Archives for the 'Book Reviews' Category

The Starfish and the Spider [HD BizBlog 1.2]

I am Sunday surfing and I have come across a new book that is going to have to go on my list of candidates. It is a discussion of how decentralized systems and organizations have gained massive power due to the rise of the internet. The issues raised in the first chapter are compelling, [...]

25 November 2007 | Book Reviews, New Media | No Comments

There Is A Simpler Way [HD BizBlog 1.2]

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits has published his first E-book, primarily compiled from his “Zen to Done” blog posts. This PDF E-book is much more, though, as it also contains previously unpublished information and it is all in one handy reference.
I am a big fan of the “Zen to Done” philosophy of Getting Things [...]

14 November 2007 | Book Reviews, GTD, Lifehacks | No Comments

The Paradox of Choice – Less Choice = More Happiness (Book Review & Giveaway) [Tech Rest]

If you are an American like me, you won’t need much convincing that we have too many choices and that sometimes these choices can wear us out.

Ironically, I was worn down a little bit when I ordered two copies of this book to give away. You see, two paperbacks equaled less than $25 (the amount [...]

27 August 2007 | Barry Schwartz, Book Reviews, Craig Huggart, Rest, The Paradox of Choice | No Comments

The Search for Meaning [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]

A review of Seth Godin’s e-book about the search for meaning online.

This e-book is mainly an exposition on using Blogs and RSS to create a new online experience, secondarily it is an “infomercial” for Godin’s Squidoo.com Lens Portal.
Everyone is using the Internets to find something, and “Search” has become a billion-dollar industry. However, when you [...]

29 June 2007 | Book Reviews, Communication, Content, Design, E-book, Global Microbrand, Lens, Web 2.0, rss | No Comments

It’s Not What You Do, It’s How You Do It [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]

In the mail: I have received a review copy of a new book by Dov Seidman, entitled How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything…in Business (and in Life), which I found to be a remarkable book on a couple of levels. First, it brings together in one text much of the theory and practice [...]

27 June 2007 | Book Reviews, Books, Cluetrain, Web 2.0, Work 2.0, networking | No Comments