value, offering a wide range of business opportunities Case studies of diverse coppice-based enterprises Assessing existing forests for coppice potential Designing new resprout silviculture systems Tables highlighting diverse species for various uses A vision of a modern resprout silviculture renaissance. A decade in the making, encyclopedic in scope, and written by the hand of a woodsman, Coppice Agroforestry is a deep dive into this ancient practice, blending it with modern science, systems thinking, and tools to land it firmly into the 21st century. Whether you have a few trees or an entire forest, Coppice Agroforestry is the must-have practical guide for homesteaders, farmers, foresters, land managers, and educators who ally themselves with the remarkable resilience of woody plants. Read more

 

Review : This book covers it *all* in the perfect amount of detail to answer every single follow up question you will have to each new fact and technique that you will be exposed to while thumbing through this massive tome. I had heard about this pending book in various permaculture and forestry circles for quite a while, and when it was finally published and showed up on Amazon for purchase I was surprised at the cost and felt the praise being heaped on it was probably a little over the top because this author clearly has many friends in the permaculture world. I was so terribly wrong. So many times while reading this masterpiece I was overwhelmed with appreciation and awe at the amount of work that clearly went into creating this precious resource for all the rest of us (and I felt deep regret at waiting for a used copy to come up for sale!). I'm so grateful to have this book in my library and I fully expect it to become my most referenced textbook as we finally put into action the decade+ of dreaming and planning how to get out of the madness of the cities and instead build a truly sustainable and rewarding life in the woods. One reviewer's comment that particularly made me roll my eyes before I read the book myself said something akin to this book being "critical for the survival of future generations" - but I can see what they meant now and I have to second that sentiment. If you've ever felt a pang of worry about the effects of our societal failures to teach young people ANYTHING of value, you will feel that worry soothed, if only a little, that a reference like this will be available for the ones that seek it out. I think the author should be very proud of what he has accomplished here. I cannot think of a single textbook that I have ever encountered that was as thorough a collection of *truly useful* information as this.

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Review : #1 Wall Street Journal Best Seller USA Today Best Seller Amazon Best Book of 2016 The counterintuitive approach to achieving your true potential, heralded by the Harvard Business Review as a groundbreaking idea of the year. The path to personal and professional fulfillment is rarely straight. Ask anyone who has achieved his or her biggest goals or whose relationships thrive and you’ll hear stories of many unexpected detours along the way. What separates those who master these challenges and those who get derailed? The answer is agility—emotional agility. Emotional agility is a revolutionary, science-based approach that allows us to navigate life’s twists and turns with self-acceptance, clear-sightedness, and an open mind. Renowned psychologist Susan David developed this concept after studying emotions, happiness, and achievement for more than twenty years. She found that no matter how intelligent or creative people are, or what type of personality they have, it is how they navigate their inner world—their thoughts, feelings, and self-talk—that ultimately determines how successful they will become. The way we respond to these internal experiences drives our actions, careers, relationships, happiness, health—everything that matters in our lives. As humans, we are all prone to common hooks—things like self-doubt, shame, sadness, fear, or anger—that can too easily steer us in the wrong direction. Emotionally agile people are not immune to stresses and setbacks. The key difference is that they know how to adapt, aligning their actions with their values and making small but powerful changes that lead to a lifetime of growth. Emotional agility is not about ignoring difficult emotions and thoughts; it’s about holding them loosely, facing them courageously and compassionately, and then moving past them to bring the best of yourself forward. Drawing on her deep research, decades of international consulting, and her own experience overcoming adversity after losing her father at a young age, David shows how anyone can thrive in an uncertain world by becoming more emotionally agile. To guide us, she shares four key concepts that allow us to acknowledge uncomfortable experiences while simultaneously detaching from them, thereby allowing us to embrace our core values and adjust our actions so they can move us where we truly want to go. Written with authority, wit, and empathy, Emotional Agility serves as a road map for real behavioral change—a new way of acting that will help you reach your full potential, whoever you are and whatever you face. Read more

 

