Denis's bookshelf: all-time-favorites en-US Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:06:01 -0700 60 Denis's bookshelf: all-time-favorites 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Игры, в которые играют люди / Люди, которые играют в игры]]> 18368570
Система, разработанная Берном, призвана избавить человека от влияния жизненных сценариев, программирующих его поведение, научить его меньше "играть" в отношениях с собой и другими, обрести подлинную свободу и побудить к личностному росту. В этой книге читатель найдет много полезных советов, которые помогут понять природу человеческого общения, мотивы собственных и чужих поступков и причины возникновения конфликтов. По мнению автора, судьба каждого из нас во многом определяется еще в раннем детстве, однако в зрелом возрасте она вполне может быть осознана и управляема человеком, если он этого захочет.

Именно с публикации этого международного бестселлера в нашей стране начался "психологический бум", когда миллионы людей вдруг осознали, что психология может быть невероятно интересной, что с ее помощью можно многое понять в себе и других.]]> 576 Eric Berne 5699273077 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.83 Игры, в которые играют люди / Люди, которые играют в игры
author: Eric Berne
name: Denis
average rating: 3.83
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2012/07/01
date added: 2025/04/01
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoît Chantre]]> 7171525 ձ> 256 René Girard 0870138774 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.24 2007 Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoît Chantre
author: René Girard
name: Denis
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/07
date added: 2024/11/07
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Почему Христианство актуально в наше время и поиски альтернативы заводят лишь в тупики
]]> <![CDATA[The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership]]> 6342995 288 Bill Walsh 1591842662 Denis 5 4.18 2009 The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
author: Bill Walsh
name: Denis
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/27
date added: 2024/11/07
shelves: all-time-favorites, best-of-2024, recommended
review:
Мощная книга по управлению и лидерству. Нетривиальный подход и интересные идеи по командной работе и менеджменту
]]> <![CDATA[The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom]]> 1270379 305 James Burnham 0895267853 Denis 5 4.28 1943 The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
author: James Burnham
name: Denis
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1943
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/30
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2024
review:
Макиавеллианцы как сторонники научного метода в политике.
]]> <![CDATA[Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?]]> 31125556 CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES ARE HEADING TOWARD A WAR NEITHER WANTS. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap, a deadly pattern of structural stress that results when a rising power challenges a ruling one. This phenomenon is as old as history itself. About the Peloponnesian War that devastated ancient Greece, the historian Thucydides explained: “It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable.� Over the past 500 years, these conditions have occurred sixteen times. War broke out in twelve of them. Today, as an unstoppable China approaches an immovable America and both Xi Jinping and Donald Trump promise to make their countries “great again,� the seventeenth case looks grim. Unless China is willing to scale back its ambitions or Washington can accept becoming number two in the Pacific, a trade conflict, cyberattack, or accident at sea could soon escalate into all-out war.

In Destined for War, the eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison explains why Thucydides’s Trap is the best lens for understanding U.S.-China relations in the twenty-first century. Through uncanny historical parallels and war scenarios, he shows how close we are to the unthinkable. Yet, stressing that war is not inevitable, Allison also reveals how clashing powers have kept the peace in the past � and what painful steps the United States and China must take to avoid disaster today.]]> 364 Graham Allison 0544935276 Denis 5 4.16 2017 Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?
author: Graham Allison
name: Denis
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/15
date added: 2024/09/15
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2024
review:
Отличная книга по противостоянию Китая и США
]]> Создатель звезд 28179911
Свою версию ответов на эти и другие извечные вопросы известный философ Олаф Стэплдон облек в оригинальную форму философско-фантастического повествования. Он приглашает нас на свидание с СОЗДАТЕЛЕМ ЗВЕЗД.]]> 304 Olaf Stapledon 5879830241 Denis 5 4.22 1937 Создатель звезд
author: Olaf Stapledon
name: Denis
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1937
rating: 5
read at: 2020/11/24
date added: 2024/08/10
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2020
review:
Просто удивительная по качеству фантастика, еще и написанная в 1937 году. Всем инопланетянам инопланетяне. Удивительно что книга достаточно малоизвестна, при всей ее значимости и влиянии на более позднюю фантастику. Фактически запас идей на кучу книг, сериалов, игр
]]> <![CDATA[The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future]]> 200179688
When you can’t see past the world we have now, look to visionaries like Balaji Srinivasan. His ideas show us how to build a healthier, brighter, and more technologically-advanced humanity.

In The Anthology of A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future, Eric Jorgenson curates a collection of Balaji’s wisdom from his entire career. In “Technology� you will see how technology shapes our world today and the ways it could shape our future. In “Truth� you learn how to think for yourself through the constant clamor of information and media. Finally, in “Building the Future,� you will learn how to wield Technology and Truth to change your life, change your community, and—maybe—change the future of our species.

This guide will help you pick the next great investment, start a billion-dollar company, or even a new country. The Anthology of Balaji helps you visualize and build your brightest future.]]> 273 Eric Jorgenson 1544542909 Denis 5 4.19 The Anthology of Balaji: A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future
author: Eric Jorgenson
name: Denis
average rating: 4.19
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/20
date added: 2024/06/20
shelves: all-time-favorites, best-of-2024, recommended
review:
Великолепная книга - подборга мыслей из статей и интервью мудрого Баладжи
]]> The Timeless Way of Building 106728 The Timeless Way of Building Christopher Alexander presents a new theory of architecture, building, and planning which has at its core that age-old process by which the people of a society have always pulled the order of their world from their own being.

He writes, “There is one timeless way of building. It is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way. It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are themselves as ancient in their form as the trees and hills, and as our faces are.�

The Timeless Way of Building is the introductory volume to Alexander’s other works, A Pattern Language and The Oregon Experiment, in the Center for Environmental Structure series.
]]> 552 Christopher W. Alexander 0195024028 Denis 5 4.38 1978 The Timeless Way of Building
author: Christopher W. Alexander
name: Denis
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1978
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/25
date added: 2024/05/30
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2024
review:
Книга которая заметно поменяла мой взгляд на дизайн пространства - от квартиры до города, очень интересный подход
]]> <![CDATA[Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future]]> 9491855 New York Times Notable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West’s rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many worry that the emerging economic power of China and India spells the end of the West as a superpower. In order to understand this possibility, we need to look back in time. Why has the West dominated the globe for the past two hundred years, and will its power last?

Describing the patterns of human history, the archaeologist and historian Ian Morris offers surprising new answers to both questions. It is not, he reveals, differences of race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals, that explain Western dominance. It is the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, the world will change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process.

Deeply researched and brilliantly argued, Why the West Rules—for Now spans fifty thousand years of history and offers fresh insights on nearly every page. The book brings together the latest findings across disciplines—from ancient history to neuroscience—not only to explain why the West came to rule the world but also to predict what the future will bring in the next hundred years.


]]> 1162 Ian Morris 1429977043 Denis 5 4.11 2010 Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
author: Ian Morris
name: Denis
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2024/01/21
date added: 2024/01/22
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Полноценный обзор человеческой истории в разрезе развития Западной и Восточной цивилизаций. Одна из самых интересных книг по истории, технологии и экономической истории. Актуальна для ответа на вопрос - вырвется ли Восток вперед
]]> <![CDATA[Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes]]> 124941268 AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the author of the international blockbuster, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, a powerful new tool to unlock one of life’s most challenging puzzles.

Every investment plan under the sun is, at best,an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past.

Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.

With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. Through a sequence of engaging stories and pithy examples, he shows how we can use our newfound grasp of the unchanging to see around corners, not by squinting harder through the uncertain landscape of the future, but by looking backwards, being more broad-sighted, and focusing instead on what is permanently true.

By doing so, we may betteranticipate the big stuff, andachieve the greatest success, not merely financial comforts, but most importantly, a life well lived.]]> 240 Morgan Housel 0593332709 Denis 5 4.36 2023 Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
author: Morgan Housel
name: Denis
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/11/14
date added: 2023/12/29
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Что не меняется в нашем изменчивом мире
]]> <![CDATA[Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier]]> 63101004 “Ashorthand manual for living with kindness, decency, and generosity of spirit.”—Maria Popova

“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . Excellent Advice for Living includes wise, practical advice for life.� �Gretchen Rubin, via Twitter

“One hundred years from now, when so much of the nonsense of our age is forgotten, people will still remember Kevin Kelly and his wisdom.”—Seth Godin

“All will benefit from [Kelly's] idiosyncratic wit and wry humor.”�People

Wise, practical, optimistic life advice from author and leading technology thinker Kevin Kelly

Onhis 68thbirthday, Kevin Kelly began to write down for his young adult children somethings he had learned about life that he wished hehad known earlier. To his surprise, Kelly had more to say than he thought, and kept adding to the advice over the years, compiling a life’s wisdom into these pages.

Kelly’s timeless advice covers an astonishing range, from right living to setting ambitious goals, optimizing generosity, and cultivating compassion. He has wisdom for career, relationships, parenting, andfinances, and gives guidance for practicalmatters ranging from travel to troubleshooting.

Excellent Advice for Living is aimed primarily at young people, but speaks to all ages. This is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to navigate life with grace and creativity.]]> 221 Kevin Kelly 0593654536 Denis 5 4.47 Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
author: Kevin Kelly
name: Denis
average rating: 4.47
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2023/05/10
date added: 2023/06/15
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Шикарная книга советов от Кевина Келли. Все по делу и глубоко
]]> <![CDATA[The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them]]> 12228097 346 Steve Peters 009193558X Denis 5 3.97 2012 The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them
author: Steve Peters
name: Denis
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2023/04/24
date added: 2023/04/24
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Прекрасная книга по работе мозга и самоорганизации. В середине пошел уклон в достигаторство, но здравый подход и работоспособные идеи продолжились. Рекомендую как одну из основных книг по саморазвитию и любительской психологии
]]> <![CDATA[Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology]]> 60321447
You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything� from missiles to microwaves, smartphones to the stock market � runs on chips. Until recently, America designed and built the fastest chips and maintained its lead as the #1 superpower. Now, America's edge isslipping, undermined by competitors in Taiwan, Korea,Europe, and, above all, China. Today, as Chip War reveals, China, which spends more money each year importing chips than it spends importing oil,is pouring billions into a chip-building initiative to catch up to the US. At stake is America's military superiority and economic prosperity.

Economic historian Chris Miller explains how the semiconductor came to play a critical role in modern life and how the U.S. become dominant in chip design and manufacturing and applied this technology to military systems. America's victory in the Cold War and its global military dominance stems from its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power. But here, too, China is catching up, with its chip-building ambitions and military modernization going hand in hand.America has let key components of the chip-building process slip out of its grasp, contributing not only to a worldwide chip shortage but also a new Cold War with a superpower adversary that is desperate to bridge the gap.

