Comments on: A Book A Day Keeps The Sun Away

By: rickgregory

rickgregory — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Hmm I didn't get a lot of sympathy when Boulder had sun and Seattle didn't.. but hey we've got PLENTY of sun so.. (grabs Fedex shipper…. )… There you go.

I agree with you about Halting State… if you liked it, try his other books – they're uniformly good though some are more SF-y than Halting State.

Oh and by the way, a much belated thanks for turning me on to the John Rain books – they've been much fun to read. You know Charles McCarry's work?

By: martin_edi18731

martin_edi18731 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Sorry you found Groundswell boring, given that it was my suggestion! However I should have realized that it would be no new news to you given your investments. For those not sure what social media is all about (about 95% of the western world) it's probably still a required read.
I once wrote a business plan called '24 page books'. We'd publish 24 page books on various subjects designed to create instant expertise and sell them in airports. A little tongue in cheek but practically any business book out there can be condensed to 24 pages without losing much…

By: steve_bergs2127

steve_bergs2127 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

I'm a huge fan of The Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster (I even claim membership in it, though I'd have to admit that I have no idea what is required to become a member "officially"). This is, perhaps, in conflict with the upcoming Bat Mitzvah of my daughter. So be it.

May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage.

By: Jessica Schallock

Jessica Schallock — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Hey, I don't know about you, but I got sunburned today despite my SPF 80. I saw a little blue sky for about half an hour…does that count?

By: Bob Jenkins

Bob Jenkins — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Arrrrrrrgggggg… Pirates. Did you know that Pirates make great entrepreneurs because they'll do whatever it takes to get to the money? See some of the fundamentals for this here… http://www.readtheanswer.com/index.php?RTA=web2

By: martin_edi18731

martin_edi18731 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

How does Brad rate a 71p? Do you get brownie points for investing in Intense Debate?
;-0

By: Chithra Durgam

Chithra Durgam — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000

Brad, Did you see the Wired article (April 2008) on Apple? It's by Kahney as well. You may enjoy it if you are trying to read all about Steve Jobs. How about condensing "Inside Steve's Brain" into 6 pages….that beats 24!

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000

Charles McCarry – I don’t know him. What should I start with?

By: qdub

qdub — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000

Funny that you found books too long on several occasions. I'm a ruthless in abridging my own blog posts, and I find traditional books to be sheer culture clash with online writing.

I see the essential problem in physical books having to look "big enough" on the shelf to prove that you're getting your bang for the buck. Such is the opposite case for free online content–where writers optimizing for reach and fear that long content would be ignored.

By: bfeld

bfeld — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000

Nope – didn’t see it. Doesn’t count.