Seth Godin is giving away an E-book

Seth Godin, author of multiple best-sellers is giving away a free e-book. This is good news, but what makes it even better is that the e-book is stuffed with ideas from people like: Dave Ramsey, William C. Taylor, Tony Hsieh, Guy Kawasaki, Gary Vaynerchuk and MANY OTHERS. It’s an incredible group of thought leaders from all over the spectrum…and it’s FREE.

I am so excited about this that I wanted to share it with all of you. The format of the book is similar to Godin’s “Small is the New Big” in that each page is a separate idea/topic. I really enjoy this type of format because it allows for easy, controlled consumption of a single idea leaving you with plenty of time to consider what is being presented and how it will apply to you.

Check out Godin’s blog post about the book—he provides a link to download the book, or you can directly download it here. And feel free to share it.

Best of 2009: Books for Business Owners

Inc.com has released their list of “The Best Books for Business Owners of 2009.” Here is the list; you can also see it on Inc.com along with a brief blurb about each book.

• “Getting to Plan B” by John Mullins and Randy Komisar
• “Trust Agents” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
• “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell
• “Early Exits” by Basil Peters
• “Poorly Made in China” by Paul Midler
• “Exploiting Chaos” by Jeremy Gutsche
• “How the Mighty Fall” by Jim Collins.
• “Shop Class” as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford
• “Clever” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones
• “Crush It!” by Gary Vaynerchuk
• “Change by Design” by Tim Brown
• “Borrowing Brilliance” by David Kord Murray
• “The Match King” by Frank Partnoy
• “I Love You More Than My Dog” by Jeanne Bliss

I haven’t read any of them yet, but after reading the blurbs my interest was piqued by several.

Best Business Books of All Time

Recently, on linkedin, I posed the question: "What is the greatest business/self-help book of all time?" The question had a great response that I thought I would share. Below is a list of the books suggested by fellow linkedin members. (The list is in no particular order, and duplicates have been only listed once.)

• Do What you Love and The Money will Follow
• Get Better or Get Beaten
• Eat that Frog
• One Minute Manager
• The Present
• Team of Rivals (History of the Lincoln Administration)
• Fred Factor
• Raving Fans
• Who Moved My Cheese?
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• The Eighth Habit
• Anything By Peter Drucker
• Road less Traveled
• Winners Never Cheat
• Greatest Salesman in the World
• 5 People You Meet in Heaven
• Atlas Shrugged
• The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
• Co-Opetition : A Revolution Mindset That Combines ...
• The Secret
• The Monk and The Executive
• Success is no Accident
• Never Give Up Your Dreams
• Made to Stick
• How to be Rich
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• Think and Grow Rich
• Good To Great
• Leaderhip and Self-Deception
• The E-Myth Revisited
• Ultimate Marketing Plan
• The New Psycho Cybernetics
• Becoming a Person of Influence
• How Full is Your Bucket?

I debated back and forth whether I should post the entire list. In the end, I decided to post most of the suggestions that were given to me. I was surprised at the variety. Have one to add? Please leave your suggestions in the comments section or email me.