Illuminating, timely, and fascinating, Chip War shows that, to make sense of the current state of politics, economics, and technology, we must first understand the vital role played by chips.]]> 464 Chris Miller 1982172002 Denis 5 4.38 2022 Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
author: Chris Miller
name: Denis
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2023/01/22
date added: 2023/01/24
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
История создания и развития индустрии по производству чипов. Какие то факты я знал неплохо, но это книга формирует целостную картину. Про ASML знал. Из того, что стало сюрпризом, это история и значение TSMC и ее создателя, а также достаточно зыбкое положение китайцев в производстве современных процессоров. Дядя Сэм держит рынок крепко за горло
]]> <![CDATA[War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires]]> 18246
In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchinuses his expertise in evolutionary biology tooffer a bold new theory about the course of world history.

Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society’s capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of cooperation led to the formation of the Roman and Russian empires, and the United States. But as empires grow, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, conflict replaces cooperation, and dissolution inevitably follows. Eloquently argued and rich with historical examples, War and Peace and War offers a bold new theory about the course of world history with implications for nations today.]]> 416 Peter Turchin 0452288193 Denis 5 4.15 2005 War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires
author: Peter Turchin
name: Denis
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2022/12/31
date added: 2023/01/03
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2022
review:
Фундаментальная книга по объяснению исторических процессов, попытка создания «психоистории» из «Основания» Азимова. Автор описывает с потрясающими подробностями развитие истории Российской империи, Римской империи, Византии и прочих, доходя и до Американской империи. Удивительно интересная и актуальная книга, как для того чтобы просто вспомнить историю, так и для пониманию ее движущих сил
]]> <![CDATA[The Money Formula: Dodgy Finance, Pseudo Science, and How Mathematicians Took Over the Markets]]> 34503890 Explore the deadly elegance of finance's hidden powerhouse The Money Formula takes you inside the engine room of the global economy to explore the little-understood world of quantitative finance, and show how the future of our economy rests on the backs of this all-but-impenetrable industry. Written not from a post-crisis perspective � but from a preventative point of view � this book traces the development of financial derivatives from bonds to credit default swaps, and shows how mathematical formulas went beyond pricing to expand their use to the point where they dwarfed the real economy. You'll learn how the deadly allure of their ice-cold beauty has misled generations of economists and investors, and how continued reliance on these formulas can either assist future economic development, or send the global economy into the financial equivalent of a cardiac arrest.

Rather than rehash tales of post-crisis fallout, this book focuses on preventing the next one. By exploring the heart of the shadow economy, you'll be better prepared to ride the rough waves of finance into the turbulent future.

Delve into one of the world's least-understood but highest-impact industries Understand the key principles of quantitative finance and the evolution of the field Learn what quantitative finance has become, and how it affects us all Discover how the industry's next steps dictate the economy's future How do you create a quadrillion dollars out of nothing, blow it away and leave a hole so large that even years of "quantitative easing" can't fill it � and then go back to doing the same thing? Even amidst global recovery, the financial system still has the potential to seize up at any moment. The Money Formula explores the how and why of financial disaster, what must happen to prevent the next one.]]> 244 Paul Wilmott Denis 5 4.07 2017 The Money Formula: Dodgy Finance, Pseudo Science, and How Mathematicians Took Over the Markets
author: Paul Wilmott
name: Denis
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2022/11/30
date added: 2022/12/15
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Просто восхитительная книга про бизнес квантов. Актуальна для всех инвесторов кто захочет «нажиться» на волшебных формулах, графиках и теориях предлагаемых хедж фондами, банками, инвест консультантами и другими желающими поуправлять чужими деньгами «без риска». Не простая, но все сложное описано максимально просто. Шедевр
]]> The 6 Types of Working Genius 61128912 New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever.

The 6 Types of Working Genius is the fastest way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.

Beyond the personal discovery and instant relief that Working Genius provides, the model also gives teams a remarkably simple and practical framework for tapping into one another’s natural gifts, which increases productivity and reduces unnecessary judgment.

In classic Lencioni fashion, Pat brings his model to life in a page-turning fable that is as relatable as it is compelling. He tells the story of Bull Brooks, an entrepreneur, husband, and father who sets out to solve his own frustration at work and stumbles into a new way of thinking that changes the way he sees his work, his team, and even his marriage.

What sets this book—and the model behind it—apart from other tools and assessments is the speed at which it can be understood and applied, and the relevance it has to every kind of work in life, from running a company to launching a product to managing a family.

In addition to this book, Lencioni and the Table Group have created a 10-minute assessment that helps individuals quickly identify their gifts and apply this model to themselves and their teams. Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have already discovered their Working Genius, and experience the transformation in your work, your team, and your life.

Learn more about the Working Genius at WorkingGenius[dot]com.]]> 228 Patrick Lencioni 1637743297 Denis 5 4.10 2022 The 6 Types of Working Genius
author: Patrick Lencioni
name: Denis
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2022/10/17
date added: 2022/11/04
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Опять приятная книга про менеджмент от Ленсиони - на этот раз психотипирование по предрасположенности к работе разного вида - поиск, изобретение, оценка, мотивация, поддержка, завершение - 6 типов. Каждый наделен 2 любимыми, 2 приемлемыми и 2 нелюбимыми типами. Выберите свои и вам будет проще самому и понятнее формировать команды
]]> <![CDATA[If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life]]> 180506 304 Stephen Webb 0387955011 Denis 5 4.23 2002 If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
author: Stephen Webb
name: Denis
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2022/10/23
date added: 2022/10/23
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Мощная книга, которая глубоко разбирает вопрос - где инопланетяне? Множество теорий, в которых рассматривается почему мы их еще не встретили или встретили, но� В процессе поднимаются и физика, и биология, и фантастика, и все на свете. Если вы готовы так глубоко копнуть, то это удовольствие. Маск рекомендует
]]> <![CDATA[The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board]]> 36653486 340 Keith J. Cunningham 0984659277 Denis 5 4.33 The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board
author: Keith J. Cunningham
name: Denis
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2022/08/23
date added: 2022/08/23
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Бизнес мудрость, практичная и по делу. По-немногу о разных аспектах бизнеса - от стратегии и корп культуры до рисков
]]> <![CDATA[The Network State: How To Start a New Country]]> 60643059
This book introduces the concept of the network state: a country you can start from your computer, a state that recruits like a startup, a nation built from the internet rather than disrupted by it.

The fundamental concept behind the network state is to assemble a digital community and organize it to crowdfund physical territory. But that territory is not in one place � it’s spread around the world, fully decentralized, hooked together by the internet for a common cause, much like Google’s offices or Bitcoin’s miners. And because every citizen has opted in, it’s a model for 100% democracy rather than the minimum threshold of consent modeled by 51% democracies.

Of course, there are countless questions that need to be answered to build something of this scope. How does a network state work socially, technically, logistically, legally, physically, financially? How could such a thing even be viable?

This book attempts to answer these questions.]]> 262 Balaji S. Srinivasan Denis 5 3.97 The Network State: How To Start a New Country
author: Balaji S. Srinivasan
name: Denis
average rating: 3.97
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/13
date added: 2022/08/11
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Книга по созданию нового государства с нуля, мирным путем. Экскурсы в историю, политику, технологии. Есть интересные и оригинальные концепции объясняющие настоящее и прогнозирующие будущее мировой политики. Не со всем можно согласиться, но идей очень много, в том числе достаточно оригинальных. Радует и относительная нейтральность и взгляд сверху на правую и левую риторику, Китайско-Американский конфликт, роль США в плохих и хороших делах. Рекомендую ознакомиться, даже если и что то не понравится. Язык бывает временами тяжеловат
]]> <![CDATA[Where Is My Flying Car?: A Memoir of Future Past]]> 42036377 609 J. Storrs Hall Denis 5 4.06 Where Is My Flying Car?: A Memoir of Future Past
author: J. Storrs Hall
name: Denis
average rating: 4.06
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/31
date added: 2022/08/01
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Роскошная книга про состояние технологий и науки. Начинается с забавного - «где моя моя летающая машина?» и погружается в важнейшие вопросы прошлого, текущего и будущего технологического развития. Очень рекомендую
]]> <![CDATA[Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis]]> 41716904 Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes -- a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises.

Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals -- ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany and Australia after World War Two. Because Diamond has lived and spoken the language in five of these six countries, he can present gut-wrenching histories experienced firsthand. These nations coped, to varying degrees, through mechanisms such as acknowledgment of responsibility, painfully honest self-appraisal, and learning from models of other nations. Looking to the future, Diamond examines whether the United States, Japan, and the whole world are successfully coping with the grave crises they currently face. Can we learn from lessons of the past?

Adding a psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology, and anthropology that mark all of Diamond's books, Upheaval reveals factors influencing how both whole nations and individual people can respond to big challenges. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet.]]> 512 Jared Diamond Denis 5 3.87 2019 Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
author: Jared Diamond
name: Denis
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/31
date added: 2022/06/01
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Своевремено прочтенная книга про подход наций к разрешению возникающих перед ними кризисов. Много интересной исторической информации про Финляндию, Чили, Японию, даже с учетом и так неплохого знания их истории
]]> <![CDATA[Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed]]> 20186 ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning theory realized in Brasilia, the Great Leap Forward in China, agricultural "modernization" in the Tropics—the twentieth century has been racked by grand utopian schemes that have inadvertently brought death and disruption to millions. Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry?

