Book Report: Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman

April 15th, 2008 6 Comments Noah

With so much discussion about my education post last week on education I thought many people would enjoy reading my summary of Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman. I got this book from Jared and must say it’s one of my favorite books of all-time. I included a lot of details because there […]

Book Review: The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist

March 19th, 2008 1 Comment Noah

I have issues with money. I have big goals to make a lot but what for? I am very practical, don’t really buy many material goods. Heck, my two most awesome purchases of 2007 were my Reef sandals and a KickSide Yo-yo. So I wanted to get a better picture how can I improve making […]

Book Review: Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink

February 29th, 2008 7 Comments Noah

Since I got to Argentina I have been spending a fair amount of time reading about health, nutrition and dieting. I make smoothies almost every day, try to eat relatively healthy and run 3 times a week. I want to know more and be able to optimize my machine (aka my body). I heard about […]

Book Report: Difficult Conversations

January 17th, 2008 5 Comments Noah

I read it so you don’t have to.
Background: Do you have a problem confronting your boss? Not sure how to break up with your boyfriend? Unsure of how to talk about something tough. This book talks about difficult conversations (surprise!) and how to handle them (yay!).

Take aways:

Sharing is caring: “I feel hurt when…” […]

Are you a Brazen Careerist? Win the book

June 7th, 2007 8 Comments

Are You a Brazen Careerist? OK. Prove it! And Win Penelope Trunk’s New Book. If you’ve ever asked, “What Should I DO with my life?â€? Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist; The New Rules for Success is a book that will shed some light on that age old question. This book is not for the job seeker […]

Book Review My Startup Life by Ben Canoscha

May 21st, 2007 15 Comments Noah

Bottom Line: Buy My Startup Life if you want to read a fun tale about a young person (12) start their own business and what they had to deal with. I think younger people will get more general knowledge about VCs, forming a company and overall business experiences. An older person would get the fun […]