Archive for 2005

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

by George Saunders ISBN: 1594481520

I've said before that Saunders writes sick, funny stories, and that he may be a genius. I told you that finding humor in the darkness they way

The Wisdom of Crowds

Monday, September 26th, 2005

by James Surowiecki ISBN: 0385721706

If you think of yourself as smarter than the average bear, the main idea in Surowiecki's book may seem counterintuitive: groups of people are smarter than individuals

Crossing the Chasm

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers by Geoffrey A. Moore ISBN: 100060517123

Crossing the Chasm has become something of bible in high-tech marketing. In this book (a revised version

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman ISBN: 0743236017

If you are the kind of person who has ever enjoyed Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries cereal, jokes at the expense of people dumber than