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Earlier this year, I posted Cringe, describing how some older posts on this blog have outdated views on nutrition and fitness. Many of those posts covered books that I read and liked at the time, but...
Read more →Way back in 2012, I reviewed the book Hillfit. Hillfit is a HIT-based fitness program that uses bodyweight exercises to develop strength safely with minimal risk of injury. A year later, I covered...
Read more →I read Outlive, you may not need to. Here is my brief summary. If you listened to Peter Attia on the Tim Ferriss Show (#661), you have most of what you need to know. If you need to dig into the...
Read more →There have been three times in my life when I experienced the type of insomnia where I can't fall asleep. Around 2005, 2015, and this month. This month was by far the worst case. I have had struggles...
Read more →Pavel published a new book last year titled The Quick and the Dead - Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist. After his appearance on Joe Rogan recently, I discovered a copy in my local library....
Read more →The Diet Hack by Tim Steele was released today. He also wrote the definitive guide to potato dieting called The Potato Hack. The Diet Hack covers a lot more ground than just potatoes, but I wanted to...
Read more →A few weeks ago, I was searching for a podcast on Overcast and I stumbled across a title that I wasn't looking for but it grabbed my attention instantly. It was called the Internet History Podcast. ...
Read more →This weekend, I read Dr. James DiNicolantonio's book The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got it All Wrong—and How Eating More Might Save Your Life. I wasn't sure I would get much value from the book since...
Read more →In December I posted Fasting Mimicking Diet Overview, which was a collection of notes I took from a podcast interview with Dr. Valter Longo. The short version of that post is that by engaging in a...
Read more →Today, I was organizing all my Google Drive files and I found a blog post outline from 2013 that I never published. That summer I read the excellent book The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . ....
Read more →Thanks to a tip from Pauline, I read the latest book by Lyle McDonald titled Optimal Nutrition for Injury Recovery. !Optimal Nutrition for Injury Optimal Nutrition for Injury Recovery This was an...
Read more →Earlier this year, I read the book The Power of When after hearing the author on a podcast interview. !Power of When The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype--and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask...
Read more →I just finished reading an interesting book on stress. I jotted down some of the key ideas. The Myth of Stress: Where Stress Really Comes From and How to Live a Happier and Healthier Life by Andrew...
Read more →I still recall exactly where I was when I discovered that Gary Taubes was wrong about his insulin theory of obesity. It was January 2012, and I stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California....
Read more →Matt Stone just released a new book titled Food for Mood: Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions for Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders. Like his other books, it is an extension of the...
Read more →People believe I have amazing willpower. They see me giving up certain foods or habits and sticking with some form of restriction as evidence of that fact. And I believed my willpower was strong as...
Read more →I just finished reading Chris Kresser's book Your Personal Paleo Code. There is nothing new in this book if you are familiar with his blog or the basics of Paleo. It is a long-winded version of...
Read more →I read two more books on my Kindle app. One was good, one wasn't. The Mindful Way to Study The Mindful Way to Study is a book I wish I would have had when I was a student. It tailors the message of...
Read more →I've been adding books to my Kindle for a few months, but until I arrived in California I hadn't gotten around to reading most of them. This week I read three. #1 Healing Teeth !How I Healed My Teeth...
Read more →In December 2012, I received the book Yuck! The Things People Eat. At the time I said: > This is more than a book. It is an eating challenge wish list. !Yuck! The Things People Eat Yuck! The Things...
Read more →Disclaimer: This is a book review for a book I couldn't finish. I heard a podcast interview with author Steven Kotler on the Accidental Creative, which inspired me to get his book The Rise of...
Read more →I just finished reading two books on nutrition. One was excellent and the other not so much. Death By Food Pyramid !Death by Food Pyramid : How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special...
Read more →I just finished reading Solving the Paleo Equation by Matt Stone and Garrett Smith. With a minor exception, I really liked the book. The audience is not necessarily just those stuck on a Paleo diet,...
Read more →This post is about three books I read this month. The Paleo Manifesto Oh no, not another Paleo book! I had zero plans to ever read another Paleo book again, but I started hearing some positive buzz...
