So far, this is shaping up as a great year for books!
Over the last few weeks, I've received advance copies of 20 books, and read about eight of them (based on their appeal and relevance to myself or my followers). Here's my down and dirty review of the best 3:
1 - Tell To Win by Peter Guber - If you sell, speak, present or communicate...read this book ASAP. While there have been several books written on storytelling, this is the most business-centric one I've ever read. As a speaker, I'm already employing his techniques and they WORK. He is very generous, sharing his failures with us in his career due to a lack of storytelling. More important, he divulges the heart of a good story: Challenge, Struggle and (surprising) Resolution. As a master story man (he produced movies like Rain Main and taught a UCLA class on narrative), he is the perfect source for the subject.
2 - Poke The Box by Seth Godin - If you've ever put a book down halfway through because 'you got it' at the introduction, you'll love Godin's brevity and economy. This book is a classic 'pocket book' that's both beautifully designed and powerfully effective. He'll prod you to close the Dreaming-Doing gap and execute your vision ... today! Much like his blog posts, he's crisp and clear here. You'll spend less than $8 on it and finish it in an hour. What a deal.
3 - Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki - From the master of influence (Apples original evangelist), comes a tool box of techniques for engaging other people and bringing out the best. If you liked my second book (The Likeability Factor), you'll love his extensions on the subject. He's also great at creating a case for Cause-Driven companies, projects and people. PS - It's got one of the most enchanting jacket designs I've ever seen. Guy told me how hard he had to fight for it, and how much trouble he went to in finding the perfect butterfly for it. Design matters.
PS - I'm digging into Disciplined Dreaming by Josh Linkner right now. It's on the subject of creativity and innovation, and how we can unleash that inside our groups and within ourselves. Looks VERY promising.
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
Posted by: Moncler Jacka | December 25, 2011 at 02:10 AM