How To Shrink the Human Footprint: And How Going Back To Nature Would Be a Disaster For Nature
By Matt Ridley

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - “In a nutshell, the most sustainable thing we can do, and the best for the planet, is to accelerate technological change and economic growth.”
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Plenitude: A Statement On Economics, Ecology & True Wealth
By Juliet Schor

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - "GNP is increasingly de-linked from the well-being of most Americans. Since the mid 1970s, it has diverged from most social well-being indicators. So even if GNP does continue to grow, and the recession is officially declared over, the implications for most households are different from in the past."
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168 Hours: The Blank Slate of Time
By Laura Vanderkam

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - “It is an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are all starved for time. With the rise of 2-income families, extreme jobs, and the ability to log on to the world around the clock, we can barely find time to breathe. At least that’s the way the story goes.”
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Management By Shared Mindset: Leadership That Makes Work Meaningful and Profitable At the Same Time
By Dave Ulrich & Wendy Ulrich

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - "The economic recession may have led to a emotional recession at work. In this emotional recession, leaders need not only to make bold business decisions, they also need to be sensitive to the meaning that comes from how those decisions are made."
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Achieving Predictable Success
By Les McKeown

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - "As a serial entrepreneur who has personally launched over 40 businesses, and as a consultant and coach to hundreds of business leaders, I’ve come to realize that the 'growth code' is out there, in plain view for anyone who knows where to look. There is indeed a code, a pattern, a DNA if you will, to achieving predictable success."
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The Four-Letter Word That Makes You and Your Work Irresistible
By Mark Sanborn

Published June 2, 2010 5:00 p.m. - “LOVE is a four-letter word in the business world. It makes us uncomfortable. It seems inappropriate or even taboo.

It can also make you and your work irresistible."

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