Review : Emotional Agility by Susan David I really enjoyed reading this book. I first discovered Susan David and the concept of Emotional Agility from her interview on Impact Theory. I feel that I have practiced Emotional Agility without really having a name for it. In this book, Susan David walks us through the downfalls of being emotional rigid and how to become agile. Its not just a simple – be agile – discussion. She does a wonderful job of including examples and research. As in all the books I like, there are plenty of science based evidence to back up the theories that are put forth from the author. Early on in the book she mentions Viktor Frankl and his book Man’s Search for Meaning (on my list of books to read next). Viktor talks about creating space between stimulus and response. She takes this concept and says emotions are data points but not decision points. They can tell us about our environment but they do not make us make decisions – unless we let them. In walking through the process, Susan David outlines many of the ‘hooks’ we get entangled with when it comes to emotions. Then she shows us how to get ‘un-hooked’ and create better outcomes. I believe this is one of the aspects that makes this a good book. She gives plenty of real world examples on how to make practical changes to improve our lives. Its not just listing theories on the ‘hooks’, its also lays out a plan and path to a better more fulfilled life. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Susan talks about dead men goals. It is when we want to have a stress-free life. We don’t want any problems to disrupt our happiness. Susan says these are dead men’s goals – because dead people are the only ones that do not have any stress in their lives. This book should be on everyone’s list to read.

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Review : “One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.” — New York Times Book Review A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes a new afterword by the authors that brings this remarkable story of greed and double-dealings up to date twenty years after the famed deal. The Los Angeles Times calls Barbarians at the Gate , “Superlative.” The Chicago Tribune raves, “It’s hard to imagine a better story...and it’s hard to imagine a better account.” And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded. Read more

 

Review : This book, written in 1990, tells the detailed story of one of the largest Wall Street deals of all time - the leveraged buyout of the RJR Nabisco Corporation. The authors, Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, are former Wall Street Journal reporters. They spent many hours interviewing the players involved, and, in so, have come up with a very thorough (and presumably accurate) description of the events that took place. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, decided to take the company private. Officially, his reason was to improve shareholder value, since the RJR Nabisco stock was undervalued (and Johnson's attempts to boost it have failed). His other reasons may have included money and the constant urge to change things up. He teamed up with Shearson Lehman Hutton to make a bid to the board. In their shortsightedness, this "management group" did not expect anyone else to compete - due to the sheer size of the deal. However, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. made a tender offer, which started off a bidding war between the two groups (and a few third party bidders). This book describes everything in detail - starting with how Johnson got to Nabisco - and finishing off with a gripping climax of Shearson and KKR's final bid war. It is a long narrative, over 500 pages long. The authors take a lot of side tangents to describe many personal biographies. I found those of major players (like Ross Johnson and Henry Kravis) very interesting, and those of lesser-involved people somewhat excessive. Nevertheless, I was never tempted to skip over paragraphs or pages, as I sometimes am in lengthy books with lots of characters. The authors clearly have done a lot of research. I liked that they included footnotes when stories from different people didn't match up. I also like the photographs included in the book - they put faces on the people described so thoroughly. The "Players" section in the beginning of the book is also very helpful - it lists the names of almost everyone involved in the deal. The narrative is great. The story is gripping, with many twists and surprises. We learn about the multiple final bids submitted by KKR and the management group, the backstabbing plots, and the emotions and broken spirits behind the closed doors. It's as if we are there amidst the board meetings - kudos to the authors for their great writing. However, as some reviewers before me mentioned, it would have been nice to see more financial details - and more on what actually transpired after the takeover (the epilogue provides some details, but not nearly enough). Check out John Helyar's article in Fortune (October 13, 2003) - it describes what happened to RJR after the LBO. KKR took 60% of the company public in 1991 and then finally got rid of it in 1995. In the end, KKR had very disappointing returns on its LBO and drove RJR into the ground with poor leadership. In conclusion, it's a great read for anyone interested in business or history. It works as both a fun thriller and a good historical account of the events that took place. However, I am a bit skeptical of why this book is a recommended read for many MBA curriculums. Other than describing the corporate culture and Wall Street in the late '80s, it doesn't really provide the financial details from which the readers could learn something practical. Pros: + great narrative - gripping story with twists + many details on personal lives of the people involved + fantastic insight into the corporate world of the '80s Cons: - not enough financial details to learn from - for some readers, can feel lengthy with lots of tangents

