My Best Audio Book Reads(Listens) of 2009
While staying busy shooting, editing, working on Things That Make Her Smile, working at Myxer and spending time with the family, I found a new source for inspiration – audio books. I’ve always thrived on learning but reading books always made me sleepy. On top that having a runaway imagination always made it difficult for me to coast through a book, until l I found out about audio books. Now, books on tape have been around forever but the selection and convenience of reading or “listening” to them was blah. Now with services such as audible and itunes, accompanied with an amazing device called an iPhone, books are at our finger tips. I commute about 2 hours daily and find myself killing time either listening to the radio or chatting it up on the phone -TWO hours a day! It occurred to me that I could try to find something inspiring and productive to do. Now I actually look forward to the drives home where I find myself inspired to and fro.
Here are my two sentence reviews of each book. See the audible links to get more in depth reviews and summaries:
Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox – Outright inspiring to see how strong willed and tough Michael J. Fox is. A humbling read.
The Art of Start, Guy Kawasaki - Somewhat high level at times but a great perspective on how to start ups can become great companies.
Blink, Malcolm Gladwell – What will people remember about your brand? A solid look into the minds of consumers.
Brain Rules, John J. Media – Fascinating synopsis of brain functions and how our tickers operate. If you are curious about how we learn. It’s a great read.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert T. Klyosaki – Good read on grassroots finance. Giving two different sets of parental advice to get to financial freedom.
The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zalsow – A mans last great project to leaving behind a legacy from a life left inspired and motivated. Must read.
A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson – For the outdoors man/women in every person. This book is a humorous yet super detailed recollection of an adventure down the Appalachian trail
How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie – A classic book on how to do business the old fashion way. That is actually talking to people.
What Would Good Do, Jeff Jarvis – Asks the questions how does Google and other great companies do such an amazing jobs of developing awesome products.
Made to Stick, Chip Heath and Dan Heath – How do you get your point across and make people remember your business? This book is Awesome!
Crowd Sourcing, Jeff Howe – Good read on how companies leverage their customers to make their products better while at the same time making for a better user experience.
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