Feb
15
2012
What Entrepreneurship Means
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What Means This? $9.58 While you might expect standard piano trio lines from Mike Cain, he doesn’t deliver them on What Means This? Rather, the threesome, joined on four tracks by percussionist Paul Hannah, actually interact with each other and through the material, extending themselves and doing more than just responding and reacting on cue. Drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith deserves much of the credit for this. His precise, attacking, subtle support allows Cain and bassist Anthony Cox to venture out and experiment without the compositions losing coherence or organization. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi Performers: Anthony Cox – Bass; Marvin “Smitty” Smith – Drums; Michael Cain – Piano; Mike Cain – Piano; Paul Hannah – Drums, Percussion |
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What It Means to Be Left-Handed $11.98 It’s a little startling to realize just how many albums Adam Pierce has released under the Mice Parade name over the years, happily pursuing his muse from the time when post-rock was a buzzword to an era when it just might be about ready to become the next retro-revival flashpoint. What It Means to Be Left-Handed shows Pierce and company continuing to embrace a variety of artistic impulses that become their own enjoyable interpretations. “Kupanda,” the giddy opener featuring guest singer Somi, revels in its easy grace as well as providing a soft-landing point for both older fans and newer listeners; if it’s a bit much to say it’s a typical Mice Parade song, its nods to highlife guitar and hints of bossa nova ease are handled with equal adeptness. More rocked-up numbers like “In Between Times,” with its shuddering start and magnificent sea shanty-paced break, a showcase for Pierce’s distinct acoustic guitar sound as much as the percussion that he first became known for, and the equally breathless but flowing “Recover” have an equally immediate grace. In contrast, “Mallo Cup” might actually be too straightforward a rocker, sounding less distinct than most of the songs around it on the album and more like a bit of a Swervedriver B-side from 1993, but the piano-led “Tokyo Late Night” provides a nice contrast at capturing the paradoxical feeling of contemplative energy that defines the band. The distant, melancholic tones at the start of “Couches and Carpets” and the piano punctuating “Old Hat” are other highlights on an album that concludes with a cover of Tom Brosseau’s “Mary Anne,” perhaps the best aural definition of a sweet-sounding bummer around. Short pieces like the electronic tones of “Pond” and the quick shimmer of “Remember the Magic Carpet” may only be snippets but are all the more enticing for that. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi Performers: Jeremy Backofen – Help |
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Entrepreneurship $27.53 Entrepreneurship |
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This Means Forever $6.38 The immediate moment the vocals hit during the intro tune, “Shaken,” every die-hard Dischord fan will be contemplating if Guy Picciotto has finally made good on his promise, has had enough of the sound of guitars, and has found solace in the frantic world of breakcore. Right at home with releases by Tigerbeat6 captain Kid 606 and fellow teammates Rip Off Artist and Cex, This Means Forever take cues from the frantic cut-and-paste philosophies and sense of humor the label is known for, but the warmth of the production throughout is what gives Drop the Lime a sense of distinction from his labelmates. Using children’s sound effects, circus music, strings, and interludes from cartoon music soundtracks (and everything else that could stir up a child’s nightmare), This Means Forever is a soundtrack to a surreal, demented carnival where everything that could possibly go wrong, does. It’s brutal and punishing from start to finish, with the only relief found in the interludes. A very impressive debut record, indeed. ~ Rob Theakston, Rovi Performers: Andriu – Composite; Luca Venezia – Vocals |
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What It Means To Be A Wolverine $21.24 What It Means To Be A Wolverine |
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What It All Means $25.35 What It All Means |
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What It Means to Be a Christian $5.85 What It Means to Be a Christian |
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NGC-4594: WHAT REALLY MEANS! $32.8 NGC-4594: WHAT REALLY MEANS! |
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What It Means to Be an Aggie $18.63 What It Means to Be an Aggie |
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This Is What Christmas Means to Me $16.25 This Is What Christmas Means to Me |
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That’s What Christmas Means to Me $5.56 That’s What Christmas Means to Me |
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What Entropy Means to Me $11.16 What Entropy Means to Me |
