July 2, 2010 – Subtitled: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. This is an excellent book, engaging and interesting. Chris Brogan is an acknowledged leader in the effective use of social media tools and has demonstrated over a period of time that he knows how to produce measurable results with its use….
(June 27, 2010) – Gladwell says this is the most personal of all the books he has written, and the very last section details his mother’s family history. He stresses the importance of community and opportunity. Sometimes those things are created by chance, sometimes not. He talks about education in the US and how poorer children…
June 23, 2010 – Subtitled: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion. Awesome book! I listened to Gary Vee read it himself as an audiobook. He “riffs” away from the book quite a bit to add additional information. His passion and enthusiasm are very contagious. He’s a great entrepreneur and he weaves…
June 20, 2010 – Subtitled: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics. There are great concepts in this book, and the research is exhaustive. The explanations swing from the purely scientific & biological to the historical, political and conceptual. It is written from the liberal point of view which colors his conclusions. I found…
June 14, 2010 – Another great book from author Daniel H. Pink. I’m not sure how surprising the research really is if you have read other books such as Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience which he references quite a bit. He explains the work of Edward Deci & Richard Ryan on Self Determination Theory and…
June 13, 2010 – This is a fascinating read – a real page turner. Author George Friedman does an excellent analysis of the geo-political and economic factors that affected events in the 20th century. It is the foundation of his predictions going forward as he rolls out his vision of what the shifting global landscape…
June 5, 2010 – Author is Randy Charles Epping. I thought the book was excellent. The title sounds a bit academic, but it’s quite engaging and interesting to read. It’s all the terms we are bombarded with in the media explained in terms any layperson can understand. It’s not just a dictionary, however, Epping tells stories,…
June 1, 2010 – I’ve wanted to read this book for years and it was a great follow-up to Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs & Steel. Salt has been enormously important in the history of the world, and it’s from that perspective that the author takes us on a world tour over thousands of years. It’s a very…
May 22, 2010 – Subtitled A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies. The book is not what I expected. It far exceeded my expectations. I found it very engaging, motivating, specific and practical in the suggestions on improving writing skills in both fiction and non-fiction….
May 18, 2010 – Author is Jared Diamond. This is an excellent book that traces the many factors that affected the disparate evolutions of civilizations throughout the world. Those factors are not always obvious. Understanding how societies evolved is very illuminating in understanding the behavior and evolution of current cultures, countries, communities and even companies. Great read!…
April 18, 2010 – Author is Joseph T. Hallinan. A really terrific book that addresses why we routinely make mistakes. It’s extremely well researched and it’s a very engaging book to read. Some of the root causes for our mistake inducing behaviors are remarkably simple. It helps to understand what effects our judgment in order to…
April 13, 2010 – I actually listened to the unabridged audio version read by the author, Donald Miller. It is awesome. Really life changing. I saw a video review that Chris Brogan had done on his blog about this book and I can assure you it was everything he said it was. One of the greatest…
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