Book Reviews
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen Dan Heath Avid Reader Press/An imprint of Simon & Schuster (March 2020) Never more true than it is today: “A stitch in time….” I have read and reviewed four bestsellers co-authored…
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Congress at War: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America Fergus M. Bordewich Knopf (February 2020) Here is a political history of how the U.S. Congress fought the Civil War Abraham Lincoln was…
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Evidence-Based Recruiting: How to Build a Company of Star Performers Through Systematic and Repeatable Hiring Practices Atta Tarki McGraw Hill (January 2020 “The team with the best players wins.” Jack Welch My own opinion is that the team with the…
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence Stephen A. Schwarzman Avid Reader/an imprint of Simon & Schuster (September 2019) A man whose capabilities and achievements are for all seasons With substantial assistance from Philip Delves Broughton, Stephen Schwarzman…
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Creating Flannery O’Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers Daniel Moran The University of Georgia Press (September 2016) “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Flannery O’Connor All authors pose challenges to those who write…
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Sense & Response: How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden Harvard Business Review Press (2017) How to engage in a two-way conversation with your market that will drive substantial value To…
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Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation David J. Bland and Alexander Osterwalder Wiley (November 2019) “Experimentation is the least arrogant method of gaining knowledge.” Isaac Asimov First of all, I wish to acknowledge the brilliant work of…
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On the Origin of Species: The Science Classic Charles Darwin Introduction by John van Wyhe; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone, A Wiley Brand (February 2020) Why The Origin of Species remains perhaps the most influential science book ever written Years…
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Meditations: The Philosophy Classic Marcus Auerelius Introduction by Donald Robertson; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (February 2020) “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” The statement by Marcus Auerelius (121-180…
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