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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

On March 7, 2013, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

In Lean In, Sandberg digs deeper into these issues, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to cut through the layers of ambiguity and bias surrounding the lives and choices of working women. She recounts her own decisions, mistakes, and daily struggles to make the right choices for herself, her career, and her family.

Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie, Founder And Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes

On August 12, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

In Start Something That Matters, Blake Mycoskie tells the story of founding TOMS, one of the fastest-growing young companies in the world, and combines it with lessons learned from such innovative organizations as Zappos, charity: water, FEED Projects, method, and TerraCycle, among others.

The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Steve Wick

On August 9, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

This is the story of legendary American journalist William L. Shirer and how his first-hand reporting on the rise of the Nazis and on World War II brought the devastation alive for millions of Americans.

Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse’s Life – A Memoir by Mary Jane Nealon

On July 25, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Beautiful Unbroken details Nealon’s life of caregiving, from her years as a flying nurse, untethered and free to follow friends and jobs from the Southwest to Savannah, to more somber years in New York City, treating men in a homeless shelter on the Bowery and working in the city’s first AIDS wards. In this compelling and revealing memoir, Nealon brings a poet’s sensitivity to bear on the hard truths of disease and recovery, life and death.

Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon by Al Worden

On July 22, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During the return from the moon to earth he also conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, becoming the first human ever to see both the entire earth and moon simply by turning his head. The Apollo 15 flight capped an already-impressive career as an astronaut, including important work on the pioneering Apollo 9 and Apollo 12 missions, as well as the perilous flight of Apollo 13.

Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin by Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony

On July 22, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Entwined with Gagarin’s history is that of the breathtaking and highly secretive Russian space program – its technological daring, its triumphs and disasters. In a gripping account, Jamie Doran and Piers Bizony reveal the astonishing world behind the scenes of the first great space spectacular, and how Gagarin’s flight came frighteningly close to destruction.

I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 by Douglas Edwards

On July 20, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Technology, by Editor

Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to an Edsel. No academic analysis or bystander’s account can capture it. Now Doug Edwards, Employee Number 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving readers a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company.

The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch by Michael Wolff

On July 17, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

If Rupert Murdoch isn’t making headlines, he’s busy buying the media outlets that generate the headlines. His News Corp. holdings–from the New York Post, Fox News, and most recently The Wall Street Journal, to name just a few–are vast, and his power is unrivaled. So what makes a man like this tick? Michael Wolff gives us the definitive answer in The Man Who Owns the News.

The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution by Keith Devlin

On July 17, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Science, by Editor

The young Italian, Leonardo of Pisa (better known today as Fibonacci), had learned the Hindu number system when he traveled to North Africa with his father, a customs agent. The book he created was Liber abbaci, the “Book of Calculation,” and the revolution that followed its publication was enormous. Arithmetic made it possible for ordinary people to buy and sell goods, convert currencies, and keep accurate records of possessions more readily than ever before. Liber abbaci’s publication led directly to large-scale international commerce and the scientific revolution of the Renaissance.

Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist: How to Explain the World Without Becoming a Bore by Peter L. Berger

On July 14, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Peter Berger is arguably the best-known American sociologist living today. Since the 1960s he has been publishing books on many facets of the American social scene, and several of his works are now considered classics. So it may be hard to believe Professor Berger’s description of himself as an “accidental sociologist.” But that in fact accurately describes how he stumbled into sociology.