Books

Bookmap: Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger

I’ve just finished David Weinberger’s Everything is Miscellaneous. From the opening story about the prototype shop stationer Staples uses to design more effective experiences for shoppers to the final coda about the lack of structure Read more…

By Richard Hare, 13 years ago August 26, 2009

Books

Bookmap: The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler

Legend has it this book originated as a seven-page memo outlining mythic structure for Hollywood studios. In the memo, Christopher Vogler interpreted Joseph Cambpell‘s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces“, the book in which “Campbell Read more…

By Richard Hare, 14 years ago June 12, 2009

Books

Bookmap: The Halo Effect… and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers

Phil Rozenzweig’s book impressed when I first read it by explaining in straightforward terms why “Five Steps…” and “Seven Habits…” type books aren’t enough to ensure success in different contexts. The explanation of the dangers Read more…

By Richard Hare, 14 years ago April 20, 2009