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The Manager’s Handbook - 80+ Open Courseware Collections To Help You Be A Better Leader
Found this resource via Propeller.com - quite a list of free online courses/resources that cover a variety of topics relating to leadership - both in business and in other areas. While there is a lot about [...]

I’ve written in the past about effectively using your public library to expand your own personal one. As I sit here in the Schaumburg Township District Library, I will attempt to do a rough quantification about it’s value/savings - don’t expect Nobel Prize winning economic research here folks.

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Let’s take a few [...]

When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he who is poor and humble of heart lives in a world of peace. An unmortified man is quickly tempted and overcome in small, trifling evils; his spirit is weak, in a [...]

Part II: Beg/Borrow/Steal - Book Sharing and Borrowing
In many cases, you don’t necessarily need to purchase a copy of a book outright. That’s where a second group of entities come in - book swapping sites and the staid institution known as your local public library.
Book Swapping Sites
In the online book swapping arena, there are [...]

Looking to fill your shelves with a lot of books, but don’t want to eat Purina for dinner? This week, I’ll be covering how to feed your reading addiction/requirements without breaking the bank.
Part I: Why Buy New?
Unless you are someone who absolutely has to have a book the day it is released, buying a gently [...]