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4 June 2016 • www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com By Gail Perry, CPA, Editor-In-Chief FROM THE EDITOR Published by SouthComm Business Media, Inc. PO Box 803 | 1233 Janesville Ave. Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 920-563-6388 | 800-547-7377 VOLUME 26, NUMBER 5 Publisher: Barry Strobel Editor-in-Chief: Gail Perry, CPA Managing Editor: Isaac M. O'Bannon Assistant Editor: Taija Sparkman National Sales Manager: Jim Colford Columnists: David McClure Doug Sleeter Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP Kristy Short Randy Johnston Rene Lacerte Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP Paul McDonald Art Director: Rhonda Cousin Site Manager: Lester Craft Production Manager: Barb Evenson Audience Development Manager: Terri Petitt Editorial Advisory Board: Jim Bourke, CPA.CITP, CGMA, CFF Jim Boomer, CPA.CITP, CGMA, MBA Bob Cedergren, CPA.CITP, CGMA, CISA Randy Johnston, MCS Greg LaFollette, CPA.CITP, CGMA Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA Doug Sleeter Sandra Wiley, PHR, SPHR SOUTHCOMM, INC. 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All trademarks used are the property of their respective owner. 4 J u n e 2 0 1 6 • w w w . C P A P r a c t i c e A d Gail is the Editor-in-Chief of CPA Practice Advisor and a CPA. She is the author of over 30 books (including "Mint.com for Dummies" and "QuickBooks 2014 on Demand") and she maintains a small tax practice. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism fom Indiana University and studied accounting at Illinois State University before starting her professional career at Deloite. Gail is the former publisher and editor-in-chief at AccountingWEB and is a former columnist for the Indianapolis Star newspaper. Summer Reading Can Change Your Life! Alas, even if busy accountants do fnd quiet beach time, they're usually catching up with email on their smart phones or engaging in some business- related reading that they didn't have time for while at their desks. Tink what you will of that type of not-really- an-escape type of vacation, the fact remains that there is so much to read and learn and not enough time. To help you sift through the choices, we turned to our 40 Under 40 class, that stunning group of people who are paving new paths of leadership in our profession, for book recommendations. Maybe you'll fnd some gems here that you can pack in your beach bag, or at least carry with you on your daily commute. • Adam Burnet: Tree Deep Breaths, by Tomas Crum • Amanda Han: Rich Dad Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki • Amy Cooper: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee • Robert Slaby: Good to Great, by James C. Collins • Bret Austin Cooper: Banker to the Poor, by Muhammad Yunnus • Brian Friedman: Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profts, Passion and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh • Brian Michels: Missed Fortune, by Douglas Andrew • Cathy Iconis: Successful QuickBooks Consulting, by Michelle Long • Danetha Doe: Return to Love, by Marianne Williamson • Danielle Supkis Cheek: YOU are the Value, by Leo J. Pusateri • Elizabeth Pitelkow and Erica Lynn Brown: Te 7 Habits of Highly Efective People, by Dr. Stephen R. Covey • Harjit Virk: Te Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham • Hector Garcia and Lucas Matesa, CPA: How to Win Friends and Infuence People, by Dale Carnegie • Irene Walsh: The Power of Positive Tinking, by Norman Vincent Peale • Jami Saterthwaite: Zero to One, by Peter Tiel • Jason Deshayes and Nate Hagerty: Te Bible • Jennifer Cavender: Taming Your Gremlin, by Rick Carson • Jennifer Warawa: Te ONE Ting : Te Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan • Jeremy Scot: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen • Jim Boomer: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, by Kerry Paterson and Joseph Grenny • Joy Lizote: Quiet Leadership, by David Rock • Justin Edenfeld: True Professionalism, by David Maister • Kacee Johnson: Blue Ocean Strategy, by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne • Katie Gilden: Te Lorax, by Dr. Seuss • Kim Austin: Implementing Value Pricing, by Ron Baker • Kristen Rampe: Go Givers Sell More, by Bob Burg • Marjorie Adams: Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don't, by Verne Harnish • Mathew Heggem: Te Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources, by Lynne Twist • Michael Devereux II: Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand • Paul Kersten: Te Advantage, by Pat- rick Lencioni • Roy Keely: Orthodoxy, by G.K . Chesterton • Samantha Mansfeld: What Got You Here Won't Get You Tere, by Marshall Goldsmith, and Managing Transitions, by William Bridges • Tim Goetz: The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni • Will Hill: Geting Naked, by Patrick Lenceoni — Gail Perry, Editor-in-Chief Follow me on Twiter at @gaperry GPerry@CPAPracticeAdvisor.com R emember when the phrase, summer reading, was equated with light, mindless, carefree, enjoyable but forgetable – the ubiquitous beach reads with which we are confronted each year, even though most of us do not actually spend our summers at the beach?