Who Moved my Cheese? was published in 1998. The world was in a Y2K frenzy. Information Technology firms were manically working on fixing bad code that could destroy the world. Destroy it, I say! I remember all kinds of doom was predicted. Some said Air Traffic Control could go offline stranding all the planes in…
Book Review
The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr.Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale has been printed over 5 million times. And its message of faith and optimism has helped many people. This is definitely the book to have on hand when you need to lift yourself up from the doldrums. Happiness is ephemeral. A laborer who barely earns…
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
A book that has sold over 15 million copies, How to Win Friends and Influence People needs no introduction (I hope). This book was successful long before WW II. Can you imagine that? Human nature basically remains the same, whichever continent you live in. And anyone who can understand the other person is bound to…
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler: Change is Inevitable
Day 1 of my MBA program, I was handed Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock for a reading assignment. It was probably the first nonfiction book I read, and I have never forgotten it. Yes, Future Shock was released in 1970, but believe it or not, most of what it says is still true, especially so in…