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Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur: Why I Can’t Stop Starting Over $74.61 Based on the life adventures and business acumen of Stuart Skorman, founder of four multi-million-dollar companies, this title is both a how-to guide for beginning entrepreneurs, as well as an inspirational tale for established professionals. Between business start-ups, Skorman meditated in Zen monasteries, rode his bike cross-country, swam with wild dolphins, and played professional, high-stakes poker. Readers will follow along on Skorman’s thrill-seeking odyssey while gleaning tips, how-to’s, and insights into what it means to be an entrepreneur with heart and soul. Abridged from the simultaneous-release Wiley hardcover, this auiobook brings to life the passion and perspective of a self-styled granola capitalist to offer guidance to those starting down the exciting and engaging world of entrepreneurship, as well as fresh ideas to established members of the business community. |
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Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World’s Toughest Problems $27.95 Has the role of the social entrepreneur been glorified as the primary driver of social breakthrough? Have we neglected the important role that all change agents play? What must be done to create the networks that create so many breakthroughs? How does the breakthrough cycle actually work? How do we strengthen the infrastructure that supports social change organizations in their quest? Driving Social Change is the ultimate introduction to the many steps needed to challenge and replace the prevailing wisdom.Based on the latest research from author, professor, and Washington Post online columnist Paul C. Light, Driving Social Change confronts head-on the seemingly eternal questions of solving tough, even intractable, social problems. Starting with the definition of social entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of social change, it goes well beyond the concept to a more detailed assessment of the “breakthrough” cycle with several other drivers. Along the way, the book focuses on the need to protect past social breakthroughs from complacency and counterattack.If our purpose is to change the world, writes Light, we must concentrate on every driver possible, not just the ones we can see. To that end, the book highlights alternative paths to creating social breakthrough and provides actionable advice, exploring:Strategies to broaden the definition of social entrepreneurshipTactics to build strong social organizations and networksDynamic methods to respond to constant economic and social changeThe journey from initial commitment to a world of justice and opportunityAs much as social entrepreneurship is a wondrous, inspirational act, even more extraordinary is the creation of durable social impact through whatever means necessary. Driving Social Change tells us that we should be less concerned about the tools of agitation and more concerned about the disruption and replacement of the status quo.Holding |
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Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World’s Toughest Problems $15.92 Has the role of the social entrepreneur been glorified as the primary driver of social breakthrough? Have we neglected the important role that all change agents play? What must be done to create the networks that create so many breakthroughs? How does the breakthrough cycle actually work? How do we strengthen the infrastructure that supports social change organizations in their quest? Driving Social Change is the ultimate introduction to the many steps needed to challenge and replace the prevailing wisdom.Based on the latest research from author, professor, and Washington Post online columnist Paul C. Light, Driving Social Change confronts head-on the seemingly eternal questions of solving tough, even intractable, social problems. Starting with the definition of social entrepreneurship as a powerful driver of social change, it goes well beyond the concept to a more detailed assessment of the “breakthrough” cycle with several other drivers. Along the way, the book focuses on the need to protect past social breakthroughs from complacency and counterattack.If our purpose is to change the world, writes Light, we must concentrate on every driver possible, not just the ones we can see. To that end, the book highlights alternative paths to creating social breakthrough and provides actionable advice, exploring:Strategies to broaden the definition of social entrepreneurshipTactics to build strong social organizations and networksDynamic methods to respond to constant economic and social changeThe journey from initial commitment to a world of justice and opportunityAs much as social entrepreneurship is a wondrous, inspirational act, even more extraordinary is the creation of durable social impact through whatever means necessary. Driving Social Change tells us that we should be less concerned about the tools of agitation and more concerned about the disruption and replacement of the status quo.Holding |
