Chris Brooks rated Steve Jobs: 4 stars
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years -- as well as interviews with more than …
Audio book not best format - need to couple with hard copy.
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Avid but slow-ish reader. I'm usually reading one fiction and one non-fiction book at a time. I love fantasy and hard sci-fi, mystery series. Non-fiction reading ranges from business and self-improvement to travel books and golf.
I hike, backpack, and walk. A lot. Much of the walking is on golf courses.
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Chris Brooks rated The sixth extinction: 4 stars
The sixth extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important work about the future of the world, …
Review of 'The First 90 Days Proven Strategies For Getting Up To Speed Faster And Smarter' on 'Goodreads'
Chris Brooks rated Antifragile: 5 stars
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a …
Chris Brooks rated A great place to have a war: 4 stars
Joshua Kurlantzick: A great place to have a war (2017)
A great place to have a war by Joshua Kurlantzick
- President Eisenhower was focused on Laos, a tiny Southeast Asian nation. Washington feared the country would fall to communism, triggering …
Chris Brooks rated Smart baseball: 5 stars
Keith Law: Smart baseball (2017)
Smart baseball by Keith Law
"For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and pitching won-lost records have been used to measure individual players' …
Chris Brooks reviewed Business adventures by John Brooks
Review of 'Business adventures' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Meandering, possibly lacking modern relevance. I had a hard time getting through the first story, and kept asking myself "what's the point"?
Chris Brooks reviewed The Last Mortal Bond by Howard Hughes (Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne)
Review of 'The Last Mortal Bond' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Epic, brutal, surprising at times. Great finish to a great series.
Chris Brooks rated The Cubs way: 5 stars
Tom Verducci: The Cubs way (2017)
The Cubs way by Tom Verducci
"With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein …
Chris Brooks rated Becoming an exceptional executive coach: 3 stars
Chris Brooks rated Academ's Fury: 5 stars
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher (Codex Alera, #2)
For one thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, …
Review of 'Give' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I appreciate the brevity of the book as many business books are much longer than needed, but Give is lacking enough content to make it stand on its own as a book. I've learned more from free web resources on Facebook advertising than I did from this book.
Chris Brooks reviewed Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera) by Jim Butcher (Codex Alera (1))
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening …
Review of 'Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Not perfect but a fun ride! Good summer reading.
Chris Brooks rated When heaven and earth changed places: 3 stars
When heaven and earth changed places by Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts
A Vietnamese girl caught between the North the South and the Americans. Later in life she returns to Vietnam to …
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a …
Review of 'Summary: Sapiens: A brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
One of the best science / history books I've experienced. Beyond just educational regarding evolution and mankind's place in the world, it will encourage you to rethink your views on "what is a religion?" and "is mankind significant or are we just full of ourselves?"