The Lomborg Deception: Setting the Record Straight About Global Warming http://www.amazon.com/Lomborg-Deception-Setting-Straight-Warming/dp/0300161034%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0300161034 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/619 Howard Friel http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OahVlxA8L._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OahVlxA8L._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OahVlxA8L.jpg From a review in Newsweek: "In a display of altruistic masochism that we should all be grateful for ... author Howard Friel has checked every single citation in [Lomborg's] Cool It ... [revealing] that Lomborg's work is 'a mirage'". Sounds interesting. Tue Feb 23 20:16:35 +0000 2010 politics, environment Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance http://www.amazon.com/Competitive-Advantage-Creating-Sustaining-Performance/dp/0684841460%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0684841460 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/611 Michael E. Porter http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QA1WM8MKL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QA1WM8MKL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QA1WM8MKL.jpg Writing a business plan and therefore temporarily liberating this Michael Porter (HBS guru and superstar) title from the shelf. Not sure I could be bothered to ever read this from cover to cover ... but the introduction is always helpful. Tue Feb 09 16:44:42 +0000 2010 business Seeing What's Next: Using Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change http://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Whats-Next-Theories-Innovation/dp/1591391857%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1591391857 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/610 Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RGU5cKsuL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RGU5cKsuL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RGU5cKsuL.jpg Bought this instead of Innovator's Solution. In a sense it reads like a (slightly dry) thriller. Essential for people interested in the business of disruptive technology. Mon Feb 08 19:53:48 +0000 2010 business Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways http://www.amazon.com/Road-Trip-USA-Cross-Country-Adventures/dp/1598801015%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1598801015 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/590 Jamie Jensen http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HtcZLHoPL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HtcZLHoPL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HtcZLHoPL.jpg Why aren't there more books like this? Mon Jan 25 19:22:52 +0000 2010 usa, travel, todo The Rough Guide to USA 9 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) http://www.amazon.com/Rough-Guide-USA-Travel-Guides/dp/1848360355%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1848360355 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/589 Greg Ward, Sam Cook, Jeff Dickey, Nick Edwards, Rough Guides http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BqkIZyLAL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BqkIZyLAL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BqkIZyLAL.jpg Mon Jan 25 19:18:32 +0000 2010 usa, travel Lonely Planet USA http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-USA-Jeff-Campbell/dp/1741041929%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1741041929 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/588 Jeff Campbell, Loretta Chilcoat, Susan Derby, Beth Greenfield, Carolyn B. Heller, Sam Martin, Debra Miller, Bob Morris, Becky Ohlsen, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Kurt Wolff, Karla Zimmerman http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41A2XFHBDXL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41A2XFHBDXL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41A2XFHBDXL.jpg Mon Jan 25 19:18:01 +0000 2010 usa, travel Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School http://www.amazon.com/Ahead-Curve-Harvard-Business-School/dp/B001RNOPLY%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB001RNOPLY http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/585 Philip Delves Broughton http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ldLDf5PZL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ldLDf5PZL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ldLDf5PZL.jpg An interview with the author on Peter Day's radio program on BBC World convinced me this is worth buying. The UK version is called "What they teach you at Harvard Business School" and the author is fairly skeptical of the MBA concept ... as one probably should be. Sun Jan 24 12:06:08 +0000 2010 todo, business The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It http://www.amazon.com/Quants-Whizzes-Conquered-Street-Destroyed/dp/0307453375%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0307453375 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/584 Scott Patterson http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41kG9qEBJPL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41kG9qEBJPL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41kG9qEBJPL.jpg According to the WSJ: "How a swashbuckling breed of mathematicians and computer scientists nearly destroyed Wall Street." Evil Mathematicians and computer scientists? Who could resist? Sun Jan 24 11:51:01 +0000 2010 todo, finance Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime http://www.amazon.com/Game-Change-Clintons-McCain-Lifetime/dp/0061733636%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0061733636 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/580 John Heilemann, Mark Halperin http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41d5lRN%2BAJL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41d5lRN%2BAJL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41d5lRN%2BAJL.jpg "This shit would be really interesting if we weren't in the middle of it." I'm sure this is the same thing an Icelandic economist said about our recent troubles ... Anyway, the Economist calls this a "must read" for those interested in US politics. Fri Jan 15 11:15:22 +0000 2010 politics, todo Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Plan-Breaking-Through-Business/dp/1422126692%3FSubscriptionId%3D0R4R2DRX8WCTQCB26W02%26tag%3Dwajapi-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1422126692 http://www.wajapi.com/books/show/578 John Mullins, Randy Komisar http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yhROf-nFL._SL75_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yhROf-nFL._SL160_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yhROf-nFL.jpg Is it just me or do all roads lead to Clayton Christensen? The Harvard Business Review podcast had an interview with CC about "business model innovation" which seems to be what this title is about. An interview on the Business Week podcast sold me this one. (Anyone notice a pattern?) Wed Jan 13 15:46:08 +0000 2010 business, todo