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I could have sent you an e-mail, but I'd love to have a chance at the books. Besides, the answer to my question will be good for your readers, too. Where will the winner's name be posted?
I would really like to read all of the above books just previewed them and they read very interesting....
I'm afraid I have to just say hi as I am not reading any business books at the moment. I belong to the SAS users group of Maine, a very active users group. I look forward to attending their August meeting and to one year attend NESUG.
I am currently reading "Competing on Analytics: the new science of winning" by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris
One of the most understated drivers of inflation as measured by the CPI is housing costs. How can inflation be low when housing prices screamed-up over the past five years? How can inflation be rising when house prices are dropping like a rock? It has to do with how the housing component of the CPI is measured. Rents are used vs. home prices. Strong housing markets cause rents to drop and weak housing markets cause rents to rise (more people renting instead of buying). In addition, the Fed is constantly debating whether to use food and fuel due to volatility. The actual and implied measure of inflation are at odds during transition periods as a result and cause a great deal of confusion. So when reading trends, it helps to understand how trends are measured.
The conference for one would be an eye-opener to the Americas especially after it being held 46 days after the Mumbai (Asia-Pacific region). With Dr. Goodnight and other key speakers, the Premier Business Leadership Series with its buzz words "Innovate, Optimize and Transform" could be an eye-opener to a new analytics world.
Talking of Darwinism, aka. "Survival of the Fittest" and applying it to economies, in the past few thousand years of human history, Asian economies have dominated. Be it the 10 AD, 1010 AD or 2010 AD, the countries surrounding the Asia-Pacific region have been the wealthiest. The current globalization (over the past 15-16 years in Asia) has produced enormous wealth in that region. So much that the US contribution of world's GDP in 2008 is around 35% as compared to 70%, a decade ago. With the rise of the emerging economies, Darwinism can be seen in the years to come. Over to the conference in Las Vegas... I have to admit also, that I'm not currently reading anything business related; although I have been meaning to pick up Wikinomics.
Yes, I'd love to have a chance to win too as the books seems very attractive. Currently, I am reading "Blink".
I am not reading any of the books above but would really like to read them all ....
I've just read the "Long Tail" for inspiration and "Wikipatterns" for a great hands on approach on how to manage and nurture a wiki.
Hi,
I'm a SAS usere from Italy and I'm reading an Italian boring book on Basel II ... your books sound much more interesting... I am about to start this book called "Data Mining: Modeling Data for Marketing, Risk and CRM" by Olivia Parr Rud
I'm currently reading "How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years of the 21st Century" by Howard Ruff.
Hey,
I am a SAS user in WVU and would be interested to know about your planned Pittsburgh SAS SUG chapter. Hi
Will definitely let you know as the process falls more into place. What are you specializing in? I have been a SAS user for approximately 4 years now and I must say its been fun. I have never had an opportunity to attend a SAS conference before and am there fore looking for attending the SAS USers Conference in Pittsburgh in mid September this year. My co-workers and I are in the process of developing a SUG in Pittsburgh and are looking into whether the regional office in Pittsburgh is still operational. Can any one help with this?
I take the train to/from work and read business books regularly, but this summer I'm taking a break, and reading "War and Peace" (on page 859 out of 1,215). Good reading, if you have the time.
I'm currently reading "Blink", after really enjoying "The Tipping Point". Would love to win the books!
Here is the rule of how successful people learn : 70/20/10
• 70% from on-the-job practice, experience and learning from mistakes • 20% from key developmental relationships with others • 10% from classroom training and reading Hi!
I hope you are all doing fine. I live in Cairo, Egypt and I am currently reading "Budgeting for Managers" - Sid Kemp and Eric Dunbar - and "Growing up Digital" - Don Tapscott. Would love to win this set of books! I just finished an MBA, so I'm taking a short break from reading business books. However, here are three that I read during the program that provided useful insights:
1. Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life by Steven E. Landsburg 2. Why Businessmen Need Philosophy by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, and Richard E. Ralston 3. How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization by Jeffrey J. Fox Interesting list of books . . . I agree that you can never be too well read. My reading list lately is comprised of many textbooks, though I just finished 1984 again.
Hi TK!
Hey -- you said just saying 'hi" was allowed, too. Long time -- glad to see you're doing well, and I swear that reading your typed words somehow conjures that lilting southern accent of yours. I can't help but grin at your consistent creativity in generating buzz.  Hmmmm -- last business book I read? I'm sitting here staring at Lexis-Nexis Standard California Codes. Does that count? Hopin' I win, Rich Hi everybody
*Greetings from Venezuela*, I like this contest. At the moment I'm reading "Harvard Business Review on Managing Uncertainty" Take care Great idea, although I think I'm setting myself up for a fall by trying to win 4 books when I am in various stages of reading about 25 other books. (Easy to start, hard to finish!) A couple that come to mind are John Bunyan's "A Pilgrim's Progress" and Jeff Shaara's "The Rising Tide." On the business side, I've enjoyed Patrick Lencioni's "Five Dysfunctions of a Team" and looking forward to Keith McFarland’s "The Breakthrough Company."
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I read TammiKay's blog post too quickly, and thought for a moment that she was giving away copies of European Vacation, Darwin Awards, and Burning Down the House. It turns out that her blog is not as lowbrow as mine, and she's actually giving away valu
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According to this Intelligent Enterprise article, Who's Hot and Who's Not in BI, Analytics?, SAS is hot:SAS has plenty to crow about in IDC's stats, so it has once again purchased rights to distribute an excerpt of the report as a free download. You know
Tracked: Jul 18, 14:44
Thanks to everyone who has left comments about their fave business books for the contest! The comments will close on August 5th so keep the hits coming and you'll be entered in our drawing for a veritable Biz Books Pot Pie! Now on to today's scrumptio
Tracked: Jul 22, 14:02
WOW! We have quite a passel of folks in the BI Pot Pie drawing for the deluxe suite of business books. The drawing in 5 days so keep your comments coming. You can enter the drawing by entering a comment by August 5. Thanks to everyone who has shared a bu
Tracked: Aug 01, 00:51
Only one more day to add a comment on a business book you are reading to enter to win the "big business books bonanza", or AKA in my scrapbooking and rubber stamping blog circle as "blog candy". Good luck on your entry - we will publish the winner of the
Tracked: Aug 04, 13:21