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Reading List
nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
To Do
WhaT haPPened
since september, 2016 democratic presidential
candidate and former u.s. secretary of state
Hillary rodham Clinton has been criss-crossing
the continent to promote her book What Happened
(simon & schuster Canada, 512 pages, $39.95).
The last stop on the hillary Clinton: live tour is
Vancouver. hear Clinton talk about being the first
woman nominated for u.s. president in an election
marked by rage, sexism, Russian interference and
an opponent who broke the rules, plus the mistakes
she made and her road to recovery. Vancouver
Convention Centre, December 13 Ticket price
based on proximity to the stage:
VIP Platinum (for two,
front row, backstage meet-and-greet with photo and
signed book) $3,000;
VIP (includes book) $229, $876
for four; Gold $149, $536 for four; Silver $89, $169 for
two; deepoceansky.com
The sTarTUP Way:
how modern companies
Use entrepreneurial
management to Trans-
form culture and drive
long-term growth
Eric Ries, author of the New
York Times bestseller The Lean Startup, which intro-
duced the term "pivot" to the business lexicon, has
pivoted himself. now Ries looks at how established
enterprises from General Electric and Toyota Motor
Corp. to Amazon.com inc. and Facebook inc. can
become more innovative and nimble.
Currency/Penguin random House Canada
390 pages; $40 (hardcover); currencybooks.com
canada 150 Women:
conversations With
leaders, champions,
and luminaries
Paulina Cameron, director of the
B.C. and yukon division of
Futurpreneur Canada, which sup-
ports young entrepreneurs, interviews
the likes of Green Party of Canada leader
Elizabeth May, Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, former
prime minister kim Campbell, Tsilhqot'in First
nation writer lisa Charleyboy and liberal
Party of Canada MP hedy Fry about their
careers, their vision for Canada and how
feminism has changed in their lifetimes.
Page two strategies 328 pages;
$39.95 (hardcover); pagetwostrategies.com
The kinFolk
enTrePreneUr:
ideas for
meaningful Work
Alberta-born nathan
williams is the director of
kinfolk, an international
lifestyle magazine based in
Copenhagen. For this book, williams elicited
insights on success, work-life balance, motivation
and more from 40 entrepreneurs around the world,
including B.C.'s herschel supply Co. founders
Jamie and lyndon Cormack; and hypebeast
streetwear blog founder kevin Ma, a
uBC graduate.
thomas allen & son 368 pages; $50 (hardcover);
thomasallen.ca
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