Posts for "Book Reviews"


Personal Branding Interview: Guy Kawasaki

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 18, 2011 at 11:39 am
Today, I spoke to Guy Kawasaki, who is the co-founder of Alltop.com, and the author of ten books including his latest called Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Carol Roth

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 13, 2011 at 2:36 pm
Today, I spoke to Carol Roth, who is the author of The Entrepreneur Equation. She will be donating one book to SCORE.org for every book sold this coming week. ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: David L. Rogers

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 8, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Today, I spoke to David L. Rogers, who is the Executive Director of the Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School, and author of The Network ... (more)

David Bach’s new book: Debt Free For Life — Want it? :)

From Budgets Are Sexy
February 8, 2011 at 8:58 am
Goooooood morning ladies and gentlemen! I got my hands on 2 copies of David Back’s new book on the shelves: Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom. For ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Jay Baer

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 7, 2011 at 11:00 am
Today, I spoke to Jay Baer, who is thePresident of social consultancy Convince & Convert, and author of the forthcoming book The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Bill Davidow

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 3, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Today, I spoke to Bill Davidow, who was the former senior vice president of marketing and sales for Intel, and is the author of Overconnected: The Promise and ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Linda Hill

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 31, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Today, I spoke to Linda Hill, who is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, the faculty chair of the Leadership ... (more)

Smart Moves to Grow Rich: Q&A with Author Laura Adams

From DINKS Finance
January 26, 2011 at 9:10 am
Q & A with Laura Adams, author of Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich: DINKS:  Why did you decide to write a book? Laura Adams: Some of your readers may know that I write ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Peter Guber

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 26, 2011 at 8:59 am
Today, I spoke to Peter Guber, who is the author of Tell To Win, the Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group, the former Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Michael Simmons

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 25, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Today, I spoke to Michael Simmons, who is a young, serial, award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto, and national keynote ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Roger Connors

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 20, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Today, I spoke to Roger Connors, who is the principal and co-founder of Partners In Leadership. His latest book is called Change the Culture, Change the Game, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Jessica Kleiman & Meryl Weinsaft Cooper

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 20, 2011 at 10:37 am
Today, I spoke to both Jessica Kleiman and Meryl Weinsaft Cooper, who have a combined 30-plus years experience in the public relations industry, having worked ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Heidi Grant Halvorson

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 19, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Today, I spoke to Heidi Grant Halvorson, who is a motivational psychologist, and author of the new book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals. In this interview, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Beverly Macy

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 16, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Today, I spoke to Beverly Macy, who is the co-author of The Power of Real-Time Social Media Marketing, the CEO of Gravity Summit, and a UCLA Social Media Instructor. ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Morey Stettner

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 14, 2011 at 11:13 am
Today, I spoke to Morey Stettner, who is the author of Skills For New Managers, and and the editor of Managing People at Work. In this interview, Morey talks ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: David Aaker

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Today, I spoke to David Aaker, who I interviewed back in 2008. David is the Vice Chairman of Prophet and the creator of the Aaker Model™. He has published ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Marci Shimoff

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 12, 2011 at 11:05 am
Today, I spoke to Marci Shimoff, who is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. She has just released her latest bestseller called Love ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Jane Genova

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 11, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Today, I spoke to Jane Genova, who is a coach, book author, and lecturer on careers, specializes in transitions. She is the author of Over-50: How We Keep Working, ... (more)

Book Giveaway: Psych Yourself Rich

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 11, 2011 at 8:46 am
Oh man, got a GREAT book for you guys today. Remember our old fave tv show the Bank of Mom & Dad?  Well the finance guru behind it – Farnoosh Torabi – just came ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Ric Edelman

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 10, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Today, I spoke to Ric Edelman, who ranks among America's 100 top financial advisors by Barron's, and is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Truth ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Eduardo Porter

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 9, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Today, I spoke to Eduardo Porter, who is the author of The Price of Everything: Solving The Mystery Of Why We Pay What We Do. Eduardo writes about business, ... (more)

The Birth of “Passing the Buck”

From Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Business Journal
January 7, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Back in the days of the old and wild west, poker became a popular saloon game. It also became a problem because poker players thought little of trying to cheat their tablemates. The ... (more)

It’s Friday…And Time for a Book Giveaway!

From DINKS Finance
January 7, 2011 at 8:18 am
Happy First Friday of the New Year DINKS! As I cruise around the web, I notice that many bloggers like to recommend their favourite books about Personal Finance. I love to read, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: William C. Taylor

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 4, 2011 at 11:00 am
Today, I spoke to William C. Taylor, who is a cofounder of Fast Company and coauthor of the national bestseller Mavericks at Work. His latest book is called Practically ... (more)

Book Review – Psych Yourself Rich by Farnoosh Torabi

From Saving Money Today
January 3, 2011 at 6:55 pm
I’ve seen personal finance expert Farnoosh Torabi in appearances on Yahoo Finance and Good Morning America, and I was fortunate to receive a review copy ... (more)