Read more →Based on all the reviews and comments I've seen on the web, I think I might be the only person who didn't love the book Becoming a Supple Leopard. This post will be a brief review covering the three...
Read more →Starting around 2008, I read and reviewed several nutritional books on this site, most of which have some popularity in the Paleo community. Although I've enjoyed experimenting with a Paleo diet...
Read more →In the past year, I've become a fan of Matt Stone at 180DegreeHealth. We agree on many things. The two primary things are we both see the neurotic approach to food and exercise as being unhealthy. My...
Read more →Most best-of lists for a given year are published in late December or early January. Not this one. I needed more time to finish reading the books that were published at the end of the year. Here are...
Read more →After reading the latest book by Robert Greene, a small part spoke to me as the most important lesson that I can personally put into effect immediately. !Mastery Mastery by Robert Greene Before I go...
Read more →Let me start by saying that I loved the new book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, however, there was one point I believe Taleb fell for the survivorship bias he warned us about in Fooled By Randomness....
Read more →This week I received one of the greatest gifts ever. This is more than a book. It is an eating challenge wish list. !Yuck! The Things People Eat Yuck! The Things People Eat by Neil Setchfield Yuck!...
Read more →I read a lot of cookbooks. For the past four years, I have checked out numerous cookbooks from the library. Most have some merit, but rarely are there any that really stand out as excellent. The...
Read more →Last winter when I was spending a bunch of money on auto repairs, the mechanic advised me to also replace my battery. He gave me an estimate of $200 for a new battery installed. That sounded high,...
Read more →Three of my favorite authors are publishing brand new books this month. Good times. !Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb...
Read more →During a recent trip to the library, I spied this book out of the corner of my eye under Staff Picks. Just look at that cover. I had to read it. !The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment The...
Read more →When I reviewed the book Venus on Fire, Mars on Ice: Hormonal Balance—The Key to Life, Love and Energy by John Gray, Ph.D., I stated that I felt John Gray missed something important in his analysis...
Read more →This summer I stumbled upon a lecture that fascinated me. It was John Gray discussing hormonal expression in both healthy and unhealthy relationships. I put up the video with my notes in the post...
Read more →I'm way behind on my nutrition book summaries. In this post, I'll cover three excellent books that approach nutrition from different viewpoints that compliment each other nicely. Deep Nutrition: Why...
Read more →One of my interests is economics and one of my favorite economists is Tyler Cowen. I love his interviews on the Econ Talk podcast. This summer I've read three of his books. One of the books is titled...
Read more →I just finished reading a book that provides a new framework for understanding my headaches. Since March 2011 I have been diligently trying to track down the cause of my late night headaches. I've...
Read more →Now that I've conquered the Gyro Meatloaf, my number cooking priority is getting much better with Indian cooking. To date it has been the most challenging cuisine to cook. I love the Indian food that...
Read more →You absolutely do not need a gym to gain strength. This book is full of exercise ideas that only require your own body weight. !You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises You Are Your...
Read more →In the post Health Goals - Late 2011 Edition, under #3 Dialing in an Optimal Coffee Level, I asked this question: > Do I have some form of adrenal fatigue? It is easy to understand why I might...
Read more →For the past few years I have been reading the fitness blog Conditioning Research by Chris Highcock. Although I would be hard pressed to name a favorite nutrition blog, I can easily say Conditioning...
Read more →In this post, I will review a book I bought almost 8 years ago. At the time I thought this book was excellent. Not anymore. !naked-warrior The Naked Warrior by Pavel Tsatsouline is a book that...
Read more →I wrote this post in August, but for some unknown reason, I didn't hit the Publish button then. I started tackling my sinus headache problem back in March. My early strategies were based off article...
Read more →For the past 30 years, whole wheat has been considered the staple of a heart-healthy diet. This may be the biggest lie in nutrition today. Not only is wheat not healthy, but I also discovered that...
Read more →I just read a fascinating diet book that approaches fat loss by adjusting the body's fat set point by weakening the signal between calories and flavor. !The Shangri-La Diet: The No Hunger Eat...
