business books and synposis

just wanted to start a thread about diff business books ppl are reading, their recommendations and synopsis.

i am catching up on my reading so gladwells, tipping point and blink are on my reading list. started on tipping point and like it.

someone just gave me microtrends by steve levitt, came highly recommended by a very senior executive, so may read the before i start on blink.

will post about what I thought as i read them, wanted to get opinions, reviews, synposis of other books from ppl here.

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I guess we don’t spend anytime on these kinda books anymore. I don’t.

I rely on magazines & internet - Business 2.0 (my fav. out of business), Fortune, Computer Talk, then news such as BBC business news, online articles etc.

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i usually read em while I travel. but then there are some that i styarted and never finished for example world is flat by friedman.

WSJ/FT i read fairly regularly, then b2.0, fast company and recently wired, like what they cover.

i am a little over fortune and business week..they dont cover trends as well, and by the time i get them theya re dated, so I did not renew subscriptuions trhis year, dont really miss them either.

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I read the World is Flat, thought it was well researched though myopic that the world will be dictated by nothing but technological advances without prejudice of other factors.

"Resource wars" by Michael T. Clare is not a bad read. High level conclusions but practical ones that will unwind in the coming decades.

Was hooked on Economics by Thomas Sowell. So far appropriate for my level of economic knowledge.

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i hate reading of the moniter, so prefer them in paper.

i usally read business week, financial times, and the business section in times is very good.

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do you know the website for Business 2.0

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I agree that is the one thing that I found a little one dimensional about the book as well.
I just finished reading tipping point and liked it, would recommend the book to people especially in product/service development and marketing and strategy world, but a good read for planners in any discipline really.

I have heard about resource wars, I may be confusing it with a different book, is this the one focusing on natural resources or human resources?

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Natural resources