Over the past year many books have been recommended to me, but the one cited most often was a book about food. Several people told me that I HAD TO READ this book. Well I finally did and boy were they right.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan was a [...]
Over the past three years I’ve read many financial books across various subtopics. Although I had intended to take a break from the finance books, I couldn’t pass up a chance to read this book.
More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places (Updated and Expanded) by Michael J. Mauboussin for me was a [...]
Two months ago I heard David Lynch being interviewed on the Ron and Fez Show (XM 202). In the interview he was discussing a book he had just completed. I’m a big fan the movie director, so I put it on my required reading list.
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch [...]
If you are looking for guidance and direction with the creative process, I have a book recommendation.
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech can be divided into three sections. The first part provides ten rules that are to be broken to stimulate creativity. The [...]
I lived in San Diego during their pension crisis a few years ago. The story was confusing and never held any interest with me. Boring. Change the channel.
So why would I read a book about the dull topic of pensions? Because it was written by Roger Lowenstein. He may be [...]
A few months ago I read a blog post about body language. It linked to some lame video on YouTube that didn’t hold my interest. Before heading off to the next blog, I decided I’d see if there were any good books on the topic. Little did I know I’d stumble upon [...]
This book was on my queue to read for quite a while.
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki was both interesting and bit long-winded. Some chapters were entertaining to me and others put me to sleep. Let me summarize the book in a single sentence.
Crowds will arrive at a better answer than individuals [...]
