Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors. Few have the ability to translate complex ideas into something readable. Even fewer have the ability to do it well. Gladwell is one of those rarities. Outliers: The Story of Success is Gladwell’s latest and arguably his best. In Outliers, Gladwell takes a look at select anecdotes [...]
January 11, 2009
It was hyped to death. “It’s going to be the iPhone killer,” the tech-pundits claimed. Verizon ran ads showing – allegedly after doling out cash – on-the-spot, man-on-the-street praise for the phone. And when it hit the streets, the hype turned into a vengeance, somewhat deservedly. The demand, predictably, was far greater than the supply. Units [...]
September 2, 2008
Think that throwing money and resources at a problem is helpful? Think again. This book shows, in an uncompromising way, how people with the best of intentions to help others end up doing more harm than good. Specifically, Maren takes his first-hand experience, the anecdotes of others and the words and records of the organizations [...]
January 16, 2009