http://www.bizbooktalk.com Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:34:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “60 is the new 40.*” You might start hearing the above expression more frequently, and there is truth behind it. Advances in modern medicine have allowed those reaching 65 to live an additional 17.9 years compared to those reaching similar ages in the mid 1960’s. Those born in the “boomer” ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/07/30/turning-silver-into-gold-how-to-profit-in-the-new-boomer-marketplace-by-dr-mary-s-furlong/ Jeffrey Gitomer is a familiar name in the business book world. He is the author of the top selling book on sales “The Little Red Book of Selling” and the follow up, “The Little Red Book of Sales Answers”. He is back with a new addition to his “Little Book” ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/07/23/jeffrey-gitomer-seminar-review/ Things have been slow here at BizBookTalk. We’ll be back next week with a new giveaway! In the meantime I’m going to point you to two sites that have some great content: Head over to BNET’s website for some great material. They are a fairly new site, but offer some useful content. ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/04/06/friday-giveaway/ There is a growing trend for individuals to expand beyond one career. The old model of “one job, one company” for life is out the door. Today we are giving away 5 copies of Marci Alboher’s new book “One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success“. She introduces us ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/29/friday%e2%80%99s-giveaway-one-personmultiple-careers-a-new-model-for-worklife-success-by-marci-alboher/ Unfortunately we aren’t running a giveaway this week. We’ll return next week with our typical Friday giveaways! http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/23/friday-giveaway-returning-next-week/ No one likes working with or for an asshole. Does your work have a No Asshole Rule? If not they should consider it says Bob Sutton, a professor at Stanford and author of “The No Asshole Rule”. Why you ask? Here are some of the facts: Negative interactions have 5 times stronger ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/15/friday%e2%80%99s-giveaway-the-no-asshole-rule-by-robert-sutton/ Alpha Dogs is an easy read on various small companies and the lessons their owners have learned over the years as entrepreneurs. Written by a former contributing writer for Inc. magazine, Donna Fenn, the stories and lessons are diverse and eclectic. Ranging from an ice cream shop chain ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/13/tips-from-small-companies-top-dogs/ Jeffrey Gitomer is a familiar name in the business book world. He is the author of the top selling book on sales “The Little Red Book of Selling” and the follow up, “The Little Red Book of Sales Answers”. He is back with a new addition to his “Little Book” ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/09/friday%e2%80%99s-giveaway-little-gold-book-of-yes-attitude-by-jeffrey-gitomer/ Check in for tomorrow’s giveaway of “Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of SUCCESS” by Jeffrey Gitomer. http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/08/tomorrows-giveaway-little-gold-book-of-yes-attitude-by-jeffery-git0mer/ Summary: Jeffrey Gitomer’s latest book, Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude, provides readers with the basic building blocks for developing a lifelong positive attitude. Although one cannot always control the events that happen, one can still control one’s outlook and attitude. This book deals with learning how to deal with people ... http://www.bizbooktalk.com/2007/03/06/little-gold-book-of-yes-attitude-how-to-find-build-and-keep-a-yes-attitude-for-a-lifetime-of-success-by-jeffrey-gitomer/