Who among us has not been intrigued by what goes on behind closed doors at our office? Ever wondered what your boss was really thinking? Curious about the dynamics of your organization’s board and ownership? Or perhaps speculated about compensation questions?
Most of the time I read recently released books, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t good books out there that were published more than a few months ago. I’m not talking the “classics” — which honestly don’t generally appeal to me all that much (with apologies to my old English teachers). There are books from…
When I began to read Jason Fried and David Hansson’s Rework, my first impression was: here we go again. As the book opened up, it had a lot of the tired old rants that reminded me of the part of 37 Signals I like least, as well as some of the same nonsense that Tim…
I’m a huge fan of my friend Chris Brogan. His is one of the 10 blogs I read most regularly. He’s a great blogger, a willing teacher, a smart entrepreneur, and an all-around good guy. Hopefully the next time I run into him at the airport — where we both spend too much time —…
Gary Vaynerchuk’s first business book, Crush It!, can be summed up simply: find something you are passionate about and work very hard at doing it superbly. Like Gary himself, the book is always energetic, frequently personal, and occasionally bombastic. With a writing style that mirrors his style in online videos, the book proceeds at often…
Heather Lauer, author of the Bacon Unwrapped blog for the past several years, has penned a book about her favorite meat titled “Bacon: A Love Story.”
She took some time to talk with me about the book, the food, and the process of writing and promoting her first book.
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus of George Washington University, discusses higher education and his recent book “Big Man on Campus”
Rohit Bhargava discusses his new book “Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity — And How Great Brands Get It Back.”
New York University Professor Pedro Noguera discusses his recent book “The Trouble with Black Boys … And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education”
Can anyone suggest any good books for the history of media? Interested in media generally, as well as specific media (newspapers, TV, radio, etc.). I believe we learn a lot about the future by looking to the past, but have yet to find any really good books in this category.