Recommended by Andrew Chen ( http://andrewchenblog.com/ ), a blogger who I respect quite a bit.

Looks like this book has a greater focus on case studies and specific techniques as compared to Scott Berkun's book, "Making Things Happen".

Quoted: The Product Manager's Handbook is the essential guide to successful product management in today's fast-changing business world. Product and brand managers, as well as upper-level sales, marketing, and branding executives, will find the text thorough and informative as it explains and analyzes the product manager's role in both traditional, hierarchical organizations as well as in newer horizontal, team-driven decision-making structures.

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Recommended by a friend (and his friends and the bike shop) as an economical ($650) road bike.

Quoted: # Carbon fork blades smooth out the road ahead for comfort that feels “nearly weightless”
# Shimano 27-speed drivetrain with FSA Omega triple cranks offer plenty of easy and efficient gearing options for the climbs
# Kenda tires keep you moving along at high speeds while remaining exceptionally quiet against the pavement

Drool. Bigger is better of course. And, the price is not bad for a television this size.

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These are good prices ($1099 for the 40-inch) for this Samsung line, and you get immediate gratification since you don't need to wait for shipping.

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Quoted: The Sound Blaster Digital I/O Module gives you optical and coaxial digital inputs and outputs for easy connections to digital speakers or home theater systems.

I love that the box has a picture of an adult. That means it's okay if I buy one for myself...right?

Quoted: As we told you early this morning in our graphic timeline, today the amazing LEGO brick has turned 50 and the company is commemorating it with the Town Plan, a $149.99 special edition of the classic set, with a 1950s gas station, town hall and cinema.

Quoted: The author also highlights a shoe style called Vivo Barefoot made specifically to mimic the barefoot walking experience while providing some of the modern necessities of shoes (like, um, protecting you from broken glass). The article is persuasive—enough at least to pique my interest in some barefoot shoes—but if you have experience with the barefoot lifestyle of even barefoot shoes, share your thoughts in the comments.

Congrats Mikhail!

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