康熙大帝
如果你是那种看历史书就想睡觉的人，不妨拿这本书瞅一眼。虽然写法不伦不类（好比让周星驰重新编出来的“红楼梦”），但娱乐性高，容易读。只是部分内容有说教的嫌疑，加上说教的部分有时前后矛盾，所描述的历史事件在时间线上也不对办。若想认真对待这本书，则难免有点失望。
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Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
This is a classic example of too many cooks spoil the broth. I’ve watch the talk by Simon Sinek and he definitely has some thought-provoking ideas. Unfortunately when he and the rest of the gang tried to pull together a project like this, their voices are disjointed and their messaging, repetitive. The book ended up… Read More »
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Disappointed. A book that purports to be a cutting-edge primer on what it takes to be “original” (as Sheryl Sandberg puts it in the Foreword) has very little original insights in it. In fact, this mash-up of snippets from other books on pop psychology contradicts its original premise that “to become original, you have to… Read More »
Blue Ocean Strategy
Hindsight is 20/20. The problem with books of this nature is that they often appear to be cherry-picking data to fit the narrative. So, do you want the blue pill or the red pill?
The Circle
The Circle by Dave Eggers My rating: 5 of 5 stars This cautionary tale of a dysfunctional Utopian society may well illustrate the end of privacy as we know it. The story revolves around the Circle (no pun intended), an omnipresent tech company that implements increasingly invasive business practices on its employees, known as Circlers… Read More »
Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days
Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guillebeau My rating: 2 of 5 stars I picked up this because of Guillebeau’s previous book, and boy, was I disappointed! I mean… Uber? Taylor Swift? Fiverr? Seriously? There’s nothing new in here that you’re not being bombarded regularly if you’re looking for ideas… Read More »