In this wide-ranging and original book, James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not—and cannot—be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge. The author builds a persuasive case against "development theory" and imperialistic state planning that disregards the values, desires, and objections of its subjects. He identifies and discusses four conditions common to all planning disasters: administrative ordering of nature and society by the state; a "high-modernist ideology" that places confidence in the ability of science to improve every aspect of human life; a willingness to use authoritarian state power to effect large- scale interventions; and a prostrate civil society that cannot effectively resist such plans.]]> 461 James C. Scott 0300078153 Denis 5 4.21 1998 Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
author: James C. Scott
name: Denis
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at: 2022/04/30
date added: 2022/05/02
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Почему проваливаются очередные мегапроекты по улучшению жизни народов и как государство смотрит на типичного гражданина? Хороший экскурс в истории великих рывков
]]> The Psychology of Money 51181015 224 Morgan Housel 085719769X Denis 5 4.50 2020 The Psychology of Money
author: Morgan Housel
name: Denis
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2022/01/18
date added: 2022/01/18
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Отличная книга про обращение с инвестициями и личными деньгами, достойная всех положительных отзывов. Не тот путь, чтобы стать Илоном Маском, а более подходящий для рядового инвестора
]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn]]> 530415 Provides the reader with a style of thinking that will enhance a person's ability to function as a problem-solver of complex technical issues. Consists of a collection of stories about the author's participation in significant discoveries, relating how those discoveries came about and, most importantly, provides analysis about the thought processes and reasoning that took place as the author and his associates progressed through engineering problems.]]> 376 Richard Hamming 9056995014 Denis 5 4.15 1996 The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
author: Richard Hamming
name: Denis
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2021/12/26
date added: 2021/12/31
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Книга классная, но в целом те же основные идеи, что изложены в знаменитом выступлении Хемминга
]]> <![CDATA[Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value]]> 42611483
In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can help companies solve real customer problems while achieving business goals. By understanding how to communicate and collaborate within a company structure, you can create a product culture that benefits both the business and the customer. You’ll learn product management principles that can be applied to any organization, big or small.

In five parts, this book

Why organizations ship features rather than cultivate the value those features representHow to set up a product organization that scalesHow product strategy connects a company’s vision and economic outcomes back to the product activitiesHow to identify and pursue the right opportunities for producing value through an iterative product frameworkHow to build a culture focused on successful outcomes over outputs]]> 199 Melissa Perri 1491973757 Denis 5 4.29 2018 Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
author: Melissa Perri
name: Denis
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2021/11/29
date added: 2021/11/29
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Интересная для меня концепция приоритета пользовательской ценности и отказа от измеренич успеха продукта объемом функционала или сделанных фич
]]> <![CDATA[Simple Numbers 2.0 � Rules for Smart Scaling: A Play by Play Analysis for Pure Growth]]> 55932526
Looking for an investment opportunity with the capacity for long term high yields? Put your business to work for you!

Greg Crabtree demystifies common accounting and reveals the growth potential going unnoticed in your balance sheets. Learn how to make decisions based on data you already have to guide your business to be its best, most profitable self.

Building on the principles of his first book, Greg shows you how to dive deep into your data and locate the numbers you need to identify hidden opportunities for maximum return on investment.

You will

How to value your business as an investment How to manage your labor efficiency ratio How to use segment data analysis to hone your focus How to measure your success in growth spending How to decide when to keep your business, and when to sell And much more! Get your copy of this highly anticipated continuation of the Simple Numbers strategy for achieving maximum profitability and return on investment through actionable data.]]> 163 Greg Crabtree Denis 5 4.48 Simple Numbers 2.0 – Rules for Smart Scaling: A Play by Play Analysis for Pure Growth
author: Greg Crabtree
name: Denis
average rating: 4.48
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2021/11/23
date added: 2021/11/23
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Дельная книга по финменеджменту. Практические советы по оценке компаний для продажи, оценке вклада менеджмента в прибыль, важности правильного анализа прибыли, баланса и кеш фло, построению фин планов. Рекомендую, так как подход иной, чем в обычных книгах по корп финансам
]]> <![CDATA[The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition]]> 34531177 The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals-when there is no central authority to police their actions. The problem of cooperation is central to many different fields. Robert Axelrod recounts the famous computer tournaments in which the “cooperative� program Tit for Tat recorded its stunning victories, explains its application to a broad spectrum of subjects, and suggests how readers can both apply cooperative principles to their own lives and teach cooperative principles to others.]]> 266 Robert Axelrod Denis 5 4.32 1984 The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition
author: Robert Axelrod
name: Denis
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1984
rating: 5
read at: 2021/10/13
date added: 2021/10/13
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Актуальная для децентрализованных сообществ тема кооперации без контроля сверху. Теория, рассуждения и практические примеры в политике, войне, повседневной жизни, биологии
]]> The Evolution of Cooperation 366821 The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists—whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals—when there is no central authority to police their actions. The problem of cooperation is central to many different fields. Robert Axelrod recounts the famous computer tournaments in which the “cooperative� program Tit for Tat recorded its stunning victories, explains its application to a broad spectrum of subjects, and suggests how readers can both apply cooperative principles to their own lives and teach cooperative principles to others.]]> 264 Robert Axelrod 0465005640 Denis 0 4.26 1984 The Evolution of Cooperation
author: Robert Axelrod
name: Denis
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1984
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/10/13
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon]]> 55297149 Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives.Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience between them, much of it in the early aughts—a period of unmatched innovation that brought products and services including Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web Services to life—Bryar and Carr offer unprecedented access to the Amazon way as it was refined, articulated, and proven to be repeatable, scalable, and adaptable.With keen analysis and practical steps for applying it at your own company—no matter the size—the authors illuminate how Amazon’s fourteen leadership principles inform decision-making at all levels and reveal how the company’s culture has been defined by four customer obsession, long-term thinking, eagerness to invent, and operational excellence. Bryar and Carr explain the set of ground-level practices that ensure these are translated into action and flow through all aspects of the business.Working Backwards is a practical guidebook and a corporate narrative, filled with the authors� in-the-room recollections of what “Being Amazonian� is like and how it has affected their personal and professional lives. They demonstrate that success on Amazon’s scale is not achieved by the genius of any single leader, but rather through commitment to and execution of a set of well-defined, rigorously-executed principles and practices—shared here for the very first time.]]> 304 Colin Bryar 1250267609 Denis 5 4.39 2021 Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
author: Colin Bryar
name: Denis
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2021/08/31
date added: 2021/09/06
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Книга о практическом применении принципов, о которых рассказывал Безос в своих письмах. Не думаю, что это универсальные принципы бизнеса на все времена. Не думаю, что книга будет долгосрочно актуальной, тем не менее есть что взять для применения в своей работе
]]> <![CDATA[Краткая история почти всего на свете]]> 13203182 560 Bill Bryson 5818907899 Denis 5 4.35 2003 Краткая история почти всего на свете
author: Bill Bryson
name: Denis
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2021/08/30
date added: 2021/08/30
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Книга из которой я узнал больше, чем из любой другой. Действительно краткая история всего, плюс неповторимый юмор
]]> <![CDATA[Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems]]> 53575067 Solve any problem faster, with less risk and lower cost

Unprecedented access to infinite solutions has led us to realize that having all of the answers is not the answer. From innovation teams to creativity experts to crowdsourcing, we've turned from one source to another, spending endless cycles pursuing piecemeal solutions to each challenge we face.

What if your organization had an effective systematic approach to deal with any problem?

To find better solutions, you need to first ask better questions. The questions you ask determine which solutions you'll see and which will remain hidden.

This compact yet powerful book contains the formulas to reframe any problem multiple ways, using 25 lenses to help you gain different perspectives. With visual examples and guidance, it contains everything you need to start mastering any challenge.

This book will help

Discover why we are hardwired to ask ineffective questions and learn to work through those barriers.Understand the power and importance of well-defined questions.Reframe any problem multiple ways to help you find the optimal solution.Move from idea-based innovation to the question-based innovation that drives higher ROI.Apply just one of the lenses and you will quickly discover better solutions. Apply all of them and you will be able to solve any problem, in business and in life.]]> 175 Stephen M. Shapiro 1645431878 Denis 5 4.18 Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems
author: Stephen M. Shapiro
name: Denis
average rating: 4.18
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2021/07/30
date added: 2021/08/02
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Практически книга по ТРИЗ, но с хорошим пояснением как его приложить к бизнес задачам. Полезны не столько линзы, которые повторяют ТРИЗовские методы, а правила выбора задач для решения
]]> <![CDATA[Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything]]> 55685405 A book for learners of all ages containing the best and most updated advice on learning from neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Do you spend too much time learning with disappointing results? Do you find it difficult to remember what you read? Do you put off studying because it’s boring and you’re easily distracted? This book is for you.Dr. Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe have both struggled in the past with their learning. But they have found techniques to help them master any material. Building on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology, they give you a crash course to improve your ability to learn, no matter what the subject is. Through their decades of writing, teaching, and research on learning, the authors have developed deep connections with experts from a vast array of disciplines. And it’s all honed with feedback from thousands of students who have themselves gone through the trenches of learning. Successful learners gradually add tools and techniques to their mental toolbox, and they think critically about their learning to determine when and how to best use their mental tools. That allows these learners to make the best use of their brains, whether those brains seem “naturally� geared toward learning or not. This book will teach you how you can do the same.]]> 147 Barbara Oakley 1250799384 Denis 5 4.37 2021 Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything
author: Barbara Oakley
name: Denis
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2021/07/23
date added: 2021/07/24
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Опять простая и дельная книга про обучение и продуктивность. В целом повтор прошлых идей, но с новыми дополнениями. Рекомендую
]]> <![CDATA[The Qualified Sales Leader: Proven Lessons from a Five Time CRO]]> 57678729 348 John McMahon Denis 5 4.41 The Qualified Sales Leader: Proven Lessons from a Five Time CRO
author: John McMahon
name: Denis
average rating: 4.41
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2021/07/22
date added: 2021/07/22
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Топовая книга по софтверным продажам. Поможет и в любых сложных продажах. Основное внимание на работу продажников и их менеджеров - прогнозы, методология, переговоры, работа с покупателями
]]> <![CDATA[Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life]]> 41034913 The legendary advertising guru—Ogilvy UK’s vice chairman—and star of three massively popular TED Talks, blends the science of human behavior with his vast experience in the art of persuasion in this incomparable book that decodes successful branding and marketing in the vein of Freakonomics, Thinking Fast and Slow, and The Power of Habit.

When Rory Sutherland was a trainee working on a direct mail campaign at the famed advertising firm OgilvyOne, he noticed that very small changes in design often had immense effects on the number of consumer responses. Yet no one he worked with knew why. Sutherland began taking stock of each effective yet nebulous trick—”the thing which has no name”—he discovered. As he rose in the advertising industry, he began to understand why these things had no name: no one was interested in quantifying them, cataloguing them, or really investigating them. So, he did it himself.

Like classic behavioral economists Daniel Kahneman and Richard Thaler, Sutherland peels away hidden, often irrational human behaviors that explain how the world around us functions. In How to Be an Alchemist he examines why certain ads work and the broader truths they tell us about who we are. Why do people prefer stripy toothpaste, and how might that help us design retirement plans that young people would actually buy? Why do we think orange juice is healthy, and how does the same principle guide our feelings about nuclear reactors? Why do budget airlines advertise services they don’t offer—and what might insurance companies learn from them about keeping healthcare costs low?