Read more →I was going to put up three separate posts on the books I've read this month, but decided to combine them. !In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla is...
Read more →I feel like I've read this book before. !The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You...
Read more →When I first saw this book at the library, I thought it was Eat, Pray, Love. Then I noticed what the title really said and I busted out laughing. !Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything...
Read more →I liked the cover of this book, so I read it. !Numb: A Novel Numb: A Novel is by Sean Ferrell. Numb is about a man with amnesia that has a condition by which he feels no physical pain. He could have...
Read more →Last week Fred Fornicola from Premiere Personal Fitness sent me a copy of his e-book Strength and Fitness For a Lifetime - How We Train to review. Strength and Fitness For a Lifetime is a collection...
Read more →I saw Ice-T on a recent Colbert Report and thought I'd check out his autobiography. !Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and...
Read more →My interest in High-Intensity Training continues. !The New High Intensity Training: The Best Muscle-Building System You've Never Tried The New High-Intensity Training: The Best Muscle-Building System...
Read more →In the past year, I've read or skimmed numerous books from the library on fermentation. Most were OK. None of them seemed complete. Until now. !The Joy of Pickling: 250 Flavor-Packed Recipes for...
Read more →I rarely read fiction, so take this review with a grain of salt. !Beat the Reaper: A Novel Beat the Reaper: A Novel is by Josh Bazell. About two weeks ago I decided I needed a break from all the...
Read more →After the radiation story hit, I went out and got a bunch of sea veggies. Then I located a book with ideas on how to cook with them. !Vegetables from the Sea: Everyday Cooking with Sea Greens...
Read more →These days I am bombarded with messages of pessimism in the news and financial blogosphere. Some of it is rational and some irrational. On the other side, there are charlatans and politicians that...
Read more →I just finished reading the slimmer version of Good Calories, Bad Calories. !Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (Borzoi Books) Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (Borzoi Books) by Gary...
Read more →It was almost 10 years ago that a book arrived in the mail that would change my life. !Power to the People! : Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American Power to the People! : Russian...
Read more →I just finished reading a book from one of my financial mentors. !The Age of Deleveraging: Investment Strategies for a Decade of Slow Growth and Deflation The Age of Deleveraging: Investment...
Read more →Now that the paleo diet is becoming more mainstream, I thought I would put together a list ranking the paleo books. This list is for people new to the diet, not my fellow nutritional geeks. Since I...
Read more →John Little is one of my favorite writers in the fitness field. He co-wrote the definitive fitness book Body by Science. Recently, I listen to an outstanding interview with him on High Intensity...
Read more →Finally finished reading it. !The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and...
Read more →In November 2008 I bought and read the e-book Eat Stop Eat. This book is considered in fitness circles to be the definitive guide to Intermittent Fasting. The author Brad Pilon was the first to my...
Read more →I wanted to better understand what happened between the paleolithic age and agriculture. This book came highly recommended. !The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution...
Read more →This book is considered a masterpiece in the study of human nutrition. !Nutrition and Physical Degeneration Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price was published in 1939 and might be...
Read more →The publisher of Art De Vany's book was kind enough to send me an advance copy of The New Evolution Diet to read and review. It will be released tomorrow. !The New Evolution Diet: What Our...
Read more →Today The 4-Hour Body was released on Amazon and other book stores. I happened to be near a Barnes & Noble, so I stopped in to scan the book. This is my initial impression. !The 4-Hour Body: An...
Read more →This book came highly recommended by a few bloggers that I respect. !The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career from Good to Great The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career...
Read more →My streak of outstanding books continues. !Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming...
Read more →Usually, I don't mind waiting a few months or years to get my hands on a library copy of a book. Not right now though. Here are four books that either just came out or will be coming out before the...
Read more →Background: During my college years I never took a class on anything even close to philosophy. It is still a new topic for me. !A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy A Guide to the...
Read more →I discovered this book on the shelf at a friend's house. I was curious to read it. :) !Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a...
Read more →I heard some good things about this book, so I decided to check it out. !8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot (Remember...
Read more →Since I really enjoyed Smile When Your Lying, I decided to read the most recent book by Chuck Thompson. !To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism To Hellholes and Back:...
