Book Review: The Office from Hell Cure by Jeffrey A. Landers. For everyone that works from home, here's a brighter side of the mundane atmosphere at your personal HQ. Order it here!

Here's just a little more about the book I blogged about: First Stop in the New World by David Lida. It's about Mexico and how it may be a huge player in the next century - order it HERE

I also came across an interesting book from Walter Nugent called Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion - in it it tells how America got to be a 'great empire' by going into our different wars, treaties and negotiations with other countries. A must read for any historical enthusiast.

By the way, did you hear about Salman Rushdie getting knighted by Queen Elizabeth II ? Says Rushdie : "At this stage, you know, it's certainly not a day to talk about controversy, it's a day for myself and my family to celebrate this."

Here's an audio concerning Thomas Jefferson's Library that's finally complete. Turns out the Library of Congress has managed to get together with a bunch of rare-book dealers and get the missing library to its full glory. Check it Out HERE!

One more thing - Albert Camus book Notebooks (1951-1959) is currently available. In it, he goes into both the good (his Nobel Prize) and the bad (his depression). "The most interesting aspect of the "Notebooks" is not politics but its personal substratum." Order the book HERE

Have a terrific weekend, everyone!

Maya Angelou celebrates turning 80 years old.

Financial firms letting go of thousands of workers - many face unemployment in the real estate and finance fields at all levels.

South African activist Ivan Toms passed away at the age of 55 in his home, this past Tuesday.

The new book: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food - brings to light a truly all-American food item.

Something else to watch out for during airport security screenings .

Take a CREATIVITY break!

And... for all of you sci-fi geeks: Welcome to 'Firefly' Fridays! - courtesy of Hulu.com!!

Little House on the Prairie: The Musical (!?!?!?!?!?!) Yes, tickets go on sale June 27th (Cheers, Half-Pint!)



Happy Friday, everyone!

Here are just some of the things we found interesting on this Friday - take some time to browse:

1001 Interviews You Must Read Before You Die review from Blogcritics.

Jordan's new book on social change: Mudbound is the winner of the Bellwether Prize

With the movie The Other Bolelyn Sister coming out, you may be interested in finding out more of what happened in Henry VIII's court HERE.

Noted author William F. Buckley Jr. (82) has passed away this week.

Misha Defonseca's book Survivre avec les Loups was indeed partly made up, according to the author. She basically invented an alternate story to 'make up for her painful real experiences'.

Just for fun:

A clip from The Daily Show

Eminem's new book: The Way I Am.

TGIF!!!

30 Women Writers Pen Ways of Looking at Hillary - a new book by Susan Morrison - gets to the heart of the presidential candidate.

Jay Leno won over joke books by getting them to stop printing/publishing his and his colleagues' one liners, jokes and stories. Read more HERE

Reinvent your cat! Just a little diversion to help ya through the day, don't laugh too hard!

Here's some new news about some old news: Miss America gets a facelift

Daily Show Vid - get your daily dose of the Daily Show!

Radio talk show host, John Gibson gets heat from a Heath Ledger remark. The anti-gay remark was made by the Fox News host concerning the death of the famed actor on the Jan. 22nd broadcast.

Copper Canyon Press gets a huge, anonymous donation when an envelope showed up at their offices one day.

Here's more about the Tax Rebates for 2008.

And something for the Milwaukee Natives: The Fonz is getting immortalized in a new downtown statue! AAAYYYYYEEEE!!!

Have a GREAT weekend!

Independent Booksellers' Picks: The best in fiction!

Ever wonder if you should be drinking that much water or reading in bright light? Here's 7 Medical Myths that even doctors believe.

What would the holidays be like without Dolly Parton?? The little songstress is going on a European tour and promoting literacy through her Imagination Library program. Read more about her UK invansion here.

Pat Evans, author of SalesBurst, is giving 50% of his book's net profits to something dear to his heart.

For all you travel bugs out there - check into this: Travel Game! It's quite addictive, so settle in and see how much you know about our small world, after all...

Hey! What's going on with pals Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart?

NFL Players help out retired NFL brothers in dire need during this Sunday's game.

Feeling blue during the winter season? Try This

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Ever wonder about one of the most beloved games in American culture?

Have a fun and safe holiday season!

New Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - See who made list this year! - And on a side note: ABBA museum to be built in Stockholm!

More news on the writer's strike - and how it could hinder the Golden Globe awards in January.

American sportswriters urge to prevent steroid and hormone usage. And here's more on Clemens and his denial.

