I have had this book on my wishlist for a long time, and I finally found a copy at a bookstore. I was expecting a practical book on creativity, but that’s not exactly what this is. It’s a lot closer to The War of Art then to Thinkertoys. If you are looking for a quick read […]
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I am finally getting around to reading a book that has been at the top of my list for a few months, Cialdini’s Influence, The Psychology of Persuasion. I am about fifty pages into it so far and can already count it among my favorite books. I will post a review of it in the
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Read This Before Our Next Meeting reads like a dozen expresso shots being added to your morning coffee. The author definitely takes his own advice and does not waste the reader’s time with chitchat or useless information, and I will try and do the same. 1: The Modern Meeting supports a decision that has already been
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Published in May of 2010, Anita Wood’s Divine Appointment is a powerful story of God’s providence. It chronicles the humble beginnings of two people who met and submitted to God’s direction for their lives. Their choices and decisions took them farther along the path God designed. Dick (through journal entries and other writings) and Anita write to
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This is a small book, barely over 80 pages, but it is packed with truth. It is essentially a condensed version of Piper’s famous work Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. I always recommend that folks read this when they start off with Piper because they will get the gist of what he
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Strategy And The Fat Smoker is really more like a collection of essays from David Maister. Almost every essay is good enough to expand on and be turned into a regular business book. The author writes in a direct manner that gets right to the point, and his writing is full of usable information. This
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Welcome To The Story follows a long list of other works that try to convey the whole picture of Scripture in a few pages. Most of these books are good, but they tend to be either too long or too boring. If you are looking for the whole picture of the Bible, then you want
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There will always be a better strategy on the horizon, something that will really push you to finish the book you are writing, the business you will start, or the education you want to complete. There are also hundreds of programs that people follow to lose weight and get rid of bad habits. Do you
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Accelerate the Sale looks at sales from every angle and the author offers some great advice along the way. Most of the analogies are to Harley’s or fast cars, so if you are a salesmen and enjoy roaring engines as well, this is definitely the book for you. Pros: * Solid advice * Some chapters are
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Some other reviewers have justifiably complained that the format of Self-Reliance is hard to read. While it is hard to read, it is an ambitious book and the format works well if you treat them as separate books. Read the right hand pages only for the full essay, the large red text on the left
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