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Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Manufacturer: Allen Lane |
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Summary: The secrets of success
Content: What a fascinating book! Extremely readable and very persuasive explanations for why some people succeed in life and others don't. Only one minor criticism - he implies that the Colombian first officer was almost entirely to blame for the Avianca plane crash ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Manufacturer: Penguin |
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Summary: An enjoyable and compelling read - more something that gets you thinking and not an intense scientific analysis.
Content: 'Blink' is, as many others have said, an anecdotal, absorbing book on the premise of just how powerful gut instincts can be. It's not an in-depth analysis or criticism of theory, but as I picked it up that wasn't what I was looking for anyway. As a Psychology ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Business |
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Summary: A few minutes well spent
Content: The One Minute Manager is perfect for anybody who is just embarking on a career in management. It is a very short lesson in management, written in simple language in the form of a story about the perfect manager.
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Screw it, Let's Do it: Lessons in Life (Quick Reads)
by Sir Richard Branson
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Summary: Uninspiring
Content: As someone keen to learn from entrepreneurs I didn't find this book useful; it is too brief and lacking in substance to be of any real use in that respect. I like Richard Branson and feel that he surely has much more insight to offer than is contained within ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Introducing NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming
by Joseph O'Connor
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Summary: Good Introduction..
Content: It is a good book to get you started. Covers alot of the models in NLP and is set out so its easy to read and understand. But as i said a very basic book.
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The Elements of Style
by William Strunk
Manufacturer: Longman |
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Summary: Simply the Best!
Content: The Elements of Style is a short, timeless and foundational book on writing style and grammar. It is exceptionally well written and an essential writers desk reference. The authors stripped away all the fluff and kept the best of the best to help anyone write ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
by Garr Reynolds
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Summary: Had very little presentation experience, never heard of Garr, gave a ppt based on this book - really positive feedback on my ppt
Content: I have never left a review before but this book really helped me. I have made the odd slide before but nothing fancy. I needed to give a full presentation as part of an assignment and as part of my work role. I had created the usual text laden ppt that I had ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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