Topic: Book Reviews

A Guide to Presidential Bestsellers

It's pretty much a given that President George W. Bush's Decision Points will hit The New York Times best-seller list. Presidents' gracing the list is now as expected as writing a memoir in the first place. In fact, every president since Lyndon B. Johnson has written a memoir, and every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson -- except Pat Nixon -- has penned her own story too. We pitted recent political couples against one another to let book buyers declare winners. Better get writing, Michelle.READ»

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Pure Process: An Insider's Guide to the Business of Advertising Thinking

"The Creative Process Illustrated" is full of hard won lessons and insights from ad vets (greats like David Kennedy, Glen Cole, and Hal Curtis) who have created some of the most memorable advertising campaigns.READ»

Neal Stephenson's Novel-Redefining Novel, "The Mongoliad," Launches, Online

Ghengis Khan shook up the world in the 12th Century, and now in the 21st Century Neal Stephenson's novel about him may shake up the publishing world: It's partly interactive, partly social media, and wholly digital. READ»

13 Business Books That Will Blow Your Mind

There are business books that teach you how to balance your ledger, hire the right people, and manage your cash flow. These aren't those books. These are the books that open your mind to new ways of doing business. Take a look at these 13 mind-blowing business books and add your own suggestions on what was left out.READ»

What Women Want: The Global Marketplace Turns Female Friendly

Women control the majority of household income in the U.S., but catering to their specific desires (and thus creating a better shopping experience for both genders) is still a novel concept for some retailers. In this book, ...READ»

From the Young World to Your World

How will the next billion Netizens change the Web and the world? What can we learn from them? And how does their rise change the game in emerging markets? READ»

Summer Reading Picks From Dan Pink, Seth Godin, Eliot Spitzer, and More

As summer arrives, there's the hope that we can carve out a bit of time to read one or two books that may leave a mark after we've returned to the grind. I reached out to a diverse collection of thinkers, writers, and entrepreneurs and asked what non-business writing has had a big impact on them. They sent back an intriguing collection of fiction, science fiction, and history books.READ»

Amazon's Kindle App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Gets Embeddable Audio and Video

Amazon's own Kindle hardware might not be able to handle it, but the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Kindle apps are all getting embeddable audio and video. Next-gen books ahoy!READ»

Announcing Innovative Change Management Toolkit

I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new product that has been a long time in the making: How to Lead the *** Out of Change: A Toolkit to Make Ideas Happen. READ»

Guy Kawasaki Gives A Reality Check

[video_twistage 1]One of our favorite business thinkers is Guy Kawasaki. He's been a Silicon Valley insider for a long time and his latest book, Reality Check, doles out tons of great advice for entrepreneurs. Here we sit down with ...READ»

Where Would CMOs Like to Spend More Time? [CMO Poll Results]

Would Chief Marketing Officers like to spend more time with ad agencies? C-Level peers? Their team? A recent CMO Club Survey of 120 CMOs reveals these executives' priorities.READ»

Uncommon Indicator: Editors of Semi-Obscure Literary Journal Still Pulling Big Book Advances

The publishing industry would like you to know it still cares about good books. And it's willing to pay for them.READ»

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Dan Brown

American fiction novelist Dan Brown has revolutionized the thriller fiction genre with groundbreaking novels, such as The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. His books, which often explore the themes of cryptography, conspiracy ...READ»

Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle -- Review of Tom Venuto's EBook

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is an eBook by Tom Venuto, a competitive bodybuilder and fitness expert, which has become one of the best selling eBooks of all time. It is downloadable from burnthefat.com for a charge of $39.95, which ...READ»

How Would Senior Executives Spend An Extra Hour a Week? [Stats]

From senior executives to soccer moms, it seems that everyone is overbooked and overwhelmed. But what would you do if you had an extra hour of time? Would you catch up on your inbox? Start a new project? Relax and play more? This is ...READ»

Free eBook! A Brief Guide to Change by Design - Techniques for Work+Life

I'm excited about this eBook! From "The Pomodoro Technique" to brainstorming, I designed this book to provide you tools to design change and tackle challenges in your business and personal life. I’ve found these techniques to be ...READ»

Lose Weight With Raw Food Diet Plan

The energy of life is a book by Yuri Elkaim, are discussed to improve the health and vitality in only 12 weeks, with healthy eating strategies in this book. Told how he is able to help many people lose, 10, 20 and 30 pounds of ...READ»

FarmVille Secrets - My Feedback

Farmville secrets – what’s in? Farmville secrets guide.This game recently took the whole planet by storm. YES! It’s Farmville I’m talking about and it’s available on Facebook. Probably you know how high voltage popularity it ...READ»

Lick Me: The Charles Bukowski Commemorative Stamp

A petition to honor one of the world's most famous postal workers with a stamp got us thinking...and drinking.READ»

Are You Helping Your Customers or Driving Them Nuts?

If you don't know if your systems are driving your customers crazy then perhaps it's time to ask.READ»

Can Design Thinking Solve Your Problems and Make You Happier?

Imagine for a moment that a business needs a radically innovative approach to a vexing problem. Designers and managers start with an intense focus on the human aspect--the real problems their customers face in daily life. Somebody ...READ»

Book Review: Trust Agents

What does it mean to become a "trust agent?" In their new book, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust" Chris Brogan and Julien Smith reverse engineer successful trust agents to show you how you can help your company, your non-profit and yourself.READ»

Infographic of the Day: We're All Gonna Die in 2012! Um, No

Supposedly, the Mayans predicted earth's collapse on 2012. They didn't.READ»

Life As Mommy

Life As MommyMy name is Tiffany and I am the author of Life As Mommy. I would like to start by saying thank you for visiting my site. I am going to assume that you are going to be a new mommy, you are a new mommy or you know ...READ»

Trust Agents: The Essential Startup Social Media Guide

This month, the Sparxoo team read Chris Brogan and Julien Smith’s Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. As top social media specialists themselves, Brogan and Smith have a lot of knowledge to share, and did not hold anything back. We want to share some key points and takeaways, and encourage you to read it...READ»