IN SEARCH OF THE LOST ROCK & ROLL ICON THE NOIZE ON THE BUS WHAT IS A BRAND? Marketing redefines our lives in strange new ways. NEVER SLEEPS: NEW YEAR'S EVE IN MIAMI And that's just some of the stuff in the Jan/Feb Playboy. As usual, some really great articles. Someone told me that there's pictures of attractive young ladies in the magazine as well, but I haven't had time to check those out yet.
The LEAN Startup The 4 Disciplines of Execution Innovators Solution Warriors Ethos (a short read but good)
GF's daughter gave me that book for Christmas. Very interesting guy. He comes across so dry on TV, but his writing style is very different. Normally, the "NY Times bestseller" banner is the kiss of death for a book, but this time I'm glad I read one. I was #30 on the hold list at the library. Just before Christmas I was up to #7. Day after Christmas I got an email that it was available. I guess a few others got it too. Before that, I just finished " Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA" by Tony Mendez. He smuggled six embassy people out of Tehran in '79. That dude truly had balls of steel.
Lone Survivor by Marcus Lutrell also his other book service. Before that Enders Game. Book is ok. Better read (dont compare the movie to the book) is Starship Troopers. If you know nothing about the book, you will be amazed at what year the book was written.
Know what you get when you cross an atheist, a dyslexic and an insomniac? You get a guy that lays awake in bed all night wondering if there really is a dog.