Filled with startling and profound conclusions, Sutherland’s journey through the world of advertising and its surprising lessons for human behavior is insightful, brilliant, eye-opening, and irresistibly fun.

]]> 387 Rory Sutherland 0062388436 Denis 5 4.38 2019 Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
author: Rory Sutherland
name: Denis
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2021/01/21
date added: 2021/01/21
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Алхимия, переход от чисто логических инструментов к психо-логическим и от физических к психо-физическим. Книга от топ менеджера Огилви, поклонника рационализма в стиле Талеба про рекламу, поведение, ошибки мышления
]]> <![CDATA[How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region]]> 16144575 320 Joe Studwell 080211959X Denis 5 4.26 2013 How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
author: Joe Studwell
name: Denis
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2020/01/23
date added: 2021/01/20
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2020
review:
Исследования успехов и провалов азиатских экономик, с выводами по рецептам достижения успеха. Весьма интересный противовес концпеции «плоского мира». Критика либеральных рецептов для развивающихся стран. В общем IT пока неспособно заменить промку в деле поднятия благосостояния целого государства. Рекомендую, написано просто и понятно
]]> <![CDATA[Нереальная реальность. Путешествие по квантовой петле]]> 53017627 Что есть время и простанство? Откуда берется материя? Что такое реальность?
"Главный парадокс науки состоит в том, что открывая нам твердые и надежные знания о природе, она в то же время стремительно меняет ею же созданные представления о реальности. Эта парадоксальность как нельзя лучше отражена в книге Карло Ровелли, которая посвящена самой острой проблеме современной фундаментальной физики - поискам квантовой теории гравитации.]]> 304 Carlo Rovelli 544611082X Denis 5 4.31 2014 Нереальная реальность. Путешествие по квантовой петле
author: Carlo Rovelli
name: Denis
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2020/10/19
date added: 2021/01/20
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2020
review:
Роскошная научно-популярная книга по современной физике. Системный взгляд на все основные физические вопросы. Исторические экскурсы
]]> <![CDATA[The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You]]> 39088592
From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker , social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models—from linear regression to random walks and far beyond—that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's "many-model paradigm," which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. The Model Thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.]]> 448 Scott E. Page 0465094627 Denis 5 3.92 2018 The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
author: Scott E. Page
name: Denis
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2021/01/20
shelves: best-of-2020, recommended, all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)]]> 29349163 “Filled with great strategies you can immediately put to use in your business and personal lives... extremely entertaining, thought-provoking.� —Tyra Banks, CEO, TYRA Beauty, and creator of America’s Next Top ModelSome negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. And to top it off, you have little power or other resources to work with. Harvard professor and negotiation adviser Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive situations and to find success when things seem impossible.Malhotra identifies three broad approaches for breaking deadlocks and resolving conflicts, and draws out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting of the US Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations. But he also shows how these same principles and tactics can be applied in everyday life, whether you are making corporate deals, negotiating job offers, resolving business disputes, tackling obstacles in personal relationships, or even negotiating with children.As Malhotra reminds us, regardless of the context or which issues are on the table, negotiation is always, fundamentally, about human interaction. No matter how high the stakes or how protracted the dispute, the object of negotiation is to engage with other human beings in a way that leads to better understandings and agreements. The principles and strategies in this book will help you do this more effectively in every situation.“This book is magic for any deal maker.� —Daniel H. Pink, New York Times-bestselling author]]> 225 Deepak Malhotra 1626566992 Denis 5 4.33 2016 Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
author: Deepak Malhotra
name: Denis
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2020/04/21
date added: 2021/01/20
shelves: recommended, best-of-2020, all-time-favorites
review:
Академичный взгляд на переговоры. В оснрвном исторические примеры, а не реальные бизнес истории, хотя они тоже есть. Стоит прочитать, школы переговоров разные, хорошо когда можно выбрать по вкусу
]]> <![CDATA[How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking � for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers]]> 34507927 The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing.
Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.]]> 178 Sönke Ahrens Denis 5 4.10 2017 How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
author: Sönke Ahrens
name: Denis
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2020/05/31
date added: 2021/01/20
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended, best-of-2020
review:
Книга, которую рекомендую всем - студентам, предпринимателям, писателям. Как вести заметки, которую будут оказывать практическое влияние на ваши результаты, а не станут обычным кладбищем идей. Сама система получается примерно такой, как я и сам в итоге организовал. Тем не менее идей - кладезь. Такую книгу бы на 20 лет раньше
]]> <![CDATA[The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness]]> 55148500 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval’s wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn’t a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval’s own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.]]> 242 Eric Jorgenson 1544514204 Denis 5 4.53 2020 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
author: Eric Jorgenson
name: Denis
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2020/09/25
date added: 2020/09/25
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Топовая книжка, одна из тех что стоит перечитывать каждый год. Бизнес, философия, психология, здоровье. Дельные ответы на важные вопросы. Пример, почему имеет смысл читать для саморазвития
]]> <![CDATA[The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You]]> 39354814 How anyone can become a data ninja

From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But as anyone who has ever opened up a spreadsheet packed with seemingly infinite lines of data knows, numbers aren't enough: we need to know how to make those numbers talk. In The Model Thinker, social scientist Scott E. Page shows us the mathematical, statistical, and computational models--from linear regression to random walks and far beyond--that can turn anyone into a genius. At the core of the book is Page's "many-model paradigm," which shows the reader how to apply multiple models to organize the data, leading to wiser choices, more accurate predictions, and more robust designs. The Model Thinker provides a toolkit for business people, students, scientists, pollsters, and bloggers to make them better, clearer thinkers, able to leverage data and information to their advantage.

]]> 466 Scott E. Page 0465094635 Denis 5 3.82 2018 The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
author: Scott E. Page
name: Denis
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2020/08/05
date added: 2020/08/04
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Книга повторяющая отличный курс на Курсере по Модельному мышлению. Непростое чтение, но для тех, кто хочет разбираться в мат моделях неизбежное. Я проходил курс, поэтому многое уже было знакомо. Сложнее с применением, хоть и очень хочется использовать
]]> <![CDATA[Зачем мы спим. Новая наука о сне и сновидениях]]> 49795544 480 Matthew Walker 5389136667 Denis 4 4.46 2017 Зачем мы спим. Новая наука о сне и сновидениях
author: Matthew Walker
name: Denis
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2019/12/14
date added: 2020/07/10
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Отличная книга про сон, его важность. Практических советов новых нет, но проникаешься убежденностью автора в невероятной полезности длительного сна и хочется нести свет знания в мир. Напомнил себе еще раз что 7 часов мало
]]> <![CDATA[The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development]]> 18892457 356 Donald G. Reinertsen Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.35 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development
author: Donald G. Reinertsen
name: Denis
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2020/06/30
date added: 2020/07/01
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Феноменальная книга. Основополагающая для руководителей желающих продвинуться от слов-ярлыков для методологий, к пониманию экономики разработки. Даются фундаментальные принципы, практически "физика разработки".
]]> Маркетинг отпотребителя 41456973 Труд Роджера Беста уделяет серьезное внимание результатам работы компании, аэто позволяет владеть ситуацией даже встремительно изменяющихся рыночных условиях. Четкие формулы ирасчеты прекрасно подтверждают эмпирические наблюдения. Настоящее издание дополнено новыми данными, нообщие принципы работают по-прежнему.
Книга необходима руководителям помаркети]]> 935 Роджер Бест Denis 5 4.25 Маркетинг отпотребителя
author: Роджер Бест
name: Denis
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2020/02/08
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
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]]> <![CDATA[Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto, #5)]]> 36277162 #1NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � A bold work from theauthor of The Black Swanthat challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his

� For social justice,focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations.
� Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general.
� Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others.
� You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines� have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets.
� Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines.
� True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it.

The phrase “skin in the game� is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster,� and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”]]> 254 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 0425284638 Denis 5 4.14 2018 Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto, #5)
author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
name: Denis
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2018/02/28
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Рациональность как выживание, связь действий с результатом. Есть хорошие дополнения к привычной картине рассмотрения религий с позиции их «рациональности». Как обычно идет мочилово неугодных автору академиков и наук.
]]> <![CDATA[Human Capability: A Study of Individual Potential and Its Objective Evaluation]]> 1880135 165 Elliott Jaques 0962107077 Denis 5 4.53 1994 Human Capability: A Study of Individual Potential and Its Objective Evaluation
author: Elliott Jaques
name: Denis
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2018/07/24
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Фантастически интересная книга про уровни и типы мышления. Объясняет многие проблемы менеджмента, не затронутые другими работами. Спасибо Рею Далио за рекомендацию.
]]> <![CDATA[Requisite Organization: A Total System for Effective Managerial Organization and Managerial Leadership for the 21st Century]]> 38358922 333 Elliott Jaques Denis 4 4.00 1989 Requisite Organization: A Total System for Effective Managerial Organization and Managerial Leadership for the 21st Century
author: Elliott Jaques
name: Denis
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1989
rating: 4
read at: 2018/08/02
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Провокационная книга по менеджменту. Где еще сейчас можно прочесть что твое место в человеческой иерархии с рождения отмечено определенными рамками.
]]> <![CDATA[High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People]]> 40538194 High Growth Handbook is the playbook for growing your startup into a global brand.“If you want the chance to turn your startup into the next Google or Twitter, then read this trenchant guide from someone who played key roles in the growth of these companies.�—Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn and New York Times No. 1 bestselling authorGlobal technology executive, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high-growth tech companies including Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Stripe, and Square as they’ve grown from small companies to global enterprises.Across all of these breakout companies, Gil has identified a set of common patterns and has created an accessible playbook, which he has now codified in High Growth Handbook. In this definitive guide, Gil covers key topics, role of the CEOmanaging a boardrecruiting and overseeing an executive teammergers and acquisitionsinitial public offeringslate-stage fundingInformed by interviews with some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz), and Aaron Levie (Box), High Growth Handbook presents crystal-clear guidance for navigating the most complex challenges that confront leaders and operators in high-growth startups.Praise for High Growth “Elad jam-packs every useful lesson about building and scaling companies into a single, digestible book. My only gripe is that he didn’t write this when we were in the early days of Box, as it would have saved my ass countless times.�—Aaron Levie, cofounder and CEO of Box“Elad eschews trite management aphorisms in favor of pragmatic and straight-shooting insights on complex topics, like managing a board of directors, executing functional reorganizations with as little trauma as possible, and everything in between.�—Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter and serial entrepreneur“Elad first invested in Airbnb when we had fewer than 10 people, and he provided early advice on scaling the company. This book shares these learnings for the next generation of entrepreneurs.�—Nathan Blecharczyk, cofounder of Airbnb, chief strategy officer and chairman of Airbnb China“Armed with observations gathered scaling some of the most successful and important companies in Silicon Valley, Elad has no-nonsense, highly applicable advice for any operator transitioning a company from the proverbial garage to the next stage, and beyond.�—Max Levchin, cofounder and CEO of Affirm, cofounder and CTO of PayPal“Elad is one of the most experienced operators in Silicon Valley, having seen numerous companies hit their inflection point. His advice has been key for Coinbase as we go through hypergrowth, from hiring executives to improving M&A.�—Brian Armstrong, cofounder and CEO of Coinbase“Elad is one of the best-connected and well-respected early-stage investors in the Valley—he invested in Minted when we had fewer than 50 employees, and his advice was critical to us in growing our business to where we are now, in the low hundreds of millions in sales. In his book, he crystallizes all of these learnings for the next generation of companies.]]> 353 Elad Gil 1953953379 Denis 5 4.23 2018 High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
author: Elad Gil
name: Denis
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2018/07/31
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Дельная книга про масштабирование стартапов. Раздел про менеджмент для меня особенно полезным оказался.
]]> Warfighting 18940379 edition of Warfighting. Our intent was to describe my
philosophy on warfighting, establish it as Marine Corps
doctrine, and present it in an easy-to-read format. In the
foreword to that manual, I charged every officer to read
and reread the text, to understand it, and to take its
message to heart. We have succeeded. Warfighting has
stimulated discussion and debate from classrooms to
wardrooms, training areas to combat zones. The
philosophy contained in this publication has influenced
our approach to every task we have undertaken.]]> 118 U.S. Department of the Navy Denis 5 4.40 2012 Warfighting
author: U.S. Department of the Navy
name: Denis
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/09
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Очень дельное руководство по военной стратегии для морпехов. Многое кажется полезным и для управления компанией, хоть бизнес и не война.
]]> <![CDATA[Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook to Find the Winners and Ignite Your Business]]> 36535201
Top-tier executive recruiter Jeff Hyman has hired more than three thousand people over the course of his career. Now, he reveals his bulletproof 10-step method for landing the very best talent, based on data instead of gut feel. From sourcing and interviewing to closing and onboarding, you’ll learn how to attract winners like a magnet and avoid the mistakes that result in bad hires.

