Posts from June, 2008

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  • God, Freedom, and Evil

    God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin Plantinga

    This book will put your logical faculties to the test. If you’ve ever wondered if it’s logically possible for a “good” God to exist in the midst of a world containing “evil”–and you’ve got a penchant for the mathematical and a good logical workout–this book is for you. It’s short, but it will take weeks to read it with any comprehension whatsoever. Slow and hard as the slog is, it’s well worth the work if you are the kind of person who likes to dig deep.

    06/21/2008
    Posted in Reading List.

  • Leadership On The Line

    Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading by Martin Linsky and Ronald A. Heifet

    My wife took a class at Harvard with one of the authors of this book, and subsequently had me read it. It’s full of wisdom for leaders and would-be leaders. It gets a bit frilly toward the end, but a useful read none-the-less.

    06/21/2008
    Posted in Reading List.

  • The Evolution of Useful Things

    The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are; by Henry Petroski

    A very fun collection of historical novelties. A fast read, with lots of interesting tid-bits. What it lacks in depth it makes up for in the sheer number of “aha!” factoids. I don’t get the impression that it’s very well researched, but worth a quick read.

    06/21/2008
    Posted in Reading List.
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