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		<h1 class="headline">Josh Kaufman</h1>
<h2 class="tagline">Bestselling Author, Independent Researcher, Learning and Skill Acquisition Expert</h2>

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<p><strong>Josh Kaufman is the author of two international bestsellers:</strong> <a href="/book/personalmba/" class="external"> <em>The Personal <span class="caps">MBA</span>: Master the Art of Business</em></a> and <a href="/book/first20hours/" class="external"> <em>The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything&#8230; Fast!</em></a> Josh specializes in teaching professionals in all industries and disciplines how to master practical knowledge and skills, and helps people make more money, get more done, and have more fun.</p>

<p><strong>Josh is also the curator of a list of the <a href="http://personalmba.com/best-business-books/">best business books</a> available.</strong> PersonalMBA.com hosts over 50,000 readers every month, and has been visited over 2 million times by readers all over the world since its founding in 2005. The widely-acclaimed Personal <span class="caps">MBA</span> manifesto and recommended reading list has been downloaded over 1.28 million times from ChangeThis.com.</p>

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