Book Review: When Genius Failed – The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Category Archives: Book Reviews
These are books I have read that I review for the benefit of others who don’t enjoy reading as much as I do. Perhaps this section will assist you in selecting your next book. I hope so. I read EVERY word on EVERY page of the books I review. If I don’t particularly care for a book, I don’t review the book publicly, unless I make a unique exception. I read around a hundred book a year. Most of my reviews are here and on Amazon.
Bill reviews pre-publication manuscripts, and early release books for a variety of publishers and authors in the U.S. and abroad, literary PR firms and at the request of certain authors. He performs this service gratis, without any compensation whatsoever (he knows….he’s really stupid). Notable authors whose work Bill has reviewed include William P. (Paul) Young, Donald Miller, George Barna, Samantha Power, Parker Palmer, George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, John Wasik, Roger Lowenstein, Taylor Branch, Brian McLaren, Tony Jones, Jim Palmer, David Kinnaman, Irshad Manji, Eboo Patel, Mark Scandrette, and Erwin McManus. Bill has a policy of not publishing reviews of books he reads that he doesn’t particularly care for and is uncomfortable recommending to others ( “Literature is like ice cream….there’s a whole bunch of flavors and I have my own tastes that differ from others…some people adore chocolate while others prefer pecan nut”).
Animal Spirits – How Human Psychology Drives The Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism
Book Review – Animal Spirits by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller
Book Review: The Seven Faith Tribes – by George Barna
Book Review: The Seven Faith Tribes – Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter – by George Barna – Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Copyright © 2009 by George Barna
Book Review: SWAY – The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior
Book Review: SWAY – The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori and Ron Brafman
Book Review: Between Wyomings – My God and an iPod on the Open Road
Book Review: Between Wyomings – My God and an iPod on the Open Road by Ken Mansfield
Book Review: The Naked Gospel – The Truth You May Never Hear in Church
Book Review: The Naked Gospel – The Truth You May Never Hear in Church by Andrew Farley