SHARK: a marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and toothlike scales. Most sharks are predatory, although the largest kinds feed on plankton.

Today is the end of Shark Week. Started by the Discovery Channel the summer of 1987, it is a week-long series dedicated to sharks.

SHARK: a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others.

Must Reads:

Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive: Outsell, Outmanage, Outmotivate, and Outnegotiate Your Competition, by Harvey B. Mackay

The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life, by Greg Norman

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art, (available September 2009) by Don Thompson

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