Books
The E-Myth Manager
Title: The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn’t Work-And What to Do About It Author: Michael E. Gerber Paperback: 229 pages Publisher: HarperBusiness (April 1, 1999) ISBN: 0887309593 Read this on my Palm Desert vacation March 2005. It was recommended by someone whose opinion I trust at work. It was worth the read. I agree with […]
March 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Hellfire Club
Title: The Hellfire Club Author: Daniel P. Mannix Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: I Books (May 1, 2001) ISBN: 0743413156 This book was a fun read – again, during my Palm Desert vacation March 2005. The Hellfire Club was a secret society in 18th century England that practiced black masses and sexual depravity. ‘Nough said, great […]
March 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
Cod
Title: Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World Author: Mark Kurlansky Paperback: 294 pages Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (July 1, 1998) ISBN: 0140275010 I read this book on vacation in Palm Desert March 2005. I read Salt last summer by the same author, and I also enjoyed this book. As you […]
March 17th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Great Influenza
Title: The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History Author: John Barry Paperback: 560 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (February 1, 2005) ISBN: 0143034480 Read this book while on vacation in Palm Desert March 2005. Good book, really liked the blend of scholarly material and analysis. John Barry really paints […]
March 6th, 2005 by alephnaught
Evil: An Investigation
Title: Evil: An Investigation Author: Lance Morrow Softcover: 276 Pages Publisher: Basic Books (September 30, 2004) ISBN: 0465047556 I liked this book – I read it in about a week of commuting. Some of the reviews on Amazon complain that the author doesn’t define evil. I believe that was his point, that evil is beyond […]
February 21st, 2005 by alephnaught
The Da Vinci Code
Title: The Da Vinci Code Author: Dan Brown Hardcover: 454 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st ed edition (March 18, 2003) ISBN: 0385504209 I just finished this book after returning from visiting my mother, sister and her husband in Columbus, Ohio. This was a real page turner – I couldn’t put it down. I read Angels and […]
February 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Island at the Center of the World
Title: The Island at the Center of the World Author: Russell Shorto Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (March 16, 2004) ISBN: 0385503490 This book was recommended to me by a friend on a project while working in Amsterdam. He was right – this is a book you’ll really enjoy I think; I certainly […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
Crossing the Chasm
Title: Crossing the Chasm Author: Geoffrey A Moore Softcover: 256 Pages Publisher: HarperBusiness; Revised edition (August, 2002) ISBN: 006051712 I keep coming back to this book whenever I need to build a product or new service; between this book, Under Pressure and On Time and The Innovator’s Dilemma, you have a good beginning marketing reading […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm
Title: The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm Authors:Tom Kelley and Jonathan Littman Hardcover: 320 Pages Publisher: Currency (January 16, 2001) ISBN: 0385499841 This book is about IDEO, a very cool west-coast company that specializes in designing creative products. Creativity requires a proper environment. This includes room for fun, […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
On Death and Dying
Title: On Death and Dying Author: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Softcover: 288 Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (June 9, 1997) ISBN: 068483938 I read this book for two reasons. First, the company I work for is going through significant changes – I fear these changes will cause intense reactions not unlike the five stages of dying popularized by […]
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March 17th, 2005 by alephnaught