Assembling a team of driven and innovative Rockstars is the most powerful competitive advantage you can have in today’s ever-changing business world. Recruit Rockstars will help you nail your numbers, impress your investors, and crush your competitors.]]> 234 Jeff Hyman Denis 5 4.21 Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook to Find the Winners and Ignite Your Business
author: Jeff Hyman
name: Denis
average rating: 4.21
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/10
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Понятная схема для найма сотрудников. Выглядит практично. Есть все этапы, конкретные вопросы.
]]> <![CDATA[The pmarca blog Archives, Marc Andreessen]]> 24929083
Somewhere along the way Marc Andreessen went from being pmarca to @pmarca. He took down his popular blog, and years later took up tweetstorming. But by popular request, you can now also download many of his older blog posts � The Pmarca Blog Archives � as an ebook.

That said, here are some of our edit notes*: We removed all links (and text) that referenced resources that no longer exist or were otherwise outdated out of a live web context. We kept the original formatting (except to turn some subheads into headers) and did not do significant editing. And finally, it pained us to not include other popular posts (like “Three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet� or his views on Hollywood and movies and more).]]> 170 Marc Andreessen Denis 5 4.54 2015 The pmarca blog Archives, Marc Andreessen
author: Marc Andreessen
name: Denis
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/21
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Редкая возможность почитать мысли Андриссена в комплекте. Сборник его постова из блога, который он к сожалению бросил вести.
]]> Краткая история всего 25031539
Эту книгу можно считать визитной карточкой современного американского философа Кена Уилбера, которого помасштабам видения нередко сравнивают как снемецким философом Гегелем, так исиндийским мыслителем Ауробиндо.]]> 624 Ken Wilber 5914780357 Denis 5 3.67 1996 Краткая история всего
author: Ken Wilber
name: Denis
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2018/10/05
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Интересная философия с небанальными мыслями о духовном развитии, актуальных проблемах экологии, равноправия. Немного чуть более пространные рассуждения, чем могли бы быть, так как книга написана в формате диалога.
]]> Язык шаблонов 32876277 A Pattern Language is the philosophy that in designing their environments people always rely on certain ‘languages,� which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a formal system which gives them coherence.

This book provides a language of this kind. It will enable making a design for almost any kind of building, or any part of the built environment. ‘Patterns,� the units of this language, are answers to design problems: how high should a window sill be?; how many stories should a building have?; how much space in a neighborhood should be devoted to grass and trees?

More than 250 of the patterns in this language are outlined, each consisting of a problem statement, a discussion of the problem with an illustration, and a solution. As the authors say in their introduction, many of the patterns are archetypal, so deeply rooted in the nature of things that it seems likely that they will be a part of human nature and human action as much in five hundred years as they are today.

A Pattern Language is related to Alexander’s other works in the Center for Environmental Structure series: The Timeless Way of Building (introductory volume) and The Oregon Experiment.
]]> 1096 Christopher W. Alexander 5980620796 Denis 5 4.47 1977 Язык шаблонов
author: Christopher W. Alexander
name: Denis
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1977
rating: 5
read at: 2018/11/23
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Интересный набор идей для организации любого пространства. Примеры на все случаи жизни, как очевидные, так и неожиданные. Планирую в дальнейшем смотреть как в справочник
]]> <![CDATA[Kelly Capital Growth Investment Criterion, The: Theory And Practice (World Scientific Handbook In Financial Economics Series 3)]]> 18887983 884 Leonard C. Maclean 981446581X Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.09 2010 Kelly Capital Growth Investment Criterion, The: Theory And Practice (World Scientific Handbook In Financial Economics Series 3)
author: Leonard C. Maclean
name: Denis
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/06
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Полная математических построений книга. Тема - какой размер ставки делать, если шансы в твою пользу. Это не введение для начинающих, а углубление в детали для желающих разобраться в нюансах работы Критерия Келли. Весьма актуально для построения своей инвестиционной стратегии, да и понимания стратегий у умелых игроков
]]> <![CDATA[Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business]]> 18886376
Don't let common problems and frustrations run you and your business. Get a grip and gain control with the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

Inside Traction, you'll learn the secrets of strengthening the Six Key Components of your business. You'll discover simple yet powerful ways to run your company that will give you and your leadership team more focus, more growth, and more enjoyment.

Based on years of real-world implementation in over 100 companies, the Entrepreneurial Operating System is a practical method for achieving the business success you have always envisioned. Successful organizations are applying it every day to run profitable, frustration-free businesses -- and you can too.]]> 246 Gino Wickman Denis 5 4.16 2007 Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
author: Gino Wickman
name: Denis
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2019/04/26
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Понятный фреймворк управления малой и средней компанией. Цели, встречи, команда, данные, прогресс, решение проблем. Похоже на фреймворк Харниша. Из минусов - значки торговых марок к каждому тривиальному термину
]]> Маркетинг от потребителя 39685568 696 Roger J. Best 500100649X Denis 5 4.80 1996 Маркетинг от потребителя
author: Roger J. Best
name: Denis
average rating: 4.80
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/31
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Отличная книга про маркетинг с ориентацией на рынок. Интересно и логично про эффективность маркетинга. Хороший экскурс в стратегический маркетинг
]]> <![CDATA[Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies]]> 27214755 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn 1961, Charles Koch joined his father's Wichita-based company, then valued at $21 million. Six years later, following his father's death, he was named chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Today, Koch Industries' estimated worth is $100 billion - making it one of the largest private companies in the world. Koch exceeds the S&P 500's five-decade growth by 27-fold, and plans to double its value on average every six years. What exactly does this company do and why is it so remarkably profitable? While you won't find the Koch name on your stain-resistant carpet, stretch denim jeans, the connectors in your smartphone or your baby's ultra-absorbent diapers, Charles Koch's Market-Based Management® system, intended to generate good profit, drove these innovations and many more. Good profit results from products and services that customers vote for freely with their money; products that help improve people's lives. It results from a culture where employees are empowered to act entrepreneurially to discover customer preferences and the best ways to satisfy them. Good profit is the earnings that follow when long-term value is created for everyone - customers, employees, shareholders and society. Readers will learn · Craft a vision for how a business can thrive in spite of disruption and ever-changing consumer values· Find and retain a workforce possessing both virtue and talent (the first being the more important)· Award employees with ownership and decision rights based on their comparative advantages and proven contributions, rather than job title· Motivate all employees to maximise their contributions with effectively structured incentives so employees' compensation is limited only by the value they create - not budgets or company-wide policy A must-read for any leader, entrepreneur or student, as well as those who want a more civil, fair and prosperous society, GOOD PROFIT is destined to rank as one of the greatest management books of all time.]]> 290 Charles G. Koch 034941159X Denis 5 4.17 2015 Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies
author: Charles G. Koch
name: Denis
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2019/08/28
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: recommended, all-time-favorites
review:
Менеджерская мудрость от одного из ныне живущих титанов американской промышленности. Любопытный подход сравнительных конкурентных преимуществ людей в менеджменте. Есть и противоречащие общему консенсусу в менеджменте взгляды - например упор на индивидуальные, а не командные достижения и вознаграждения
]]> <![CDATA[The SaaS Sales Method for Account Executives : How to Win Customers (Sales Blueprints Book 5)]]> 39782188 181 Jacco van der Kooij Denis 5 4.32 The SaaS Sales Method for Account Executives : How to Win Customers (Sales Blueprints Book 5)
author: Jacco van der Kooij
name: Denis
average rating: 4.32
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/09/30
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Фантастически полезная книга про современные B2B продажи
]]> <![CDATA[The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age]]> 25246861
To see our growing dependency, you need only look at your smartphone: cerium buffs the glass; indium allows your screen to respond to touch; terbium makes images more vibrant; and lithium helps it store energy. Abraham provides readers with a front-row seat to the life of these metals, tracing the paths of these high-tech elements through a dozen countries from the mine to our pockets.

