Category Archives: Sunday Book Review

How to Change the World by Jurgen Appelo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is a great quick read that covers a number of existing works remixed into something tangible and immediate. It covers the current state of management and [...]

New Rules by Bill Maher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you enjoy Bill Maher, you will like the book. If you hate him, you will hate the book. I don’t tend to agree with a whole lot that Bill has [...]

Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams & Projects by Diana Larsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was an early reviewer of this book. I expected it to be good, but was pleasantly surprised when it was great!
If I was writing for [...]

American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I liked on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show and Drew Carey, so hearing his story was a real treat. He is just as funny as an author as he is [...]

If You Ask Me by Betty White
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Betty is hilarious. I was never a fan of her in the Golden Girls. In fact, I found the show and her to be utterly irritating. She seems to [...]

Kiss and Tell by Shannon Tweed
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Simmons family is appealing because they are exceedingly human. I never much paid attention to Shannon or Gene (KISS), but caught a season of Family Jewels and liked how [...]

The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book outlines the future of the world of work. Leaderless organizations have a resiliency to perserve. More importantly they are primed [...]

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Absolutely fantastic book about money. Not only the historical ways of money, but the basics that every US citizen should have a grasp [...]