Category: Book Reviews

Quiet

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I got a little carried away with myself this week and ordered about 10 books off Amazon. On some completely random topics. LIke books of poetry, books about writing, a book about Narnia, a collection of ancient Egyptian literature, a book on physics/science, and then the one on introverts. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I started reading that one at the library before I had actually received the book, so that was the first one I read  when my long-awaited package came. Ok, a disclaimer. I had to wait about…

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Imagine

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I guess this post title was inevitable, considering that I’m listening to John Lennon’s Imagine as I type, and considering that the book I will be reviewing is called Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer, haha. I’m sorry it is so unoriginal, but I guess I’m not being very imaginative tonight. Warning: This isn’t going to be a completely proper book review (maybe that statement isn’t necessary since I don’t ever do proper book reviews anyways, haha). (Edit: As it turned out, I hardly even mentioned the book Imagine, so this post turned out to be even less of…

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Insanely Simple by Ken Segall

If it wasn’t already obvious, I’m a huge fan of Apple. I mean, what company is so amazing, so brilliant, and so inspiring as Apple? Our library got a new book in recently about Apple, it tries to identify what sets Apple apart from the mediocre companies. Or in the lingo of the corporate world, what makes Apple great and other companies good. The title, Insanely Simple, is a pretty good giveaway for the main lesson of the book, and the subtitle is even more revealing. Insanely Simple: The Obsession that Drives Apple’s Success. Apple is dedicated to simplicity. It goes…

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Liberty Defined by Ron Paul

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I purchased this book soon after it came out, just because, well, it is by Ron Paul who is of course plain awesome 🙂 But then I procrastinated on reading it because I felt like since it is an introduction to libertarian philosophy, I probably wouldn’t learn anything new from it. But it was on my “need to read” pile and since I have some other heavier reading to do, I decided to just go for it. So… I would highly recommend Liberty Defined for anyone, regardless of your background in libertarianism, or lack thereof. Ron Paul’s disadvantage in the…

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