Book Reviews
The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy Nick Gogerty Columbia University Press (2014) “Price is what you charge. Value is what others think it’s worth.” Warren Buffett I was reminded of Buffett’s comment while considering Nick…
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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams Ben Bradlee, Jr. Little, Brown and Company (2014) A brilliant examination of a Hall of Fame career and of an “exceptional, tumultuous, and epic American life – an immortal life.” I am…
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Here is a brief excerpt from Dan Hurley‘s review of Benedict Carey’s recently published book, How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens, published by Random House (2014). It appeared in The New York Times…
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The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters Ulrich Boser New Harvest/Amazon & Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2014) “It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.”…
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Updike Adam Begley HarperCollins (2014) “A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.” Sigmund Freud John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009) is widely considered among the most accomplished U.S. writers during…
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Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Robert Sher Bibliomotion Books & Media (2014) How midsized companies can achieve and then sustain organizational health The most valuable business books tend to be research-driven and that is certainly…
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Michael Jordan: A Life Roland Lazenby Little, Brown and Company (2014) A multi-dimensional examination of an exceptionally competitive person, both in sports and in business This is an immensely interesting biography of someone born in 1963 who, at least so…
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Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success Dan Schawbel St. Martin’s Griffin (2014) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde This is an expanded and updated edition of a book first published a year ago. I agree with…
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The Explorer Gene: How Three Generations of One Family Went Higher, Deeper and Further Than Anyone Before Tom Cheshire Marble Arch Press (2013) How and why “we can all learn something of the Piccards’ spirit and passion for discovery ourselves”…
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B4B: How Technology and Big Data Are Reinventing the Customer-Supplier Relationship J.B. Wood, Todd Hewlin, and Thomas Lah Facebook.com/TSIA Books (2014) If “software is eating the world” (Marc Andreessen), then it’s time to update the kitchen and probably the recipes.…
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