Last week I received yet another marketing / business related book in the mail titled "Fire Them Up!" (pro bono of course - man, I love freebies). However, this time the read came courteously of Carmine Gallo, a communications coach for many of the world's most admired companies... literally!

After a little bit of research I found that Carmine's client-portfolio includes such companies as Intel, IBM, Chase, Nokia, The Home Depot, and Hyundai with many more top-notch brands to boot. As if all that wasn't "kick-ass" enough, the man is an Emmy award-winning journalist and has worked as a television anchor, host, and correspondent for CNN, Fox, TechTV (remember that?), CNET and CBS.

A small excerpt from the cover-jacket states:

"Regardless of what you do or what you position, influence is an important and powerful key to achieving professional success and getting what you want from life. Fire Them Up! Reveals seven simple, profound secrets for using your vision and your values to motivate and influence the people you work with, or share a community with."

"These seven secrets will give you astonishing communication skills that will help you enjoy more successful and fulfilling relationships with colleagues, clients, employees, or anyone else in your personal or professional life. Plus, Fire Them Up! is full of stories and tactics from some of the world's most influential people. More than two dozen of today's most inspiring business leaders share their secrets - from top companies including The Ritz-Carlton, Google, and many other big-name brands."

The best part about receiving this book in particular is that Carmine thought enough to personally autograph it. His message reads: "Karl, I hope these ideas fire up your readers!". A quick shout-out to Carmine... thanks for the book man. Thus far it sounds like a stellar read and I'll be sure to share my thoughts with you and my readers just as soon as I have a chance to read it.