Read more →This book would have been great four years ago. !Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky was...
Read more →The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf starts off with a stellar detailed look at macronutrients, hormones, and then he goes after grains. The Paleo Solution makes the best case I...
Read more →I stumbled upon an interesting audiobook recently. !The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. by Daniel Coyle is...
Read more →In 2007 I really enjoyed the book Stumbling on Happiness, which explains why this book was recommended to me. !Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth Happiness: Unlocking the...
Read more →About the time I finished reading The Shallows, a book about the addicting effects of the Internet, I stumbled onto a recommendation for this fiction book. !Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other...
Read more →This is a double book review. Actually, I listened to the audiobook format for both of these books. After reading The Selfish Gene, I was interested in reading something more recent on genetics. The...
Read more →I rarely read fiction. It's not that I don't appreciate the genre, but I always seem to prioritize non-fiction. This past weekend I took a quick break into the world of fiction. !Con Ed Con Ed by...
Read more →This book is a quick read with an important message. !Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink has been a hot book...
Read more →When I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it. !The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr is a stellar...
Read more →I really didn't pay attention in my high school biology class. Now I am making up for it. !The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author The Selfish Gene: 30th...
Read more →I finished another great book on my reading list. !Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization by Spencer Wells is about the effects of...
Read more →This paleolithic nutrition book was high on my list to read for a while. !Primal Body-Primal Mind: Empower Your Total Health The Way Evolution Intended (...And Didn't) Primal Body-Primal Mind:...
Read more →I was interested in learning more about influence. This title jumped out at me. !Influencer : The Power to Change Anything Influencer : The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson and 4 other...
Read more →In a recent podcast, paleo proponent Robb Wolf rattled off a list of books he recommended. This was mentioned. !Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T. S....
Read more →A great quick read. !Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions by Zachary Shoreis is both a history and a psychology book. Chapters are broken down by...
Read more →I love reading financial history and analysis. If you dig through the site archives, you will find reviews to many books that would bore most individuals. Not me. I love the stuff. So when John...
Read more →The past few months, I've been studying the sovereign debt situation around the globe and have come to the conclusion things are likely to get ugly. Life as we know it is mathematically...
Read more →I wanted to learn more about personal branding, so I read this book. !Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success by Dan Schawbel...
Read more →Reading a different kind of cookbook this weekend. !Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects by Peter Menzel --- Comments sheri...
Read more →Since reading The Upside of Down, I have been interested in simple versus complex systems. That is why this book caught my eye. !Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things...
Read more →Two years ago I read the travel book Vagabonding, which I enjoyed. I was pleased to discover the author had written another book. !Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade...
Read more →After I read and thoroughly enjoyed the book The World's Most Dangerous Places, I add another Robert Young Pelton book to my Amazon queue called Three Worlds Gone Mad: Dangerous Journeys through the...
Read more →My pal Stuart over at Brainmower announced he was setting a goal to read one book each week in 2010. This is an admirable goal, which I completed in 2008 when I read 60 books that year. However, in...
Read more →This book set a record for the longest I have ever had to wait for an on-hold item at the Seattle Library. Was the 4.5 months wait worth it? !Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an...
Read more →This is an outstanding book that challenged many of my beliefs about weight training. !Body by Science Body by Science by Doug McGuff and John Little makes a damn good case for super slow weight...
Read more →Three fitness authors that I respect are supporters of slow weightlifting. I personally have yet to be convinced, but I wanted to challenge my beliefs. This book failed to do so. !The Slow Burn...
Read more →I think it was the cool title and an article on Wired that sparked my curiosity for this book. !Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously Absinthe &...
Read more →I was poking around Amazon this morning and stumbled on this great book cover. !One Nation Under Fear: Scaredy Cats and Fear-Mongers in the Home of the Brave (And What You Can Do About It) One Nation...
Read more →Because I loved the Amarillo Slim book, Amazon recommended that I might like this one as well. !The Man With the $100,000 Breasts The Man With the $100,000 Breasts is by Michael Konik. The best...
