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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Pete Engardio |
Nice Dream If You Can Live It "The European Dream - How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream" by Jeremy Rifkin makes a compelling case for the desirability of a utopian vision, which he says is usurping the American Dream as a global ideal.  |
HBS Working Knowledge September 6, 2004 Christensen, Anthony & Roth |
The Innovator's Battle Plan Clayton Christensen's new book, Seeing What's Next, proposes that great firms can be undone by disruptors who analyze and exploit an incumbent's strengths and motivations.  |
HBS Working Knowledge September 6, 2004 Jim Heskett |
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil? Given the trends in demand and supply, no action constitutes action. But is that the best alternative? In his newly-published End of Oil, Paul Roberts suggests that it isn't in anyone's immediate interest to conserve cheap oil  |
Science News September 4, 2004 |
A Lewis Carroll Scrapbook An scrapbook kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Oxford, is now available online, offering a timeline of Dodgson's life and other supporting materials.  |
ONLINE Sep/Oct 2004 Deborah Lynne Wiley |
Hardcopy: Recommended Reading on the Library Field Digital Library Use: Social Practice in Design and Evaluation... The Internet in the Workplace: How New Technology Is Transforming Work... The Practical Library Trainer... The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher... etc.  |
CRM September 1, 2004 Emmy Favilla |
Required Reading: The Next Step in Opt-in Marketing An interview with Scott Hornstein, coauthor of Opt-In Marketing: Increase Sales Exponentially with Consensual Marketing, and a brief look at recommended books on CRM, ROI selling, and delighting customers.  |
Fast Company September 2004 Michael Aneiro |
No Secrets Can you keep a secret? Not if it's about leadership, judging by the raft of books exposing secrets of nearly everyone. The Most Effective Organization in the U.S.: Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army... The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell... etc.  |
Fast Company September 2004 Fast Company |
Readers' Choice: No Leading Without Reading Three leadership experts offer their book recommendations on leadership and change. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare... Authentic Leadership, by Bill George... The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara... etc.  |
Seasoned Cooking September 2004 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
The Everything Indian Cookbook Written by an established home chef and successful caterer, it softens the challenge to those unfamiliar with the cuisine. As these sample dishes demonstrate, its 300 recipes are easy to follow.  |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Prelude To Terror Book reviews: Osama, The Making of a Terrorist By Jonathan Randal... Ghost Wars, The The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 By Steve Coll...  |
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