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Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World by Sam Sommers

On February 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Sommers argues that by understanding the powerful influence that context has in our lives and using this knowledge to rethink how we see the world, we can be more effective at work, at home, and in daily interactions with others.

I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori Andrews

On January 28, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

Social networks are the defining cultural movement of our time, empowering us in constantly evolving ways. We can all now be reporters, alerting the world to breaking news of a natural disaster; we can participate in crowd-sourced scientific research; and we can become investigators, helping the police solve crimes.

Collaborate or Perish!: Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked World by William Bratton And Zachary Tumin

On January 27, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

In Collaborate or Perish! former Los Angeles police chief and New York police commissioner William Bratton and Harvard Kennedy School’s Zachary Tumin lay out a field-tested playbook for collaborating across the boundaries of our networked world.

Borrow: The American Way of Debt by Economic Historian Louis Hyman

On January 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

In this lively history of consumer debt in America, economic historian Louis Hyman demonstrates that today’s problems are not as new as we think.

First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity by John B. Taylor

On January 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

America’s economic future is uncertain. Mired in a long crippling economic slump and hamstrung by bitter partisan debate over the growing debt and the role of government, the nation faces substantial challenges, exacerbated by a dearth of vision and common sense among its leaders.

Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired–and Secretive–Company Really Works by Adam Lashinsky

On January 26, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

INSIDE APPLE reveals the secret systems, tactics and leadership strategies that allowed Steve Jobs and his company to churn out hit after hit and inspire a cult-like following for its products.

Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun by Paul M. Barrett

On January 22, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

Based on fifteen years of research, Glock is the riveting story of the weapon that has become known as American’s gun. Today the Glock pistol has been embraced by two-thirds of all U.S. police departments, glamorized in countless Hollywood movies, and featured as a ubiquitous presence on prime-time TV. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists, and coveted by cops and crooks alike.

The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption by Clay A. Johnson

On January 17, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

The modern human animal spends upwards of 11 hours out of every 24 in a state of constant consumption. Not eating, but gorging on information ceaselessly spewed from the screens and speakers we hold dear. Just as we have grown morbidly obese on sugar, fat, and flour—so, too, have we become gluttons for texts, instant messages, emails, RSS feeds, downloads, videos, status updates, and tweets.

Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live by Jeff Jarvis

On January 16, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

A visionary and optimistic thinker examines the tension between privacy and publicness that is transforming how we form communities, create identities, do business, and live our lives.Thanks to the internet, we now live—more and more—in public.

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L. Brandt

On January 8, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Amazon’s business model is deceptively simple: Make online shopping so easy and convenient that customers won’t think twice. It can almost be summed up by the button on every page: “Buy now with one click.”

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