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Book: Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud: Business Lessons from the Ancient Rabbis :: Zig Ziglar|Books :: Book
Date: Wednesday, 07 January, 2009 :: 13:03
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Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud: Business Lessons from the Ancient Rabbis
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Praise for VALUES, PROSPERITY, AND THE TALMUD "The ancient wisdom of the Talmud is as relevant today as it was 1,500 years ago, and its advice about business?both tactical and ethical?is as applicable to our high-tech world as it was to their world of trading mules and buying olives."
??Alan M. Dershowitz
Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law
Harvard Law School "For too long weve separated business from religion and in so doing weve thrown the baby out with the bath water. Can religion be both relevant and use the accumulated wealth of its wisdom to be of service to business? Yes! There is a gold mine in religion for business. Come savor some of the wonderful nuggets in this book."
??Martin Rutte
Coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work
President, Livelihood "Gaining perspective is essential to learning. Larry Kahaner provides the reader perspective from an ancient tradition that has a surprisingly modern relevance. This well-written and cogently organized book gives the reader access to the ethical foundations of the Judeo-Christian tradition, reminding us that business ethics is not the result of Enron, but a continuing concern about society and the human condition."
??Stuart C. Gilman
President, The Ethics Resource Center "At a time of ethical crises and global uncertainty we need leaders who blend the best of business, psychology, and spirituality. Learn the lessons of values-based management from the ancient rabbis in this thoughtful, wise guidebook. Good is good, and evil is evil; the principles still apply today."
??Bob Rosen
CEO, Healthy Companies International and bestselling author of Global Literacies "An interesting and useful prescription for modern behavior??personal and corporate??from a very old and, for many, unfamiliar source. The wisdom and ethical guidance of those early rabbis is as relevant today as it was fifteen centuries ago."
??Mike Birck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tellabs
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: It's About Life, Too
Date: 2003-11-12 -
Comment: Kahaner's book helped me realize the kind of employer I aspired to be. Many of the contemporary situations Kahaner writes about show the intelligence of the ancient Rabbis. Kahaner's writing style is straightforward, and this book should be required reading for all business owners. But this book isn't just about being an ethical business person, it is about living an ethical life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Business insights for gentiles
Date: 2003-11-02 - 
Comment: As a business editor, I've pretty much seen it all when it comes to advice for company managers and leaders. But this book offers something truly different: new ways to apply values that have been in practice, honed and refined, for 1,500 years. And while you'll obviously get the most from this book if you're a practicing Jew, there's a huge bonus here for gentiles like me. The stories and lessons are far more specific than anything we can discern from the vague background hum of Judeo-Christian values in business today. If you want solid spiritual guidance that you can take to work every day, this book is for you. Besides the rabbis, you'll learn a little bit from everybody, from Mark Twain to Deutsche Bank to diamond dealers. So, go for it. You'll like it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: An Important Book
Date: 2003-10-29 -
Comment: Kahaner has written a number of excellent business books and has always come up with a fresh theme or outlook to add to what is often a very predictable genre. By winnowing the Talmud for business advice he has found plenty of original material with a number of surprises that will be useful to businessmen at any level of experience. In a world full of troubling news about the leaders of America's companies this book couldn't have come at a more opportune time. I hereby sentence all CEOs in America to read, and heed, these valuable words and lessons.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Provocative and Entertaining
Date: 2003-09-25 -
Comment: I read a lot of business books, but this one made me sit up and take notice. Mr. Kahaner writes on a challenging subject with remarkable clarity and insight. He really brings the ancient wisdom to life!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Priceless, timeless advice from an unimpeachable source!
Date: 2003-09-13 -
Comment: The Jewish people have survived for over 4,000 years, in large part because they have stuck to a core set of values embodied in the Talmud. These teachings are as relevant today as they were times past, and as Larry Kahaner so ably shows, can be applied to our modern business dealings to great results. If you are seeking a way to enrich your business life and your spiritual life at the same time, this book is for you.
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