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Book Notes: Where Good Ideas Come From
Did you ever wonder how innovation happens? I just finished Where Good Ideas Come From – The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Berlin Johnson which tackles this very question. Drawing from...
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Thinking in Synch
Yesterday morning I posted a brief review on Kevin Kelly’s new book, What Technology Wants. Greg Smith remarked that he’s half-way through it. In a Twitter exchange with Kent Bottles later in the day...
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Book Notes: Poke the Box
Poke the Box is Seth Godin’s latest book/manifesto. This is different from his other books in that it runs only 70 pages and is published as part of a new venture with Amazon called The Domino...
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Book Notes: The Emperor of All Maladies
I recently read The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee, a rich account of how modern medical science has come to understand and treat cancer. Cancer, I learned, is largely a...
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Book Notes: The Social Animal
This week I read The Social Animal by David Brooks. The Social Animal looks to tell us how we become who we are – how we develop wisdom and character. The source of who we become lurks below the...
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Book Notes: Connected
This week I read Connected – The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. It offers a powerful look at how connectedness influences...
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4 Reasons You Should Read Enchantment
Last week I read Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki. Enchantment is a modern guide ‘the art of influence and persuasion’ that offers solid, practical advice on how work with people to get things done. It’s...
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Saving Kindle Notes to Evernote
I read about one non-fiction book per week and I find it hard to remember the details of what I’ve read. The interesting quotes, passages, and definitions are at the front of my mind while I’m reading...
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A few years ago when I was shopping Colic Solved I had a conversation with an editor at a prominent NY publishing house. We got talking about parenting titles, the book market and what makes certain...
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Book Notes: The New Digital Age
In The New Digital Age – Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen take you though a futuristic view of a hyper-connected planet with all of its promises and...
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