Terrorist Thugs, Muslim, New York Subway & Jews Oh my! Catch the New York Post video here.

The best time to see Mars.... and deck those halls with boughs of - nylon?

Seattle mayor urges people to bus it! Free bus rides to come in 2009.

Chicago: How green is your alley?

* O'Reilly discusses the uproar amongst e-book buyers on e-book prices. Most thought e-books would be significantly cheaper than a real book. O'Reilly explains why this can't be and isn't the case.

* View breathtaking photos of libraries from around the world. These are the libraries of which dreams are made.

* Speaking of libraries, the libraries of Cardiff and Kansas City are promoting residents' top reading choices. (via Intelligent Travel , a blog on sustainable travel supported by National Geographic).

* Since it's winter, a friendly reminder from CNN to know when to go home sick.

* Author Steve Farber is looking for people to weigh in on the title of his next book.

* Introducing: Cymatics; one of the mysteries of sciences which researches such questions as, Is there a connection between sound, vibrations and physical reality? Do sound and vibrations have the potential to create?

* Is this the death of paid online content? It seems the NYTimes is abandoning its pursuit of paid online content.

Random but worth it.

* Have you heard of Laughter Yoga? (Thanks Alex Kjerulf!)

* I'm sure some of you can relate with The Onion's article on the importance of meetings as an effective use of time.

*We found that Carnegie Mellon University surpassed a lofty goal: the digitization of over 1,500,000 books.

*Get ready for this winter's galactic light show.

*If you've started shopping for the holidays, check out The New York Times holiday gift guide.

*Dylan wrote earlier this week about manufacturing jobs in America. The second part in the News Hour's series details America's response to globalization with hope. It's worth a watch.

*Google announced their plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars going green in 2008.

*The Broadway strike is over.

What have you been reading?

* The U.S. dollar keeps falling, partly because of China's clout (from NPR).

* Steve Farber, author of The Radical Leap and The Radical Edge is giving away his audio series for a limited period of time. Get your own here.

* Publisher Simon & Schuster (known for publishing Stephen King, David McCullough and Bob Woodward) recently announced their greening plans.

* Gladwell's third book is nearly complete.

* Chris Resto, author of Recruit or Die, tackles How to Manage Generation Why.

* Grist helps us recycle sneakers, computers, cell phones and PDAs.

* Meet Wind. He's found his place among the energy generators. Take a break and check out the award-winning ad on wind power.

* Mentalrobics for Friday on writing a letter to help solve a problem.

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What did you follow this week? If you have Friday links to share, drop me a note at kate [at] 800ceoread.com. Cheers.

* Don't have time for the stack of magazines on your coffee table? Get the bite-sized version of your news from Brijit.

* Just wondering, do you have to wear pants to a teleconference?

* Fast Company wants to tell you about how businesses are saving money by going green.

* The Writers' Guild strike might not be so funny.

* Paste magazine is following Radiohead's lead.

* Literary style by the numbers.

* Time magazine announces the Best Inventions of the Year.

* On why giving to charity engages us more with our money and makes us more successful.

* Chris Anderson gives his take on the music industry.

* Steve over at tompeters! blog on how your relationship with you customers is the best defense against your competition.

*Rob at Business Pundit has written an introverts guide to selling.

*Robert Austin at Harvard Business School discusses the business of classical music with Martha Lagace.

*Do you work at home and miss the creative impetus of working around like-minded people? Co-Working may be the perfect solution.

*Check out this slideshow of how Trek is re-inventing the wheel (well, the entire bicycle, actually).

*Also, thanks to Dan Heath, coauthor of one of our favorite books, for pointing us to Dave Randall's post about the upside of rejection.

* And since we're in the midst of the World Series, how about something on the economics of baseball with The Hardball Times' 2007 Net Win Shares Value.

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Enjoy your weekends everyone!

* I don't think we mentioned that the latest ChangeThis manifestos are up. And today's the last day to vote on this month's proposals. [If you're new to our blog, CT is one of the sites we care for.]

* The Netherlands unveils a restaurant as a lab to better understand consumption habits.

* Wal-Mart's testing out new RFID experiments.

* RSS feeds. What are they? How do they help? Matt at MarketingProfs gives you a seven minute introduction.

* "Content is the heart of a brilliant user experience...If the words aren't beautiful and meaningful, the sleekest design in the world won't compensate for it. The body can never replace a missing heart." From a List Apart.

* Apple's opening up the iPhone to third-party programs.

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What links did you find this week?