If time is limited, I’m always looking for ways to find the best books, or at least get a new idea from what someone else got from a book. I’ve found reading other people’s book reviews on blogs is a GREAT way to quickly learn from what other people found interesting.

Every year, Rosa Say leads a group of these bloggers who write these great book reviews in what she calls “A Love Affair with Books” over at Joyful Jubilant Learning. I have been a part of this community since it was founded a few years back, because lifelong learning is one of my management commandments, and because I love to surround myself with folks smarter than me.

Here’s 5 reviews I picked out to give you a taste of what you will find at this year’s A Love Affair with Books:

• I reviewed Steve Farber’s new book Greater Than Yourself (more on this coming VERY soon).
• Life is a Verb – reviewed by Rick Hamrick
• The Red Rubber Ball at Work – reviewed by Dwayne Melancon
• Wooden on Leadership – reviewed by Dave Rothacker
• Outliers – reviewed by Tim Milburn (Tim also creates the awesome graphics and designs we use at JJL)

Do you have a favorite book you’ve read but don’t have anywhere to share the review? If so, I’d welcome you to submit it to me for use on Slacker Manager. If collectively we could share 1 book review a year, that’s 52 ideas going around the world for all to share and learn from. Wouldn’t the world be a much better place if we took the time to share our knowledge more?

If you want to share a review with the readers here, please do the following:

Email phil.gerbyshak@b5media.com with the subject line “Slacker Book Review” and your review of 400-600 words, along with a small picture of yourself (if you want to) and a 3-5 line byline (including a link back to your website) and I will be delighted to share my space with you.

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