Here you go - a new feature for the blog. A book review. As you can see, like the tickets when I do a movie review, I have a books logo for doing a book review. Do not expect to see NY Time bestselling fiction here. Do expect to see what I am currently reading. I tend to read about ten to twelve books at a time (counting the books on CD while driving) and I will only post here when I finish one. I will give a brief synopsis of the book - what I thought about the content and eventually some sort of rating system. You do not have to worry about spoilers as the books I tend to read lean more toward information than intricate storylines. When I do venture into fiction, I won't ruin the ending for you.

Lets start with the book I just finished. "The Mind: The Official Companion Volume to the Landmark PBS Television Series" by Richard M. Restak, M.D. (You may remember him from another title, "Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential" or the New York Times Bestseller, "The Brain.")

It was chock full of good information. The mind has always fascinated me (I minored in Psychology in college) and as such, I have always enjoyed learning more about how people think and why they do the things they do. (It doesn't hurt to know these things in business either) At times the book reads like a textbook with page after page of dry test results and data, but for the most part the book was entertaining as it informed. It is much more heady than the PBS series and is a great next step if you saw the series and want to know more. There is really nothing new or earthshattering in the book as it published in 1988, but still a good read.


- posted by Chris @ 11:03 AM