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Review : THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR YOUR HIGHEST GMAT SCORE! This comprehensive guide includes 6 computer-adaptive (CAT) practice tests (online), 2 additional diagnostic exams, access to free online tools, and detailed topic reviews. Everything You Need for a High Score • Comprehensive subject coverage of all GMAT topics • A thorough review of necessary Quantitative, Verbal, Writing, and Integrated Reasoning skills • Bulleted chapter summaries for quick reference Practice Your Way to Excellence • 6 full-length CAT practice exams online for practice that mimics the actual exam experience • Score reports and detailed answer explanations for all exams • 2 new diagnostic tests with 120 total questions, organized by GMAT topic • 180+ additional practice questions, sorted by difficulty, to customize your prep • 2-week, 4-week, and 6-week study plans Techniques That Actually Work • Powerful tactics to avoid traps and help beat the GMAT • Step-by-step problem-solving guides for the toughest question types • Key strategies to help you work smarter, not harder Premium Online Features • Video tutorials with expert advice from leading course instructors • Bonus Quantitative, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning drills • Examples of successful b-school essays and interviews with admissions officers • Special “Business School Insider” section packed with helpful info on admissions and financial aid, the MBA, your career, writing winning essays, and more Read more

 

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The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition

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Review : The 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling foundational business training manual for ambitious readers, featuring new concepts and mental models: updated, expanded, and revised. Many people assume they need to attend business school to learn how to build a successful business or advance in their career. That's not true. The vast majority of modern business practice requires little more than common sense, simple arithmetic, and knowledge of a few very important ideas and principles. The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition provides a clear overview of the essentials of every major business topic: entrepreneurship, product development, marketing, sales, negotiation, accounting, finance, productivity, communication, psychology, leadership, systems design, analysis, and operations management...all in one comprehensive volume. Inside you'll learn concepts such as: The 5 Parts of Every Business : You can understand and improve any business, large or small, by focusing on five fundamental topics. The 12 Forms of Value : Products and services are only two of the twelve ways you can create value for your customers. 4 Methods to Increase Revenue : There are only four ways for a business to bring in more money. Do you know what they are? Business degrees are often a poor investment, but business skills are always useful, no matter how you acquire them. The Personal MBA will help you do great work, make good decisions, and take full advantage of your skills, abilities, and available opportunities--no matter what you do (or would like to do) for a living. Read more

 

Review : Recommended this by a CEO friend and found it thoroughly worthwhile. The first section and the sections on sales and marketing were particularly good.

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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup

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Review : 24 Steps to Success! Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren’t born with something special – they simply make great products. This book will show you how to create a successful startup through developing an innovative product. It breaks down the necessary processes into an integrated, comprehensive, and proven 24-step framework that any industrious person can learn and apply.  You will learn: Why the “F” word – focus – is crucial to a startup’s success Common obstacles that entrepreneurs face – and how to overcome them How to use innovation to stand out in the crowd – it’s not just about technology Whether you’re a first-time or repeat entrepreneur, Disciplined Entrepreneurship gives you the tools you need to improve your odds of making a product people want. Author Bill Aulet is the managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship as well as a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. For more please visit http://disciplinedentrepreneurship.com/ Read more

 

