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New Book Reviews and Recommendations

Bill Petti — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:55:40 +0000

For those that are looking for some book recommendations I’ve made a number of updates to the Book section. Here are the books reviewed since the last update:

Made to Stick
The Bottom Billion
Alpha Dogs
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Lords of Strategy
Operation Mincemeat
Switch
The Wisdom of Whores

Reviews and links can be found here. If you have any suggested reading I am always in the market.

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Just Read: Made to Stick

Bill Petti — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:24:47 +0000

My brief review here.

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Books Updated

Bill Petti — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:37 +0000

I’ve updated the books spreadsheet with a few reviews–some long, some short.

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Books Page Revised

Bill Petti — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:14:46 +0000

So I decided to try something a little different with the Books page. Rather than just list books that I recommend I decided to build a spreadsheet that lists all the books I read, my brief review, and my recommendation (Highly Recommend, Recommend, Not a Huge Fan). I’ve been trying to better track my reading habits, so this felt like a great way to kill two birds with one stone. I’ll continue to list books I am currently reading and have recently read on the right-hand side of the page.

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New Page: Book Recommendations

Bill Petti — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:45:33 +0000

I’ve added a new page to the site which will house links to various books that I recommend. In most cases, I will provide a quick take on the book and why I found it compelling. Right now there are a few non-fiction books up, but I plan to expand to fictional works as well. Be sure to let me know if there is a good read out there and I’ll be sure to check it out.

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