book discussions

Of Fish and Fast Food

BY Kevin OhannessianThu May 24, 2007 at 12:43 PM

As I made my way through Sasha Issenberg's The Sushi Economy, I was reminded of another great nonfiction book about food and globalism--Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Both books are about the history of a unique form of ...READ»

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The Vision Thing

Tue Apr 24, 2007 at 2:24 PM

Here’s a cool new book that has nothing to do with business, but a lot to do with vision. "Seeing Beyond Sight: Photographs by Blind Teenagers," is out this month from Chronicle Books. It was created by Tony Deifell, a visual ...READ»

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End of Potter Frenzy May Be Bad for Business

Fri Feb 2, 2007 at 1:59 PM

Potter mania is taking over the world . . . again, for the seventh and possibly last time. US publisher, Scholastic, and JK Rowling, the now famous billionaire Brit, announced yesterday that the final installment of the beloved Harry ...READ»

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The Fast Company Idea Wellspring

Mon Dec 11, 2006 at 3:22 PM

Over the weekend, the Financial Times published a list of the best business books of 2006. I'm proud to say that 3 of the 16 titles cited have a close connection to Fast Company: Fast Company's Greatest Hits, our compilation of great ...READ»

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What the Pop!Tech Gurus Read

BY Linda TischlerMon Oct 23, 2006 at 3:14 PM

The bibliography of books written by this year’s Pop!Tech speakers is pretty staggering, from Richard Dawkins’s new book, The God Delusion, to Thomas Barnett’s Blueprint for Action, to Tom Friedman’s The World is Flat, to ...READ»

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Which Fast Company Article Is Your Favorite?

BY David LidskyThu Jul 20, 2006 at 4:15 PM

About a year and a half ago, my editor asked me to help out in selecting the articles that Fast Company would include in a book compilation. The end result of that work, Fast Company's Greatest Hits: ten Years of the Most Innovative ...READ»

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Extreme Makeover: Cubicle Edition

BY Yuval RosenbergThu Apr 6, 2006 at 4:56 PM

The cubicle may be the most reviled part of office life--it's cramped, it's dreary, and it leaves you exposed to the lunacy of your coworkers--but a new book by lifestyle writer Kelley L. Moore aims to make those gray walls less dull ...READ»

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Economic Incentive

Mon Mar 27, 2006 at 11:24 AM

"Businesses can talk about all this social responsibility stuff, but they are likely to do something about it only if there's an economic reason for them to do it." --Bill Joy, founder, Sun Microsystems From Fast Company's recently ...READ»

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Economic Incentive

Mon Mar 27, 2006 at 11:24 AM

"Businesses can talk about all this social responsibility stuff, but they are likely to do something about it only if there's an economic reason for them to do it." --Bill Joy, founder, Sun Microsystems From Fast ...READ»

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Economic Incentive

Mon Mar 27, 2006 at 11:24 AM

"Businesses can talk about all this social responsibility stuff, but they are likely to do something about it only if there's an economic reason for them to do it." --Bill Joy, founder, Sun Microsystems From Fast Company's recently ...READ»

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Do the Right Thing

Thu Mar 23, 2006 at 10:44 AM

"At some level, you have to trust your employees are doing the right things." --Sandy Hughes, head of Procter and Gamble's global privacy council From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas ...READ»

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Do the Right Thing

Thu Mar 23, 2006 at 10:44 AM

"At some level, you have to trust your employees are doing the right things." --Sandy Hughes, head of Procter and Gamble's global privacy council From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 ...READ»

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Do the Right Thing

Thu Mar 23, 2006 at 10:44 AM

"At some level, you have to trust your employees are doing the right things." --Sandy Hughes, head of Procter and Gamble's global privacy council From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas ...READ»

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Trusting Associates

Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 10:19 AM

"If you don't trust your associates to know what is going on, they'll know you don't really consider them partners." --Don Soderquist, vice chairman, Wal-Mart From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of ...READ»

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Trusting Associates

Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 10:19 AM

"If you don't trust your associates to know what is going on, they'll know you don't really consider them partners." --Don Soderquist, vice chairman, Wal-Mart From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 ...READ»

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Trusting Associates

Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 10:19 AM

"If you don't trust your associates to know what is going on, they'll know you don't really consider them partners." --Don Soderquist, vice chairman, Wal-Mart From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 ...READ»

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Reward Risk

Tue Mar 21, 2006 at 10:08 AM

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas ...READ»

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Reward Risk

Tue Mar 21, 2006 at 10:08 AM

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

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Reward Risk

Tue Mar 21, 2006 at 10:08 AM

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do." --Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO, GE From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

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The Whole is Greater

Mon Mar 20, 2006 at 11:39 AM

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and ...READ»

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The Whole is Greater

Mon Mar 20, 2006 at 11:39 AM

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform At Their ...READ»

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The Whole is Greater

Mon Mar 20, 2006 at 11:39 AM

"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard, author, "The One Minute Manager" From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform At Their ...READ»

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Sixteen Slices

Fri Mar 17, 2006 at 11:18 AM

"If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, the size of the team is too large." --Jeff Bezos, chairman, CEO, and founder, Amazon.com From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

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Sixteen Slices

Fri Mar 17, 2006 at 11:18 AM

"If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, the size of the team is too large." --Jeff Bezos, chairman, CEO, and founder, Amazon.com From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart ...READ»

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Sixteen Slices

Fri Mar 17, 2006 at 11:18 AM

"If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, the size of the team is too large." --Jeff Bezos, chairman, CEO, and founder, Amazon.com From Fast Company's recently released book, The Rules of Business: 55 Essential ...READ»