Being a chef yelling is what we do but Im learning how to relax and give instruction without making so much noise. lol

 

3 monkeys go to sleep.


bedtime book for my son last night.

 

Differentiate or Die - Jack Trout.

 

For any foodies out there, The Perfectionist by Chelminski was a great read. The life story of Bernaud Loiseau and the story of obtaining Michelin's 3rd Star

 

Goosebumps.

 

Roberto Saviano - Gommorah

 

The Man God Uses-Henry and Tom Blackaby

 

Just finished up Rigged by Ben Mezrich. Very cool true story, I'm def. going to read some more of his books.

He's the dude that wrote Bringing Down the House, movie was recently out called 21.

 

Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics by Eric Beinhocker

I'm pretty adverse to business books but this one covered a lot of ground before it petered out in the last quarter. It does an excellent job of explaining why traditional economics models are not suited for the real world; instead, it posits that the economy is a complex adaptive system and goes through the models needed to understand it.

Fascinating for its explanation of complex adaptive systems (though it is by no means comprehensive) and how the economy can be considered one. Interesting for its explanation for the origin of wealth; but, the book does not sufficiently answer that question (nor should it be expected to, for it has eluded economists forever.) You will need your economics cap for this one, and a math cap to a lesser degree.

- chuck

 

Carendt242 might appreciate this one, I just finished it:

Very good book about Industrial music's Golden Age.

 

ANYONE read snowball the Warren Buffet story ? I have had many clients lately carrying that around.

 

Picked it up to read on a recent flight, was pleasantly surprised at how funny it was.

 

Rigged by Ben Mezrich

 

The Driver by Alex Roy

 

Also just read The Wolf of Wall St. Picked it up on Jason A's recomendation. Awesome book, looking forward to the followup book.

 

The Go Giver by Bob Burg

 

I'm currently re-reading 'Underbelly - The Gangland War' basically just an insight into the Melbourne gangland war from the mid 90's to mid 00's.

I'm about to start the new Jeffery Deaver novel, 'The Bodies Left Behind', hoping it's up to Deaver's normal standard of writing.

 

Choke - Chuck Palahniuk

 

 

This is one of my favorite business books... I go through about 2 books a week... just finishing up No BS Marketing to the Affluent..." by Dan Kennedy. I was turned on the this book by Rush because it states a few things about a client of mine and he wanted to know what I thought.

Next in line is - "Purple cow" and "made to stick"...

 

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Short, took about two hours to read, I don't get overly emotional but this book will make you cry.

 

Malcolm Gladwell- The Tipping Point

 

Just finished his latest book, Outliers.

 

Just finished that one last night. The ideas he discusses are pretty amazing and make you think for sure.

TheYeti... I need to borrow tipping point from you. I'm a Gladwell fan now

 

Just finished that one last night. The ideas he discusses are pretty amazing and make you think for sure.

TheYeti... I need to borrow tipping point from you. I'm a Gladwell fan now

Tipping Point is a great book, the ideas expressed really make you understand more about Virus and Social Marketing...

 

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Tucker Max

sheets hilarious!

 

Funny stuff, I have that book sitting next to me right now.

I make it a point to read it about once a year.

 

Ayn RAnd -Fountainhead

 

"Lincoln" by Gore Vidal

 

che guevara and the useful idiots who idolize him