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Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003	A Lofty Take on Leadership: Mountain Climbing and Managing Companies Wharton management professor Michael Useem has just published a book using experiences in mountain climbing to describe how business leaders reach their summits.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Gene Koretz	An Economist's Call to Arms Prizewinning economist and columnist Paul Krugman is convinced that few Americans, if they fully understood Bush's radical agenda, would choose to jettison cherished institutions and go it alone in today's highly uncertain economic environment. A review of his new book, The Great Unraveling
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003	Howard Rheingold, Author of Smart Mobs People who read Howard Rheingold's book The Virtual Community in 1993 understood the Internet would grow into something big. That's why they had best pay attention to his current obsession: a phenomenon he has named "smart mobs."
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003	An Altruist without Borders Dr. Paul Farmer is the subject of Mountains Beyond Mountains, the latest book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder. It is an engrossing and many-layered account of a man who, says Kidder, "seems to be living, as nearly as any human can, without hypocrisy."
Bio-IT World September 11, 2003 John Russell	This Goose Is Better Uncooked From 'Poison Squad' to pharma watchdog, the ever-changing and controversial role of the FDA makes for fascinating history.
Reason August 2003 Nick Gillespie	Really Creative Destruction Economist Tyler Cowen argues for the cultural benefits of globalization
Reason August 2003 Joli Jensen	Journalism's Identity Crisis What kind of news do we need for democracy to flourish? This question bedeviled journalists and scholars throughout the 20th century, and now it animates the latest book from sociologist Herbert J. Gans. His answer, however, is oddly contradictory.
Sports Illustrated September 2, 2003 Jeff Silverman	Books: No Role Model Young athletes who've burst onto the scene would be wise to read the cautionary tale of John Daly
Outside September 2003 Nick Heil	Mr. Big Bill Phillips, the most successful fitness author in history, got his start teaching muscleheads how to use steroids. He's cleaned up his act -- his Body-for-Life program runs street legal, and it works -- but he's still banking on a timeless American urge: Everybody wants to be huge.
Outside September 2003 Maria Coffey	The Survivors "He died doing what he loved best," they always say. But when climbers meet their end on the high peaks, the ordeal is just beginning for their wives, husbands, children, parents, and friends. An exclusive excerpt from Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow
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