But it’s not just smartphones that rely on these metals; they are the building blocks of modern society because they are critical for nearly all our electronic, military, and “green� technologies. Just as oil, iron, and bronze revolutionized previous eras, so too will these metals. The challenges this book reveals, and the plans it proposes, make it essential reading for our rare metal age.]]> 336 David S. Abraham 0300196792 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.08 2015 The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
author: David S. Abraham
name: Denis
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2019/12/03
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Огненная книга про редкоземы. Подробно рассмотрены с разных сторон добыча, потребление, использование, экология и много других важных аспектов. Намного лучше стал понимать сферу, хотя и раньше исследовал вопрос
]]> <![CDATA[An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management]]> 45303387 289 Will Larson 1953953336 Denis 5 4.08 2019 An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
author: Will Larson
name: Denis
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2019/12/23
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: all-time-favorites, recommended
review:
Отличная книга про менеджмент разработки. Огромное количество важного контента по решению практических задач и ответам на сложные вопросы. Широкий перечень знаний по вопросам, которые сложно найти в других книгах по менеджменту в разработке ПО. Поставлю в рекомендованные, думаю лет 5 книга проживет как свежая
]]> <![CDATA[Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World]]> 27985224
When Cal Newport coined the term 'deep work' on his popular blog, Study Hacks, in 2012, he found the concept quickly hit a nerve. Most of us, after all, are excruciatingly familiar with shallow work instead � distractedly skimming the surface of our workload and never getting to the important part. Newport began exploring the methods and mindset that foster a practice of distraction-free productivity at work, and now, in Deep Work he shows how anyone can achieve this elusive state.

Through revealing portraits of both historical and modern-day thinkers, academics and leaders in the fields of technology, science and culture, and their deep work habits, Newport shares an inspiring collection of tools to wring every last drop of value out of your intellectual capacity. He explains why mastering this shift in work practices is crucial for anyone who intends to stay ahead in a complex information economy, and how to systematically train the mind to focus. Put simply: developing and cultivating a deep work practice is one of the best decisions we can make in an increasingly distracted world.]]> 305 Cal Newport 0349411913 Denis 4 all-time-favorites 4.29 2016 Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
author: Cal Newport
name: Denis
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2016/02/07
date added: 2019/09/12
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Мечтают ли андроиды об электроовцах?]]> 22601292 Первый роман - "Солнечная лотерея" - игра жизни и смерти в космических пространствах, второй - мрачная фантазия о том, что произошло бы с миром, если бы во второй мировой войне победили Германия и Япония.]]> 445 Philip K. Dick 5700100126 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.21 1968 Мечтают ли андроиды об электроовцах?
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Denis
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1968
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/29
date added: 2019/03/31
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Высший класс. Понимал, что читаю легендарный роман, но все же приятно поражен
]]> <![CDATA[Победи прокрастинацию! Как перестать откладывать дела на завтра]]> 25768486 264 Petr Ludwig 5961448843 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.98 2013 Победи прокрастинацию! Как перестать откладывать дела на завтра
author: Petr Ludwig
name: Denis
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2017/06/18
date added: 2018/10/14
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Отличная книга по саморазвитию, коротко и понятно описаны работающие методы продуктивности. Убрать бы сомнительные объяснения про мозг и было бы еще лучше.
]]> 30 Days of Getting Results 13177468 129 J.D. Meier Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.17 2011 30 Days of Getting Results
author: J.D. Meier
name: Denis
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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date added: 2017/11/23
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]]> Principles: Life and Work 34941133 Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he’s developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business—and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.

In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history and grown into the fifth most important private company in the United States, according to Fortune magazine. Dalio himself has been named to Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have led to Bridgewater’s exceptionally effective culture, which he describes as “an idea meritocracy that strives to achieve meaningful work and meaningful relationships through radical transparency.� It is these principles, and not anything special about Dalio—who grew up an ordinary kid in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood—that he believes are the reason behind his success.

In Principles, Dalio shares what he’s learned over the course of his remarkable career. He argues that life, management, economics, and investing can all be systemized into rules and understood like machines. The book’s hundreds of practical lessons, which are built around his cornerstones of “radical truth� and “radical transparency,� include Dalio laying out the most effective ways for individuals and organizations to make decisions, approach challenges, and build strong teams. He also describes the innovative tools the firm uses to bring an idea meritocracy to life, such as creating “baseball cards� for all employees that distill their strengths and weaknesses, and employing computerized decision-making systems to make believability-weighted decisions. While the book brims with novel ideas for organizations and institutions, Principles also offers a clear, straightforward approach to decision-making that Dalio believes anyone can apply, no matter what they’re seeking to achieve.

Here is a rare opportunity to gain proven advice unlike anything you’ll find in the conventional business press.]]> 593 Ray Dalio Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.20 2017 Principles: Life and Work
author: Ray Dalio
name: Denis
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2017/09/30
date added: 2017/10/01
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]]> <![CDATA[The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth]]> 30342565 224 Chris Zook 1633691179 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.07 2016 The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth
author: Chris Zook
name: Denis
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2017/09/13
date added: 2017/09/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done]]> 1635 "Execution may very well be the best business book of the year, and one of the most useful to have come around in a long time. This smart and pithy book focuses on a simple though vexing challenge: How can the leaders of an organization exhort their people to deliver on the most important goals?....It's rare to find a book like this that blends smart practice with intelligent articulation of how to get things done. Do yourself a favor. Buy it." --The Boston Globe

"Making all of the moving parts of an organization function smoothly together is just plain hard work. By describing how he has done it, Mr. Bossidy has come up with a valuable and practical management guide that is must-reading for everyone who cares about business." --The New York Times

"If you want to be a CEO--or if you are a CEO and want to keep your job--read Execution and put its principles to work." --Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corp.

"A how-to book for the can-do boss....If even half the corporations in America pondered their suggestions, the economy would be in much better shape. Moreover, Bossidy and Charan boast an impressive enough track record that anyone who wants to stay sharp at the helm will welcome their assistance." --BusinessWeek

"Sound, practical advice on how to make things happen." --Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson

"Here's the real deal.... This is no-nonsense stuff.... The leaders who sweat the small stuff, hire the right people, make the tough decisions and stick around to see that they're carried out are the real winners.... Forget the swarmy memoirs, cheesy parables, advice for idiots, and leadership secrets of despots and barbarians. Getting it done is, according to Bossidy and Charan, the only way to grow." --The Miami Herald

"Captures a lifetime of building winning formulas and puts them in a simple, practical context for executives at any level." --Ivan Seidenberg, president and CEO, Verizon

]]> 278 Larry Bossidy 0609610570 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.87 2006 Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
author: Larry Bossidy
name: Denis
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2004/07/01
date added: 2017/07/31
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> <![CDATA[A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market]]> 30194505 The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street. A child of the Great Depression, legendary mathematician Edward O. Thorp invented card counting, proving the seemingly that you could beat the dealer at the blackjack table. As a result he launched a gambling renaissance. His remarkable success—and mathematically unassailable method—caused such an uproar that casinos altered the rules of the game to thwart him and the legions he inspired. They barred him from their premises, even put his life in jeopardy. Nonetheless, gambling was forever changed. Thereafter, Thorp shifted his sights to “the biggest casino in the world�: Wall Street. Devising and then deploying mathematical formulas to beat the market, Thorp ushered in the era of quantitative finance we live in today. Along the way, the so-called godfather of the quants played bridge with Warren Buffett, crossed swords with a young Rudy Giuliani, detected the Bernie Madoff scheme, and, to beat the game of roulette, invented, with Claude Shannon, the world’s first wearable computer. Here, for the first time, Thorp tells the story of what he did, how he did it, his passions and motivations, and the curiosity that has always driven him to disregard conventional wisdom and devise game-changing solutions to seemingly insoluble problems. An intellectual thrill ride, replete with practical wisdom that can guide us all in uncertain financial waters, A Man for All Markets is an instant classic—a book that challenges its readers to think logically about a seemingly irrational world.Praise for A Man for All Markets“In A Man for All Markets, [Thorp] delightfully recounts his progress (if that is the word) from college teacher to gambler to hedge-fund manager. Along the way we learn important lessons about the functioning of markets and the logic of investment.�—The Wall Street Journal “[Thorp] gives a biological summation (think Richard Feynman’s Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!) of his quest to prove the aphorism ‘the house always wins� is flawed. . . . Illuminating for the mathematically inclined, and cautionary for would-be gamblers and day traders�� Library Journal]]> 390 Edward O. Thorp 081299874X Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.30 2016 A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
author: Edward O. Thorp
name: Denis
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2017/07/25
date added: 2017/07/25
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]]> <![CDATA[Social Power and the CEO: Leadership and Trust in a Sustainable Free Enterprise System]]> 8352237


Jaques argues that the problem of achieving effective and sustainable managerial organizations does not lie in poor decision making, interpersonal stress, lack of innovation, greedy self-interest, and other ills and defects, although they certainly play a part. The art of management, somewhat like alchemy, is not securely grounded in science. This is its most severe weakness, and the reason why organizations have always been badly managed. He cites examples to show that management tends to blame its shortcomings and inefficiencies on other people, yet there is no research to prove that the source of managerial failure is really to be found there. People strive to do their best, he has found, but they are stymied by poor organization and systems that pitch people into conflict with each other. Jaques looks at these systems closely, particularly our current systems of compensation, and itemizes his findings, showing how the the same problems are to be found throughout industry, public service, health and services organizations, and less surprisingly perhaps, the military. He then lays out the ways in which a new system of managing operations and organizations could work, shows that it is already working in certain selected places, and provides convincing evidence that his assertions and recommendations have much to offer, as we continue to search for better, more efficient, and more productive, profitable organizations.]]> 208 Elliott Jaques Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.50 2002 Social Power and the CEO: Leadership and Trust in a Sustainable Free Enterprise System
author: Elliott Jaques
name: Denis
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2017/06/23
date added: 2017/06/23
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> <![CDATA[Сердце компании. Почему организационная культура значит больше чем стратегия или финансы]]> 18195063 В основе книги � многолетний опыт автора, одного из ведущих мыслителей в области бизнеса. Он подробно описывает инструменты, необходимые для серьезной и интересной работы.
Если у вас есть возможность прочесть только одну книгу о бизнесе в год. Прочтите эту.

Для кого эта книга

Для думающих руководителей компаний нового типа � созданных на основе бизнес-идеи, а не монопольной позиции на рынке.

Почему мы решили издать эту книгу

Нам нравятся книги Патрика Ленсиони, и на рынке очень немного хороших книг о корпоративной культуре на русском языке.

