Business Books TOP FIVE US (Aug 31, 2013)

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August 31, 2013

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Source: Shanghai Daily | August 31, 2013, Saturday |

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The World Until Yesterday

Limit your exposure to modern maladies by adopting the wise habits of primitive people in traditional societies.

Jared Diamond | Viking Press 2012 | 512 pg. | ISBN: 9780670024810

What Money Can’t Buy

A personalized look at the morality of markets — or, what would you charge to tattoo a logo on your face?

Michael J. Sandel | Faber and Faber 2012 | 256 pg. | ISBN: 9780374203030

How Children Succeed

Forget the stereotypes. Children from all socioeconomic backgrounds can succeed.

Paul Tough | Houghton Mifflin 2012 | 256 pg. | ISBN: 9780547564654

What Keeps Leaders Up at Night

Managers who understand human behavior sleep better at night.

Care to Dare

“Secure Base Leaders” provide security for others while encouraging them to take risks.

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