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Sunday Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

John Adams by David McCullough
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book has great content, but it slow reading. I wish I had the leisure time to really enjoy this properly.
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Productivity Wednesday #4 : Instapaper

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Learn to save digital content in a single location to read on your own terms later.

I apologize for the funky audio.  I was experimenting with a new microphone and the gain was set way too high.

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SBR: Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great by Esther Derby
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If you are running agile retrospectives you need to read this book. If you are not running retrospectives what are you waiting for?
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SBR: Linchpin by Seth Godin

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Seth is back. He really gets it right on this one. This is an excellent book to pair with Richard Florida’s Reset. The world and they [...]

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Sunday Book Review: The Great Reset by Richard Florida

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity by Richard Florida
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Richard Florida returns to form in this book. He is spot on in his assessments of our current [...]

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Sunday Review: Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself by Alan Alda

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Take Away: Great words of wisdom. I grew up watching MASH and always liked Alda, but I had no idea how brilliant he really is, well worth the read.

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Sunday Review: Practices of an Agile Develoeper by Andy Hunt

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Building Powerful Community Organizations by Brown

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: The Dip by Seth Godin

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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