Category Archives: Book Reviews

Exuberance fuels creativity – book review

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Bill Wren

“Life could be so sweet on the sunny side of the street.” – McHugh/Fields – (This review originally appeared on the Thoughtwrestling blog, June 8, 2010.) I think it’s safe to say most people would rather be happy than unhappy. … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘What the Dog Saw’ – a review

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Bill Wren

One word describes my reaction to Malcolm Gladwell’s most recent book What the Dog Saw: spellbound. The book’s full title is What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures. It’s a collection of articles Gladwell has written for The New Yorker … Continue reading →

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Seth Godin’s clarion call: a review of Linchpin

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Bill Wren

I have finally finished Linchpin: Are You Indispensible?, Seth Godin’s most recent book, and I liked it a lot. How could I not? It got my brain working overtime thinking about this and that and everything in between. I recommend … Continue reading →

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When good books go bad: Life Inc.

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Bill Wren

I was excited when I first picked up Douglas Rushkoff’s book, Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back. I confess I expected it to articulate ideas and feelings I had, hopefully better than … Continue reading →

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After 30 years: Kurt Vonnegut and Slapstick

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Bill Wren

This is an anniversary year. Mind you, every year is an anniversary year of something. Every day could be used to celebrate an event — public or private, births, deaths, weddings and so on. (Today, for example, The History Channel … Continue reading →

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