Books I’ve Been Reading

Deep Survival [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales came out of left field for me (a referential analogy that I decidedly do not understand). I sometimes choose books off of the Personal MBA reading list, which is where I found this one. And since I typically don’t download...

Stonewall [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

I went to the Gay Pride parade in DC a few months ago. It would be my first time going, because I didn’t much feel like I had any business being there. Of course, I was wrong. There was a world of curiosities waiting there for me. I stood on the sidewalk...

The Path of Least Resistance [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

Whenever I read an old, well-liked, book and then sit down to write a review, I suddenly feel kind of silly calling it a review. In fact, that happens almost every time. “Uh, that ship has sailed buddy.” I imagine people must be thinking when they read my...

Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision by David DuChemin is actually the first photography book I have ever read. Most of my approach toward photography is either inherited from my father, or developed from within, and without, on my perpetual journey...

Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

Ah, good old 2004. I would have recently graduated high school, if I had felt that was something worth my time. And, It might’ve been, but not for being completely out of step with the way I was going to internalize information; probably some angst related stuff...

How to Plan Your Own Wedding and Save Thousands [Reveiw]

by William | Book Reviews

A lot has changed since 2008. For example, in 2008, people linked to about.com for actual information. What a strange world it was. I picked up How to Plan Your Own Wedding and Save Thousands as part of my ongoing crusade to fully understand the challenges and...

Data Smart [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

I hated hated hated hated hated Data Smart by John W. Foreman. I’m being dramatic. But I did read the whole thing and now I think John is almost definitely a really cool guy who made a valiant effort teaching a challenging topic. If I ever found him in my...

How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, And Live Prosperously [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

We don’t talk about these things enough. Seriously, how is there not an entire course in high school dedicated to the discussion of money management and debt? How to Get Out of Debt, Stay out of Debt and Live Prosperously By Jerrold Mundis is, as the subheading...

Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

Okay, lets make one thing perfectly clear: I judged this book by its cover so hard. Look at that clean, modern, thin type-face and the simplistic little heart and question mark graphic. Had I done some reading on the author (which now seems like a name I should have...

A Practical Wedding [Review]

by William | Book Reviews

A Practical Wedding by Meg Keene was clear and seemed reasonable enough, though I’m not getting married or planning a wedding. It’s part of a stack of books I’m chewing through in order to get a better perspective on the entire wedding...