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Worth a read

Worth a read?

Worth_a_read060710The power of networks and the strengths of weak links

“Worth a read?” is not your ordinary book review; it is a meta-review. In other words, it provides an overview of the opinions contained in a variety of book reviews published in the media at large. This week, we take a look at "Superconnect: The Power of Networks and the Strength of Weak Links", written by Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood, and released in South Africa in July 2010.

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Worth_a_read220610The Ascent of Money

“Worth a read?” is not your ordinary book review; it is a meta-review. In other words, it provides an overview of the opinions contained in a variety of book reviews published in the media at large. This week, we take a look at The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, written by Niall Ferguson and published in June 2009.

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Worty_a_readTeaching ambition without accountability

“Worth a read?” is not your ordinary book review; it is a meta-review. In other words, it provides an overview of the opinions contained in a variety of book reviews published in the media at large. This week we take a look at  “What They Teach You at Harvard Business School”, written by Philip Delves Broughton and released in South Africa in August 2009.

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Book cover"Managing the Dragon", by Jack Perkowski; a meta-review


"Managing the Dragon: Building a Billion-Dollar Business in China", written by Jack Perkowski, was released in South Africa in July 2009. Following a successful career as an American banker on Wall Street, Perkowski was ready for a new challenge. In the early 1990s, at the age of 42, he moved to China (with more than US$400 million in private equity financing) and opened a manufacturing business specialising in car components.

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