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Latest blog posts from Ben's Book Blog

*** 4 hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is quite a character. Having become rich at an early age has allowed him to examine life from an interesting perspective, and his viewpoint can be enlightening and liberating. One of the key learnings is the surprising fact that you don't actually have to be rich to enjoy the most... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

**** Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar
This book is based upon the most popular course at Harvard, and is designed to actually make you happier. Who could possibly be against that? Happiness is not free and comes at a cost though. You must do the exercises to really benefit from this course. I've added the exercises at the very end of... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

*** Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Behavioral economics is the science of truly analyzing how humans react to economics. Most economists assume that we are 100% rational, yet none of us are. Perhaps that is why economics is derided as the dismal science? Ariely reveals many humbling truths about our decision making. Bear in mind... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

* Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Turns out you really are just a big fish out of water after all. Most of the things that make you who you are, turn out to be things that your fishy ancestors had nearly 400 million years ago (MYA). Using this scaly past, it can help us understand why we have certain quirks in our body plans,... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

** What got here, won't get you there by Marshall Goldsmith
A highly subjective and opinionated executive coach shares his wisdom on the fatal flaws of the successful corporate titans of America. The Top 21 flaws of leaders are something we can all learn from as people dealing with other people - including loved ones. The higher up you go, the more your... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

** Meatball Sundae by Seth Godin
Seth Godin (ex-Yahoo, currently of Squidoo) is probably the best known guru of internet marketing. His ideas are out there, and he wants everyone to know his strong opinions. I like him because he is willing to think outside the box, and challenge the established assumptions. Any business with... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

* Last Days of Europe by Walter Laquer
Having had one foot in Europe for the past dozen years, it is interesting to read about the fate of the continent that has been at the forefront of western civilization for the past 2500 years. It seems that all good things must come to an end. The future now lies elsewhere, and Europe will... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

*** Riddled with Life by Marlene Zuk
This book is an excellent complement to "Survival of the Sickest" making it clear that we have co-evolved with life's oldest members - bacteria, viruses, and parasites. And as we face this fact, it challenges our notion of disease, and who we are exactly. Many thought provoking passages.Is sex... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

*** Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem
This book will help to explain that many so called diseases are actually highly evolved adaptations to help our forbears cope with the trials and tribulations that their ancient environment posed. You’ll find the book equally fun and informative, assuming that you are not stricken with one of... Read more...
Published 6 months ago

** Rational Exuberance by Michael Mandel
Mandel is the Chief Economist at Business Week and he skewers current dogmatic economic theory which tends to unbelievably ignore innovation in its models as a primary driver of economic growth. He uses data and examples to stake his case, and then extends his arguments to forecast the near... Read more...
Published 7 months ago

** Why choose this book by Read Montague
Why choose this book? Good title, because I was wondering that even while I finished reading it. This book gets off to a good start, loses its target in the middle, and finishes well. All in all, it should only be a 100 pages long and you'd come away the same thesis, and you'd do it efficiently... Read more...
Published 7 months ago

* The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes
An interesting expose of the Hoover and FDR administrations during the Great Depression. You'll be struck by how left leaning the FDR policies were, how bone headed macro-economists were, and how close the country came to the brink of revolution. The hero of the book will turn out not be a... Read more...
Published 9 months ago