If you liked Outliers...

Hello Ladies- Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at my house. (14047 Pine Mesa) Hopefully you are enjoying Outliers.  I thought I might list some of my favs that are similar in content and feel in case you want to read more in this genre.  See you tomorrow- Kerstin

NurtureShock
by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman

Supposedly the latest and greatest parenting book out there. It's sort of like Outliers but focused on parenting. Two journalists gathered the latest studies relating to raising/teaching children. It isn't really a "how to" book but it has a lot of fascinating ideas and it really made me think about things I can do better. (Something I love in any book.)

Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking

By Malcolm Gladwell
I've been reading a lot of Gladwell in the last year and I'm definitely a fan of his work. This book wasn't as good as The Tipping Point or  Outliers, but it was still interesting. The main topic is rapid cognition thinking or relying on first impressions and our adaptive unconscious.  Pretty interesting stuff. 

Freakanomics by Steven D Leavitt and Stephen J Dubner- THIS IS THE BETTER OF THE FREAKANOMICS BOOKS

The results of an economist and columnist researching a random sprinkling of topics. The authors explore how incentives matter and how actions have unintended consequences.  It is hilarious.  I was a little traumatized over the chapter on the importance of choosing the right name for your child.

SuperFreakanomics
By Steven D Leavitt and Stephen J Dubner 

 I enjoyed the chapters on global warming and car seats the most. It was entertaining and well written but the research feels random for randomness sake. They were trying a little too hard this time. I liked the book but not nearly as much as the first one. Maybe it's because it isn't as much of a surprise to me this time around 

What the Dog Saw is a collection of Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker columns written during the same time period as his first three books. I have a bit of love/hate relationship with books made up of newspaper or magazine columns. I always end up bored and enthralled even by the best writers. The first three chapters of this book nearly bored me to tears but then there were chapters I found absolutely fascinating. The chapter on hair dye and its impact on feminism was great. The chapter on the cost of homelessness in America was witty and intriguing. I also enjoyed the chapters on the inventor of birth control and the fall of Enron. The whole last section of the book is great.

 

The Tipping Point- It's a business book the same way Freakanomics (a book I LOVED) is about economics. The book basically talks about how to start an epidemic in your business but it talks about everything from the broken window theory, selling ipods, or the aids epidemic to how painting subway cars in New York City supposedly dropped the crime rate almost overnight. It was fascinating and well written and I recommend it to anyone. I'm not sure how it applies to my business but still a great read.