WHAT I'M READING V. 29

....Finally! I've been meaning to do this one for a while...

Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business by Gino Wickman

I’m reading this one because of work...and I have to say, I like that this new job has its employees go through books together. This is apparently one they read last year that influenced a lot of strategies they have implemented for assessing the health and growth of the company. It’s actually really helpful and I’m learning a lot about what it takes to make a good company, i.e. vision, core values, right people, scorecard and measurables, issues list, documenting core processes, meeting pulse, "rocks", etc. 

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

This is the first book in yet another dystopian three-part series about a time in the future where humans have moved to live on the planet Mars and live in a hierarchy, each level with different characteristics and a designation of a colors. This reminded me a lot of Hunger Games, which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but with a male lead, a little more gore and also has the additional elements of Greek mythology.  It's long (over 400 pages) but was quite a fun read. And yes...they are making a movie out of the series.

Amusing Ourselves To Death by Neil Postman

I am still reading this one, and it’s so good. I’m taking my time through it because there is so much to glean from Neil postman‘s commentary on society back when he wrote this book in the 1980's, and at that point he was just talking about the popular rise of television as the main medium by which we get our information....His argument is that particular medium can only sustain a particular level of ideas, and the ramifications of this is stark and sobering. It's wild reading this with the perspective of being entrenched in the world of the internet and smart phones. All the things that he talks about is even more relevant now and I'm underlining furiously as I go. 

Reading People by Anne Bogel

I learned about this book because I listen to and Anne's podcast called, "What Should I Read Next." I love the podcast because every episode is her talking to a guest about books - their favorites, their least favorites, their reading styles, and then she recommends them some books based on their reading profile. It's so fun and I've gotten lots of great book recommendations from the podcast. Along with books, she is apparently also an avid personality-test enthusiast, and she wrote this book to highlight the different personality tests and constructs that have been most helpful for her. I already knew about most of the ones that she discusses in this book but it was nice to have the summaries of them in one clearly written and concise book. It's definitely a great conversation starter!