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Where to Find Books
Select PDI book club titles are available at
Duke University Libraries. Books are
also available at a discount from:
The Gothic Bookshop
Located at the Duke Bryan Center
Tel: (919) 684-3986
Fax: (919) 681-8435
E-mail: gothic@notes.duke.edu
Hours: Mon-Wed: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Thur-Sat: 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday: Closed |
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PDI Book Club
The Professional Development Institute Book Club is open to all Duke University and Duke University Health System employees. The goals of the PDI book club are:
- To provide public speaking opportunities
- To help employees take control of their professional development
- To increase discussion of professional development opportunities
- To provide networking opportunities
The book club meetings are held in Duke Clinic (Yellow Zone, Conference Room 1692, near Clinic 1 G) from Noon to 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month.
Participants are expected to obtain their own copies of the suggested book from their local library or bookstore. Participants may bring their lunch to the book club meeting. Beverages provided.
Confirm your attendance via email at pdi@mc.duke.edu.
Reading List
| Date |
Reading Selection |
| February 18, 2009 |
One Minute Manners: Quick Solutions to the Most Awkward Situations You'll Ever Face at Work
by Ann Marie Sabath
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| April 15, 2009 |
What Should I Do with My Life
by Po Bronson
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| June 17, 2009 |
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
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| August 19, 2009 |
The Elements of Mentoring
by W. Brad Johnson and Charles R. Ridley
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| October 21, 2009 |
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
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| December 16, 2009 |
Plan B: Converting Change into Career Opportunity
by Elwood N. Chapman
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