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It might seem ludicrous to address as large and intractable a problem as white-collar crime through the life of a bagel man. But often a small and simple question can help chisel away at the biggest problems.
Stephen J. Dubner • Freakonomics
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Malcolm Gladwell • The Tipping Point
One of GO’s sharpest salespeople, Danny Shader, was accompanying me on the trip. As unobtrusively as possible, he went around the room collecting business cards. “What’d you do that for?” I whispered. “You pretty much know who everyone is.” “Titles are deceptive, but you can tell who really matters by the paper.” He showed me the cards. “The ones w
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By the time he was twenty-eight, Alan had parlayed a night gig intended to pay for college into a small-town business empire.
Todd Rose • Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
When Wilson canceled their breakfast after remembering it was his daughter’s kindergarten graduation, Colonna realized the outgoing Euclid partner shared his values.