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Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Basic Books, 1998
A Great Read for Anyone
+ When you have your fastball working
+ An interesting work of social science
I absolutely loved this book. It's not a self-help book by any means. It goes beyond that. There are reasons why we love or hate anything we do, and this book goes into detail to answer the great question, "Why?"
Seems like common sense, but it's not for most people. When you begin to ...
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On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not
Robert Burton
St. Martin's Press, 2008
One of three recent great books on our weird minds
+ On Being Certain
+ It's Not What You Know it's Whether You Really Know It
+ Certainly Interesting
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Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live Without
Tom Rath
Gallup Press, 2006
Friends--- More Than Just a "Good Idea"
+ Interesting read, not lots of depth
+ Friends At Work
+ Not disquieting at all
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Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman
Doubleday Business, 2008
Fooled by Stubbornness
+ Engaging Look At What SWAYS Our Thinking
+ To err is Human....To change the error of your ways Divine.
+ Irrational behavior
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
HarperCollins, 2008
Figure Out People By Identifying Patterns
+ No economist can afford to miss this
+ Insightful quick read
+ Great Read for Communicators
+ Amazing read!
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Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things
Richard Wiseman
Basic Books, 2007
Very Interesting Book
+ Fun to read, but a little insubstantial.
+ Very readable
+ Readable research about the things we love most...ourselves
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The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life
Eviatar Zerubavel
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
The Elephant left the room a little too early.
+ Great little book
I originally heard the author being interviwed on NPR and was intrigued by the topic. Mr. Erubavel aptly laid out the "elephants" that he would discuss. His topics were right on the mark and every reader can identify with one of his examples either through personal or through a family member or ...
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
Black Swans In American Industries
+ Food for your brains
+ Insights and insults
+ Good info, good ideas, but got bored and couldn't finish it...
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The Pursuit of Attention: Power and Ego in Everyday Life
Charles Derber
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
Not just a book, a treasure.
+ Give this book some attention...
+ It made my top 5 list for non-fiction
I usually sell or give away books once I've read them - there are always other books to read, and I don't fool myself that I'm going to revisit most of what I've already read. There are exceptions, but very few. "The Pursuit of Attention" is not just an exception to this habit, it is for me, the ...
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It's Not a Glass Ceiling, It's a Sticky Floor: Free Yourself From the Hidden Behaviors Sabotaging Your Career ...
Rebecca Shambaugh
McGraw-Hill, 2007
A Must Read for Any Leader
+ Great Book! Good information, easy to read, and makes sense!
+ Not just for women..............
+ Stick To It
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The Strategy Paradox: Why committing to success leads to failure (and what to do about it)
Michael E. Raynor
Doubleday Business, 2007
Requisite uncertainty and human capabilities
+ HIghly readable
+ Very good ideas, writing style somewhat longdrawn
+ Compulsory Text in our Management Degree program
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Simpleology: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want
Mark Joyner
Wiley, 2007
If you have been tagged "conservative" buy this book..
+ Cutting Right to the Core
+ Bringing the term Keep it simple to a new level
As it goes I am often thought of as a conservative. This is one of those books where I keep one in my library and one to give away. The loaner goes mostly to conservative friends. I loan a book to these folks so that there mind can be open to another point of view.
This books makes you laugh a ...
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The Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki
Anchor, 2005
Excellent Primer
+ Never judge a book by its cover!
+ Groups of People are Smart!
+ The Wisdom of The Wisdom of Crowds
+ An Entry Level Review
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Use Your Luck To Your Advantage
+ An Insightful Rant
+ A Must Read
Many concepts in "Fooled by Randomness" can be mentally applied to many areas and circumstances of our lives. This book has a lot of variety both past and present that can help us in the future in how we *think* about things, our environment, and more importantly, ourselves. This review will take ...
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The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being
Daniel J. Siegel
W. W. Norton, 2007
Hands down the best book on this topic.....
+ Compassion, Mirror Neurons, & Neuroplasticity - Excellent!
+ The blend of science and practice surveys brain function and how empathy and understanding are fostered.
I've always been a fan of this author, he is a scholar, excellent writer and based on his writing a wise individual. What makes this book especially good from my perspective is the balancing of subjective information from the world's wisdom traditions and his own interior experience with their ...
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