The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change has almost cult status when it comes to business or self help books, and so does Stephen Covey. Author Stephen Covey became famous for the concept of abundance put forth in this book. Read and imbibe the 7 habits into every sphere of…
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Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
Who Moved my Cheese? was published in 1998. The world was in a Y2K frenzy. Information Technology firms were manically working on fixing bad code that could destroy the world. Destroy it, I say! I remember all kinds of doom was predicted. Some said Air Traffic Control could go offline stranding all the planes in…
The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr.Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale has been printed over 5 million times. And its message of faith and optimism has helped many people. This is definitely the book to have on hand when you need to lift yourself up from the doldrums. Happiness is ephemeral. A laborer who barely earns…
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
A book that has sold over 15 million copies, How to Win Friends and Influence People needs no introduction (I hope). This book was successful long before WW II. Can you imagine that? Human nature basically remains the same, whichever continent you live in. And anyone who can understand the other person is bound to…
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler: Change is Inevitable
Day 1 of my MBA program, I was handed Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock for a reading assignment. It was probably the first nonfiction book I read, and I have never forgotten it. Yes, Future Shock was released in 1970, but believe it or not, most of what it says is still true, especially so in…
Your Genius Mind by K. Candis Best
There a people who will argue passionately about the value of a college degree and then there are those who will discount it citing successful people who did just fine without a degree. What is important to understand is that only a few college dropouts become ‘Steve Jobs’ of this world, while a healthy percentage…
The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
The Invisible Bridge chronicles the events in the latter part of the Vietnam War. The author, Rick Perlstein, author of New York Times Bestseller Nixonland highlights the difficult economic conditions of the 70s in America, the devastation in Vietnam, and a detailed account of returning soldiers who were not welcomed by all.
Self Publish with Guy Kawasaki – #Free ebook
Self Publishing needs the author to be a publisher as well as an entrepreneur. Guy kawasaki talks about everything you should know about publishing a book.
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
Arianna Huffington challenges this popular, traditional definition of success in Thrive. She exhorts the readers to re-examine this universal definition of success and asks them to redefine success to align with their inner self.
Business Books Award Finalists Announced
The finalists for the National Business Book Award, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards, were announced today