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Selected Reading on the Global Economy for the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program


Good to Great
Jim Collins

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE: An Old Man, A Young Man, And Life's Greatest Lesson
Mitch Albom


Finding Your Voice: Learning to Lead...Anywhere You Want to Make a Difference
Larraine R. Matusak


On Leadership
John W. Gardner


A Governor's Guide to Cluster-Based Economic Development
Stuart Rosenfeld


Previous Books

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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Robert D. Putnam

What's wrong with the American community? Robert Putnam thinks that we are becoming increasingly disconnected from family, friends, and neighbors. He shares his concerns and offers solutions to help us for reconnect and reap the benefits of team bowling


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Home from Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World for the Twenty-First Century
James Howard Kunstler

In his followup to The Geopgraphy of Nowhere, James Kunstler continues his critque of American urban life; this time, he confronts suburbia.


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The Nature of Economies
Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs discusses and challenges economic theories through her characters' lively conversations in a New York Coffeehouse.


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The Experience Economy
Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore


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Ripples from the Zambezi
Ernesto Sirolli

In Ripples from the Zambezi, Ernesto Sirolli shares his experiences as a business developer, his vision and the business development methods that have succeeded in 250 communities in four countries.


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The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli

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