Sunday, April 09, 2006
Quickie Recent Book Reviews
1 commentsSex and the Single Zillionaire, by Tom Perkins - Fiction written by one of the most famous Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Really entertaining, clean and total poolside candy.
The Chairman, by Stephen Frey - Fiction about high-stakes private equity investing in NYC. Entertaining if complicated. Good, fast book candy for a vacation.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey - Hated it, didn't read past the third chapter.
The Effective Executive, by Peter Drucker - Loved it, but VERY thick and first 20 pages were hardest to get through. I had to really mark this book up and take a lot of notes. It picked up and was filled with great anecdotes and lessons. Still, academic reading - slow.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, by Benjamin Franklin - Loved it, a classic, but talks about military and politics a lot more than I had though. Not much RE:electricity. Franklin was surprisingly religious, though not Christian. A very good read.
The Baron Son, by Davis and Patterson and Patton - A business fable, very thick and difficult to read. Much of the text was in semi-old English. The lessons were good. I would really recommend it only if you are a serious reader.
Growing a Business, by Paul Hawken - Wishy washy lightweight advice, I didn't finish this and had a hard time following on message. Based on the reviews it deserves a second look sometime.
Air Force One, by Von Hardesty - Interesting, fun look at the aircraft that Presidents of the United States of America have used. Good pictures and anecdotes.
Devils on the Deep Blue Sea, by Kristoffer A. Garin - Really good, a business look at how the cruise industry in America started. I really respect Carnival after reading about their history as a mom-and-pop start-up company out of Miami. (And my cruise last week on the Carnival Miracle was fun and relaxing - I think it was the longest that I have been off-line, seven straight days.)
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A handful of intriguing boooks for sure.
Didn't like Covey for years, then it came out (in like my 2nd Sr. year in college) that he was basically a fraud in a handful of ways. PhD in Divinity and other weird off topic stuff.
Good to hear you enjoyed your trip.
Will H.
Didn't like Covey for years, then it came out (in like my 2nd Sr. year in college) that he was basically a fraud in a handful of ways. PhD in Divinity and other weird off topic stuff.
Good to hear you enjoyed your trip.
Will H.
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