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Infoworks! Marketing and Communications Bookshelf
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd EditionDon't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $20.00
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $6.35
Designing Web UsabilityDesigning Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen
Buy new: $34.64 / Used from: $0.01
Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for ProgressivesDon't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $0.01
The Trusted Advisor     **ISBN: 9780743204149**The Trusted Advisor **ISBN: 9780743204149** by David H./ Green, Charles H./ Galford, Robert M. Maister
Buy used from: $17.97
The professional services manual of conduct.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd editionThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $22.02 / Used from: $17.00
Tufte is required reading for any serious communicator, editor. This is his first and most famous book. Even better if you can catch his live seminar... he's a little crazy but brilliant... and will impact your own thinking of visual communications -- for the better.
Envisioning InformationEnvisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $23.04 / Used from: $14.74
Another Tufte
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $32.40 / Used from: $11.43
Tufte again
The Elements of Style (Original Edition)The Elements of Style (Original Edition) by William Strunk
Buy new: $2.99 / Used from: $27.59
The basics. Worth a return visit every summer while in a hammock.
The Associated Press Stylebook 2009 (Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law)The Associated Press Stylebook 2009 (Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law)
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $8.99
Every communicator needs this handy and to dip into it from time to time to stay fresh and sharp.
The Experience Economy: Work Is Theater & Every Business a StageThe Experience Economy: Work Is Theater & Every Business a Stage by B. Joseph Pine
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $2.25
Warp-Speed Branding: The Impact of Technology on MarketingWarp-Speed Branding: The Impact of Technology on Marketing by Agnieszka Winkler
Buy new: $44.95 / Used from: $0.01
Content Critical: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through High-Quality Web ContentContent Critical: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through High-Quality Web Content by Gerry McGovern
Buy new: $20.31 / Used from: $3.94
An old but excellent book on the value of web content. Right up my alley!
Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with WordsEdit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as UsualThe Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual by Christopher Locke
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One of those books that called it early on... the sky is falling and our world will never be the same again because of our ability to communicate via internet.
Long Tail, The, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of MoreLong Tail, The, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson
Buy new: $6.38 / Used from: $3.95
This concept captivating my brain, still trying to figure out how to wag my long tail to riches! : )
The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! by Tom Peters
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.11
The best personal bradning book for anyone who doesn't read books!
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $3.99
A cultural phenomenon, but a great book and a great business book. It you haven't yet, read it.
Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for YourselfFree Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself by Daniel H. Pink
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.97
Read this when in first came out... I should look at it again to see if it is still relevant... so much has changed.
Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of PersuasionAge of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion by Anthony Pratkanis
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $6.47
Great book on history of traditional propaganda -- great lessons that still apply today. Highly recommend to any communicator.
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others DieMade to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $5.99
I just got this book... havent' read it yet.
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New RichThe 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferris
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.62
This book will REALLY get you thinking!
WebonomicsWebonomics by Evan I. Schwartz
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Another early dot-com book. Loved it at the time. Would have to review it to see if it has legs.