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  The Big Thirst - The Secret Life...

  Charles Fishman

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  The water coming out of your tap is four billion years old and might have been slurped by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. We will always have exactly as much water on Earth as we have ever had. Water cannot be destroyed, and it can always be made clean enough for drinking again. In fact, water can be made so clean that it actually becomes toxic. As Charles Fishman brings vibrantly to life in this delightful narrative excursion, water runs our world in a host of awe-inspiring ways, which is both the promise and the peril of our unexplored connections to it. Taking listeners from the wet moons of Saturn to the water-obsessed hotels of Las Vegas, and from a rice farm in the Australian outback to a glimpse into giant vats of soup at Campbell's largest factory, he reveals that our relationship to water is conflicted and irrational, neglected and mismanaged. Whether we will face a water scarcity crisis has little to do with water and everything to do with how we think about water-how we use it, connect with it, and understand it.Portraying and explaining both the dangers-in 2008, Atlanta came just ninety days from running completely out of drinking water-and the opportunities, such as advances in rainwater harvesting and businesses that are making huge breakthroughs in water productivity, The Big Thirst will forever change the way we think about water, our crucial relationship to it, and the creativity we can bring to ensuring we always have plenty of it.

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  The Joy of Stress

  Peter Hanson

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  Born in Vancouver, Peter Hanson got his MD degree at age 24 which began at age 14 with comedy monologues on live TV.  He became an emergency room physician for 3 years before he established his own family practice where he delivered over 1000 babies, made over 5000 house calls and saw the effects of stress on his many patients… He was particularly inspired by his patients who were able to thrive with good management choices to live long healthy lives.  This is the essence of this presentation.

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  The Art of Vulture Investing -...

  Janet Lewis, George Schultze

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  George Schultze truly loves what he does as a major player in the distressed investing world.  As the portfolio manager for Schultze Asset Management, he and his team have over $250 million in funds under management.  They have a strong background in perfecting strategy by analzying the true value of distressed companies, and have been honing a successful approach to making money on financially troubled companies for years.  Recently, George was thrust into the spotlight as one of nine companies criticized by President Obama as "speculators, holding out" on the Chrysler bailout terms, accused of ultimately causing Chrysler to file chapter 11.  But the government's involvement in the Chrysler bailout sparked a debate about bankruptcy investing; were existing regulations adhered to or hopscotched because of political preferences?  Were certain second-tier unsecured lenders to benefit from the government's involvement before secured private lenders?  What do the terms of bailouts do to the rates at which security investors decide to lend money, and what type of companies they invest in?  Here, George discusses distressed security investing theory & strategy while presenting current case studies in order to offer readers a look at how the playing field may have changed in recent years.

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  The Wise Company - How Companies...

  Ikujiro Nonaka, Hirotaka Takeuchi

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  High-velocity change is the fundamental challenge facing companies today. Few companies, however, are prepared to continuously innovate—because they focus on the short-term and do not emphasize the wisdom needed.In The Wise Company, legendary management experts Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi highlight how various companies have confronted the challenge of rapid change. The key: a relentless self-renewal process where companies realize the future they envision, rather than only responding to changes in the environment.Companies that have resilience, longevity, and sustainability share a number of characteristics, Nonaka and Takeuchi show. Strategies are based on alignment of organizational and societal benefits. Leaders grasp the core of any situation or problem quickly, and intuitively comprehend the nature and meaning of people, things, and events. But wise leadership is not enough: wisdom must infuse the organization through informal as well as formal shared interactions and communications that focus on metaphors and stories that convey the essence and meaning of strategies and actions. Nonaka and Takeuchi demonstrate how continuous innovation results from companies creating new knowledge, disseminating knowledge throughout the organization, and converting that knowledge to action.

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  Business with Soul - Creating a...

  Michael Cardone

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  A chairman and CEO shares his principles for leading a company to prosper financially, socially, and spiritually. 
   
  Faith. Prayer. Generosity. Servant leadership . . . While such words rarely make the cut in today’s business acumen, CARDONE Industries has put them into action for nearly four decades to build one of the nation’s most successful manufacturing firms. 
   
  With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Michael Cardone Jr., president of CARDONE Industries, argues that no matter the economic climate, leaders can establish sound principles that will strengthen any company’s bottom line. 
   
  Cardone writes, “Deep within, I know I am a ‘businessman with a soul,’ and as a natural extension of myself, I want to create a ‘business with soul.’” And what he started with his father forty years ago is more profitable, better focused, and stronger than ever. 
   
  In Business with Soul, Cardone introduces the Triple Bottom Line—among other principles—as he challenges leaders to measure their company’s success by its financial, social, and spiritual prosperity. In an engaging and relevant conversation on leadership essentials, he shares practical, profitable ideas that will help you:Identify the greater purpose for your businessDevelop servant leadership across company linesCommunicate effectively to management, employees, and customersBuild morale, inspire creativity, and boost retentionPursue excellence and exceed customer expectationsImprove business by drawing more from God’s infinite wisdom 
   
  Packed with valuable insight, practical examples, and tools you can implement in your company. Business with Soul is a plan for not only surviving in business today, but also thriving in ways you only imagined.

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  Summary of 10x Is Easier than 2x...

  Brooks Bryant

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  DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL BOOK. 
  This is a summary, & it does not accompany the official 
  In "10x Is Easier than 2x" by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy, the authors introduce a groundbreaking concept that challenges conventional thinking about success. They argue that achieving tenfold growth in various aspects of life and business is not only possible but more achievable than striving for just double the progress. Contrary to the misconception that 10X goals require ten times the effort, the book reveals a counterintuitive process. It emphasizes expanding four vital freedoms—time, money, relationships, and purpose—as the key to unlocking exponential growth. By making your time more valuable, multiplying your financial success, fostering meaningful connections, and aligning with powerful purposes, you can create a life of lasting impact and fulfillment. "10x is easier than 2x" offers a practical roadmap for readers to embrace this transformative mindset and achieve extraordinary results. 
  Ultimately, the book underscores that quality, not quantity, is the driving force behind these accomplishments. By focusing on the quality of your freedoms, you can harness the true potential of the 10X approach, making it a powerful tool for personal and professional growth.

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