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Table Of Contents

Part I: The Wonderful World of Work
Elevator Buddy
Business Swearing
The Lunchroom
Carless Co-Workers
The Fine Art of Complaining
Larks and Owls
Gratitude Inflation
Thinking in the Shower
My Business Rock n' Roll Countdown

Part II: The Boss: Care and Feeding of
When the Big Boss Comes to Visit
The Boss's Vacation
The Most Powerful People in Corporate America
Perks
Our Corporate Family
Symbolic Actions

Part III: Corporate Policy
Apologies
Two-Weeks' Notice
Philosophical Differences
The Strange Case of FM2030
The Company Picnic
Welcome to Boycott City
Off-Site Meeting
In Search of the Conference Room

Part IV: Life on the Road
Airborne Guilt
Business Hotels
Corporations that Disappear
Surviving a Trade Show

Part V: Putting Your Money to Work, Even If it Doesn't Want to
Annual Meetings
Annual Reports
IPO's
Why Not Buy the Whole U.S.A.?
First-Time Home Buyers, Beware
Short Selling
Ticky Tacky Houses

Part VI: Heroes, Gurus, and Others
Salute to Vinko Bogataj
Lincoln, Lombardi, Churchill & Einstein
How to Be a Business Guru
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Fast-Tracker
Breaking Through the Ad Clutter
The Doctor Will Sell You Now
The Karma of Car Manuals