I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Economical Writing, Third Edition: Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) Deirdre N. McCloskey and Stephen T. Ziliak. Link If you write a lot you, buy this book. Deirdre McCloskey’s classic will improve your writing. I’d give this book to any graduate student or young professional on their … Read more
I just finished Niall Ferguson’s “Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist.” I bought this 882 page authorised biography for two reasons. First, I enjoy Professor Niall Ferguson’s writing. He is a rare academic who can write well. Second, I wanted to gain an insight into how the US government landed up in the Vietnam war. The book is not … Read more
Book Review The Great Mental Models. Volume 1 (link) 181 pages. Farnham Street Shane Paris has given his children a great gift. He’s taken the best ideas on mental models and distilled it in a 181 pages. The tone is humble. Parrish notes the ideas in the book are not not his own. He’s taken the best ideas … Read more
If you work in a chaotic organisation you need to read this book. This book to ‘provides guidance to individuals who find themselves working in unruly organisations’. It is useful for any one working in government, not for profit or for profit. I only regret that it took me so long to come across such … Read more