Archive for the ‘Book Reviews’ Category
My Book Reviews in APA NorCal Newsletter
Please see the latest edition of the APA Northern California newsletter for my book reviews on: Eaarth by Bill McKibben and Green Metropolis by David Owen.
http://www.norcalapa.org/assets/chapter/newsletter/Dec_Jan11.pdf
Where “Good to Great” Just Isn’t Quite Right
Here is another person’s viewpoint on Jim Collin’s bestseller and it’s flaws. I wrote a similar review on LinkedIn back in April.
http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=84412768&gid=2325582&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fconstructonomics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwhere-good-to-great-just-isnt-quite.html&urlhash=M0__&trk=news_discuss
The Hedgehog’s Dilemma
I must write a little review of this lovely book by Hugh Warwick. He is of course British, but the story he tells of how he got to know and love hedgehogs just warmed the cockles of my usually cool-to-cold heart. Of course as far as animals go, swimming with the dolphins at Cabo made me cry – really – but hedgehogs? The ending tells it all about the survival of such an unassuming, but charming little mammal. How does one get close to those that hurt you when without them you would remain just another lonely soul? I highly recommend this fairly obscure book that only recently came out and can be found in the New Book section of one’s library.
The Audacity of Hope
I decided that I needed to read the second book first. Obama is an excellent writer and it is interesting to see his distanced perspective on some of the worst American political times in recent history. The book ends with his now famous speech at the Democratic convention as he nervously prepares to give the oration that was the defining moment in his public career. I raced through this book feeling like he was talking directly to me. What an amazing and inspiring person he is. It will now take it’s place as a “bible” of inspiration atop my desk. How wonderful that his ambitions were not for one moment deterred by the improbability of his election as the first U.S. black president. We are so blessed to have him. Everyone who voted for Barack should want to read this book and everyone who didn’t should be required to.
