George Thompson was on patrol with a fellow cop at two A.M., when they were called out to break up a nasty domestic dispute in a bad part of town. Upon arrival they found the couple arguing wildly, and this is where Thompson's partner adopted an outrageous tactic: He walked straight in without knockin, sat … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Book Reviews
My book reviews. Fiction, non-fiction and mainly business literature. These are all excellent books, ’cause I never review the books I don’t like.
Book review: Managing to have fun
True or false: Having fun at work contributes heavily to an organization's success!
If you have any doubts about this statement, Managing to have fun by Matt Weinstein may have some arguments to turn your thinking around.
If you already agree, the book is packed with inspiration, stories and tips to help you have more fun … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Happiness: Lessons From a New Science
Money will not make you happy, unless you're very poor, in which case a little money goes a long way. And yet individuals and societies seem to regard increased spending as the only reliable measure of success, and the main goal of most governments is to achieve an economic growth rate that beats out … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Join me
Danny Wallace started a cult by accident. He placed an add in the newspaper saying simply "Join me. Send a passport sized photograph to...". And people did. Now he only had one problem: People were kinda curious to see what they'd joined, and he still had no idea himself.
In Join Me, The true story … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Getting to peace
In the midst of a firefight in the rice paddies between American soldiers and the Viet Cong early in the Vietnam War, six monks walked towards the line of fire. "They didn't look right, they didn't look left. They walked straight through," remembers David Busch, one of the American soldiers. "It was really strange, because … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Freakonomics
In the 80's crime rose sharply in the US. Instances of murder, robberies, muggings all went up in the big cities. Experts were crying doom, predicting that it could only get worse. Then it got better. Not just a little, but a lot. The question is Why?
Giuliani took credit for cleaning up New York City. … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
Queued for half an hour friday night to get a copy. It was worth it. Best Potter ever. 'nuff said.
Book review: Blue Streak
There are currently only two major airlines in the US that actually turn a profit: Southwest which has been around since 1973 and newcomer jetBlue which has been flying since 1999. They are both low-cost carriers, but that is probably not the root cause of their success - after all plenty of low-cost carriers have … Continue Reading ››
Book review: The golden ratio
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244970720720418939113748475408807538689175212663386222...
Doesn't look like much does it? What if I told you, that this number is significant in such varied circumstances as:
* The construction of pentagons
* The number of spirals in sunflowers
* The construction of sea-shells
* Fractals
Spooky, huh?
The number is called variously the golden mean, the golden section number, the golden ratio or simply phi (pronounced … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Life on the line
Solange de Santis is a journalist who'd never held a blue collar job in her life. She wondered what it would be like, so she took such a job. For a year and a half! Now that's commitment.
But it's also something more. What drove her was partly curiosity about a different work environment and the … Continue Reading ››