Sun.Aug 28, 2011

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From the Lincoln Memorial, to the Lorraine Motel, to His Words Carved in Granite – Dr. King’s Words Stand Strong

First Friday Book Synopsis

“Let us keep the issues where they are. The issue is injustice. The issue is the refusal of Memphis to be fair and honest in its dealings with its public servants, who happen to be sanitation workers. Now, we’ve got to keep attention on that.&# Martin Luther King, Jr, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,&# delivered 3 [.].

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Six Action Shoes: A book report by Bob Morris

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Six Action Shoes Edward De Bono Longman Higher Education (1991) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I recently re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. For example… A Shoe for Every Action I presume to suggest that you read this book after you read de [.].

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Do we now live in a CliffsNotes world?

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There is a mental state far more important than “getting it”….it’s getting what you don’t get. Over the years, it has been my great pleasure as well as privilege to associate with dozens of men and women who possess superior intelligence. However different they may be in most other respects, all of them “get it” [.].

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Andy Lansing (Levy Restaurants) in “The Corner Office”

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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Andy Lansing is president and C.E.O. of Levy Restaurants, based in Chicago. He routinely asks job candidates if they are [.].

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Six Thinking Hats: A book review by Bob Morris

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Six Thinking Hats, Second Edition Edward De Bono Back Bay Books (1999) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I recently re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. Case in point…. Pass the Idea I presume to suggest that you read this book before you read [.].

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