Фишка книги

Первая книга Ленсиони � не бизнес-роман. Практическое повествование.]]> 224 Patrick Lencioni 5916577427 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.90 2012 Сердце компании. Почему организационная культура значит больше чем стратегия или финансы
author: Patrick Lencioni
name: Denis
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2017/05/28
date added: 2017/05/28
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Отличная книга по оргкультуре. В рекомендуемые для менеджеров
]]> <![CDATA[Great People Decisions: Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them]]> 1282289 336 Claudio Fernández-Aráoz 0470037261 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.91 2007 Great People Decisions: Why They Matter So Much, Why They are So Hard, and How You Can Master Them
author: Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
name: Denis
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2017/05/29
date added: 2017/05/27
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Отличная книга по подбору менеджеров. Основные принципы, методы, что работает, что нет. Писал профессионал с широким кругозором и обширным опытом, не теоретик.
]]> <![CDATA[Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age]]> 41793 Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham

We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who are these people, what motivates them, and why should you care?

Consider these facts: Everything around us is turning into computers. Your typewriter is gone, replaced by a computer. Your phone has turned into a computer. So has your camera. Soon your TV will. Your car was not only designed on computers, but has more processing power in it than a room-sized mainframe did in 1970. Letters, encyclopedias, newspapers, and even your local store are being replaced by the Internet.

Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham, explains this world and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on an unflinching exploration into what he calls “an intellectual Wild West.�

The ideas discussed in this book will have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live. Topics include the importance of beauty in software design, how to make wealth, heresy and free speech, the programming language renaissance, the open-source movement, digital design, internet startups, and more.]]> 272 Paul Graham 0596006624 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.03 2004 Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
author: Paul Graham
name: Denis
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2004
rating: 5
read at: 2013/02/10
date added: 2017/05/26
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> <![CDATA[Сила воли. Как развить и укрепить]]> 13569133
От силы воли зависят физическое здоровье, финансовое положение, отношения с окружающими и профессиональный успех - это известный факт. Но почему же нам так часто не хватает этой самой силы воли: вот мы владеем собой, а в следующий момент нас захлестывают чувства, и мы теряем контроль?

Как перестать откладывать дела на последний момент? Как научиться сосредоточиваться и справляться со стрессом? Как сохранять самообладание? Как избавиться от вредных привычек?

Если вы хоть раз задавали себе какой-либо из этих вопросов, то срочно берите и читайте эту книгу. Применив на практике описанные в ней методы и стратегии, вы научитесь легко управлять своим вниманием, чувствами и желаниями. И неважно, хотите вы похудеть, бросить курить, заняться спортом, перестать проверять почту каждые пять минут, открыть свой бизнес или найти новую работу.

Почему мы решили издать эту книгу

Потому что популярные учебные курсы Келли Макгонигал, лежащие в основе этой книги, удостоены множества наград, включая высшую награду Стэнфордского университета для преподавателей, премию Уолтера Гора.

Потому что методика Келли Макгонигал уже помогла многим людям стать более счастливыми и успешными.

Для кого эта книга

Для всех, кому не хватает силы воли, и кто решил наконец добиться поставленных целей.

Фишка книги

Это отличное практическое пособие по воспитанию силы воли. Каждая глава описывает одну ключевую идею и то, как ее можно применить к вашим целям. Все вместе - это 10-недельный образовательный курс по воспитанию своей силы воли. Вы можете пройти его шаг за шагом или выбрать одну стратегию из каждой главы - ту, что больше всего подходит для решения именно вашей проблемы, чтобы воплотить свои начинания в жизнь.

От автора

Нехватка силы воли - главная причина трудностей на пути к цели. Многие люди испытывают вину за то, что подводят себя и окружающих. Многие оказываются во власти собственных мыслей, чувств, пристрастий - их поведение продиктовано скорее импульсами, чем осознанным выбором.

Моя задача учить людей управляться со стрессом и принимать здравые решения. Я годами наблюдала, как люди боролись с собой, чтобы изменить свои мысли, чувства, тела и привычки, и поняла, что представления этих страдальцев о силе воли мешали их успеху и вызывали ненужное напряжение. Хотя наука могла им помочь, люди плохо воспринимали сухие факты и продолжали полагаться на старые стратегии, которые, как я вновь и вновь убеждалась, были не просто неэффективны - они выходили боком, вели к саботажу и потере контроля.

Я надеюсь, что, прочитав книгу, вы поймете свое несовершенное, но совершенно человеческое поведение. Наука о силе воли показывает, что каждый из нас так или иначе борется с искушениями, зависимостью, рассеянностью и медлительностью. Все эти слабости не изобличают в нас личную несостоятельность - это универсальные явления, часть нашей человеческой сущности. Если моя книга всего лишь поможет вам увидеть, что вы далеко не одиноки в своей волевой борьбе, я буду счастлива. Но мне бы очень хотелось, чтобы дело продвинулось дальше и стратегии из этой книги дали вам возможность по-настоящему и надолго изменить свою жизнь.]]> 312 Kelly McGonigal 5916573820 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.36 2011 Сила воли. Как развить и укрепить
author: Kelly McGonigal
name: Denis
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2017/05/16
date added: 2017/05/22
shelves: all-time-favorites
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Практичные советы про силу воли - как я ее теряю, как поддерживаю. Рекомендовал бы книгу для всех, отдохнуть от сложного чтения, "набраться силы воли" :)
]]> <![CDATA[Rationality: From AI to Zombies]]> 25131230
In "Rationality: From AI to Zombies," Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes. These eye-opening accounts of how the mind works (and how, all too often, it doesn't!) are then put to the test through some genuinely difficult puzzles: computer scientists' debates about the future of artificial intelligence (AI), physicists' debates about the relationship between the quantum and classical worlds, philosophers' debates about the metaphysics of zombies and the nature of morality, and many more. In the process, "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" delves into the human significance of correct reasoning more deeply than you'll find in any conventional textbook on cognitive science or philosophy of mind.

A decision theorist and researcher at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, Yudkowsky published earlier drafts of his writings to the websites Overcoming Bias and Less Wrong. "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" compiles six volumes of Yudkowsky's essays into a single electronic tome. Collectively, these sequences of linked essays serve as a rich and lively introduction to the science—and the art—of human rationality.]]> 1813 Eliezer Yudkowsky 1939311152 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.33 2015 Rationality: From AI to Zombies
author: Eliezer Yudkowsky
name: Denis
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2017/04/30
date added: 2017/05/01
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Excellent book on rationality. Very long read, densely packed with ideas.
]]> <![CDATA[Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life]]> 9534343 272 J.D. Meier 0984548203 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.73 2010 Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life
author: J.D. Meier
name: Denis
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2015/04/01
date added: 2017/03/29
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[From Impossible To Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue]]> 26535657 320 Aaron Ross 1119166713 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.18 2016 From Impossible To Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue
author: Aaron Ross
name: Denis
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2016/05/01
date added: 2017/03/29
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It]]> 29555865 A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom or at home.

After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI’s lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Splitthe Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss’s head, revealing the skills that helped him and his colleagues succeed where it mattered most: saving lives. In this practical guide, he shares the nine effective principles—counterintuitive tactics and strategies—you too can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life.

Life is a series of negotiations you should be prepared for: buying a car, negotiating a salary, buying a home, renegotiating rent, deliberating with your partner. Taking emotional intelligence and intuition to the next level, Never Split the Difference gives you the competitive edge in any discussion.

]]> 285 Chris Voss 0062407813 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.49 2016 Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
author: Chris Voss
name: Denis
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2017/01/31
date added: 2017/02/24
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Быть начальником� это нормально: Пошаговый план, который поможет вам стать тем менеджером, в котором нуждается ваша команда (Russian Edition)]]> 29620121 198 Bruce Tulgan Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.08 2007 Быть начальником— это нормально: Пошаговый план, который поможет вам стать тем менеджером, в котором нуждается ваша команда (Russian Edition)
author: Bruce Tulgan
name: Denis
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2017/02/08
date added: 2017/02/08
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:
Хорошая книга по менеджменту для начинающего руководителя среднего звена. Не все применимо для творческих и IT компаний.
]]> <![CDATA[What to Say When You Talk to Yourself]]> 321982 256 Shad Helmstetter 0722525117 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.13 1986 What to Say When You Talk to Yourself
author: Shad Helmstetter
name: Denis
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1986
rating: 5
read at: 2015/03/01
date added: 2017/01/05
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness]]> 2527900
Thaler and Sunstein invite us to enter an alternative world, one that takes our humanness as a given. They show that by knowing how people think, we can design choice environments that make it easier for people to choose what is best for themselves, their families, and their society. Using colorful examples from the most important aspects of life, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how thoughtful “choice architecture� can be established to nudge us in beneficial directions without restricting freedom of choice. Nudge offers a unique new take—from neither the left nor the right—on many hot-button issues, for individuals and governments alike. This is one of the most engaging and provocative books to come along in many years.]]> 293 Richard H. Thaler 0300122233 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.81 2008 Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
author: Richard H. Thaler
name: Denis
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2014/11/01
date added: 2017/01/04
shelves: all-time-favorites
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Overachievement: The New Science of Working Less to Accomplish More]]> 568477 According to John Eliot, Ph.D., “Such self-improvement balderdash will do nothing but relegate you to a career in mediocrity.�

As Dr. Eliot has discovered through his cutting-edge research and real-world coaching, techniques such as goal-setting, relaxation, visualization, stress management, and flow just don’t work for most people. Relaxing when the pressure is on is the wrong way to go. Instead, to really ratchet up your performance, you’ll need to change the way you think about pressure—and learn how to welcome it, enjoy it, and make it work to your advantage.

Mixing scientific insights with entertaining and inspiring stories, Overachievement will help you achieve spectacular success in any situation that demands you rise above and beyond what you ever thought possible. BACKCOVER: “The antithesis of every self-improvement guru.�
—Jim Pawlak, Chicago Tribune

“[Eliot’s] upfront conversational tone makes his advice not just palatable but convincing. Even if they don’t achieve superstar results right away, readers from all walks of life should find it easier to hone their concentration and work a little harder.�
—Publishers Weekly

]]> 288 John Eliot 1591841313 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.98 2004 Overachievement: The New Science of Working Less to Accomplish More
author: John Eliot
name: Denis
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2004
rating: 5
read at: 2016/03/30
date added: 2017/01/02
shelves: all-time-favorites
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]]> <![CDATA[Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption]]> 27418306
Following up on the ferociously innovative ESCAPE VELOCITY, which served as the basis for Moore's consulting work to such companies as Salesforce, Microsoft, and Intel, ZONE TO WIN serves as the companion playbook for his landmark guide, offering a practical manual to address the challenge large enterprises face when they seek to add a new line of business to their established portfolio. Focused on spurring next-generation growth, guiding mergers and acquisitions, and embracing disruption and innovation, ZONE TO WIN is a high-powered tool for driving your company above and beyond its limitations, its definitions of success, and ultimately, its competitors.

