The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World by David Kirkpatrick is an inside look at the story of the creation of Facebook, it’s founders and the trials that they went through to become one of the world’s fastest growing businesses. From the inception of the idea of ‘The [...]
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Cuttrell is an edge of your seat non-fiction account of a man’s experience behind enemy lines in war ridden Afghanistan. Luttrell walks the reader, in very specific detail, through his decision to become a Navy SEAL, including [...]
A unique travel book, Travel by Cargo Ship by Hugo Verlomme gives the user insight into alternative options for traveling. The book highlights 120 itineraries that arrive at over 300 destinations around the world. Verlomme also gives insight into shipping companies, as well as fares and rates. In addition, the reader gets information regarding various [...]
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink: It used to be (way back when) that we were motivated solely by the desire survival. Later, as we evolved, our prime motivators became the seeking of rewards and the avoidance of punishment. Scientist across multiple fields are advising that we’ve now come [...]
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale: At the dawn of the era of detectives (which, incidentally, was relatively recent), there was one detective at Scotland Yard who outshined all of his peers. Detective-Inspector Jonathan Whicher was the cream of the crop when [...]
Linchpin, Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin Seth Godin is, depending on who you ask, either a marketing genius or an over-hyped stater of the obvious. By my reading, he seems to be a combination of both. His new book, Linchpin, bears the tagline “Are you indispensible?” and spends the next 236 pages convincing you [...]
The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine M.D.is an intrguing look into the science behind why men think and act as they do. Scientifically based, but told in an entertaining fashion, this book will make you think twice about how you view men’s behavior.
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