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Green

Green : your place in the new energy revolution.
By Jane Hoffman and Michael Hoffman. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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About the Authors: Jane Hoffman has worded as a Senior Producer at CNN and ran the office of Consumer Affairs during the Guiliani Administration. Michael Hoffman is Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings, LLC. They live in New York City.

According to the authors of this optimistic assessment of the global energy crisis, the current gluttonous dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels is merely an ecologically ruinous interlude between energy ages. In the authors' decidedly long view, mankind survived for centuries without much need for oil, coal and natural gas... more review

 

 

Nice

Nice guys can get the corner office : eight strategies for winning in business without being a jerk.
By Russ C. Edelman, Timothy R. Hiltabiddle, Charles C. Manz. New York : Portfolio, c2008.
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About the Authors: Russ C. Edelman is the President/CEO & Founder at Corridor Consulting, Inc. & Nice Guy Strategies, LLC. Timothy R. Hiltabiddle is a cofounder of the consulting firm Nice Guy Strategies. Charles C. Manz is a consultant, speaker, and bestselling author of Business Without Bosses and SuperLeadership.

In this winning success guide, the authors expose Nice Guy Syndrome, where the afflicted—overly selfless men and women—give away their power in the workplace and often face frustration and career derailment. While 61% of Americans believe that... more review

 

 

Yes

Yes! : 50 scientifically proven ways to be persuasive.
By Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, & Robert B. Cialdini. New York : Free Press, 2008.
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About the Authors: Noah J. Goldstein is an assistant professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Steve J. Martin is the director of Influence at Work(UK). Robert B. Cialdini is Regent's professor of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University.

Goldstein, Martin and Cialdini meld social psychology, pop culture and field research to demonstrate how the subtle addition, subtraction or substitution of a word, phrase, symbol or gesture can significantly influence consumer behavior. Interspersing references to Britney Spears, the Smurfs and Sex and the City with more academic concepts such as... more review

 

 

Predictability

Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions.
By Dan Ariely. New York : HarperCollins, 2008.
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About the Author: Dan Ariely, faculty at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, is considered to be a leading behavioral economist.

Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion. Drawing on psychology and economics, behavioral economics can show us why cautious people make poor decisions about sex... more review

 

 

 

Innovation in Medical Technology: Ethical Issues and Challenges

Innovation in Medical Technology: Ethical Issues and Challenges.
By Margaret L. Eaton and Donald Kennedy. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
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About the Authors: Margaret Eaton is a lecturer in Management in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Donald Kennedy is emeritus Bing Professor of Environmental Science and President Emeritus of Stanford University. more...

This thought-provoking study examines the ethical, legal, and social problems that arise with cutting-edge medical technology. Using as examples four powerful and largely unregulated technologies-off-label use of drugs, innovative surgery, assisted reproduction, and neuroimaging... more review

 

 

Made to Stick

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath. New York: Random House, 2007.
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About the Authors: Chip Heath is a Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Dan Heath is a Consultant at Duke Corporate Education. more...

Based on a class at Stanford taught by one of the authors, this book profiles how some ideas "stick" in our minds while the majority fall by the wayside. Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and compelling advertising make up much of the intrinsically interesting examples that the Heaths profile that qualify for "stickiness."... more review