Books I'm Currently Reading
RANGE: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World By David Epstein "Range will force you to rethink the nature of learning, thinking, and being, and reconsider what you thought you knew about optimal education and career paths." - Maria Konnikova
Theory of Constraints by Eliyahu M. Goldratt Theory of Constraints walks you through the crucial stages of a continuous program: the five steps of focusing; the process of change; how to prove effect-cause-effect; and how to invent simple solutions to complex problems. Equally important, the author reveals the devastating impact that an organization's psychology can have on the process of improvements. Theory of Constraints is a crucial document for understanding what it takes to achieve manufacturing breakthroughs.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School "Medina has taken what may be the most complex thing we know -- the human mind -- and explained it in a way that even the human mind can understand. Brain Rules is THE book on how neuroscience can help you at work and at home." - Douglas Stone, co-author of Difficult Conversations
Book's I'd Like To Read
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris "A lively, provocative, and timely new look at one of the deepest problems in the world of ideas. Harris makes a powerful case for a morality that is based on human flourishing and thoroughly enmeshed with science and rationality. It is a tremendously appealing vision, and one that no thinking person can afford to ignore." - Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks "Dr. Sack's best book ... His tales are so compelling that many of them serve as eerie metaphors not only for the condition of modern medicine but of modern man." - New York Magazine
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business "A masterpiece. This is the 'START HERE' book I recommend to everyone interested in business. An amazing overview of everything you need to know. Covers all of the basics, minus buzz-words and fluff. One of the most inspiring things I've read in years." - Derek Sivers, founder of CDbaby.com and sivers.org
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People By Stephen R. Covey “Every so often a book comes along that not only alters the lives of readers but leaves an imprint on the culture itself. The 7 Habits is one of those books.” —Daniel Pink, author of Drive and When
Books I've Enjoyed In The Past
A Short Stay In Hell By Steven L. Peck “An irresistible invention. Peck has somehow squeezed all of human experience, not to mention near-infinite expanses of space and time, into one miraculously slim novella. You won’t be able to stop thinking about this book.” – Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac and Maphead
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox "Anybody who considers himself a manager should rush out, buy and devour this book immediately. If you are the only one in your place to have read it, your progress along the path to the top may suddenly accelerate ... one of the most outstanding business books I have ever encountered." - Punch Magazine
-Required reading for Amazon's management
Set Phasers On Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, And Human Error by Steven Casey " ... extremely readable and fascinating ... recommended to anyone, particularly those interested in human factors research or design" - Marine Technology
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr "I'll tell you right now that every aspiring writer should read The Elements of Style" - Stephen King, On Writing
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow "In this short and sprightly book ... Hawking and Mlodinow take the reader through a whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology." - The Wall Street Journal
The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking "The Universe in a Nutshell is a stunning catalog of mysteries resolved and deeper mysteries revealed ... The book is an essential companion for those intrepid intellectual adventures seeking to visit the furthest frontiers of cosmological science." - The Oregonian
