I finished Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging last week and want to share some of his thoughts if it interests you. This book essentially is about community development and transformation. Block’s…
Tag: Book Review
Quick Review: The Tipping Point
A few weeks ago I finished reading Malcom Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little things Can Make a Big Difference. I fully enjoy Gladwell’s books as they often popularize more complex ideas out…
Quick Review: Daring Greatly
I finished Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly today and it was really great. I’m not sure I need to give too much of an intro due to her enormous popularity through her TED talks…
Quick Review: Quiet
Over the past month I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. As I share some thoughts, I disclose that I am an introvert…
Quick Review: 13 Hours
Over the weekend I read 13 Hours by Michael Zuchoff, which I had wanted to read since seeing the “13 Hours” movie that came out in the fall. The book and the…
Quick Review: Outliers
I read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers last week and I really enjoyed it. If you looked at my recent posts you could see that I essentially am finding ways to read a bunch of…
Quick Review: The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty
A couple of weeks ago I read Dan Ariely’s The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves. The book is loaded with research and stories that illustrate…
Quick Review: It’s Not About The Coffee
I’m catching up this week on many a book review that I haven’t been able to get to in recent months, but here is a leadership book I enjoyed recently from one of…
Old School Book Review: How to Win Friends
A few months ago I read Dale Carnegie’s classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. Normally I react strongly to books that have covers that have catch lines like “The Only Book…