Review: Liar’s Poker

Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book gave an exceptional review of the Bond Market in the 1980′s ending with the stock market crash in 1987, and the attempted hostile takeover of Solomon Brothers. This is the fifth book of Michael Lewis I’ve read and [...]

Review: Trump University Real Estate 101: Building Wealth With Real Estate Investments

Trump University Real Estate 101: Building Wealth With Real Estate Investments by Gary W. Eldred

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After reading Donald Trump’s books “The art of the Deal” and the “Art of the Comeback” I picked this book up. It looked more like a text book or how-to so I was [...]

Review: Trump: The Art of the Deal

Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Before reading this book I didn’t have a real opinion about Trump. I knew he had made a lot of money and then lost it all, only to make it all back, and now become a reality TV [...]

Review: The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch My rating: 5 of 5 stars

To be honest I read this book month’s ago and never put up a review. While the book is great and very worthy of 5 stars, the video of the last lecture is so much more compelling. I’d advise anyone to stop [...]

Review: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gordan Gekko would love this book because Time is the prime Asset: The most valuable part for me was Wealth File #11 "Rich People choose to get paid based on results, Poor People [...]

If the most resilient parasite is an idea, then story telling is the best way to create those ideas

If you are familiar with the movie Inception then you know the line “What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed – fully understood – [...]

Review: The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling

The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling by Annette Simmons

If you are familiar with the movie Inception then you know the line "What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain [...]

Hello McFly! – Biff Tannen would have been better off with this book than with the Sports Almanac

It is hard to fathom Jim Clark, whom this book is really about, lead three different Billion Dollar companies: Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and Healtheon (WebMD). He and his companies are the focus of this book. The author also gives a heck of a review of the crazy times that were the late 1990s in [...]

Review: The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It is hard to fathom Jim Clark, whom this book is really about, lead three different Billion Dollar companies: Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and Healtheon (WebMD). He and his companies are the focus of this book. The author [...]

Boiler Room meets the Middle East – Rigged by Ben Mezrich

Let’s face it reading this book is probably the closest to Dubai any of us will ever get. I’d love to think that I’ll visit one day but frankly it is just too far away for those of us who fly coach. I am much more likely to visit Las Vegas repeatedly. Just as [...]