A good friend of mine was asking for advice on buying business related books for another friend this Christmas. I’d like to add a lot more later, but here’s my first take at a recommended business reading list.
Good general business books…let me think for a second…
Well, I wouldn’t quite call it a business book […]
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Best (Almost) Business Books
Published by December 6th, 2006 in books, creativity and productivity. 1 CommentA woman goes through an ugly divorce (aren’t they all?), has a short fling, then goes to Italy, India, and Indonesia in search of inner peace and a balance between happiness/contentment with herself, and worldy pleasures.
It was a book my sister had heard of - and I took on as my latest exercise in doing […]
Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Published by July 2nd, 2006 in books, society and mass media. 0 CommentsRead it because everybody has, I’d already read parts of online, and between a loan from a friend and a gift from my mom - I had two copies.
Similar insights to Gladwell, although I think they were last backed up, or even as rational. He does talk about how that’s the art to economics […]
Great read - reminded me terribly of The Catcher in the Rye, only with a little more mature content. Dark, but one you can relate to if you’ve ever felt lost or like you were waiting for something to happen which would pull you out of one of the lonely lows in life.
In short […]
Entertaining mix of satire and sci-fi - reminded me a lot of Cory Doctorow’s work.
From the scale of transnational corporations at war down to the lives of a few main characters - the book does a good job of keeping the reader entertained. At the same time it keeps the reader constantly thinking of […]
Written in 1949 - It’s a post apocalyptic survival story. And Rebuilding.
I’m not one for much older sci-fi since it often has trouble passing the test of time - but like the works of many great sci-fi authors, this one has staying power.
Colorful, full of imagery and emotion - and a sense of not […]
I’m not usually a Stephen King fan, but I figured it’d been years since I’d enjoyed one of his bestsellers. I was overdue for an experiment to see how my tastes compare with those of popular american culture.
Wasn’t a stellar experience.
The writing was good, but I failed to take anything away from the book. Other […]
Not as good as I was hoping.
In Willie’s words - “Not as much of a lovefest - but not as interesting”
Also a no buy.
The Google Story - David A. Vise and Mark Malseed
Published by February 7th, 2006 in books. 0 Comments“Inside the hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time.”
In Willie’s words - “this book is a lovefest - I can’t read it”
No Buy.
Lead like Jesus - Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges
Published by February 7th, 2006 in books. 0 CommentsNothing against “the man” - but not my style.
