The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture89 reviews John Battelle Portfolio Trade, 2006 Search - The Future of Technology + Secret to Google's success + Larry and Sergey's Excellent Adventure + A non-technical, solid read for those interested in Google and how Search Works             Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground17 reviews Robert D. Kaplan Random House, 2007 Bulletins from the front + A wonderful, informative and refreshing read + Superbly entertaining & informative military travelogue The book which preceded Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts (Imperial Grunts) was an informative and touching collection of snapshots of service men and women stationed on the edges of America's military map. As of this writing, I haven't finished Hog Pilots, but it's clearly cut from the same cloth. I'm ...             The Wisdom of Crowds150 reviews James Surowiecki Anchor, 2005 Smart, Interesting and Easy to Read + More Nuanced Than I Expected + Book review This book was a surprise hit for me. I didn't expect to like it, but ended up loving it so much I just had to have a copy on my shelf. Surowieki is very convincing, in part because he takes such care to bring up alternative arguments and respond to each. He also keeps his focus fairly narrow, so ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1051 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Inspiring!!! + inspiring... one person CAN make a difference + How can you not love this and want to be a part of Mortenson's work? + Inspiring Story + A Must Read             Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance51 reviews Marcus Buckingham Free Press, 2007 A MUST HAVE RESOURCE + Excel at your strengths Marcus Buckingham is brilliant! His research-profound! As a professional workplace trainer, I use this book and insist that my clients purchase copies for their management teams before I conduct their trainings. Yesterday's "Human Resources" is today's "Talent Management" and employment engagement! ...             Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the New Consumer24 reviews Michael J. Silverstein, John Butman Portfolio Hardcover, 2006 Why we scrimp then spluge + Interesting reading! + Any Advertising Rep should read this + Emotional Drive of the Buyer             The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More175 reviews Chris Anderson Hyperion, 2006 Wow + Extremely Relevant + Simple, Smart Premise No Longer Ignored Excellent. Shines light on a fascinating concept. Offer growth potential for hundreds of fields. Samuel R Daines II.             Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure91 reviews Sarah Macdonald Broadway, 2004 Hands on unvarnished insight + An engaging look at India! + Thoroughly Enjoyable + Hilarious             Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping27 reviews Patrick Radden Keefe Random House, 2005 NSA - Eavesdropping Travelogue-Type Expose + Heard it on the grapevine + Good Survey on the NSA This book was written by a Yale law student who had an interested in the National Security Agency (NSA) and signals intelligence. It is a good story that is similar to a travelogue or description of the author's exploration of the subject as well as some of the actual physical sites of the ...             Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1537 reviews Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow, 2006 Let's get Freaky!!!! + Great book! + hard core christians wont like this book + Entertaining + Still Relevant             The New American Workplace8 reviews James O'Toole, Edward E. Lawler Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 An important and thoroughly researched book + An essential book! + Informative - But Not for Everyone + Great service + Important yet incomplete study of work in America             On The Wealth of Nations (Books That Changed the World)41 reviews P. J. O'Rourke Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006 This is NOT Cliff's Notes, It's Jokes And Wide Brush Strokes + PJ in a serious mood + Very enjoyable read The surfeit of reviews complaining about the author's insights and accuracy in summarizing "Wealth Of Nations" has finally spurred me to post my own review, which I'll also crib, right up front: It's jokes, people! Jokes from a guy you know is libertarian! It's not Cliff's Notes! If you have ...             Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy9 reviews Daniel Altman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 The Importance of Being Well-Connected + snack sized global econ + Really Connected + You do the Thinking: Lessons on Global Economics             Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich55 reviews Robert Frank Crown, 2007 Excellent + Lifestyles of the rich; not necessarily famous + How the Other 1% Live + What a view! + Who knew... the rich are actually interesting!             The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse85 reviews Gregg Easterbrook Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Good quick book to make you think + Enjoyable, Thoughtful Read + Makes you reflect on what happiness really is I was drawn to this book because of TMQ, what Mr. Easterbrook writes for ESPN. If you like that, then I would suggest you take a little bit, and enjoy a book that makes to think. Well thought out and written, with no bias for anything than the truth he describes. Enjoy.             The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the ...94 reviews Charles Fishman Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Great Read for a Boring Subject + mind-boggling facts and figures + Even-handed and illuminating look at biggest company in history + Walmart - THE consumer index? + One of the most ineresting books I've read in along time             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1052 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Geography, not genetics + An alternative viewpoint + Excellent Explanation for Eurasian Historical Hegemony + the big picture--from several angles             The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor26 reviews William Langewiesche Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 What If. + A realistic view of nuclear proliferation + Calm Down it's not as bad as Bush Says + A snapshot primer on A.Q. Khan and nuclear proliferation             Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your ...42 reviews Tyler Cowen Dutton Adult, 2007 Great Book! + Inner Econimist thoughts It's a fast and easy read! The info is definitely worth the cost of time and money in other words: high ROI!             The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)19 reviews John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge Modern Library, 2005 A wonderful quick historical overview of corporate development.... + new insight + Good, but with a huge emphasis on the "SHORT" in "short history." + Good historical overview + A very good introduction