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Online MBA’s Recommended Books Giveaway!

May 21, 2010

by:  Paul Hughes

THIS PROMOTION HAS ENDED. THE WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO SHIP OUT THE BOOKS BY THE END OF THE MONTH. IF YOU DID NOT WIN THIS TIME AROUND, PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE BOOK PROMOTIONS!

The recent recommended book list for May has generated quite a bit of interests and emails to us here at Online MBA.  We want to thank all of the people who have sent warm thank you’s for the post, as well as those who were interested in getting more information about the books.  We have decided to do one step better than give you an elaboration on these wonderful books — we’ll just give them to you, for free!

Most of the books that we’re giving away are signed, some even include words of wisdom from these great authors adding much more value to them.  You’ll definitely want to leave these books on your coffee table so you can brag to your friends about these great pieces of work.

I want to thank the authors that have supported this promotion, and have graciously agreed to sign copies of their books for this giveaway.  Without their support, I don’t think we would have had the motivation to go through with this.  The following books are included in the giveaway, with the link to the authors’ blog so you can learn more about them and what they’re about.

1.	Linchpin by: Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com A look at what it takes to become indispensable in the workplace.  Seth reiterates, “…it’s not about you need to be different and set yourself apart from the rest of the pack.  But instead is, you need to do the hard work of thinking for yourself instead of being a cog.” — great words of wisdom.
2.	Drive by: Daniel Pink http://www.danpink.com What really motivates us? Daniel gets to the root of this topic and updates us with scientific discoveries to the outdated conventional wisdom of what really drives us.
3.	My Start Up Life by: Ben Casnocha http://ben.casnocha.com An autobiographical account of a young entrepreneur’s mistakes and successes as he builds a start-up called Comcate.  This is a great how-to guide for anyone interested in learning how to balance a successful company and a normal life.
4.	I See Rude People by: Amy Alkon www.advicegoddess.com Provides stories of personal encounters with rude people and businesses, but presents all this in a funny manner that will delight and inspire you to deal with the rude people in your own life.
5.	Dynamic Asset Allocation by: James Picerno http://capitalspectator.com Picerno interprets and integrates the  developments in modern portfolio theory: from the efficient-market hypothesis and indexing of decades past to strategies for building winning portfolios today.
6.	Getting From College To Career by: Lindsey Pollak www.lindseypollak.com/blog This book is a great guide to help you build the experience, skills, and confidence you need before starting your first major job search.  Includes 90 action-oriented tips and strategies to landing that job of your dreams.
7.	The Happiness Project by: Gretchen Rubin www.happiness-project.com This book covers recent research on the new field of positive psychology and helps us develop a method of building happiness in our daily lives. A lot of quotations and personal experiences make this book relatable to the average person.
8.	Spark by: John Winsor www.johnwinsor.com A great handbook for anyone business that is looking for ways to innovate. Has great advice and insight on how we can spur innovation through co-creation with our customers and fellow employees.
9.	Social Pollination by: Monica O’Brien http://blog.monicaobrien.com In this modern time where social media sites rule the internet, Monica looks at how companies and organizations are building their brand through this channel instead of traditional methods.

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Details on the Book Giveaway:

We expect to have more people interested in these free books than we have in stock, so in order for us to make this fair for everyone we’ll be asking you to provide a short sentence that highlights the “Most important thing you learned in school or work about business,” in addition to the basic contact information.

I have provided the information we would need from you below.  Please copy and paste this into an email, fill in the blanks, and then send it to me directly at Paul.Hughes@OnlineMBA.com with the subject title “Book Giveaway Promotion”.  The team here will then judge the entries and determine the winners in a timely fashion.  The deadline is when we run out of books, so please make sure you send the emails to us promptly.  This giveaway is limited to one per person, but you’re more than welcome to tell your friends and family about this promotion.

Name:  ___________________________________________________________

Email Address:  ____________________________________________________

Website/Blog URL (if you have one):  ____________________________________

Where did you hear about this promotion:  ________________________________

Most important thing you learned about business:  _________________________

Top 5 books that you would like to receive if you win:
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This is the simplest contest you can enter, so take a few minutes and send me your entries!  You can jump start your summer reading, or boost your private collection of awesome books =)  Good luck and happy reading!