false 20 37 37 true 5718381 read 0 true 229478 currently-reading 0 true 229477 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11221073 to: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover) by Ishmael Beah
Child soldiers are a reality - in many countries. This amazing book tells a story of one of the boys caught in the middle of the civil war in Sierra Leone. It breathtaking and shows you the best and the worst of humankind. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11219646 to: A Simpler Way (Paperback) by Margaret J Wheatley
How to organize life, business, anything better - by learning from the nature and using self-organization. The book seemed too slow for me - it felt like I was half way through the book, but it still hadn't made a point. Very fluffy and poetic. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11219384 to: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything (Hardcover) by Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki, a venture capitalist, gives some good advice regarding starting a business (or anything for that matter). The advice is sound and it does add a lot of value - the only complaint I have is that is quite a lot focused on companies seeking venture capital. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11218886 to: The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Hardcover) by Timothy Ferriss
You don't have to live 9-5. Outsource people and computers to do most of the work for you - focus only on what you do best.

The book serves as a how-to guide for reducing the workload and getting yourself started in the internet business.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11218622 to: Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant (Hardcover) by W. Chan Kim
Don't compete with your competition, make them irrelevant. The book gives you a model that helps you to re-design the strategy you use for your products/services to become the only one who does what you do - and thus filling the vacuum in the market and soaring into new heights. The book is easy to read and clear, full of great examples.

Amazing insights, fantastic ideas. A must read for anyone responsible managing an organization. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2041528 to: Re-imagine! (Hardcover) by Thomas J. Peters
A book that will inspire (force!) you to make a dramatic difference by adding a huge amount of value. Its a collection of rants on several topics like management, professional service companies, women in business, leadership, sales, talent and so on.

Tom Peters has his own unique style, he is an aggressive revolutionary. I find him very provocative, right on the spot, smart, insightful and interesting. I think this is a MUST read for anyone interested in making a dramatic difference. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2823710 to: The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship: A Toltec Wisdom Book (Paperback) by Miguel Ruiz
This book is the most insightful writing I have ever come upon when it comes to relationships (of any kind) and liberating yourself, healing your emotional wounds. I love the style as I find the content truly amazing and impressive. This book changed my paradigm on relationships. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2823606 to: How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (Hardcover) by David Bornstein
This book will give you are good overview how social entrepreneurship is making a dramatic difference in the world. It tells stories of exceptional social entrepreneurs and Ashoka, the organization working with them. Very inspirational and also educational. ]]>