Paul's Update 10/6 with University of Chicago Free Book for October

Executive transitions: The perils of the “rescue fantasy”

				Executive transitions: The perils of the “rescue fantasy... While there are no fixed and simple answers to decisions pertaining to people, knowing critical trade-offs and a process to engage them may help you…
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Where “going to college” completely misses the mark

				Where “going to college” completely misses the mark In recent weeks, I have been meeting with college students and talking about their plans after college. One might think that they would be concerned about what they...
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Why The Best Leaders View Vulnerability as a Strength | Switch and Shift

				Why The Best Leaders View Vulnerability as a Strength | ... Almost everyone seems to think that being vulnerable is a bad thing – it implies that you’re weak or defenseless. In fact, when someone is willing to admit
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This Bicycle Saddle Doubles As A Lock

				This Bicycle Saddle Doubles As A Lock With Seatylock, cyclists won't have to lug heavy bike locks around, can't forget them at home, and won't get their seats stolen.
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Why do so many Americans lack bank accounts?

				Why do so many Americans lack bank accounts? Many households in the US do not hold a bank account, making it harder for them to accumulate savings, and the alternative financial services which they largely use...
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Is Strategy Dead? 7 Reasons The Answer May Be Yes

				Is Strategy Dead? 7 Reasons The Answer May Be Yes I am an ex-strategy consultant. I have an MBA. And I am increasingly convinced the relevancy of both has been permanently diminished.  Is strategy dead? Webster’s d...
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MIT Predicts That World Economy Will Collapse By 2030

				MIT Predicts That World Economy Will Collapse By 2030 Crowds and Haze in Shanghai Jeremy Vandel via Flickr Forty years after its initial publication, a study called The Limits to Growth is looking depressingly prescien...
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McKinsey & Company:  The Great Decoupling

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It’s a midterm election and the airwaves are filled with nasty attack ads. Aren’t they a blot on our politics? John G. Geer takes a contrarian view in our free e-book for October, In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in Presidential Campaigns .     "Geer has set out to challenge the widely held belief that attack ads and negative campaigns are destroying democracy. Quite the opposite, he argues in his provocative new book: Negativity is good for you and for the political system. … In Defense of Negativity adds a new argument to the debate about America’s polarized politics, and in doing so it asserts that voters are less bothered by today’s partisan climate than many believe. If there are problems—and there are—Geer says it’s time to stop blaming it all on 30-second spots.”—Dan Balz, Washington Post    Get the e-book edition of In Defense of Negativity free in October! For more contrarian fun, see Geer’s Attack Ad Hall of Fame, his picks of the best—or the worst.     Can't get enmough of politics? Neither can we. Our latest catalog in Political Science & Legal Studies has cutting-edge books in political analysis and political theory. Use promo code AD1107 for 20% off everything in the catalog .  About Chicago's e-books: The University of Chicago Press has over 3000 titles in its Chicago Digital Editions e-book program. Some of Chicago's e-books are DRM-free, while others require Adobe Digital Editions software, which is freely downloadable. Chicago Digital Editions are powered by BiblioVault.

This is the October 2014 free e-book notification.