Books I have read in the last six months that I would recommend: The Mesh by Laura Gansky This is a really good book about the future of business from a proven entrepreneur. In-depth analysis of ZipCar and other “sharing” models makes for interesting and thought-provoking reading. The Confession by John Grisham I have read […]
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The Sewing Machine
Every now and then I come across a book I had at one point wanted to read but for some reason let get off of my radar. Such was the case this past week as we traveled to Oklahoma to spend time with family. I found Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell sitting on my father-in-law’s bookshelf and […]
Books To Make You Say Hmm
The Miracle Of St Anthony This is an amazing book about Coach Bob Hurley and his basketball dynasty in Jersey City, NJ. More than just a sports story, this book details the sacrifices of one man to influence generations to come. If you enjoy basketball, and more particularly if you coach basketball, this book will […]
Accidental Billionaires – A Review
I just finished reading Ben Mezrich’s latest book, The Accidental Billionaires. I am a big fan of Ben’s and have read most all of his other books. I picked this one up for a couple reasons. One, I have read a good bit about the founding of Facebook and wanted to see if there was […]
What Do You Do Best?
I spent last week traveling for work, and as a result, had the opportunity to read a tremendous book about basketball coach Bob Hurley, the legendary coach of St. Anthonys in Jersey City, NJ. The book is called The Miracle Of St. Anthonys and is an absolute must-read. You can get it from Amazon or […]
Read ‘Free’ for free
I just got done reading Free by Chris Anderson. I got my copy for free from Michael Hyatt at Thomas Nelson for posting on his blog about why I wanted to read the book. I am going to do the same thing to continue on with the experiment. Post a comment and tell me why […]
The Network Effect – Part Two
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that yesterday I recommended buying Lars Brownworth’s new book, Lost To The West. You also ( hopefully ) have read my first post about The Network Effect as well. Lars is the brother of Anders, whom I mention here with some amount of regularity. Yesterday was the […]
Carnage and Culture – Why The West Wins
I am in the middle of reading a fascinating book that has been out for some time. The title is Carnage and Culture authored by Victor Hanson. I started reading it due to a recommendation of a good friend, and I am about half way thru. In light of the current war in Iraq, I […]