10 Underrated Business Books

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  bradles7008/26/07 Report as spam
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  You've convicned me to re-read

  Got an old copy of 'how to influence...' I haven't looked at for years, you've convinced me to have another look!

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  frank.migacz@...08/28/07 Report as spam
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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  Dale Carnegie is my secret and I like to reread it as often as I can.

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  anikendra5108/29/07 Report as spam
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  excellent selection
  Anikendra Home (India)

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  spicyjamie@...08/29/07 Report as spam
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  how interesting... its amazing d books we r so crazy abt really aint all that

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  skyeenter@...09/04/07 Report as spam
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  STAMP OUT UNNECESSARY USE OF TEXT MESSAGING!

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  mcontois@...08/29/07 Report as spam
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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  These books sound pretty good. I am familiar with at least some of them. I'm skeptical of Dale Carnegie because I endured a week of sales training with the South West company. It's not a bad company. They make wonderful products. However, I vehemently disagree with their sales approach. It was not for me because it did not feel genuine. I'm not one to fake it until I make it, especially when someone else is urging me and they have a financial incentive to do so. I am definitly interested in the sociological and psychological aspects in business. I have an uncle who studies this and has written books. Dr. Ralph Faris.

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  fverspri@...08/29/07 Report as spam
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  "Competing on Analytics" by Thomas Davenport has helped me help senior management see the value in number-crunching.

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  alexandretonello08/29/07 Report as spam
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  I don't know if the Dale Carnegie's ?How to Win Friends and Influence People? could be considered underrated.
  Underrted is "The New science of organizations" by Alberto Guerreiro Ramos. Hard to find... but revolutionary!!!

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  JacquesWerth08/29/07 Report as spam
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  "Power vs. Force by Dr. David Hawkins (research phychiatrist) explains how intuition affects almost all of the decisions that we and our prospective customers make. He details simple experiments you can do, alone and with other people, to prove how strong and accurate your intuition is.
  
  The first half of the book is dynamite. I found most of the second half to be superflous.
  
  Jacques Werth, President
  High Probability Selling

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  rockymtnrick08/29/07 Report as spam
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  I found "The Tipping Point" very helpful in putting "trends" or "fads" in context (plus, it was very well written). So, here I am, a dinasour of sorts, stuck using an email system (that barely existed a "short" time ago) while I watch my college-bound daughter "text" on her phone and share her life with so many others on "MySpace" and "Facebook." Yes, she has an email address... but that's so 20th century, now, isn't it?
  
  The businesses of tomorrow won't be deliberate "business plan" efforts as much as they'll be smart people exploiting accidental social trends. Read these books. Be ready.

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  BrandonH09/04/07 Report as spam
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  Gave you a hard time on your overrated list, but here, you've got a couple kudos due.
  
  How to Win Friends... is a classic. Too bad none of us trust the teachings in it.
  
  Influence...another great one.
  
  The E-Myth...yet another.
  
  Good job here.

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  burchb09/13/07 Report as spam
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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  Good list.
  My comments about your overrated apply here too.
  
  Hard to use 100% of anyone book. Read them all, pick out what works for you. May need to reread in 5 or 10 years as the world doesn't stand still.

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  tikidw09/14/07 Report as spam
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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  Somebody else likes your review too.
  http://blogonlog.blogspot.com/2007/09/some-reading-suggestions-while-you-wait.html

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  cbroming09/18/07 Report as spam
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  All excellent choices, except The Tipping Point. That book could've been a magazine article. Almost anything by Mintzberg is terrific.

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  michael-lw.yu@...10/26/07 Report as spam
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  Nice spotting; actually Long Tail already becomes a best seller, say in China.

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  DanAuito12/06/07 Report as spam
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  That's a great list. I've read about 8 of those. Here's a quick read and it won't cost you a dime! http://changethis.com/14.PositiveAttitude

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  Sam Ross12/06/07 Report as spam
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  Just in time for Christmas...I know a husband that's gettingo 'The Tipping Point'. He loved 'Freakonomics'. (It's my turn to read it.)

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  Buektayl12/07/07 Report as spam
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  I've just purchased one of the books, so convinced me too!

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  viral.shah@...02/21/08 Report as spam
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  great list

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  bh3762@...03/10/08 Report as spam
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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  If you want to understand how markets really work, read Henry Hazlitt's, Economics in One Lesson, or Basic Economics and Applied Economics, by Thomas Sowell. These books are easy to read and far superior to the pop-econ of Freakonomics. Be forewarned, after reading these books you will quickly come to see how little your peers know about basic economics and how much government spending is really costing you and your family.
  Bob H

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  jim@...04/29/08 Report as spam
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  Re-Creating the Corporation

  One book I would highly recommend you include in your list of Underrated Business Books is Russell L. Ackoff's 1999 book entitled "Re-Creating the Corporation - A Design of Organizations for the 21st Century." This book is packed with insights for anyone faced with addressing and dissolving messes (i.e., a system of problems). Dr. Ackoff presents a truly different and healthy perspective on management and its challenges.

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  RE: 10 Underrated Business Books

  "The Product Manager's Desk Reference" (McGraw-Hill) is a new niche book for product managers and marketers, and for people who lead these organizations. 23 chapters, 744 pages. It's a real "body of knowledge" resource.