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April 21
	Public gave to: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds	my rating:
	Public said: "This is a beautifully presented, elegant book on designing better Power Point slides. If everyone followed its advice, the business world especially would be a better, happier, more elegant place! My only complaint with it is that when he goes beyond...more " add a comment
	Public gave to: The Pyramid Principle: Present Your Thinking So Clearly That the Ideas Jump Off the Page and into the Reader's Mind (Hardcover) by Barbara Minto	my rating:
	Public said: "The classic work on how to write clear, logical prose. If you haven’t read this book, don’t try to write — or criticize anyone else’s writing. " add a comment
	Public gave to: Revising Prose (5th Edition) by Richard A. Lanham	my rating:
	Public said: "This too-often ignored book gives some surprisingly simple and straightforward ways to improve prose after it has been drafted. Anyone, even the ordinary non-writer, can benefit from reading this book and applying its insights to their own writing. " add a comment
	Public gave to: Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th Edition) by Joseph M. Williams	my rating:
	Public said: "If you want to learn how to write well, with elegance and power, this is the only book after Strunk and White that will tell you how. Williams has figured out some aspects of writing no one else has. " add a comment
	Public gave to: Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) by Garry Wills	my rating:
	Public said: "This book brilliantly analyzes one of the greatest speeches ever given. If you’re interested in improving your own speaking, start here. " add a comment
	Public added: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most (Paperback) by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen	my rating:
	Public said: "This book takes apart those tough—and usually disastrous—conversations you have with your spouse, your teenager, or your boss and shows how to make them successful every time. An amazing analysis based on a simple insight—that there are three k...more " add a comment
	Public gave to: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback) by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury	my rating:
	Public said: "There are many good books on negotiation; this is the first and still the best. Really—Fisher & Co. know what they’re talking about. " add a comment
	Public gave to: Influence: Science and Practice (4th Edition) by Robert B. Cialdini	my rating:
	Public said: "Cialdini lays out the five ways that people are influenced to think, buy, and behave. This is the classic—everyone since has merely embroidered Cialdini’s basic insights. You need to know this stuff if you’re a marketer, selling an idea, or jus...more " add a comment
	Public gave to: Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less (Paperback) by Guy Claxton	my rating:
	Public said: "Claxton describes different ways of learning and gives the reader a real insight into how to learn more, faster and better. Cramming for the Bar Exam, a college final, or a new subject on the job? You’ll do it differently after you read this. " add a comment
	Public gave to: Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping (Paperback) by Paco Underhill	my rating:
	Public said: "Underhill reflects on his years of research into the shopping mall and how we are influenced by store layouts and design. There’s more to it than you think. You’ll never look at a Nordstrom’s—or a Starbucks—the same way again. " add a comment

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