Read more →I moved to Seattle in August 2007 and from the moment I hit the ground, I started my espresso quest. Since then I've been to many great coffee shops and met many great people. Although I loved my...
Read more →What would it be like to be a farmer living in a ghetto? !Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter is a very entertaining book. It...
Read more →\\ 2016 UPDATE: I was SO WRONG about this book. Taubes is a fraud. See the critical review here. \\\ Remember that Top 5 Diet Books post I wrote back in July? All those books can take a HUGE step...
Read more →Back in April, I wrote the post An Urban Version of the 48 Laws of Power and broke my own rule about endorsing something before it even came out. Is the book The 50th Law as good as Robert Greene's...
Read more →This was another brain book that Amazon recommended for me. !Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at...
Read more →This past summer T-Nation (oops, now it is T Muscle) made some radical claims about creating the most amazing muscle-building strategy ever. They called it "I, Bodybuilder". When I saw it, I just...
Read more →The author of The Warrior Diet released a follow-up book that directly addresses estrogenic foods. !The Anti-Estrogenic Diet: How Estrogenic Foods and Chemicals Are Making You Fat and Sick The...
Read more →I read a really intelligent post on a financial forum where this book was recommended. Whereas Jared Diamond's Collapse deals with an ecological breakdown, this book deals with the patterns of all...
Read more →Since I know almost nothing about physics, I decided to read a book on the topic that was accessible. !Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines Physics for Future Presidents:...
Read more →Because I like The Tipping Point and loved Outliers, I decided to check out Malcom Gladwell's other book. !Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without...
Read more →After seeing the documentary Fresh, I wanted to learn more about the life of farmers. !Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the...
Read more →After reading Guns, Germs and Steel, I decided to tackle Jared Diamond's follow-up book Collapse. !Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed...
Read more →I was going through posts on my old blog and uncovered this financial book review. It was written in October 2004, which was a time when using leverage to flip condos was cool, and saving money was...
Read more →George Friedman writes the occasional article for John Mauldin's outstanding financial newsletter on topics of geopolitics. He is an engaging and thoughtful writer, so I knew I had to read his new...
Read more →The newest trend in nutrition is actually the oldest trend. Evolutionary nutrition and fitness are gaining momentum online. When it comes to diet, I've been slowly moving in the evolutionary...
Read more →I think my head is full. So much information was delivered across 500+ pages. If I retain 10% of the information, I'll be happy. !Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and...
Read more →After 9/11, I bought a bunch of extra food and water. I also got some other supplies. After Hurricane Katrina, I doubled my reserves. Then, like many Americans, I slowly let my guard down. I still...
Read more →Everyone else seems to be reading this book now. Me too. !Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell impressed me. This guy can bundle massive amounts of...
Read more →Recently I got a hold of a copy of the definitive handbook for espresso preparation. It is hard to believe this book was written back in 1996. Why is the rest of the country outside of the Pacific...
Read more →I almost stopped reading this book after the first 30 pages. !The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance is by Josh...
Read more →Recently a play titled Tuesdays With Morrie came to Seattle. It sounded interesting, but my schedule prevented me from going. However, the Seattle Library had a copy of the book. Lucky for me, right?...
Read more →About five years ago, I read the first edition of The Warrior Diet. At the time I just shook my head thinking that this diet would not only be impossibly hard to follow but that it couldn't be true....
Read more →While I was walking around New Orleans, I stumbled into a store and started flipping through the cookbooks. Forgive me for being a newbie, but I found a line of cookbooks that I adored. The store was...
Read more →Great news! Robert Greene is going to release a new book this year. He was the author of The 48 Laws of Power, Art of Seduction, and The 33 Strategies of War. I highly recommend the first two to...
Read more →Last month I attended a lecture by Ian Bremmer about political risk and financial markets. It was interesting enough to inspire me to read his book. !The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge...
Read more →The last book I read was a little too tough to follow at times, so I backed it off a bit and read a book that covered the basics of hormones and metabolism. !Hormonal Balance: Understanding Hormones,...
Read more →After reading Mean Genes, which was very broad in scope, I found this book which focused just on evolutionary medicine. !Evolving Health: The Origins of Illness and How the Modern World is Making Us...
