Bad Pharma, Ben Goldacre What an eye-opener! I had no preconceived idea that the massive money machine behind modern pharmaceutical companies has patients as its […]
Books
The Sugar King of Havana
The Sugar King of Havana, John Paul Rathbone I found this book on a sidewalk sale rack at one of my favorite bookstores in downtown […]
Exposure
Exposure, Michael Woodford I remember the day Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus back in 2011. The announcement made headlines across the world and sent […]
The Complete Turtle Trader
The Complete Turtle Trader, Michael W. Covel I borrowed this book from a friend of mine who also works in finance. He, like me, has […]
Moonwalking With Einstein
Moonwalking With Einstein, Joshua Foer When I think about getting back to my book at night during the daytime I know I’m onto something good. […]
Four Fish
Four Fish, Paul Greenberg My star rating above is probably a little biased because I love the ocean end everything in it, but I really […]
Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin Publisher’s Weekly: Fish paleontologist Shubin illuminates the subject of evolution with humor and clarity in this compelling look at how the […]
Thinking Fast and Slow
Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman I’ve been a big fan of Danny Kahneman ever since I was introduced to his teachings as part of Terry […]
The End of Illness
The End of Illness, David B. Agus Perhaps my hopes were a little high for this book. After all, if someone really had a recipe […]
Keep Australia On Your Left
Keep Australia On Your Left, Eric Stiller A little while back I found myself in the rare situation of not having any new books in […]
Drive
Drive, Daniel H. Pink With praise from Malcolm Gladwell – one of my favorite authors – I figured Drive should be a relatively safe bet, the […]
Born To Run
Born To Run, Christopher McDougall I don’t hand out five star ratings for books readily, but it’s defintely well-deserved in this case. I’m not a […]
The Wizard Of Lies
The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques Unless you live in a cave you would have been bombarded by the media coverage of Bernie Madoff’s […]
The Man In The Rockefeller Suit
The Man In The Rockefeller Suit, Mark Seal I kept having to remind myself that this is a non-fiction book when I was engrossed by […]
Cadillac Desert
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Marc Reisner Brooke Bakker put me onto this book a few months ago when we were visiting […]
The Big Short
The Big Short, Michael Lewis I’ve been a fan of Michael Lewis since reading Liar’s Poker when I was studying at Cal a few years […]
The Great Reflation
The Great Reflation, J. Anthony Boeckh This book was recommended to me by a colleage of mine. Cheesey sub-title aside, it provides an excellent in-depth […]
Parenting Inc.
Parenting Inc., Pamela Paul I found this book on a sale stand when I was buying Christmas presents in December and – given what lay […]
Why We Make Mistakes
Why We Make Mistakes, Joseph T. Hallinan I will say that this was an interesting read but the number of times I found myself experiencing déjà […]
I Am A Hutterite
I Am A Hutterite, Mary Ann Kirby Publishers Weekly: This sweeping prairie memoir, self-published in Canada in 2007, rapidly garnered both commercial and literary applause. Recounting […]