Pubdate: Sat, 31 Dec 2016
Source: News-Times, The (Danbury, CT)
Copyright: 2016 The News-Times
Contact:  http://www.newstimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/637
Author: Chris Weller

5 BOOKS RICHARD BRANSON THINKS YOU SHOULD READ

Richard Branson, the Virgin Group Founder and self-described tie-loathing
billionaire, still finds time in his busy schedule to read.

As part of Facebook's recent #ReadToLead hashtag, Branson offered up the
handful of titles that kept his attention in 2016.

We can't guarantee you'll follow in the entrepreneur's footsteps, but the
books could certainly set you in the right direction.

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"Ending the War on Drugs" by Richard Branson Amazon

Edited by Branson himself ("I couldn't resist sneaking in a book I
contributed to," he writes) "Ending the War on Drugs" is a compilation of
essays about the global drug war and the many failed attempts to end it.

"It brings together such a smart group of experts to explain why global
drug policy reform is so important," Branson writes. The list includes
philanthropist George Soros, former Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo, and
former Swiss president Ruth Dreifuss, among others.

"Attitudes towards treating drugs as a health issue, not a criminal
problem, are changing fast," Branson explains. "Anyone who reads this book
will understand why."

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