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The must-read summary of Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb's book: "Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound".
This complete summary of "Cape Wind" gives an overview of the authors' insight into the drama that arose when Jim Gordon proposed to build a 468 megawatt wind farm of the shores of Cape Cod. It highlights how money can hijack democracy and how privilege must be challenged for...
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This complete summary of the ideas from David C. Robertson and Bill Breen's book "Brick by Brick" explains innovation through the story of the LEGO Group. LEGO was founded in 1932 and through sheer grit and determination it grew into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. However, at the end of the twentieth century, LEGO found itself fading as the digital world arrived. This summary highlights how LEGO's new management team developed a practical approach...
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The must-read summary of Tim Wu's book: "The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires".
This complete summary of "The Master Switch" by Tim Wu, a renowned professor of law, presents his argument that information technology started as an open playing field and then eventually became dominated by a big entity exercising monopoly. He states that the world's information is now traveling in a single network; the Internet, therefore he says...
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The must-read summary of Karl Weber's book: "Food, Inc.: How Industrial Food is Marketing Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer - And What You Can Do About it".
This complete summary of "Food, Inc." by Karl Weber, a collection of challenging essays by leading experts, presents the work's insight into the health issues created by the food industry and offers ways of circumnavigating these problems.
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The must-read summary of Joel Stern and John Shiely's book: "The EVA Challenge: Implementing Value-Added Change in an Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Stern and John Shiely's book "The EVA Challenge" shows how Economic Value Added is the best and most direct measure of whether a business is creating wealth when the cost of its capital has been taken into account. EVA also aligns precisely the interests of the company's...
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The must-read summary of Mary Modahl's book: "Now or Never: How Companies Must Change Today to Win the Battle for Internet Consumers".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mary Modahl's book "Now or Never" shows that the battle for internet consumers is still underway. It can still be won by either traditional companies or internet start-ups. However, in her book the author states that time is running out: traditional companies cannot ignore the...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Arthur Rubinfield and Collins Hemingway's book "Built for Growth" shows that great national and international retail success stories don't happen by accident. It isn't just a case of opening a store, making that store run well and then duplicating that first store ad infinitum. Instead, retail brands that win long-term have been designed for rapid growth right from the outset. All of the necessary elements have...
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The must-read summary of Scott Fox's book: "Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires".
This complete summary of the ideas in Scott Fox's book "Internet Riches" shows that at least 58% of all employees dream of starting their own business but hesitate because of 'insufficient financial resources'. In his book, Scott Fox explains that an internet business can be set up with minimum investment and there is no reason why...
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This complete summary of "Twilight in the Desert" by Matthew R. Simmons, a prominent public figure and name in the oil industry, presents his examination of the demand of oil and reveals that Saudi oil resources have been mismanaged and that this could lead to a catastrophic oil shortage. He lays out what Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world should do to prevent this crisis.
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The must-read summary of Ari Fleischer's book: "Taking Heat: The President, the Press, and My Years in the White House".
This complete summary of "Taking Heat" by Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary from 2001 to 2003, outlines his account of the 2000 Election recounts, the 9/11 attacks and the wars of Afghanistan from an insider's perspective. It also gives an insight as to how the White House press corps works.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Tetsuo Sakiya's book "Honda Motor" explains the business strategies and corporate culture behind Honda, and suggests why they are so successful. In his book, the author charts the development of Honda, from the beginning to the successful, multinational company that it is today. This summary is an inspiring story of overcoming prejudice, putting money into creative marketing and PR, and having an international...
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The must-read summary of Frances Frei and Anne Morriss' book: "Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Frances Frei and Anne Morriss' book "Uncommon Service" shows that it's not enough to demand that employees deliver a great service. In other words, it is indispensable to design a business model so that all employees deliver excellent service as an everyday occurrence....
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The must-read summary of Harry Beckwith's book: "What Clients Love: A Field Guide to Growing Your Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Harry Beckwith's book "What Clients Love" answers a fundamental question: "How do you grow your business today and continue to be an ongoing success in the future?" In his book, the author explains that having technical competence in what you do is essential for this, but you also need to build and maintain...
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The must-read summary of Mitch Joel's book: "Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends On It.".
This summary of the ideas from Mitch Joel's book "Ctrl Alt Delete" highlights that every industry will sooner rather than later be forced to make the transition into the fully-digital future of business. This summary highlights that the need to reboot applies to both businesses and individuals, as both need to make changes...
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The must-read summary of Richard Laermer and Michael Prichinello's book: "Full Frontal PR: Getting People Talking About You, Your Business or Your Product".
This complete summary of the ideas from Richard Laermer and Michael Prichinello's book "Full Frontal PR" reveals the "insider secret" of the PR industry; companies are actually better off handling their own publicity than hiring a PR firm. In their book, the authors explain that as long as you...
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The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the author highlights the twelve points that will feature in the road ahead and why...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Malone's book "Bill & Dave" tells the story of how Hewlett and Packard built one of the world's greatest companies. In his book, the author reveals all about their lives and how they met before starting the company in 1939. This summary provides readers with an insight into the best practices and management techniques of the global company and the impact the company has had on the world.
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This complete summary of the ideas from Leslie Berlin's book "The Man Behind the Microchip" tells the story of a giant of the high-tech industry: the multimillionaire, Bob Noyce. This co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel co-invented the integrated circuit which became the electronic heart of every modern computer, automobile, advanced weapon and video game. In this book, the author tells all about the life of this individual, as well as...
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The must-read summary of John Naisbitt's book: "Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from John Naisbitt's book "Megatrends" shows that the world is in the middle of great transformation - from an industrial era to an information era. In his book, the author explains how this presents new sets of realities to businesses, which are exemplified by trends. Companies who adapt to these trends and changes...
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The must-read summary of Robert Spector's book: "Amazon.com. Get Big Fast: Inside the Revolutionary Business Model That Changed the World".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Spector's book "Amazon.com. Get Big Fast" points to the fact that not many of us would have thought, twenty years ago, that we would be buying books from a computer, let alone reading them from a digital tablet. Interestingly, the idea for Amazon was conceived when...
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