Archives for: October 2002

Richard Feynman : A Life in Science

Richard Feynman: A Life in Science (buy from Amazon) by Mary Gribbin Type: Biography Author:John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin My rating: 4 Book introduction: This is a book on the scientist aspect of Prof. Richard Feynman. My review: More lessons from a… more »

What Do You Care What Other People Think

What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character (buy from Amazon) by Richard P. Feynman Type: Biography Author:Ralph Leighton (Contributor), Richard Phillips Feynman My rating: 4 Book introduction: Another great… more »

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) (buy from Amazon) by Albert R. Hibbs Type: Biography Author:Edward Hutchings My rating: 4 Buy now Barnes And Noble online Search again for Type(s): Biography Other similar boo… more »

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (buy from Amazon) by Jon Krakauer Type: Adventurous Author:Jon Krakauer My rating: 4 Book introduction: Jon Krakauer's recount of the 1996 tragic events on the mount Everest My review:… more »

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest (buy from Amazon) by G. Weston Dewalt Type: Adventurous Author:Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston Dewalt My rating: 3 Book introduction: Yet another book that covers the tragic event that happened in 1996 at Mount Ev… more »

The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for corporate America

The Essays of Warren Buffett : Lessons for Corporate America (buy from Amazon) by Lawrence A. Cunningham Type: Business Author:Warren E. Buffett, Lawrence A. Cunningham My rating: 3 Book introduction: A collection of Warren Buffett's letter to shar… more »

The Best Kept Secret of America

Type: Business Author:William A. Stanmeyer, J.D. My rating: 4 Book introduction: This book talks about how and why pension system was created in the 1960s. How the aging population is dragging the social security system down. How the technology revo… more »

Say it with charts

Say It With Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication (buy from Amazon) by Gene Zelazny Type: Business Author:Gene Zelazny My rating: 3 Book introduction: This is a tool book on how to use charts to spell out your message. A picture can… more »

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, Fourth Edition (buy from Amazon) by David Wessels Type: Business Author:McKinsey & Company Inc., Tom Copeland, Tim Koller, Jack Murrin My rating: 5 Book introduction: This is the tool b… more »

The Business School for People Who Like Helping People

The Business School for People Who Like Helping People (buy from Amazon) by Robert T. Kiyosaki Type: Business Author:Robert T. Kiyosaki My rating: 4 Buy now Barnes And Noble online Search again for Type(s): Business Book introduction: This book… more »