Posted in Books, Good Reads on Mar 26th, 2010
Just finished Lewis’ latest book, The Big Short, and I had to get something down before I lose the buzz the book left me with. Michael Lewis’ book is the most informative, detailed, clear, and entertaining account of the subprime-mortgage disaster that brought the economy to its knees. If you’ve read When Genius Failed or [...]
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Posted in Books on Feb 16th, 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the Kindle lately, but it’s not because I want to buy one. Since Amazon (AMZN) is my stock pick for 2010, I’m trying to figure out how the country (and the world) is seeing their latest gadget: is it a window into the future or is it [...]
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Posted in Books, Tips on Jan 19th, 2010
Over the holiday break, I was talking to my cousin’s husband and we got to talking about business. How leaders effect change and what it means to be a great leader. He brought up a book I had never heard of called From Worst to First. Here are some factoids about the book, which I’m [...]
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Posted in Books on Dec 18th, 2009
First we had Blackberries and then we had iPods and iPhones. Now it’s the Kindle—is this the next gadget that will steal our hearts (and our money)? I certainly think so, and I’m going to tell you why. Who am I to say what’s going to be the next big thing? First of all, I’m [...]
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