Little nuggets on being a better conversationalist. Short book and easy to read

This was a bio about Beryl Markham but was way too drawn out and fictionalized for my taste. Didn't finish it but it was interesting to learn about her childhood in Africa and how her mom left and she was raised by her father.

Some excellent ideas for remembering, cataloging and using stories. Writing was a bit simplistic but overall, useful.

Get overview of the Rothchild history and how the family dynasty was formed and perserveered over time. Fascinating and an easy read

Basics on how to approach a class and the various ways to learn concentration, memory skills, speed reading and note taking. Didn't read the rapid math section.

Great primer on music theory and many of the details of music notation. Had much about writing music that I couldn't use but lots of good basics.

Tells how Nickolas became Tsar and his family. Raputin, WWI, the Russian revolution, Lenin and the execution of the royal family. Short and educational.

Great writing and well told. Uses letters, journal entries, and newspaper articles to tell the story. Very dramatic.

About the journey to discover the headwaters of the River of Doubt in the Brazilian rainforest. Very difficult journey and TR nearly died.

Great book about how a professional pianist memorizes music and prepares for performances. Lots of good tips and insights.

short sketches of people throughout history that used a particular strategy to suceed. Easy read and not too deep. Some repeated strategies

This was a travel journal made by a British woman who journeyed to Arabia to follow the Incense Trade route. It was in the 1930's, before oil took over and when it was as it had been for centuries. Very interesting but very detailled.

Great book about President Garfield. How he became President unwillingly, his assasin and the awful medical care he got before antiseptic procedures where adopted. Well written and very insightful

Tedious book. Long winding sentences that repeat. Covers his experiences as a child chess prodigy and then learning and competing in martial arts.

Companion book to the course "learning to Learn". Easy to read and reinforced the material in the class. Quite helpful

Excellent book by a former FBI-CIA hostage negotiator. Many great insights and debunks the Yes-Yes problems. Also, throws out the "remove the emotion" concept in Getting to Yes.

Good book about how to generate new ideas, and manage emotions and work with others. Liked it and gained a few new insights

Excellent book about how we got to this idea that everyone is malleable and "fixable". Overly detailed so it was a bit tedious but well worth the listen

Tedious reading, too much detail that doesn't matter. Just around in time--you need to know the history before reading this or it doesn’t make sense

About how he managed to determine the Vonyix manuscript was a hoax and other examples. Uses his ACRE framework to question and verify.

Good updated information about how productivity can be increased in teams, decision-making, learning.

Story of how she went to Martha's Vineyard after breaking up with her husband (who had another woman now living in their home) to get away. She buys a house, sorts out her life and writes a hand-lettered cookbook. Meets new man, Joe, who has lived with ever since.

Excellent book on how the con game is played and how we fall for it. Lots of great research and many stories and examples.

Great book that covers the history of making and using makeup. Lots of information about the business of makeup and movie stars. Good stories and not boring. Really enjoyed this read.

One of the first books written by Trump. Gives an excellent history and many insights into his thinking.

Wanted to learn more about Trump's background and how he thinks. Tom Burgher suggested that this book was the best one to read. It is a good one but I found I needed more history of the man first. Bought Art of the Deal to get a better handle on his background. Written with Bill Zanger of the Learning Annex. Published in Oct. 2009

Amateurish book about how to be more creative--so similar to so many others. I did not feel inspired just annoyed--it really was like the others in this genre.

Very detailed accounting of how she and her husband purchased a large villa in Tuscany. It goes into excruciating details and I found it laborious reading. Had to skim it and finally call it quits.

Rambling account of Scottish history. Over detailed. Didn't finish it. Just couldn't keep interested.

Very motivating book of essays from the O magazine. A compilation of thoughts and insights.