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Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School
Philip Delves Broughton
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
"Ahead of the Curve" -- Interesting Book
I found "Ahead of the Curve" very interesting and enjoyable. I enjoyed the author's insights into the challenges of attending Harvard Business School. I found Delves Broughton's anecdotes on the professors, guest lecturers and classmates particularly interesting. ...
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...
Norman Doidge
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Amazing Brain
As a special education teacher this book has been an amazing eye-opener to helping anyone learn new skills, especially adults. But teaching learning disabled students and otherwise impaired children brings a lot of insight into what this book is all about. I loved it ...
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
Glad this is so popular
Pollan gives a pretty systematic overview of what's wrong with what we eat and how we can fix it. It's concise, it's well-informed, and it's open-minded. Everyone talks about how organic food or sustainable agriculture or whatever is good, but Pollan compiles it into ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?
Omnivore's Dilemma traces our food back to its sources - and in many cases finds corn of all things! The author discusses industrial food production and the primary food chains from their sources to our kitchens. He covers processed foods, mainstream industrial ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
A Relaxing Read
I had put off reading this book for a long time because the title turned me off. One day I decided to read it since it was summer and I had some extra time. From the first page, I was hooked. I was so surprised to find the book a delightfully humorous memoir of ...
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher, William L. Ury
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991
One of the best books ever written on negotiation
This book changed the study and practice of negotiation since it was first published.
It is one of the most important books on negotiation ever written.
It is based on "interest based" negotiation and "expanding the pie" and then "dividing it". It is about ...
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
De-clutter your office and your mind!
David Allen gives you specific tasks to organize and streamline your life and business. Do it or drop it - words to live by if you want to eliminate clutter in your office and in your mind.
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The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003
Bees AIN'T a Bust!
I surveyed my class and 80% gave it two thumbs up: 5 stars. That's 28 out of 35 students. The rest of the class gave it an OK: 3 or 4 stars. So my giving it 5 stars has been backed by research into the general public's taste. ;=)
Now, I'm not much for spending time ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
California Born
This is the most eye opening, educational, amazing book I have ever read. Thank you, Mr. Mortensen for educating me. Bless you and your family.
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)
Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
Beyond the words... and into action
Ignore everyone else and read it...
You learn something from every book you read... why not move past the critics and judge the book for yourself. Regardless of your religon or beliefs, the book will open your eyes to another aspect of life that you may not have ...
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Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, ...
St. Martin's Press, 2006
Amusing & Enlightening
I am usually more into serious literature, but one of my team mates in an on-line course suggested that our group use this book for an educational leadership project. It was an excellent suggestion. Not only was the book "short and sweet", but within its pages, I could ...
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The Crucible (Penguin Classics)
Arthur Miller
Penguin Classics, 2003
The Devil is Precise
On my walk through the LoA edition of Arthur Miller plays I bypass The Enemy of the People, the Ibsen adaptation, which I think is a waste of everyone's time, and go straight to the Crucible, which I had never read, nor watched on stage or screen. Very odd. It is a ...
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Lord of the Flies (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
William Golding
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
Grrrr-8 Book!
This is a great book to read! Very interesting and intense. Great reading material.
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In the Woods
Tana French
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Audio Captivation
I listened to the audio version and it quickly moved to "highly recommended" for me. The characters were mostly believable and flawed in ways that only makes them more sympathetic. Minor but valid gripes about the plot have been well covered by other reviewers - ...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book
Eric Carle
Philomel, 1994
Classic
This is a great board book, not too annoying to read over and over again. My 5-month-old son really responds to the beautiful illustrations.
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