Archive for February, 2008

Scratch Beginnings, by Adam Shepard

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I heard about this book when the blog Get Rich Slowly interviewed the author and he said “Don’t buy my book. Email me, and and I’ll send you a digital copy.” (He now has a link to a direct download.) I decided to take him up on his offer.

On “Authenticity”
Many of the comments that have […]

The Last Man Who Knew Everything, by Andrew Robinson

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

I’ve always been a fan of polymaths. I find it inspiring to read about people who leap from field to field, excelling in each. Franklin, Leonardo… and now Thomas Young.
This book chronicles the life of Thomas Young, who began the work on deciphering the Rosetta Stone, wrote on the particle/wave nature of light, pioneered research […]

The Breakthrough Imperative, by M. Gottfredson and S. Schaubert

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

I picked up The Breakthrough Imperative: How the Best Managers Get Outstanding Results as an advance reader at my bookstore. It should be coming out in March. There were some printing errors, but that happens with all readers, I think.

I have recently been on a business kick, something that the person I was a few […]

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