| Below are a few great places I've found to | | | | what they think about the latest stuff. They |
| learn about the latest business and | | | | spend a lot more of their time in the |
| self-improvement books. Hopefully they will | | | | bookstore than you do, so why wouldn't they |
| inspire you to pick up a book or 3 to improve | | | | have some valuable - Best Sellers or What's |
| your life and your world!Fast Company's book | | | | New sectionsAmazon really is the biggest book |
| club ( Company is one of my favorite | | | | seller, and though you may not find the |
| magazines, they have a great website, and | | | | latest and greatest, you will definitely find |
| they do some great things for the latest and | | | | some great books here at a great |
| greatest books. They often will offer book | | | | price.bloglines.com(search for leadership or |
| excerpts and author interviews you can't get | | | | self-improvement books) |
| anywhere else.800CEORead.comA great site that | | | | |
| offers all the latest business books. Go | | | | Read what the bloggers are talking about, |
| quickly to the "Keen Thinker" section and | | | | and maybe sign up for a feed or 50. I have |
| check it out. What's especially great about | | | | found so many fantastic books with my FREE |
| this site is there is a section for book | | | | bloglines subscription, and I am able to |
| excerpts on their blog, often done with | | | | quickly read through thousands of postings |
| comments by the author. And even | | | | all in one spot.New York Times Best Seller |
| better...there are podcasts here so you can | | | | List - A great resource to see what others |
| listen to a 30 minute or so discussion about | | | | are reading, although I would recommend my |
| the book or about some other really | | | | other resources first.Phil Gerbyshak leads a |
| interesting topic. Worth your time, for | | | | team of people as manager of an IT Help Desk |
| sure.FirstLookBooks.comA great service of | | | | in Milwaukee, WI, and finds that sharing his |
| Harper Collins, where they offer free looks | | | | knowledge is a crucial component for success |
| at first books, if you qualify. Definitely | | | | as a leader and as a person. Phil's personal |
| worth at least checking out. My first book | | | | philosophy is paraphrased from Tim Sanders' |
| from them was Freakonomics, and I must say, I | | | | fantastic book Love is the Killer App: "Share |
| was not disappointed. Great stuff!Your local | | | | your knowledge, your network, and your love. |
| bookseller - Ask her or him what they're | | | | The rest will follow." Feel free to contact |
| reading, what they've noticed has sold, or | | | | Phil at or call 414.640.7445 anytime. |