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Mary Hynes's pick: Losing My Religion - How I lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America and Found Unexpected Peace By William Lobdell |
| "Lobdell is a religion beat writer at the L.A. Times who watches his faith crumble as he plies his trade. Lobdell's faith - as "important to me as breathing" - would not survive. An incredibly honest book by a tough-minded reporter." | |
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Nora Young's pick: The Design of Business By Roger Martin |
| ""Design Thinking" is a big buzzword these days, but Martin, who teaches at the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto, shows why it's key to opening up an organization's creativity." | |
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Sook-Yin Lee's pick: The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism By Matt Mason |
| "An essential handbook for anyone wanting to adapt and make a living in the new economy of open source production and distribution." | |
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