Review : Focused, practical, and thoroughly useful. You can buy this book, and immediately apply the concepts to either build or improve your business. Full stop. I can’t think of any other business book that could be described by those words. (and my business library is comprehensive) TLDR; Are you considering starting a business from scratch? This is the book to buy. Already built a going concern? Buy this book and identify your gaps. They’re going to be huge. In the building process? Get this book now, and start shoring up your flawed efforts to ensure the best possible outcomes. DETAILS First, brief credentials. I’ve spent 20+ years failing forward as an entrepreneur, and have witnessed firsthand the evolution of entrepreneurship (innovation driven business creation) as a distinct discipline and skill-set, as well as the support and frameworks to aid and assist in creating more successful ventures. The problem: 15-20 years ago, the only widely available resources were the Small Business Association (SBA), which focused on geographically focused businesses with well defined business models and low levels of innovation and uncertainty, and the Seasoned Core Of Retired Executives (SCORE) which paired execs from established businesses with business owners. There was a huge disconnect however, because neither of these organizations distinguished between owner/operators of well known enterprises, and entrepreneurs/founders of businesses with innovation as a core aspect of their DNA. It was a mess. Part of that mess was identified and discussed as methodologies and tools like agile development, lean startup, design thinking, etc emerged to articulate the specific differences between new businesses that operated with innovation as a fundamental and essential differentiator (with the accompanying uncertainty and attempts to mitigate/reduce it), and the well known models of established businesses---as well as why and how the processes and methods that work in established businesses--didn’t work. Or, even worse, flat out will smother and kill ventures at that stage. But despite it’s popularity, Lean Startup hasn’t delivered on the promise of less waste, more successful businesses. At least, not yet. Not any that can be easily witnesses or seen. I’ve had first hand involvement with TechStars and Y Combinator companies that have progressed from idea to full blown scalable, profitable, sustainable ventures, and each of these teams struggled with attempting to bridge the gap of theory to the daily grind of starting a business. Key issues they all faced; --Lean Startup exhorts identifying key assumptions and running fast experiments. OK, that might work for customer development, but does nothing to help ID customers and market segments (doesn't even meaningfully mention them). It does nothing to advance understanding customers, or ID'ing beachheads, determining financials (like market sizing), determining pricing, evaluating overall economics of the business . . . --Identifying and understanding discrete elements of a successful business. --Prioritization. (many/most had a sense of dependencies, but didn't know where to start in understanding what the elements were, or how they were related) --Application. (even if they had an idea of what they needed done, they wouldn’t know *how* to do it) --Assessment/Diagnosis: Trying to understand how to interpret what was happening in their business. Struggling to zero in on what was causing the issue, discovering the ever elusive “why?” This is the single most useful book with that regard. It’s practical. It calls out the discrete elements in a very clear manner. And while there’s a reduction of something immensely complex, that simplicity isn’t due to omission. It’s just base mastery of the subject matter. Several reviewers have suggested that this is a guide to help aspiring or new entrepreneurs. Maybe. I’d suggest that this is actually much more useful to a sophisticated entrepreneur. Most of us have succeeded for reasons we can’t articulate. We have hunches, and we kinda sorta know what we do, but we couldn’t always explain it effectively. What this book does is provide a taxonomy for efficiently organizing and categorizing the “what” of building a business. I, and many others whom I have shared this book with, had the experience of reading this book and recognizing things we have always done, organized into a precise framework. It instantly improved our thinking, and brought order to thinking and working that was otherwise disordered and sometimes flat out chaotic. Also, this framework does a damn good job of recognizing ACTUAL dependencies that rule the physics of all businesses, not the perceived physics (that favor the perceptions and skills of the founders). This lays out the must haves, in an order that is always true. Deviation from that sequential development is almost always going to cost you time and money. This framework isn’t perfect. It’s going to continue to evolve. That said, it’s my opinion that this is the single best example of the state of the art in Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship. Everybody can improve their business, tangibly, and in the very short term, through applying this framework and the processes laid out. Recommended without reservation. Buy it now.

