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getAbstract has just released a five-page summary of Beyond the Obvious

getAbstract summarizes business books, helping their customers be the best-read, most expert players on the business scene today. They select ~50 titles per month and create a five-page summary in a magazine-page format. You can read it in less than 10 minutes.  You get the book’s key ideas. The no-

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getAbstract summarizes business books, helping their customers be the best-read, most expert players on the business scene today. They select ~50 titles per month and create a five-page summary in a magazine-page format. You can read it in less than 10 minutes.  You get the book's key ideas. The no-fluff summaries are logically structured so that you will get the maximum out of your reading time. Then you can decide if should read the entire book.

The }getabstract for Beyond The Obvious has been released.  In the nutshell, they summarize the book down to:



{ A method to the madness of innovation is at hand and anyone can learn to exploit it.}

}getabstract for Beyond The Obvious (Note: You get 2 free abstracts to try out the service)

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.


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