Read more →Can a book on math and history be interesting? Yes. !The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow is a great background...
Read more →I rarely read the same book twice, but for Diamond Dave, I made an exception. !Crazy from the Heat I first read Crazy from the Heat by David Lee Roth over ten years ago. From my humble roots in Ohio,...
Read more →This has to be the worst book I've read since The Secret. !Grown Up Digital : How the Net Generation is Changing YOUR World HC Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing YOUR World by Don...
Read more →My interest in early man continues. !Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts by Terry Burnham and Jay...
Read more →I stumbled onto this book and since I liked the title and cover, I decided to give it a read. !Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Vintage) Your Inner...
Read more →I just finished reading a great book on food and society. !Waistland: The (R)Evolutionary Crisis Behind Our Weight and Fitness Crisis Waistland: The (R)Evolutionary Crisis Behind Our Weight and...
Read more →Not you! It is the title of a book I just finished reading. !I Hate Your Guts I Hate Your Guts is by Jim Norton. Jim is the 3rd microphone on the Opie and Anthony Show. If you know that show, then...
Read more →Satisfaction was one of my favorite books that I read in 2008, so I decided to read the author's follow up book. !Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently Iconoclast: A...
Read more →This year I polished off about 60 books. A new record for me. Most of the books were not written in 2008, so my "best of" list for the year just refers to when I got around to reading it. This year I...
Read more →John Mauldin, who I consider one of my top financial mentors, recently referenced one of Alvin Toffler's books as a "groundbreaking". Good enough for me. !Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be created...
Read more →One of the writers over on T-Nation wrote a book recently on a weight training subtopic that I was interested in learning more about. !Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the...
Read more →If you enjoy psychology and the writing style of Freakonomics and Super Crunchers, then you will love this book. !Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things Quirkology: How We...
Read more →Just like I did in 2007, soon I'll be assembling my Best Books of 2008 list. I'm almost certain this one will make the list. !Smile When You're Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer Smile When...
Read more →Over seven years ago, I received an article submission for INeedCoffee by Myron Joshua. He wrote a profile on author and coffee fan Saul Bellow. I decided that one of these days I was going to get...
Read more →Because I liked Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini and Covert Persuasion by Kevin Hogan, this book on consumer psychology was recommended to...
Read more →Last week I was poking around my library looking for something else when I stumbled onto this book. !Satisfaction: Sensation Seeking, Novelty, and the Science of Finding True Fulfillment...
Read more →History, statistics, psychology and a little bit of biology. Of course I'm going to like this book. !The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger The...
Read more →I never would have read a book with this title unless it was written by my nutritional mentor Jonny Bowden. !Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments...
Read more →I keep stumbling on the name Paul Chek when reading fitness articles, so I decided to read his book. !How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy! by Paul Chek was very nicely...
Read more →I first read this book about 10 years ago and I really enjoyed reading it again. !The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin' The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the...
Read more →I really thought I'd find this book interesting. Nope. !Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H....
Read more →The title of this book promised more than it delivered. !Power Sleep : The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your...
Read more →Earlier this year I read a review of a book about a self-described "grump" that travels the world looking for happiness. !The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the...
Read more →OK, it isn't a true finance book, but it is one hysterical read. !Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like Why Is There a Giant...
Read more →I picked up a book recently that I thought would provide insight and tips on improving my sleep. I should have read the reviews a little closer. !Sleep Sleep by Carlos H. Schenck covers all the...
Read more →In the last few years, I've read quite a few books that are related to finance. Here are my favorites broken-down by sub-genre. Basic Investing !Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a...
Read more →I'm really feel ill equipped to write a fiction book review, but I will say I did enjoy this short fable. !Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition, The The Alchemist is by Paulo Coelho is a book about...
Read more →It is so easy to see why this book was recommended to me by so many people. At several points in the book it looked as if I were reading my own thoughts and ideas on food and nutrition. !In Defense...
Read more →Over the past year, many books have been recommended to me, but the one cited most often was a book about food. Several people told me that I HAD TO READ this book. Well, I finally did and boy were...
