Book Reviews
George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger Sentinel/The Penguin Group (2013) How the bravery, cunning, near misses, and initiatives of the Culper Ring “helped save our nation and shape its…
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Liars & Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive Bruce Schneier John Wiley & Sons (2012) How social coercion can help to enable compliance and trust within a group, whatever its size may be As Bruce Schneier explains,…
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World Order Henry Kissinger Penguin Press (2014) A brilliant response to so many compelling questions about balance of power then, now, and in years to come I have read most of Henry Kissinger’s previously published books and reviewed several of…
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The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See Max H. Bazerman Simon & Schuster (2014) How and why a wider perspective (System 2 thinking) will guide you toward more effective decisions and fewer disappointments I agree with Yogi Berra:…
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Manage to Lead: Seven Truths to Help You Change the World Peter F. DiGiammarino intelliVen (2013) What we have in this volume is an abundance of information, insights, and wisdom that Peter DiGiammarino has acquired thus far with specific relevance…
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Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis Jeffrey Krames AMACOM (2014) A Pope for All Seasons As Jeffrey Krames acknowledges, opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided – with regard to Pope Francis’ leadership style. “During his first…
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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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