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ISBN 9781591841036 Published Nov. 2005
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Posted Oct. 4, 2005 4:58 a.m. by kate
Yesterday we posted the latest Jack Covert Selects. This month, Jack reviewed these books:
The Big Moo by The Group of 33; compiled by Seth Godin
Seth compiled the thoughts of 33 of the world's leading business minds including Tom Peters, Guy Kawasaki, Kevin Carroll, Jackie Huba, Dan Pink, Alan Webber and other thought-provoking people. The catch: there are no bylines so the thoughts are stand-alone. The benefits: all profits are being donated to charity!
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
The Art of Pricing by Rafi Mohammed
Mohammed discusses and suggests different pricing methods that can be used to attract consumers to your products and services. This is a good starting point for learning about pricing.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia--a company renowned for its environmentally conscious business practices and its equipment and clothing geared towards adventure sport enthusiasts. Let My People Go Surfing tells the story of Patagonia and is speckled with tales of Chouinard's personal adventures.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
Corporate Canaries by Gary Sutton
In the old mining days, canaries were placed in mines to warn workers of dangerous gases. Illustrated by the stories of Sutton's Irish grandfather, Corporate Canaries will warn you of your company's possible pitfalls.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE.
And those are the October Jack Covert Selects. Enjoy!
Jack Covert Selects: The Big Moo
Posted Oct. 3, 2005 10:55 a.m. by jack
The Big Moo: Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable
by The Group of 33, edited by Seth Godin, Portfolio Books, 208 pages, $19.95 Hardcover, October 2005, ISBN 1591841038
When I was at lunch at last year's book convention, someone mentioned that when it comes to interesting business books, everything seems to be within six degrees of Seth. As you know, Seth wrote a great book a few years back called Purple Cow. In that book he states that all cows are boring but a purple cow is remarkable. As he states in the introduction, "A big moo is the extreme purple cow, the remarkable innovation that completely changes the game." He goes on to say, "Remarkable isn't up to you. Remarkable is in the eye of the customer. If your customer decides something you do is worth remarking on, then, by definition, it's remarkable." This is simple to understand but difficult to initiate.
Seth is the editor of The Big Moo. He asked 33 of the worlds smartest business thinkers--Tom Peters, Guy Kawasaki, Kevin Carroll, Jackie Huba, Dan Pink, Alan Webber and other interesting people--to talk about being remarkable. Alas, not me. Now what is extremely interesting and great about the book and why 800-CEO-READ is totally involved in this book is:
Every word in this book was written for free. All thirty-three of the book's authors are donating 100 percent of their royalties to charity. The proceeds from the sales of this book are going to:
You can read about these charities and see updated records of our fundraising by visiting www.thebigmoo.com. You can also read more about the work of some of the authors in the Group of 33 by visiting www.remarkabalize.com.
When you bought this book, you also bought the right to photocopy as many pages as you like, as many times as you like. Go ahead and make five hundred copies of your favorite story and send them out via interoffice mail. You can also find a few of the stories in digital form at our Web site. Feel free to e-mail those to as many people as you care to.
Another intriguing part of this book is that none of the stories have bylines. This originally bothered me but now, I enjoy not having bylines. Each story has its own tale without being dependent upon an author's name.
You need to read all the stories. Some of my favorites are Tuesday with Shecky: a Play in Three Jokes and Panic at Inappropriate Times which contains one of my favorite last lines, "Panic early, not late, and your fire drills will actually pay off." I believe in this book enough to issue my second "I guarantee you will like this book or your money back" promise. I know I'll be rereading this book.
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