Book Reviews
Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival Stephen Greenblatt Norton (September 2025) A bold, reckless, and dangerous genius who lived his life “to the full” I have just read and then re-read two biographies of…
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Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, and Jason Wild Harvard Business Review Press (March 2026) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it’s the only…
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Jackson Pollock: A Biography Deborah Solomon Simon & Schuster (1987) A portait of the artist as a genius…and a totally insecure alcoholic I knew almost nothing about the life and work of Jackson Pollock until I read two superb biographies,…
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Mind Over Grind: How to BreakFree When Work Hijacks Your Life Guy Winch Simon & Schuster (February 2026) “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Pogo the Possum Long ago when I joined the working world (delivering newspapers,…
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster (October 2014) For so many of those involved with collaborative, breakthrough innovations, “Bliss was in that dawn to be alive.” What…
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The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema Paul Fischer Celadon Books (February 2026) Behind the camera…indeed, behind another major transition in filmmaking Hollywood resembles Broadway in that both are locations…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads: Decision Making (Updated and Expanded) Various Contributors with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (March 2026) Here is an abundance of practical suggestions to help you make much smarter decisions This is a revised and expanded…
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Jackson Pollock: An American Saga Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith Woodward/White (1989) He had “almost unlimited potential for both creation and destruction” I knew almost nothing about the life and work of Jackson Pollock until I read two biographies,…
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Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…
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Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius William E. Wallace Princeton University Press (February 2026) An “interesting story of their long-term mutual regard and reciprocal creativity” Rivalries between and among great artists are inevitable, and usually for the…
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