Christmas
Some New Reading
12/25/08 19:46
So I now have a plethora of books to read in 2009. I got eight, count ‘em eight new books for Christmas, enough for every night of Chanukah.
I got:
“Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What we Buy and Who We Are” by Rob Walker, this is a book that I’ve had my eye on for some time. Had it in my hand 5 times at Barnes & Noble, about to buy it, just didn’t pull the trigger, what did it say?
“Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior” by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
“Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell a perennial favorite if you haven’t read “Blink” or “The Tipping Point” stop reading this dreck, go out and buy them (at least purchase them on Amazon, and have them shipped to you, then keep reading the dreck). Whether you agree or disagree with him, its always an entertaining read.
“Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin, ok yes, I caught up in the Obama hype. But I’ve always wanted to read this book, and I was a history major in college, so there.
“Reality Check” by Guy Kawasaki, I loved “Art of the Start,” so I’m glad to be picking this one up. Wish it was a paperback. Its a big hard cover. Does that seem shallow?
“Yes: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive” by Goldstein, Martin and Cialdini. Never got around to finishing “Influence,” by Cialdini, but I’ve seems this book raved about, and its on a topic of interest to me.
“The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life” by Robert Fritz, useful self help or new age drivel, not quite sure yet. Yeah of all the great books this is the one I’ve started reading, not sure exactly why, maybe its the fact that I’m trying to make some life decisions, maybe it was the catchy title. Maybe its the fact I’m not sure it was given to me (long story) so I’m trying to read it before it has to be returned.
In addition I got the next two installments of the riveting comic book, “DMZ,” about a second Civil War, and the no man’s land that is Manhattan Island.
I got:
“Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What we Buy and Who We Are” by Rob Walker, this is a book that I’ve had my eye on for some time. Had it in my hand 5 times at Barnes & Noble, about to buy it, just didn’t pull the trigger, what did it say?
“Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior” by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
“Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell a perennial favorite if you haven’t read “Blink” or “The Tipping Point” stop reading this dreck, go out and buy them (at least purchase them on Amazon, and have them shipped to you, then keep reading the dreck). Whether you agree or disagree with him, its always an entertaining read.
“Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin, ok yes, I caught up in the Obama hype. But I’ve always wanted to read this book, and I was a history major in college, so there.
“Reality Check” by Guy Kawasaki, I loved “Art of the Start,” so I’m glad to be picking this one up. Wish it was a paperback. Its a big hard cover. Does that seem shallow?
“Yes: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive” by Goldstein, Martin and Cialdini. Never got around to finishing “Influence,” by Cialdini, but I’ve seems this book raved about, and its on a topic of interest to me.
“The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life” by Robert Fritz, useful self help or new age drivel, not quite sure yet. Yeah of all the great books this is the one I’ve started reading, not sure exactly why, maybe its the fact that I’m trying to make some life decisions, maybe it was the catchy title. Maybe its the fact I’m not sure it was given to me (long story) so I’m trying to read it before it has to be returned.
In addition I got the next two installments of the riveting comic book, “DMZ,” about a second Civil War, and the no man’s land that is Manhattan Island.