Books, books, and more books
Well, I didn’t start the year with an aim to accomplish this, but I’ve read over 100 books this year. People ask me how I find the time to do it. Truth is that I…
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Simply Jesus, by N.T. Wright
Later this week I’ll be attending an event at the Newbigin House in San Francisco with N.T. Wright as the keynote speaker. I’ve read previous books by Wright, and enjoyed them, so I picked up…
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Go Like Hell!
How could I resist a book titled Go Like Hell? Actually, the full title of this book by A.J. Baime is Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le…
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How I Sold Car Parts to Steve Jobs (okay, so probably not, but still…)
Walter Isaacson is one of my favorite biographers. His books about Einstein, Kissinger, and Benjamin Franklin are fantastic. So last summer when I heard that he would be writing a book titled Steve Jobs, I…
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)
If you are like me, you’ve lost count of the times a politician lied, a business person cheated, or a celebrity did something incredibly stupid. Sadly, we have also lost count of the times those…
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XEALOTS: Defying the Gravity of Normality
Dave Gibbons writes, “I don’t believe we’re necessarily supposed to reject or transform culture. Our calling is to wisely flow with culture, guarding our hearts and minds, artfully engaging the world.” So begins a book…
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Confidence Men, by Ron Suskind … the inspiration for Occupy Wall Street?
I don’t know if the folks at Occupy Wall Street have read Confidence Men by Ron Suskind, but it might be the motivation for a lot of folks to show up in New York with…
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Even more books!
If you just came across this blog recently you’d probably think I only write about good food and good wine. But alas, man does not live by bread alone. Or wine. So to break it…