The sleeping fairy.
A breath of fresh air.
A window to the past.
Jan. 29, 2011 - This is an excellent Blackstone audiobook recorded in 2008. The print edition would be nearly impossible to find I think since it was originally published in 1951. Author William Raymond Manchester did his master’s thesis on HL Mencken in 1947 with the cooperation and support of his subject. Mencken arranged for him…
Jan. 10, 2011 - Fantastic book by Clay Shirky who also wrote Here Comes Everybody. “Cognitive surplus” refers to the number of hours of leisure time we have collectively as a society. Post WWII, we spent our time watching television – passive consumers of media someone else created. Young people are now growing up in an…
Dec. 30, 2010 – Subtitled: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers. My personal pick for “Book of the Year” in 2010. The title is clever but unfortunate because many people will opt not to read it. It’s not a book about being a better manager. It’s a book about being a better human being. It’s about…
Dec. 3, 2010 – Subtitled: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World. I’m not sure if non-conformists are made or just *are* I tend to think we just *are* and it’s a life long struggle to figure out how to make it work. This is a great book for offering…
Nov. 18, 2010 - A really interesting book by UVa professor Jonathan Haidt. His analogy of the elephant and rider is used throughout Chip & Dan Heath’s new book Switch. This book is also part of the culture and training used by Tony Hsieh at Zappos and referenced in his book Delivering Happiness. Not bad for…