One to Read Over the Holidays

To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work
By Dave Smith
New World Library, cloth, $23.95.

The co-founder of Smith & Hawken, Smith calls for a return to work with human values, and shows how business can be a force for change when driven by simple core values. Smith shapes his commentary around the seven virtues of Christianity: faith, hope, justice, temperance, prudence, courage, and love.