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Tom Peters
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
Economist
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Baltimore
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I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
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Perception is all there is. If the customer think he's right, he's right.
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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does. Having tried this for several months, however, I can report from the trenches that, for me, immersive listening is as intellectually challenging, stimulating, and rewarding as immersive reading.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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Execution Excellence! (Show up on time! Leave last!)
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I would not be surprised to see interesting new forms of expression and literary genres develop as the e-book movement matures.
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