The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, by Ben Mezrich As a geek passionate about social media and networking online, I was intrigued by the summary of this book. I mean, who wouldn’t be? The founding of Facebook? Money, sex, betrayal, genius? You couldn’t POSSIBLY find a […]
Can I just say that I cannot WAIT for the October release of Gary Vaynerchuk’s first book, Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Ca$h In on Your Passion?! I know I’m a bookworm and all, but seriously, I’ve never actually written a release date ON MY CALENDAR. (It’s October 13th, by the way.) […]
The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch Goes without saying that this book is worth the read, albeit a quick one. It gets a little draggy halfway through, but every short chapter promises and successfully delivers a success tidbit in addition to fascinatingly interesting details about Randy’s life. This guy was cool. If nothing else, read […]
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, and Stephen R. Covey. Crucially conversating doesn’t sound too exciting of a topic, I realize, but I read this book as an adjunct to taking the Crucial Conversations corporately sponsored class and neither disappoint. The book is […]
The Angel Inside: Michelangelo’s Secrets For Following Your Passion and Finding the Work You Love, by Chris Widener I had the opportunity to hear Chris Widener speak in person a couple of years ago. Just like his live talk, this book from the relative newcomer did not disappoint. A short but powerful read, it hammers […]
Short and sweet reviews from a couple of recent reads: The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life, by Jeff Olson One of my favorites in a long, long time. Discussing the topic of why the successful are successful when so many others are not, Olson proposes that it’s all the little things that matter. […]
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