Author Archives: Booker
Blink Review: Snap Judgments, Mixed Messages
Gladwell's book on split-second judgment is gripping and full of great stories, but it never [...]
The Name of the Rose Review: A Medieval Whodunit in a Library Maze
A dense, brilliant medieval murder mystery that doubles as a novel of ideas. The theology [...]
The Phoenix Project Review: DevOps Taught as a Workplace Thriller
A business novel that makes DevOps ideas stick through a painfully familiar IT crisis, though [...]
Yellowface Review: A Vicious, Funny Satire of Publishing
A sharp, bingeable satire about a white author who steals her dead friend's manuscript; brilliant [...]
Make Your Bed Review: A SEAL’s Speech, Stretched Thin
Ten sturdy lessons from Navy SEAL training, told with warmth and good stories, but it's [...]
The Scout Mindset Review: A Practical Guide to Seeing Clearly
The best practical book on honest thinking: clear, fair and full of usable tests, arguing [...]
The Wealthy Barber Review: A Timeless Habit, Dated Details
A gentle, story-driven introduction whose core rule, save 10% of everything you earn, still holds, [...]
The Four Agreements Review: Four Simple Rules, Some Big Caveats
Ruiz's short spiritual guide offers four memorable principles that genuinely help with conflict and self-criticism, [...]
The Paradox of Choice Review: Why More Options Can Mean Less Joy
A lucid, useful case that too many options can make us miserable; the maximizer and [...]
The Art of War Review: Ancient Strategy, Endlessly Reapplied
Sun Tzu's short classic is still sharp on deception, preparation and winning without fighting, but [...]
Shutter Island Review: A Storm-Lashed Gothic Thriller That Holds Up
A storm-lashed gothic thriller whose famous reveal holds up on a second read. The middle [...]
The Essays of Warren Buffett Review: Berkshire’s Letters, Organised
The best way to read Buffett in his own words: decades of shareholder letters rearranged [...]

