Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Business and Investing Editor, Harry C. Edwards FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "The Long Boom," "Sony: The Private Life," and "Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together" * Enquire Within upon Everything: An Amazon.com interview with Tim Berners-Lee * Sky's the Limit: An Amazon.com interview with James Glassman and Kevin Hassett * Business Bestsellers: "Customers.com" and "The Innovator's Dilemma" * New in Personal Finance & Investing: "Smart Money Decisions" and "The Gorilla Game" * Amazon.com Presents the Best of the Century WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "The Long Boom" by Peter Schwartz, Peter Leyden, and Joel Hyatt http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738200743/entertainmentsit There's nothing half-empty about Peter Schwartz, Peter Leyden, or Joel Hyatt. In "The Long Boom," this trio envision a world of extended life spans, hydrogen power, a real space age, and unparalleled prosperity. "Sony: The Private Life" by John Nathan http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395893275/entertainmentsit John Nathan puts two faces--Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita--behind one of the most respected and dominant companies of this century. In "Sony: The Private Life," Nathan traces Sony's beginnings from postwar Japan to the giant it is today. "Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together" by William Issacs http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385479999/entertainmentsit William Issacs knows how to make groups work better--but only if they can learn how to speak and listen. Here Issacs offers a perceptive look at the art of communication and how it affects us at work and in the rest of our lives. ENQUIRE WITHIN UPON EVERYTHING ****************************** Nothing has changed the pace and nature of business more in the last decade than the emergence of the World Wide Web. But surprisingly, it wasn't a Bill Gates or Steve Jobs who created it. Instead, it was a quiet researcher--Tim Berners-Lee-- who doggedly brought the Web to life, a story that he tells in "Weaving the Web." In this interview with Amazon.com's Tim Appelo, Berners-Lee recounts the importance of a soldering gun in the life of the Web and ponders technology's place in society. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=berners+lee&tag=entertainmentsit "Weaving the Web" by Tim Berners-Lee http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062515861/entertainmentsit SKY'S THE LIMIT *************** James Glassman and Kevin Hassett think that the Dow should be at 36,000 today, not 10 years from now. In this interview with Amazon.com, Glassman and Hassett talk about their new book and reasons why stocks are uniquely valued. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=glassman+hassett&tag=entertainmentsit "Dow 36,000" by James Glassman and Kevin Hassett http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812931459/entertainmentsit BUSINESS BESTSELLERS ******************** "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton M. Christensen http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0875845851/entertainmentsit Many consider Clayton Christensen's "The Innovator's Dilemma" to be the business book of the '90s. In it, Christensen looks at why great businesses often fail: not because of poor management practices, but because they were not able to grapple with new, disruptive technologies effectively. "Customers.com" by Patricia Seybold http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812930371/entertainmentsit Here's a candidate for best business book of the year. In "Customers.com," Patricia Seybold shows how companies such as National Semiconductor, American Airlines, and Photodisc have gotten their edge by thinking hard about their customers. After all, it's the customer, stupid! NEW IN PERSONAL FINANCE AND INVESTING ************************************* "Smart Money Decisions" by Max Bazerman http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471296112/entertainmentsit Do you feel like you spent more than you needed on that last car? Do you dread going into a job negotiation? Max Bazerman's "Smart Money Decisions" shows you how to separate your feelings from your money and get the upper hand in most any transaction. "The Gorilla Game" by Geoffrey A. Moore, Paul Johnson, and Tom Kippola http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0887309577/entertainmentsit Gorillas can sit anywhere they want, especially those with a license to print money. But finding the big gorilla in the jungle of technology stocks is not as easy as it seems, unless you've got Geoffrey Moore's "The Gorilla Game" as a guide. Now updated in a second edition that also covers Internet stocks. AMAZON.COM PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE CENTURY ******************************************* As the century comes to a close, Amazon.com takes a look at the landmarks in books, music, and video of the past 100 years. Selected by our editors, our lists take you decade by decade from the turn of the century all the way to the end of the millennium. But don't just take our word for it; cast your vote for the best book, video, and CD in our best-of-the-millennium poll for your chance to win our customers' 300 favorite music, book, and video titles. Books of the century ****** Give the Perfect Gift -- Get the Perfect Gift Does Aunt Ida send polka CDs when you'd prefer pop? Create an Amazon.com Wish List and save everyone the agony of the unwanted gift. Wish list
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