Sunday, April 30, 2017

Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg

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Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg was about an interesting topic in the science of productivity and the book an excellent one, broke...

The Cubs Way by Tom Verducci

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The Cubs Way by Tom Verducci was a really solid read from the Sport Illustrated writer who I’ve posted on a number of times . The book fea...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

The Only Rule is it Has to Work by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

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The Only Rule Is It Has to Work by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller was an entertaining and fast read about two baseball writers who for a su...

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

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Exit West by Mohsin Hamid was a novel I was drawn to after reading ( and then reviewing ) How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia  from Hami...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Upstarts by Brad Stone

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The Upstarts by Brad Stone was an interesting book on Uber and Airbnb, two still privately held companies that in the past decade have bec...
Saturday, February 04, 2017

The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

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The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis  was the latest book from the bestselling author who I've now read eight book by, with the others:...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

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Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss was a really good book with the subtitle The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and Worl...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

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Shoe Dog by Phil Knight was an excellent memoir from the Nike creator, who served as CEO from 1964-2004, Board Chairman through 2016, and ...
Friday, December 30, 2016

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance  was a really compelling memoir by someone born into difficult circumstances who with key help provided along...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

The Legends Club by John Feinstein

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The Legends Club by John Feinstein has the subtitle Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry and ...
Thursday, November 24, 2016

Playing Through the Whistle by S.L. Price

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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football and an American Town by S.L. Price was a really good book from the Sports Illustrated writer w...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Originals by Adam Grant

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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant was an interesting read that brought to mind books such as those  by Stephen Du...
Saturday, October 08, 2016

Powerhouse by James Andrew Miller

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Powerhouse by James Andrew Miller was an interesting oral history on Creative Artists Agency, the firm that, along with other businesses it...

The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey

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The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey  was an interesting read that I heard of from an article by Chris Ballard for Sports Illustrate...

The Hike by Drew Magary

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The Hike by Drew Magary  was the third book, and second novel, I've read from the author who also has written extensively for GQ and De...

Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen

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Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen  is the latest installment of fiction by the Florida-based writer on characters in his wacky state and just like...
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Patient H.M. by Luke Dittrich

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Patient H.M. by Luke Dittrich  is a book that dealt not only with an interesting topic, but one in which the author personally invested. ...

Astoria by Peter Stark

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Astoria by Peter Stark tells the story of millionaire John Jacob Astor's attempt to establish a global trade network with a foothold in...
Saturday, August 20, 2016

Hellhound On His Trail by Hampton Sides

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Hellhound On His Trail by Hampton Sides was a great book about the manhunt for James Earl Ray, the killer of Martin Luther King Jr. The boo...

The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant

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The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant was an interesting book from 2005 about the illegal felling of a giant tree off the Northwest coast of ...