Category Archives: books

Here’s a video review I saw on OpenCulture for two books which I really enjoyed, “Outliers” and “Talent is Overrated“. It’s a little tongue in cheek, with a bit of profanity, but it made me laugh and remember how much … Continue reading →

I heard about this book while listening to a talk the author gave at a “Long Now Foundation” meeting via their iTunes podcast. Apparently, Stewart Brand got an early copy and it was passed around enough to gain quite a … Continue reading →

I know it’s been quite some time since I did my last review.  It’s not that I haven’t been reading, quite the opposite in fact. My wife and I have been enjoying access to a great library system. I told … Continue reading →

I’d like to take this brief interlude to make a painful admission to you. You may be asking how one could have a “.5″ book review… Well, I opened a book but actually didn’t read it! In my youth, such … Continue reading →

This is the second book in a row that I’ve really enjoyed so it might be easy to say I was on a roll picking winners. Yet, to do so would negate all I’d learned from “The Drunkard’s Walk” which … Continue reading →

As promised in my earlier post I wanted to be more active in continuing my reviews, and this is a book worth the accolades. In “Predictably Irrational” the author, Dan Ariely, gives us a chance face some of the most … Continue reading →

You can probably tell from the picture that my wife and I have done a lot of traveling. I actually finished Superclass a few weeks ago. Yet, I’m embarrassed to admit it’s been over a month since I proclaimed my … Continue reading →

My wife and I have really been enjoying our local public library. Unfortunately, it’s nothing spectacular so the truth is that we’re really enjoying its website. Online you can search and reserve books, so it’s a bit like Amazon meets … Continue reading →