Values, Prosperity, and the Talmud - Kahaner, Larry
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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 we?ve separated business from religion and in so doing we?ve 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…mehr

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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 we?ve separated business from religion and in so doing we?ve 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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LARRY KAHANER is an award-winning journalist, lecturer, and consultant, and the author of nine books that have been translated into a dozen languages. He is a former Washington staff correspondent for BusinessWeek, reporter for Knight-Ridder newspapers and a founding editor of Communications Daily. He currently is Washington Editor of Fleet Owner magazine. He has written for InformationWeek, the Christian Science Monitor, the International Herald Tribune, the European, and Management Technology. He has been a guest on many shows including Larry King Live!, CNBC's Management Today, NPR's All Things Considered, and the Motley Fool Radio Show. For more information go to www.talmudbook.com or contact the author at info@talmudbook.com.
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The Talmud, says Kahaner, is a "handbook for today's businessworld": a reminder of balance in a workaholic culture, a treatiseon personal responsibility and a call to charity in a society thatseems driven by greed. In this book, Kahaner mines the ancientwisdom of the Talmud for advice on how to prosper ? but to do soethically. He begins with discussions of the "spirituality ofmoney," claiming that wealth can be a positive force if it is usedwisely, and then argues that work is a holy act. Other chapterstake up various topical issues: treating workers fairly so thatthey will in turn do their work more productively; beingscrupulously honest in business dealings; recognizing thateducation is a lifelong process; and giving to charity. Kahanerdraws on contemporary business examples as well as ancient wisdomto demonstrate that "doing good" and "making good" often go hand inhand. (August. 8) (Publishers Weekly, June 30, 2003)

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