Moore's classic bestseller, CROSSING THE CHASM, has sold more than one million copies by addressing the challenges faced by start-up companies. Now ZONE TO WIN is set to guide established enterprises through the same journey.

"For any company, regardless of size or industry, ZONE TO WIN is the playbook for succeeding in today's disruptive, connected, fast-paced business world." --Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce

"Once again Geoffrey Moore weighs in with a prescient examination of what it takes to win in today's competitive, disruptive business environment." --Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

With this book, Geoffrey Moore continues to lead us all through ever-changing times...His work has changed the game of changing the game! --Gary Kovacs, CEO, AVG

"ZONE TO WIN uses crystal-clear language to describe the management plays necessary to win in an ever-disrupting marketplace. Regardless of your level of management experience, you will find this book an invaluable tool for building long-term success for your business." --Lip-Bu Tan, President and CEO, Cadence Design Systems]]> 143 Geoffrey A. Moore 1682301702 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.86 Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption
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]]> <![CDATA[Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World]]> 25614523 Originals the author addresses the challenge of improving the world from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all?

Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt; how parents and teachers can nurture originality in children; and how leaders can build cultures that welcome dissent. Learn from an entrepreneur who pitches his start-ups by highlighting the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who overturned the rule of secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees for failing to criticize him, and a TV executive who didn’t even work in comedy but saved Seinfeld from the cutting-room floor. The payoff is a set of groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and improving the status quo.
]]> 326 Adam M. Grant 0525429565 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.93 2016 Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
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]]> <![CDATA[Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger]]> 20157104 548 Charles T. Munger Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.64 2005 Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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average rating: 4.64
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]]> <![CDATA[Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most]]> 18883615 The 10th-anniversary edition of the New York Times business bestseller-now updated with "Answers to Ten Questions People Ask" We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you'll learn how · Decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation· Start a conversation without defensiveness· Listen for the meaning of what is not said· Stay balanced in the face of attacks and accusations· Move from emotion to productive problem solving]]> 350 Douglas Stone 1101496762 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.22 1999 Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> Turning Pro 14912777 148 Steven Pressfield Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.14 2012 Turning Pro
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]]> Психология народов и масс 13132084 240 Gustave Le Bon Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.78 1895 Психология народов и масс
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name: Denis
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1895
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)]]> 26203640 The latest edition of the communication guide that has sold more than 1,000,000 copies

An enlightening look at how peaceful communication can create compassionate connections with family, friends, and other acquaintances, this international bestseller uses stories, examples, and sample dialogues to provide solutions to communication problems both at home and in the workplace. Guidance is provided on identifying and articulating feelings and needs, expressing anger fully, and exploring the power of empathy in order to speak honestly without creating hostility, break patterns of thinking that lead to anger and depression, and communicate compassionately. Included in the new edition is a chapter on conflict resolution and mediation.]]> 264 Marshall B. Rosenberg Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.49 1999 Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
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average rating: 4.49
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]]> <![CDATA[The Star Principle: How it can make you rich]]> 11354810
THE STAR PRINCIPLE is a vital book for any budding entrepreneur or investor (of grand or modest means). It is also invaluable for any ambitious employee who realises the benefits of working for a Star venture - real responsibility, fast personal development, better pay, great bonuses and valuable share options.

Whoever your are, identifying and investing in Stars will make your life much sweeter and richer in every way.]]> 276 Richard Koch Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.43 2008 The Star Principle: How it can make you rich
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average rating: 4.43
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million]]> 24953002 Use data, technology, and inbound selling to build a remarkable team and accelerate sales The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology that he shares with his readers. As an MIT alum with an engineering background, Roberge challenged the conventional methods of scaling sales utilizing the metrics-driven, process-oriented lens through which he was trained to see the world. In this book, he reveals his formulas for success. Readers will learn how to apply data, technology, and inbound selling to every aspect of accelerating sales, including hiring, training, managing, and generating demand.

As SVP of Worldwide Sales and Services for software company HubSpot, Mark led hundreds of his employees to the acquisition and retention of the company's first 10,000 customers across more than 60 countries. This book outlines his approach and provides an action plan for others to replicate his success, including the following key

Hire the same successful salesperson every time � The Sales Hiring Formula Train every salesperson in the same manner � The Sales Training Formula Hold salespeople accountable to the same sales process � The Sales Management Formula Provide salespeople with the same quality and quantity of leads every month � The Demand Generation Formula Leverage technology to enable better buying for customers and faster selling for salespeople Business owners, sales executives, and investors are all looking to turn their brilliant ideas into the next $100 million revenue business. Often, the biggest challenge they face is the task of scaling sales. They crave a blueprint for success, but fail to find it because sales has traditionally been referred to as an art form, rather than a science. You can't major in sales in college. Many people question whether sales can even be taught. Executives and entrepreneurs are often left feeling helpless and hopeless.

The Sales Acceleration Formula completely alters this paradigm. In today's digital world, in which every action is logged and masses of data sit at our fingertips, building a sales team no longer needs to be an art form. There is a process. Sales can be predictable.

A formula does exist.]]> 217 Mark Roberge Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.27 2015 The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
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]]> <![CDATA[Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business]]> 18882887 188 Chet Richards Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.26 2004 Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales]]> 28598342 264 Trish Bertuzzi Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.19 The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales
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]]> <![CDATA[Думай как математик: Как решать любые проблемы быстрее и эффективнее]]> 27118836 A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life.

In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to effectively learning math and science—secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they’d known earlier. Contrary to popular belief, math requires creative, as well as analytical, thinking. Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are often a number of different solutions—you just need the creativity to see them. For example, there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. In short, studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn math. Rather, it involves taking the time to step away from a problem and allow the more relaxed and creative part of the brain to take over. A Mind for Numbers shows us that we all have what it takes to excel in math, and learning it is not as painful as some might think!]]> 284 Barbara Oakley 5961452069 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.20 2014 Думай как математик: Как решать любые проблемы быстрее и эффективнее
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]]> <![CDATA[Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation]]> 8034188 326 Steven Johnson 1594487715 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.99 2010 Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation
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]]> <![CDATA[Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise]]> 26312997 "This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science-based narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about."--Seth Godin, author of Linchpin

"Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [ Peak ]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson's research focuses on the real world, and he explains in detail, with examples, how all of us can apply the principles of great performance in our work or in any other part of our lives."-- Fortune

Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's revolutionary methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you.

"The science of excellence can be divided into two eras: before Ericsson and after Ericsson. His groundbreaking work, captured in this brilliantly useful book, provides us with a blueprint for achieving the most important and life-changing work possible: to become a little bit better each day."--Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code

"Ericsson's research has revolutionized how we think about human achievement. If everyone would take the lessons of this book to heart, it could truly change the world."--Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein ]]> 336 K. Anders Ericsson 0544456254 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.18 2016 Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business]]> 9354260 324 Douglas W. Hubbard Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.16 1985 How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
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]]> <![CDATA[The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking]]> 14891980
Brilliant people aren't a special breed--they just use their minds differently. By using the straightforward and thought-provoking techniques in "The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking," you will regularly find imaginative solutions to difficult challenges, and you will discover new ways of looking at your world and yourself--revealing previously hidden opportunities.

The book offers real-life stories, explicit action items, and concrete methods that allow you to attain a deeper understanding of any issue, exploit the power of failure as a step toward success, develop a habit of creating probing questions, see the world of ideas as an ever-flowing stream of thought, and embrace the uplifting reality that we are all capable of change. No matter who you are, the practical mind-sets introduced in the book will empower you to realize any goal in a more creative, intelligent, and effective manner. Filled with engaging examples that unlock truths about thinking in every walk of life, "The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking" is written for all who want to reach their fullest potential--including students, parents, teachers, businesspeople, professionals, athletes, artists, leaders, and lifelong learners.

Whenever you are stuck, need a new idea, or want to learn and grow, "The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking" will inspire and guide you on your way.]]> 168 Edward B. Burger 0691156662 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.99 2012 The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
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]]> <![CDATA[Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World]]> 337517 Totem and Taboo, the subtext Girard refutes with polemic daring, vast erudition, and a persuasiveness that leaves the reader compelled to respond, one way or another.

This is the single fullest summation of Girard's ideas to date, the book by which they will stand or fall. In a dialogue with two psychiatrists (Jean-Michel Oughourlian and Guy Lefort), Girard probes an encyclopedic array of topics, ranging across the entire spectrum of anthropology, psychoanalysis, and cultural production.

Girard's point o departure is what he calls 'mimesis,' the conflict that arises when human rivals compete to differentiate themselves from each other, yet succeed only in becoming more and more alike. At certain points in the life of a society, according to Girard, this mimetic conflict erupts into a crisis in which all difference dissolves in indiscriminate violence. In primitive societies, such crises were resolved by the 'scapegoating mechanism,' in which the community, en masse, turned on an unpremeditated victim. The repression of this collective murder and its repetition in ritual sacrifice then formed the foundations of both religion and the restored social order.

How does Christianity, at once the most 'sacrificial' of religions and a faith with a non-violent ideology, fit into this scheme? Girard grants Freud's point, in Totem and Taboo, that Christianity is similar to primitive religion, but only to refute Freud—if Christ is sacrificed, Girard argues, it is not because God willed it, but because human beings wanted it.

The book is not merely, or perhaps not mainly, biblical exegesis, for within its scope fall some of the most vexing problems of social history—the paradox that violence has social efficacy, the function of the scapegoat, the mechanism of anti-semitism.]]> 470 René Girard 0804722153 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.25 1978 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
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]]> <![CDATA[How Will You Measure Your Life?]]> 13425570
The speech was memorable not only because it was deeply revealing but also because it came at a time of intense personal reflection: Christensen had just overcome the same type of cancer that had taken his father's life. As Christensen struggled with the disease, the question "How do you measure your life?" became more urgent and poignant, and he began to share his insights more widely with family, friends, and students.

In this groundbreaking book, Christensen puts forth a series of questions: How can I be sure that I'll find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my personal relationships become enduring sources of happiness? How can I avoid compromising my integrity—and stay out of jail? Using lessons from some of the world's greatest businesses, he provides incredible insights into these challenging questions.

How Will You Measure Your Life? is full of inspiration and wisdom, and will help students, midcareer professionals, and parents alike forge their own paths to fulfillment.]]> 240 Clayton M. Christensen 0062102427 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 4.03 2012 How Will You Measure Your Life?
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]]> <![CDATA[The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin]]> 52309
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.]]> 143 Benjamin Franklin 0743255062 Denis 5 all-time-favorites 3.84 1791 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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