Book Reviews
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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No Fear, No Failure: Five Principles for Sustaining Growth Through Innovation Lorraine H. Marchand, with John Hanc Columbia Business School Publishing (February 2026) Innovation must be an ongoing process, with day-to-day measurable impact, not an aspiration. With all due respect…
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Furious Minds: The Making of the New Right Laura K. Field Princeton University Press (November (2025) A thorough analysis of immensely complicated threats to traditional political values How and why has the current political situation in the United States become…
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Employee Experience Design: How to Co-Create Work Where People and Organizations Thrive Dean E. Carter, Samantha Gadd, and Mark Levy Wiley (January 2026) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Most of the companies annually ranked among those most highly…
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The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of Mind Tom Griffiths, Henry Holt and Company (February 2026) Finally, after three centuries, the previously untold “story” of how to understand our “internal world” Based on the preliminary research…
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