Read more →Over the past three years, I've read many financial books across various subtopics. Although I had intended to take a break from the finance books, I couldn't pass up a chance to read this book....
Read more →Two months ago I heard David Lynch being interviewed on the Ron and Fez Show (XM 202). In the interview, he was discussing a book he had just completed. I'm a big fan of the movie director, so I put...
Read more →If you are looking for guidance and direction with the creative process, I have a book recommendation. !A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative A Whack on the Side of the Head:...
Read more →I lived in San Diego during their pension crisis a few years ago. The story was confusing and never held any interest with me. Boring. Change the channel. So why would I read a book about the dull...
Read more →A few months ago I read a blog post about body language. It linked to some lame video on YouTube that didn't hold my interest. Before heading off to the next blog, I decided I'd see if there were any...
Read more →This book was on my queue to read for quite a while. !The Wisdom of Crowds The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki was both interesting and a bit long-winded. Some chapters were entertaining to me...
Read more →Evey since I saw Star Wars as a child I've liked stories involving a mentor and a student. I guess that is why decided to read this book. Until I wrote this blog post, I had no idea they had made a...
Read more →I decided to finally read the classic book on friendship. !How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a book I wish I had read in college. It is a...
Read more →A while back I saw Carl Hiaasen on 60 Minutes. He seemed like an interesting guy and I made a note to someday read one of his books. I finally did. !Nature Girl Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen is a fun...
Read more →When I first picked up this book I didn't think it would hold that many interesting ideas about the psychology of eating. I was wrong. !Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think Mindless Eating:...
Read more →Last year I read a book about Kaizen and this book was recommended to me. !Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George...
Read more →I finally got around to reading one of the most cited business books of the decade. In fairness, I read the original Wired article from October 2004 when it first came out. !Long Tail, The, Revised...
Read more →About five years ago I read an interesting book on what was basically a modern caveman diet. When I finished I came to the conclusion the diet was way too difficult to follow in the modern world....
Read more →The 4-Hour Workweek exposed me to the idea of working on the road. Although I'm pretty good at working remotely, more instruction was needed on the traveling part. !Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to...
Read more →I've been going overboard on the finance books in the last few months, so I decided to get far away from Wall Street for my next few book selections. How far away from Wall Street? How does Africa...
Read more →I just finished a great book that combines many of the concepts found in Stumbling on Happiness and Covert Persuasion with new studies and insight. !Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded...
Read more →Last December Wired interviewed Nicholas Carr and labeled him high-tech's Capitan Buzzkill. Instead of being the typical cheerleader that everything new is better, Carr raised some concerns and wrote...
Read more →A pal of mine recently told me that I should read the 1922 investing classic: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. !Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley Investment Classics) Reminiscences of a...
Read more →After reading this book, I'm convinced that humans are programmed to not learn from history. !Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of...
Read more →Last year I read The Black Swan. At times it was a difficult read, but it was outstanding. It's clear to me now that I should have read the author's previous book Fooled by Randomness first. In a...
Read more →Last October, I devoured the book SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life. It was the book I wish I had back in college when I first got interested in nutrition. That was before I...
Read more →One of my favorite genres of reading is financial history and nobody does a better job than Roger Lowenstein. !Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing Origins of the Crash: The Great...
Read more →Not sure how this book ended up on my reading list, but I'm glad it did. !The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution...
Read more →Despite having one of the least attractive book covers I've ever seen, Just What I Said is an outstanding collection of economic columns from one of the best, Caroline Baum. !just-what-i-said Just...
Read more →Back in 1989 and 1992, I got a taste of what it was like to compete in an endurance event. I ran two marathons, both under four hours. After reading Dean Karnazes book, my accomplishments seem as...
Read more →On my shortlist of places to visit next is Japan. My first step in learning about a new country is reading the Culture Shock! book for that country. !CultureShock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs...
Read more →What is the best thing to read on a cold wet January day in Seattle? Maybe a book about how much cheaper and warmer life could be in Costa Rica. !Moon Living Abroad in Costa Rica (Living Abroad) Moon...
