Books 
BOOKS: Celebrating Failure and the Power of Risk Taking(0)
An excerpt from Ralph Heath’s book: “The great thing about making a mistake is that the bar is now moved pretty low, and you get the opportunity to rush in and correct the problem and suggest a positive solution. It is an opportunity to demonstrate that you listen, that you understand what you did wrong, and that you can solve the problem when given a second chance.”
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BOOKS: Environmental Disasters as Case Studies in “This Borrowed Earth”
Robert Emmet Hernan provides a frightening catalog of detail in his new book, “This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the 15 Worst Environmental Disasters around the World.” Hernan’s message is simple: “If we forget how and why these disasters happened and what horrible consequences emerged from them, we will not avert future disasters.”
BOOKS: The Failure of Corporate Boards and the Price We All Pay
If you’re one of the many trying to determine where blame might lie for the financial and economic crises of the last two years, John Gillespie and David Zweig would suggest you look in the corporate boardroom. Their new book – “Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards Is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Trillions” – is rich with unfortunate detail.
BOOKS: Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “Too Big To Fail”
New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “Too Big to Fail” is too good to put down. Chock-a-block with color and fly-on-the-wall detail, it chronicles bankers and government regulators searching desperately for solutions to the global financial crisis of 2008.