See You in Febraury

The Business Book Club will be taking January off but we are excited to kick-off the New Year in February when we will discuss "Idea Spotting: How to Find Your Next Great Idea" by Sam Harrison. We will meet at 6:30 (instead of our usual time at 6:15) in the large Program Room at the Green Valley Library.

Since starting the book club in September we have had inspired discussions about business and life as a leader. We are looking forward to more interesting discussions and seeing new faces. The Business Book Club is a great place to network and bounce ideas off other entrepreneurs and business-minded individuals.

If you have questions about The Business Book Club, email Megan Lane.

Oct. 2009: Suggested Reading List

Below is a working list of books that we have developed either from books we have read, want to read or have been recommended to us. Some of them are specific business books, but there are a few that tell a story with a lesson that can be applied to business. Please feel free to click through the links and provide feedback on the books on this list in the comment section. Also, feel free to add to the list, be sure to include a link as well.

• “Broken Windows, Broken Business” by Michael Levine (2006)
• “Buyology: Truths and Lies About Why We Buy” by Martin Lindstrom and Paco Underhill (2008)
• “E-Myth: Revisited” by Michael E. Gerber (1995)
• “Free!” by Chris Anderson (2009)
• “First, Break All the Rules” by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman (1999)
• “Groundswell” by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff (2008)
• “Idea Spotting” by Sam Harrison (2006)
• “Juicing the Orange: How to Turn Creativity Into a Powerful Business Advantage” by Pat Fallon and Fred Senn (2006)
• “In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules” by Stacy Perman (2009)
• “Made to Stick” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (2007)
• “Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions” by John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, Peter Mueller, and Spencer Johnson
• “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell (2008)
• “Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success” by Kevin Freiberg and Jackie Freiberg (1998)
• “Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money” by Robert Kiyosaki (2009)
• “Simple Truths of Service: Inspired By Johnny the Bagger” by Ken Blanchard & Barbara Glanz
• “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer (2009)
• “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni (2002)
• “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss (2007)
  “The Experience Economy: Work Is Theater & Every Business a Stage” by B. Joseph Pine and James H. Gilmore (1999)
• “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell (2002)
• “What Got You Here Won't Get You There” by Marshall Goldsmith (2007)
• “What Would Google Do?” by Jeff Jarvis (2009)
• “Powerlines: Words That Sell Brands, Grip Fans and Sometimes Change History” by Steve Cone (2008)