When I first picked up this book I didn’t think it would hold that many interesting ideas about the psychology of eating. I was wrong.
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink should be read by anyone that has ever dieted or is ready to begin a diet. The [...]
Last year I read a book about Kaizen and this book was recommended to me.
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard details the steps and tools it takes to master something. It was a quick read and I learned a few tips along the way. Here is a passage I liked [...]
I finally got around to reading one of the most cited business books of the decade. In fairness to me, I did read the original Wired article from October 2004 when it first came out.
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson is the detailed examination [...]
About five years ago I read an interesting book on what was basically a modern caveman diet. When I finished I came to the conclusion the diet was way too difficult to follow in the modern world. Recently I started reading Art De Vany’s site and his Evolutionary Fitness posts, so I thought [...]
The 4-Hour Workweek exposed me to the idea of working on road. Although I’m pretty good at working remote, more instruction was needed on the traveling part.
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts is a collection of essays and tips written for those considering living on the [...]
I’ve been going overboard on the finance books in the last few months, so I decided to get far away from Wall Street for my next few book selections. How far away from Wall Street? How does Africa sound?
Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison [...]
I just finished a great book that combines many of the concepts found in Stumbling on Happiness and Covert Persuasion with new studies and insight.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely goes chapter by chapter exposing how humans will predictably make the same errors. My favorite chapter was The [...]
Last December Wired interviewed Nicholas Carr and labeled him high tech’s Capitan Buzzkill. Instead of being the typical cheerleader that everything new is better, Carr raised some concerns and wrote a book.
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr has two parts. Part one mixes the history of [...]
A pal of mine recently told me that I should read the 1922 investing classic: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Illustrated (A Marketplace Book) by Edwin Lefèvre is as relevant today as it was in the 1920s. The book is a collection of interviews with the fictitious Lawrence [...]
After reading this book, I’m convinced that humans are programmed to not learn from history.
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor covers financial speculation from Tulip Mania through the LTCM crisis of 1998. The book was published prior to the dot-com crash. Even though I found the early chapters [...]
