Book Reviews
Review: The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door is not a particularly subtle book. Published first in 1996, it draws a thesis based on hundreds of interviews of America’s millionaires, and beats it over the heads of its readers. Repeatedly. The central, mind-…
Review: The Alliance
I enjoyed The Alliance. It’s Reid Hoffman’s second book on work and career management, with insights and many actionable points of advice to deal with our current job environment of shorter job stints and ambiguous roles. The book…
How to Read
I think it has been years since I’ve picked up and read a physical book—for better or worse, my reading habit has gone completely digital, and I prefer my Kindle and its backlight over the printed word, or…
Too Many Loaded Terms; Did Not Read
Early in the year, I decided that not everything that looked interesting was actually worth reading. Instead of stubbornly sticking with an article or a book or a story to its miserable conclusion, I figured that aggressive skimming and bailing…
Review: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
It can be hard to write impressions about a book without spoiling its plot, especially when the novel is primarily a mystery or suspense story. Fortunately, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August wears its plot device proudly on the…
Review: The Martian
The Martian is a fun little piece of science fiction. The setting is on the red planet, some decades in the future[1], with an astronaut stranded on the surface while the rest of his team aborts and starts on…
