Category Archives: Books
Currently Reading: Managing Humans
I’ve read almost halfway through the book Managing Humans, by Michael Lopp, and just thought that I would post a quick update.
Verdict: It has a lot of character, especially for a management book, and I really like it.
Let me explain.
The book is told from the point of view of the same fictional character Michael Lopp [...]
A 20 dollar blog post
I’ve always been a fan of randsinrepose.com. I like his content and I love his writing style. Yesterday I read his post titled “A Disclosure” and liked it so much I bought his book.
The book is called “Managing Humans” and you can get it at Amazon too if you like. I’ll be sure to let [...]
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Outliers | a book review | Joel on Software
So I’m still excited to get Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” (which gets delivered from Amazon today), despite the criticism by Michiko Kakutani, who basically gave the book a terrible review. I noticed this review on Joel Spolky’s blog: Joel on Software.
Joel uses the summary of Michiko’s review as an introduction to a rant that has some [...]
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Book List: Malcolm Gladwell
This past summer I really started focusing on taking some time out of my week to read. The books that I really enjoy are thought provoking books and, very appropriately, they have a table at Barnes and Noble labeled “Thought Provoking” – I couldn’t leave without buying a book (or two).
One of the books that [...]
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Finished reading Managing Humans: My final verdict…