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Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race by Todd Buchholz, Hudson Street Press, May 5, 2011

About the Book:

“A former White House director of economic policy makes the outrageous argument that we don’t really want to relax-we want to compete.

We think we will be happy when we have some downtime-when we can finally go on vacation, disconnect, shut down. But in this provocative book, Todd Buchholz will convince you that what you really want is to chase your tail-even if you never catch it.

Weaving in everything from neuroeconomics to evolutionary biology to renaissance art to General Motors, Buchholz will convince you that the race to compete has not only made us taller and smarter, it’s what we love and need. Among the book’s many counter-intuitive takeaways are:

* Put off retirement-it can make you stupid.
* We all need to be control freaks.
* In-house competition is actually great for morale.
* Never let the ninth place team take home a trophy.

Witty, breezy, and very funny, Todd Buchholz shows that it’s the race itself that literally delivers the rush, even if we never reach the finish line.

Author, Todd Buchholz, humorously reveals the nature of human competition, exposing the links between competition, high performance, a higher standard or living, and a heightened sense of happiness.”

Giveaway:
One lucky reader will win a copy of Rush by Todd Buchholz. This book currently has a five star review on Amazon, so it should be a good read. This giveaway is a little different and I am trying out a new system using Google Docs. Simply fill out your information in the form below to be entered to win. Super easy!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

This contest will end on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 10:00 pm, central time. I will use random.org to select the winner and contact him/her via email. (Winner must respond within 48 hours or I will select another). U.S. entries only. Good luck and thanks for entering!

Disclosure: This prize was provided by Ruby at FSB Associates. No other compensation was received for this post. Full disclosure policy here.