The skinny on series. The housing crisis, credit cards and willpower. Jim Randel.  2009.

1. The Skinny on credit cards. ISBN 9780981893549
2. The skinny on willpower . ISBN  9780981893532
3. The skinny on housing crisis. ISBN 9780981893525

These mini guides are great. They take what could be a complex issue and really break it down to its simplest story. The style is easy to understand, with a good use of humour. The tag line is …for really busy people.  The topics are such that youth and adults can gain from them . Great gifts to your children or  young friends/relatives.  Check them out at www.theskinnyon.com

Greater Than Yourself. The ultimate lesson of true leadership.  Steve Farber. 2009. ISBN 9780385522618.  I like the business fable as a communication model. Farber does a very good job on this book which  IMHO is  Pay it Forward on steroids.  It fits very well with today’s business needs in leadership with the new generations.  A very easy and fast read, it packs a solid punch. If you are the leader in a growing company  you must read this book, carefully.

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Get Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. How to use seminars and public speaking to market and promote your business, profession , or passion – profitably. David R. Portney 2009. ISBN 0976111179. This is a decent primer on public speaking as a business. But it is a really good example of non stop marketing and sales pitching on just about every page of the book.  He gives you the simple step by step  process of how to do this and all the logistics broken down into achievable bits.  He follows the rules of marketing very well as well as giving you realistic expectations for the business. So if you can get past the pure  US model rah rah selling style there is value in the book. It is very clearly written. watch for it on Amazon

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