(Aug 2017) Maybe a record of someone’s private thoughts is worthless anywhere. Certainly in jail — contraband is worth more. But I wondered if it was especially worthless in the Delta, where a calm place to read was hard to come by; where there wasn’t a bookstore for a hundred miles and families couldn’t afford…
(Jan. 10, 2013) I love Seth Godin books. It’s interesting how he has evolved and adapted over the years in his writing. He talks a little about that in this new book. He makes a compelling case for paying attention to the new connection economy. I see what he’s talking about because I work in the…
Dec. 21, 2011 – I loved this book! I heard Tom Peters speak in Georgetown just after this book was published. I admit I’m a fan of his from the In Search of Excellence days. I like the format of the book – short chapters, memorable nuggets of information, lots of stories, amazing-random-fascinating information. LOVED his chapter…
Oct. 29 2011 – This is a fantastic book by Simon Sinek. An easy read – very engaging and interesting and it makes so much sense! The companies he profiles are well known – Microsoft, Apple, Southwest airlines and others. He makes a very convincing case for the important of knowing your “why”, articulating that purpose…
June 2, 2011 – A fascinating book. A non-fiction account of a woman whose cells have furthered science and medicine more than any other single factor in the last 60 years. Journalist/author Rebecca Skloot spent over a decade researching the case of Henrietta Lacks, who entered Johns Hopkins hospital in 1951 where she was diagnosed with…
May 26, 2011 – I was determined to finish this book before I heard author Guy Kawasaki give a presentation on it this morning in Arlington, VA. And I did. The book is excellent – very engaging. Guy did a great job in pulling the main concepts from his book for his presentation. Entrepreneur magazine hosted…
May 23, 2011 – What a wonderful book! I love Eugene Robinson’s columns in the Washington Post and I have heard him speak in person. He’s a remarkable man who brings a lifetime of thought and experience to a subject few people talk about openly. I was truly fascinated by his segmentation of Black America into…
Feb. 7, 2011 – “Bill Moyers interviewed author Joseph Campbell in 1988 shortly before his death and these were originally aired on TV. I downloaded this series of interviews from Audible.com and enjoyed listening to them on my iPod. I was familiar with Campbell’s iconic and often referenced book “A Hero of a Thousand Faces” and…
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…
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