[G.e.t] ❤ (Epub) The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

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Review : A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is an invention of the digital age, the problem it purports to solve is as old as human society itself: transferring value across time and space. Author Saifedean Ammous takes the reader on an engaging journey through the history of technologies performing the functions of money, from primitive systems of trading limestones and seashells, to metals, coins, the gold standard, and modern government debt. Exploring what gave these technologies their monetary role, and how most lost it, provides the reader with a good idea of what makes for sound money, and sets the stage for an economic discussion of its consequences for individual and societal future-orientation, capital accumulation, trade, peace, culture, and art. Compellingly, Ammous shows that it is no coincidence that the loftiest achievements of humanity have come in societies enjoying the benefits of sound monetary regimes, nor is it coincidental that monetary collapse has usually accompanied civilizational collapse. With this background in place, the book moves on to explain the operation of Bitcoin in a functional and intuitive way. Bitcoin is a decentralized, distributed piece of software that converts electricity and processing power into indisputably accurate records, thus allowing its users to utilize the Internet to perform the traditional functions of money without having to rely on, or trust, any authorities or infrastructure in the physical world. Bitcoin is thus best understood as the first successfully implemented form of digital cash and digital hard money. With an automated and perfectly predictable monetary policy, and the ability to perform final settlement of large sums across the world in a matter of minutes, Bitcoin’s real competitive edge might just be as a store of value and network for the final settlement of large payments―a digital form of gold with a built-in settlement infrastructure. Ammous’ firm grasp of the technological possibilities as well as the historical realities of monetary evolution provides for a fascinating exploration of the ramifications of voluntary free market money. As it challenges the most sacred of government monopolies, Bitcoin shifts the pendulum of sovereignty away from governments in favor of individuals, offering us the tantalizing possibility of a world where money is fully extricated from politics and unrestrained by borders. The final chapter of the book explores some of the most common questions surrounding Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin mining a waste of energy? Is Bitcoin for criminals? Who controls Bitcoin, and can they change it if they please? How can Bitcoin be killed? And what to make of all the thousands of Bitcoin knockoffs, and the many supposed applications of Bitcoin’s ‘block chain technology’? The Bitcoin Standard is the essential resource for a clear understanding of the rise of the Internet’s decentralized, apolitical, free-market alternative to national central banks. Read more

 

Review : Well written, logical, readable prose. Excellent summary of what money is and what inflation really is. Clearly he’s explored his Ludwig Mises so he must know something. Problem is China has banned bitcoin. How can a digitial currency liberate a population when its own government makes it a capital crime to transact in it. The last thing we want is central banks adopting bitcoin, we want central banks to be abolished Ive read a great deal about bitcoin and im still not convinced that its anything other than a special digital tokien and purely speculative asset. There are ten thousand digital currencies out there now. At some point there will likly be a shakeout. Some shock will remove the US dollar as the worlds reserve currency . When that happens all the digi coins will prob end up worthless bc some political jurisdiction will tie its currency to good old GOLD again. Making bitcoin irrelevant. For all the excitement and bluster and “this time its different” talk, there are so many aspects to bitcoin that make it unsuited as an actual store of value. For one it has no value as a commodity . You cant fill teeth with bitcoin. You cant use bitcoin as an electrical conductor. Some say, well the distribution network has value. Yes thats possible. It just seems like the whole digital currency crazy is just another artifact of this absolutely insane inflationary environment we find ourselves in where people are convincing themselves that imaginary Digital tolkiens are actually money. Kind of like convincing yourself that a masks stops covid virus particles.

D.o.w.n.l.o.a.d 🖤 (Books) The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

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Review : Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions—both big and small—have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented. As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis, anxiety, and perpetual stress. And, in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression. In The Paradox of Choice , Barry Schwartz explains at what point choice—the hallmark of individual freedom and self-determination that we so cherish—becomes detrimental to our psychological and emotional well-being. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, Schwartz shows how the dramatic explosion in choice—from the mundane to the profound challenges of balancing career, family, and individual needs—has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. Schwartz also shows how our obsession with choice encourages us to seek that which makes us feel worse. By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counter intuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make. Read more

 

