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Life's Missing Instruction Manual : The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth 51 reviews
Joe Vitale
Wiley, 2006
A Wonderful Little Book
If you make a commitment to read and apply one of these messages every day, you couldn't help but find your life getting better and yourself happier. I believe this book should be required reading for high school students, and just about everyone else for that matter.
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The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger7 reviews
Daniel Gardner
Dutton Adult, 2008
Required reading for all policymakers, journalists, and citizens
+ A Must Read!
+ Makes risk assessment easier to understand
+ Interesting read
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On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not15 reviews
Robert Burton
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Engaging and Challenging Exploration of Belief
+ Great book
+ On Being Certain
As an avid reader of books in this category, I was pleased to find something new in Robert Burton's book: a head-on engagement with the infrastructure of belief. The question Burton asks is on the face of it a simple one, but in its implications extremely complex: how do we know what we know? As a ...
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The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life 4 reviews
Eviatar Zerubavel
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
The Elephant left the room a little too early.
+ Great little book
I originally heard the author being interviwed on NPR and was intrigued by the topic. Mr. Erubavel aptly laid out the "elephants" that he would discuss. His topics were right on the mark and every reader can identify with one of his examples either through personal or through a family member or ...
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets381 reviews
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Methods of thinking and mental models worth learning
+ one of the "bestest" book ever
+ An insightful view of life
+ An Insightful Rant
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Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives26 reviews
David Sloan Wilson
Delta, 2007
If you really want to understand the world
There are a lot of good books, too many for anyone to read any but the best. This is one of the best, with new insights on almost every page. Whether you love science already, or are doubtful about evolution and want to know the truth, this is the one book to read.
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable 342 reviews
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
original and great insight
+ Svarta svanar är oförutsägbara
+ Good read, but fooled by randomness is better
This is the book I drag around everywhere, you can only read a few pages at a time because you need to think while digesting. the author is very knowledgable - sometimes too knowledgable, but that's a good thing, because he has a lot to say, a different point of view, a chip on his shoulder, ...
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The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being 13 reviews
Daniel J. Siegel
W. W. Norton, 2007
Hands down the best book on this topic.....
+ Compassion, Mirror Neurons, & Neuroplasticity - Excellent!
+ The blend of science and practice surveys brain function and how empathy and understanding are fostered.
I've always been a fan of this author, he is a scholar, excellent writer and based on his writing a wise individual. What makes this book especially good from my perspective is the balancing of subjective information from the world's wisdom traditions and his own interior experience with their ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking958 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
The art of split-second thinking
+ Great book even if I don't agree with it...
+ Intuition is No Simple Subject Matter to "Thin-Slice" - Gladwell does it Well!
+ Blink - A Must Read
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The Pursuit of Attention: Power and Ego in Everyday Life 3 reviews
Charles Derber
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
Not just a book, a treasure.
+ Give this book some attention...
+ It made my top 5 list for non-fiction
I usually sell or give away books once I've read them - there are always other books to read, and I don't fool myself that I'm going to revisit most of what I've already read. There are exceptions, but very few. "The Pursuit of Attention" is not just an exception to this habit, it is for me, the ...
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The Wisdom of Crowds159 reviews
James Surowiecki
Anchor, 2005
Excellent Primer
+ Why don't quantum physicists let a crowd predict the Higgs' particle mass-energy?
+ Never judge a book by its cover!
There's a reason why democracy is the crappiest form of government, except all others (to paraphrase somebody famous).
The theme of this book is that groups of people are smarter than individual people. It's sort of counterintuitive to the American spirit of individualism, but James Surowiecki ...
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Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)43 reviews
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Basic Books, 1998
A Great Read for Anyone
+ When you have your fastball working
+ An interesting work of social science
I absolutely loved this book. It's not a self-help book by any means. It goes beyond that. There are reasons why we love or hate anything we do, and this book goes into detail to answer the great question, "Why?"
Seems like common sense, but it's not for most people. When you begin to ...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference933 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2002
Must read book
+ Having been hugely happy with Blink!
+ Interesting stories, not that useful
+ A year later and I'm still marveling over this book!
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The Strategy Paradox: Why committing to success leads to failure (and what to do about it)35 reviews
Michael E. Raynor
Doubleday Business, 2007
Requisite uncertainty and human capabilities
+ Highly readable
+ Very good ideas, writing style somewhat longdrawn
+ Compulsory Text in our Management Degree program
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The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers55 reviews
Phil Rosenzweig
Free Press, 2007
Must read for any business manager or business analyst
+ Myth Buster
+ Thought provoking. Full of wisdom. Valuable or not? Depends
+ How to separate the "nuggets" from the "nonsense"
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Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior44 reviews
Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman
Doubleday Business, 2008
Well Written and Easy to Understand
+ Great content, but is there better treatment of the subject elsewhere?
+ Too short, too far reaching, an okay book
+ Swayed...Yes I Am!
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The Evolving Self18 reviews
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Harper Perennial, 1994
A new landmark for the third millenium
+ If you can muster it...... life changing
+ Align with the Divine Inteligence
+ Clear and Positive Message
+ Great Book - Amazon misspelled author's name!!
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives44 reviews
Leonard Mlodinow
Pantheon, 2008
Fascinating book that will change your perspective on life!
+ Dunkard's Walk-an excellent primer on probability theory and how it affects our daily lives
+ Marvelous! Marvelous! Marvelous!
+ Entertaining, vivid and fun
+ Statistic expalined without maths
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Blind Spots: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things12 reviews
Madeleine L. Van Hecke
Prometheus Books, 2007
Get ...and stay...Smart!
+ Clear and concise explanation
+ Offering scientific research on critical thinking which is actually fun to read
If every person in a position of responsibility read this book, perhaps there would be fewer catastrophes! Granted, there are so many things at play in complex situations, a mere human may not be able to change entire outcomes. However, there are so many stupid decisions that contribute to ruin ...
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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)121 reviews
Seth Godin
Portfolio Hardcover, 2007
When the going gets tough - read the Dip
+ A Must Read!
+ The obvious needs saying
+ This Book Doesn't Deserve Negative Reviews...
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