Read more →When I was in middle school back in Columbus, there was a Saturday night TV show called Black Belt Theater. Every week they would run some low-budget martial arts movie. A common plot theme is for...
Read more →Recently I read The Black Swan which exposed ideas of the fallacies of predictions. The Futurist is a story about a man in that profession that comes to the same conclusion. !The Futurist The...
Read more →It appears I read 32 books this year. Most have been since going TV-free in August. Everyone loves a top 10 list. Here is mine. Note that many of these books were not written in 2007. That is just...
Read more →Back in June I read one the most talked about business books of the year. I didn't blog about it at the time. The book spoke to me. I wanted it to sink in. And I wanted some time to pass. Before...
Read more →It seems most of the books I read these days at one point were mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. Yes I prefer non-fiction over fiction. And if the book has a finance or psychology angle, even...
Read more →After reviewing Freakonomics last October, Derek tipped me to another book in that genre that I might enjoy. !Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart Super Crunchers: Why...
Read more →After reading the Culture Shock! books for Chile and Cuba, I thought I'd read the one for Vancouver. My first trip to Canada is in a week. How shocking is the Vancouver culture? Judging solely by the...
Read more →Why the modern world can't seem to predict outlier events with extreme impact is the focus of the book The Black Swan. !The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact...
Read more →My Thanksgiving reading marathon continues. !The Myths of Innovation The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun is interesting book which dispels many of the myths surrounding the invention process. The...
Read more →Considering how many people are discussing The Secret, I decided to read the book yesterday. !The Secret The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is part science, part magic, part good wisdom, and part nonsense....
Read more →Earlier this year I bought the book Noise. I tried to read it a few times while living in downtown San Diego. Whenever I started I would inevitably hear a car alarm or motorcycle. Outside noise was...
Read more →Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) was the hedge fund that imploded in 1998. It used massive amounts of leverage to generate high returns. As long as that leverage works in your favor, you can make...
Read more →Usually, I don't spend time reading a book that I know is going to be made into a movie. There are too many great books and too few great films. It is more logical to read a great book that has no...
Read more →Over a month ago I stumbled upon the most interesting travel book I've ever seen. This book isn't about places to snorkel in Hawaii or New England bed and breakfast locations. This was a book on...
Read more →Recently I saw a video clip of Chris Matthews promoting his recent book. Even though I don't watch his TV show Hardball, the book sounded interesting. !Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me...
Read more →A few years ago I saw this cool book with Superman on the cover promising insight on Exceptional Performance. What a cool book. I had to learn the secrets. I was so motivated, I placed it on my...
Read more →I'm slowly getting caught up on all my book reviews from the past two months. Here are three more reviews. Each of these books were very short. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by...
Read more →I just finished reading an outstanding nutrition book on what are considered the best foods you can eat. Back in college I read a lot of nutrition books and built a diet framework with that...
Read more →Maybe I'm the last one to finally read Freakonomics, but in my defense it was the updated version. ![Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of...
Read more →Since I started my TV-free experiment, I've been reading more books than usual. !Stumbling on Happiness Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert surprised me. I first saw the author on the Colbert...
Read more →I just finished reading an excellent book about professional gambler Amarillo Slim. !Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People: The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived Amarillo Slim in a...
Read more →Three of the books I read recently are biographies. !No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks is by Ed Viesturs....
Read more →I just finished reading a great book called The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle. It covers the history of the search...
Read more →I just finished reading the book Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton. It's a book and an online test. The authors have isolated and defined 34 distinct strengths...
Read more →Because I really enjoyed reading Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Amazon recommended that I read Kevin Hogan's The Science of Influence: How to Get Anyone to Say "Yes" in 8 Minutes or Less!...
Read more →Just finished reading an outstanding book called The World is Flat - A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (expanded 2006 version) by Thomas Friedman. As a web developer that came of age at the...
Read more →On the show Seinfeld, George pledged to read a book during his time off. > George: I'm really going to do something with these three months. > > Jerry: Like what? > > George: I'm gonna read a book....
Read more →In the book The 48 Laws of Power, author Robert Greene shares 48 powerful laws of wisdom. Law 2 reads: Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies. In simple terms, this means Never...
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