Pick of the Week :: iMovie ‘09 & iDVD The Missing Manual

Spring is almost here and the window to edit down those video clips and movies your shot over the holidays is closing fast. If you don’t get to them now, Spring will spring and then your not so relaxing summer will arrive, followed by the beauties of Fall. Next thing you know, you [...]

Linchpin Review – Godin’s Best Yet

I just finished reading Linchpin for the second time.   Linchpin, however, is different from Godin’s previous books.  For one, it’s bigger — bigger in size (check out our ‘unboxing‘) and delivers bigger ideas.  Second, the ideas Seth shares are complete and interlocked.  Where books like The Dip and Tribes covered a specific idea, Linchpin brings [...]

DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

A lot of us have experienced what Dan Pink covers in his new book, DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.  You know that feeling inside that sometimes goes like this “maybe this job is a waste of time and I should do something else”, or “my day completely disappeared – this doesn’t even [...]

Snow Leopard Super Reference Showdown

One of the original ideas of the site was to have head to head book reviews. They’re not common in traditional outlets, probably for a couple of reasons. One, there has to be a winner and a loser (or degrees of each) and that’s not going to make some people happy.  Second, it’s [...]

Unlock Your Inner Artist: Book Three

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
by Seth Godin
The third book in the “Inner Arstist” series is from marketing guru, Seth Godin.  Seth has been well ahead of the curve on this whole “Internet/Marketing thing” for years, and Tribes is no exception.  This isn’t the marketing you learned about in school.
Tribes explains how small groups [...]

Unlock Your Inner Artist: Book Two

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
by Stephen Pressfield
Oh no.  Not another book about writing!  Well, if you still think Book One is just about writing, I blew it.  Sorry about that, and I hope you don’t leave here thinking this one is just another writing book.
This year I [...]

Unlock Your Inner Artist: Book One

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft,
by Stephen King
Did I lose you already?  Stephen King?  A book about writing?  Stay with me.  There’s much more here than a scary tale or a style guide.
The first part of the book is autobiographical and fun to read. It’s also inspiring to see a guy that lived in [...]

Three Books to Unlock Your Inner Artist

This is the time of year that a lot of people start to “reflect” and plan for greater things. Over those shared vacation weeks we make notes. During family gatherings ideas get bounced around. We say, “things are going to be different next year.” All that kind of stuff.
Through blogs, we’re [...]

Outliers: Stories of Success and Certain Doom.

Now on his fourth bestseller, Malcolm Gladwell a publishing superstar. His books are recommended by everyone from Kevin Rose to the New York Times. Late to the party, I just finished Outliers: The Story of Success, released about a year ago and has remained on the bestseller lists since (maybe to get [...]

CRUSH IT! Some inspiration from the web’s Charlie Hustle

Web celeb and retail wine mogul, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion is the first release in a multi-book deal with Harper Collins.
Inside, readers will learn about Gary’s humble background as a Russian immigrant and how he was always a natural entrepreneur. From franchised [...]