Book Review Archives

 

We discontinued our book reviews at the beginning of 2007, after coming to the conclusion that all business books have essentially the same message: Treat your customers and employees with respect and you will be successful.

Past reviews will remain posted for your convenience.

2006 Book Reviews

Succeed on Your Own Terms Just One Thing
Everybody Wants Your Money Primal Branding
The Ask Working With You Is Killing Me
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst The Art of Civilized Conversation
Blog Marketing The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things
The Wal-Mart Effect Blink
In Our Hands The Winning Spirit
Launch It! Every Mistake in the Book
Get Out of Your Own Way at Work FutureThink
Then We Set His Hair On Fire It's Not What You Say, It's What You Do
Resilience at Work The Martha Rules
Girl Sleuth Freakonomics
   

2005 Book Reviews

Conversations with a Prince Nobodies to Somebodies
You Can't Win a Fight With Your Boss Fun Is Good
The Rise of the Indian Rope Trick Was Your Boss Raised by Wolves?
If Only House of Lies
The One Thing You Need to Know Joy at Work
Tell Me How I'm Doing The Enthusiastic Employee
Missed Fortune 101 Why Can't We Get Anything Done Around Here?
Go It Alone From Selling to Serving
How Full is Your Bucket? Overachievement
Guts! The Triumph of Contrarian Investing
Lasting Leadership The Art of the Start
The Cheating Culture The Radical Leap
   

2004 Book Reviews

The Centurion Principles Positively Outrageous Service
Making Work Work The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business
Fire Your Boss The Rainmaker's Toolkit
True to Our Roots The Culting of Brands
The Old Girls' Network The First 90 Days
The Wright Way Decide & Conquer
Heads Up Change Without Pain
Winning Every Time Confessions of a Tax Collector
How Great Decisions Get Made Leadership Presence
The Path to Corporate Nirvana Beyond the Core
What the Best CEOs Know BANG! Getting Your Message Heard
The Creative Habit Corporateering
   

2003 Book Reviews

The New Financial Order The Change Makers
The Smartest Guys in The Room The Number
The Next Big Thing Is Really Small Weird Ideas That Work
The Soul of Capitalism Minerva Rules Your Future
Managing Up First, Break All The Rules
The Power of Full Engagement What Should I Do With My Life?
Good to Great Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Leadership The One Minute Millionaire
Fish!  

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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.

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