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Entrepreneurial Imperative: How America’s Economic Miracle Will Reshape the World (and Change Your Life) $1 In 2004, Carl Schramm, president of the Kauffman Foundation, the world’s leading foundation for entrepreneurship, published a groundbreaking essay with a radical premise: that Americans literally have no conception of the secret that truly underlies our economic success, and that for the United States to survive and continue to lead the world’s economy, it is imperative we learn to understand and employ that secret. The secret that has led the American economy to become the world’s strongest? Our unparalleled skill as entrepreneurs. As Schramm compellingly shows in this sweeping manifesto, entrepreneurship alone—not anything else—can give America the necessary leverage to remain an economic superpower. Not technology, since everyone now has the same technology, or access to it. Not education—we are years behind other nations in this area. Not basic manufacturing, long since moved overseas from the United States. And not capital markets, now truly global entities. Drawing on detailed research conducted by the Kauffman Foundation and on his decades of experience as an entrepreneur himself and as a leader and mentor to other entrepreneurs, Schramm persuasively demonstrates in detail what this entrepreneurial imperative means for the way we run universities and foundations, lead companies, make personal job decisions, and even conduct our foreign affairs. The Entrepreneurial Imperative will change not only the way our government, corporations, and nonprofits operate, but also our day-to-day lives as working Americans. |
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It’s Not (Just) About The Laptop $28 There are thousands of social entrepreneurship programs in various stages of planning and implementation at any given time. For the most part, these programs start out small with the intention of scaling up based on trial and error. One Laptop per Child started out with a very ambitious mission–to provide more information and better education to the world”s poor via an inexpensive laptop. Almost immediately this organization garnered attention–the ambition, the caliber of people working on the program and the initial success. This book tells not only the story of this lofty group of pioneers, but also puts the lessons into perspective for future social entrepreneurs–what it means to work in this environment, how to collaborate with educators, organizations, countries, administrators, businesses. Part narrative history of OLpC, part social entrepreneurship lessons and part futuristic look at attaining the education goals it set out, this book offers a real on the ground look at how this group brought together, business, educators, technology, non-profits, and entrepreneurs to help bring an education to the world”s underprivileged. |
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Professional Edge $48.37 The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and information technology skills. The book identifies the ethical foundations of public service and how to integrate them in practice. It also addresses individual leadership, what it means and how it is based on a foundation of technical and ethical skills. Filled with original illustrative examples and case studies from government, the non-profit sector, and business, The Professional Edge is an ideal supplement for any introductory course in Public Administration or Ethics in the Public Service. |
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Start It, Sell It, & Make A Mint $1.99 "A clear straightforward guide to wealth creation from a superb role model!"–Alex Capello Chairman of Young Presidents Organization"Duran does a great service to entrepreneurs by distilling into just twenty ‘vital secrets’ each step of creating and deriving wealth from a start-up. His narrative is clear and well supported by detailed personal examples of what he and others have gone through in the process of creating successful start-ups. I consider this book one of the best resources available for aspiring entrepreneurs."–Andrew M. IsaacsExecutive Director, Management of Technology Program, University of California, Berkeley"Joe Duran gives great guidance . . . to build value you need to build a path to liquidity, and that means building a solid enterprise."–Jerome S. Engel Executive Director, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley"A reflective tale by a successful entrepreneur, brimming with insight and good ideas."–Murray Low, PhD Director of the Entrepreneurship Program, Columbia Business SchoolOf the roughly one million businesses started every year, half of them fail because of insufficient financing, poor management, or because their owners lack basic entrepreneurial skills. Even those that succeed seldom have a clear exit plan for their business. Start It, Sell It & Make a Mint contains concrete strategies and twenty vital secrets that will enable you to grow, maintain, and eventually sell your business at the highest possible price when you are ready. This book shares real-life insights from dozens of entrepreneurs in a range of industries. |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $66.25 New – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and i |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $0.99 Used – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $46.58 New – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and i |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $4.3 Used – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $32.51 Used – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $43.8 New – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and i |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $32.33 New – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and i |
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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service $25.15 Used – The new context and character of public service–shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers–require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public’s business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration and |