Review : In his new book The Paradox of Choice - Why More Is Less, Barry Choices. We're surrounded by them. Whether we're trying to pick out a new pair of jeans, shopping for car insurance, getting groceries, selecting a long-distance phone carrier, ordering a cup of coffee, or even deciding which spiritual path to follow, we're faced with a staggering amount of options. Just this weekend, my husband and I were shopping for a new dryer to replace the one that gave up the ghost. The amount of dryers was dizzying; they even had digital dryers! Like I jokingly told the salesman, when I do laundry, I don't want to have to do mathematical equations to figure out what numbers to key in...I just want to dry my freakin' clothes! The author contends that it's crucial for us to feel like we're in control, but in the face of so many options, is the process of selection back-firing on us? Schwartz contends that it is. In accessible, engaging, and anecdotal prose, the author shows how the dramatic explosion of choice--from the mundane to the profound--has paradoxically become a problem instead of a solution. He tells the story of how he used to be able to go into a store and just get a pair of jeans. Being one to wear his jeans until they fall apart, he finally went to the store to get a new pair. A salesperson walked up to him and asked him if she could help. "I want a pair of jeans--32-38", he said. She proceeds to ask him if he wants them slim fit, easy fit, relaxed fit, baggy, or extra baggy? Stonewashed, acid-washed, or distressed? Buttton-fly or zipper fly? Faded or regular? He was stunned. He sputtered that he just wanted regular jeans...you know, the kind that used to be the only kind? Schwartz then begins a mission to find out the range of choice for Americans. He goes on to list some pretty eye-opening statistics. For example, in his local supermarket, he found 285 varieties of cookies. Just the chocolate-chip cookies alone had 21 options! At his local electronics store, he counted 85 different telephones, not including cell phones. Even shopping for colleges has become an intellectual shopping mall. And speaking of malls, did you know that Americans go to shopping centers about once a week, more often than they go to houses of worship? American now has more shopping centers than high schools. However, when asked to rank the pleasure they get from various activities, grocery shopping ranks next to last, and other shopping fifth from the bottom. People are shopping more, but enjoying it less. But why? If they do enjoy it less, why do they keep doing it? This is the crux of the book, where Schwartz cites fascinating studies including Why Choice Is Demotivating. He also examines why it is that the excitement of purchasing new items seems to wear off so fast, and why we sometimes actually feel badly about our choices. For one, humans are adaptive. "Familiarity breeds contempt", as the old adage goes. But it's also the fact that we second guess ourselves after a purchase, mulling what we could have chosen, as well as asking ourselves if we really chose "the best". Choosing "the best" is a trait of maximizers. Schwartz says that maximizers tend to be less happy than satisficers. Satisficers are those who choose with the mindset of "good enough". But because America is a culture where many seek "the best" and compare their choices and lifestyle with their neighbors and media standards, most of us are maximizers. What are some of the qualities of a maximizer? 1. Maximizers engage in more product comparisons than satisficers, both before and after they make purchasing decisions. 2. Maximizers take longer than satisficers to decide on a purchase. 3. Maximizers spend more time than satisficers comparing their purchasing decisions to the decisions of others. 4. Maximizers are more likely to experience regret after a purchase. 5. Maximizers are more likely to spend time thinking about hypothetical alternatives to the purchases they've made. 6. Maximizers generally feel less positive about their purchasing decisions. 7. Maximizers savor positive events less than satisficers and do not cope as well (by their own admission) with negative events. 8. After something bad happens to them, maximizers' sense of well-being takes longer to recover. 9. Maximizers tend to brood or ruminate more than satisficers. Is it any wonder that we buy more, but enjoy less? What drew me to this book was because I knew that I was the type of person that obsessed over purchases, taking forever to select an item. I used to be so indecisive at a restaurant, taking 20 minutes to figure out what I wanted! What am I in the mood for? How will I feel when I eat it? What's the tastiest thing I could order? I'm much better than I was, but still... I also noticed the trend to second guess many of my purchasing decisions and wondering if I could "do better". So when I read about this book in Parade magazine, I ordered it from Amazon.com. The great thing about this book is that Schwartz synthesizes current research, and shows how eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He even offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on those that are important and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices we have to make. Oh, and I picked my new dryer rather easily. I knew I wanted an interior light, a manual dial, large capacity, and a signal to let me know when the clothes were done. However, my husband kept standing there with a "deer in the headlights" look. (And finally agreed with my choice.) Do you think locking him in our bathroom with this book might help? Not a lotta choices in there, after all...