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BetterBizBooks.com July 2002 Newsletter
Hey
there everyone! I hope things are going well and that each and
every person is having a good summer season. The July 2002
newsletter points to lots of new information / changes on the
website. As
always, I appreciate all feedback and comments.
If anyone wants to send some feedback just shoot an
e-mail to dan@betterbizbooks.com.
So,
without further waiting, here is new information on the
website that is FREE to readers such as yourself.
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Quotations
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I have added a new quote section entitled Work/Success
Quotes. For those interested there are over 40 in the list and
they are quoted from famous intellectuals, world leaders and
historical figures.
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New Website Section
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Currently
Reading
Section - Someone recently asked me what books I am reading
and why I am reading them.
I decided to post it publicly so everyone could get a
better feel for my type of reading.
FYI, I plan on reading 8 books with over 3,500 pages in
the next three months. The
list is worth looking into, even just to humor yourself.
Economic History Section While I am
trying to learn more about economics and socio-economic
development I continually ask myself How did we get to
where we are today, what principles were developed and what
was the historic backdrop in which these thoughts were
formed?
As a result of this thought I
increasingly read books on economic history which can be found
on the link below. You
will find some overlap with the economics section.
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Articles
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Frankly, this section needs more work and
I expect to have at least three insightful articles next
month. You can
take that one to the bank.
In the month of July I posted the
following articles.
6/5/02
A Brief Investment Article Find out some of my
thoughts on the stock market.
I used to work in research for an investment bank and I
love the stock market. I
am not bullish on valuations though
6/15/02
Why I read multiple books
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New Book Reviews
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Last month I promised four new book reviews by
July 1, 2002
. I am happy to
say that I have delivered five new book reviews to you.
I anticipate three to four new book reviews in the
months of July and August due to the length of the books I am
reading right now.
The books reviewed this month I have
personally read and I have posted the books in order from my
favorite to least favorite.
#1) Deflation by A. Gary Shilling Great Read for Investors and
Managers, especially in todays environment.
#2) The Business of America by John
Steele Gordon - An excellent historical account of
U.S.
business. Great
for history buffs and those seeking to learn more about
business.
#3) What Everyone Should Know About the
20th Century After I read this I was amazed at
how much technological innovation has impacted this century
and the standard of living.
A long read, due to short font, but very insightful.
#4) A Brief History Of Economic Genius Another person
trying to make money by imitating The Worldly Philosophers by
Robert Heilbroner. Heilbroner
is better and I found the editing to be quite poor.
It was a good read though but poor editing.
#5) Whale Done! Edited by Ken Blanchard
this is one of my least favorite parables and a good waste of
$15.00 - $20.00 for those that read it.
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Book Club Discussion
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The
BetterBizBook of the Month for July is The Essential Drucker
by Peter Drucker. My comments / detailed analysis as to why I
think this book is truly a great work and worth reading by all
can be found by clicking here.
If you have any insights/comments about the book post them on
our newsgroup by joining the yahoo group I have set up by
following the link below.
http://betterbizbooks.com/bb/bookclub.htm
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I
am Currently Working on the Following:
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TONS OF USEFUL LINKS - I am going to post about 50 interesting links
by the 4th of July. Many of these are hyperlinks to
online economic / philosophy texts but there are others I
think some people may find useful.
I somehow deleted the file and I need to recompile the
list for everyone.
FIXING BROKEN LINKS YIKES!
After checking some reports on my website I have
learned that many hyperlinks on the website arent working.
As of today 100 links that users access arent
working. I plan on having the links fixed by Mid-July as it
takes some time.
Technology & Telecommunications Report A Brief Glance -
Mid July 2002 target.
Global Energy Review Facts, Figures & Some Brief
Comments & August 2002 target
My Philosophy/History / Economic Project December 2002
Target - My goal is to try and put together a report that
interlinks how countries have been affected by 17th century -
present philosophical thoughts. Rousseau and "Social
Contract", Hume on Property, Karl Marx on the Bourgeoise,
etc. The goal is to show how many of these philosophers and
economists were products of their environment (they kept their
eyes open) and then developed thoughts / insights that changed
history. I don't anticipate having this completely done until
December 2002. I
have published an example of the economic timeline I am
constructing to show the overlap and dates in which the
greatest economic thinkers lived.
http://www.betterbizbooks.com/betterbiz2/economic%20history.PDF
This is part of my "BIG PROJECT" that I will have
finished by the end of the year. Eventually I will have
another timeline for philosophy and for political figures. I
will integrate them together at some date to be determined so
that people can click on Adam Smith and see what philosophers,
politicians and historical / technological events may have
impacted his analysis. I am going to also link the political
leaders together with the other data so that people can see
the economic, social and philosophical backdrop that some of
the world's leading political figures were operating under.
All of this is to eventually be available in a graphical
format as I am a firm believer in the old adage "a
picture is worth a thousand words."
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