{"id":1815,"date":"2009-08-18T22:53:51","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T02:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2009-08-19T08:27:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T12:27:00","slug":"6-good-guidebooks-for-the-joyfully-jobless-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/6-good-guidebooks-for-the-joyfully-jobless-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Good Guidebooks for the Joyfully Jobless Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A great personal library is one of the best investments you can make\u2014providing you read and learn from the contents of the books that line your shelves. Here are half a dozen that are loaded with advice, information and inspiration. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/014200409X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=barbarawinter-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=014200409X\"target=\"_blank\"  class=\"extlink\">Good Business<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi take the principles from his bestselling book <strong><em>Flow<\/em><\/strong> and examines how creative thinking and values are being integrated into businesses large and small.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1591841267?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=barbarawinter-20&#038;link_code=as3&#038;camp=211189&#038;creative=373489&#038;creativeASIN=1591841267\"target=\"_blank\"   class=\"extlink\">Small is the New Big<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>by Seth Godin gathers blog posts from this prolific innovative thinker. It\u2019s a delightful hodgepodge of good ideas plus plenty of real life examples of small business doing things in creative ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000GIW464?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=barbarawinter-20&#038;link_code=as3&#038;camp=211189&#038;creative=373489&#038;creativeASIN=B000GIW464\"target=\"_blank\"   class=\"extlink\">The Big Moo<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, edited by Seth Godin, is a collection of essays by thirty top creative entrepreneurial thinkers. A perfect book to carry and read in waiting rooms or airports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=barbarawinter-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B0020MMBA8&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr\"target=\"_blank\"  class=\"broken_link\" class=\"extlink\">Reality Check<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Guy Kawasaki. Loads of good ideas on a wide range of entrepreneurial subjects including innovating, communicating and doing good.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0814409148?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=barbarawinter-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0814409148\"target=\"_blank\"  class=\"extlink\">Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Annette Simmons make a convincing case for learning to communicate through story and then shows you how.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0470261242?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=barbarawinter-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0470261242\"target=\"_blank\"  class=\"extlink\">The Small Business Bible<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Steven D. Strauss is the reference book to keep close at hand. It will answer questions you didn\u2019t even know you had.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great personal library is one of the best investments you can make\u2014providing you read and learn from the contents of the books that line your shelves. Here are half a dozen that are loaded with advice, information and inspiration. 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