words written down

This blog is all about words because they matter, they influence, they entertain and when you put them down on a page in a meaningful order, they acquire permanence. Contained here is my writing over the past 10+ years, primarily book reviews over the past ~5 years, and I also have a book review podcast, Talking Nonfiction, available on Apple or Spotify.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Supreme Court Piece by David Von Drehle

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Really good piece from Time titled "Who Will Get Steven's Seat?" about the Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and his ...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Most Innovative Companies Story from Fast Company

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Some interesting mentions in the "50 Most Innovative Companies" Fast Company cover story. Yea, Facebook, Google and Apple (amon...

Admiral Mike Mullen Story from Fast Company

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Some pretty interesting stuff from the May 2010 issue of Fast Company . The cover story is a profile of Admiral Mike Mullen , Chairman of t...
Friday, April 23, 2010

"The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande

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Finished reading "The Checklist Manifesto" by noted surgeon Atul Gawande and found it to be a fairly interesting book. Gawande is...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ford in India & iPad for Work Pieces from BusinessWeek

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Two interesting stories from the Apr 12 issue of BusinessWeek . The first was titled "Alan Mulally's Asian Sales Call" and de...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Danger Around Us - Plastics & Bombs: from Time Magazine

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A couple of interesting pieces from Time lately about two very different threats to public health... The first was " Environmental Tox...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

"Have a Little Faith" by Mitch Albom

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Recently finished “Have a Little Faith” by Mitch Albom and found it a nice read. Albom is a Detroit-based sportswriter ( website here ) wh...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Steve Nash Profile from Sports Illustrated

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Really good feature on Steve Nash in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated . The story is titled "The Genuine Point Guard" and ...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Apple iPad & New Media: from Time Magazine

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Some really interesting writing from Time Magazine lately about the iPad , it's potential impact and the related area of journalism an...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Duke over Butler CNNSI Story

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Compelling piece by Joe Posnanski on CNNSI . Titled "Magical game comes down to last shot and Duke earns greatness" , it's a...
Friday, April 02, 2010

Roy Halladay Profile from Sports Illustrated

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Excellent cover story from the latest issue of Sports Illustrated . Written by Tom Verducci , "What Makes Roy Run" is a detailed ...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Ford Motor Cool Tech Story from Fast Company

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I wouldn't have had this view a few years ago, but if I were buying a car right now, me thinks I'd buy a Ford . Coming together Toyo...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Time Magazine Cover Story on Jobs... & Job Ruminations

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Solid Time Magazine cover story by Barbara Kiviat titled "The Workforce: Where Will the New Jobs Come From?" . All about the eco...
Monday, March 22, 2010

NCAA Basketball Tourney SI Article

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Excellent piece from this week's Sports Illustrated on the NCAA Basketball Tournament . From Tim Layden , "High Stakes" is a...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

BusinessWeek Magazine: Mar 22/29 Issue

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Three articles of note I found in the latest issue of BusinessWeek ... all with a common theme that I'll call hubris about money. The mo...

"White Fang" by Jack London

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Recently finished "White Fang" by Jack London and found it to be a good read. Having previously used the "Classics" ap...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Author Websites

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Following up on the heels of my blog post on tags or labels noted , I wanted to create a new label category for posts with an "author w...
Friday, March 12, 2010

"Tom Hanks: Historian" Cover Story from Time

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Excellent cover story from the Mar 15 issue of Time Magazine . Titled "How Tom Hanks Became America's Historian in Chief" th...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Spring Training Stories from Time & CNNSI

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Man, I do so love this time of year in sports... You've got hockey starting to get really interesting leading into the NHL playoffs and...
Monday, March 08, 2010

BusinessWeek Career/Business Pieces - Mar 15 issue

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Some pretty interesting stuff from the Mar 15 issue of BusinessWeek ... much of it around a common theme. The first story that struck me as ...
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