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Your Web Exclusive Reviews Guide to Becoming a Better Person -- Only three days late!
April 25, 2007
It occurs to me every week that there's enough advice, information and general do-goodedness in the books I cover for the online exclusive reviews to make me a better human being--or, at least, to make me appear like one. That is, if I actually had the time to read any of them.
For those of you who do, here's my self-improvement suggestions from this week's roundup:
Big Medicine from Six Nations by Ted Williams
Broaden your horizons with stories of the rich history and day-to-day magic of the Iroquois, all but wiped out because someone like you was too ignorant (or busy) to get to know them.
Elements of the Table by Lynn Rosen
A more forgiving Miss Manners, Rosen provides quirky background stories that'll help you remember critical dinnertime lessons, like which knife to butter with (hint: it ain't the pointy one).
Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner
Learn how to cultivate your brains with discipline, synthesis, creativity, respect and ethics, and you just might be able to deal with the interminable crapstorm that is 21st century information technology.
Grande Expectations by Karen Blumenthal
Become a better businessman (or just learn how to find them and buy shares in their companies) with this unexpectedly rollicking by-the-stock-performance profile of Starbucks.
Scandals, Vandals, and Da Vincis by Harvey Rachlin
Regale a crowd with these dishy tales of artists and their work, and your obnoxious arty friends may just mistake you for someone in the know.
Six Words You Never Knew had Something to do with Pigs by Katherine Barber
Boost your vocabulary, dummy!
When He's Married to Mom by Kenneth P. Adams and Alexander P. Morgan
Learn to understand your love partner better, whether you're the one sporting the umbilical cord or the one trying to cut it.
So ... what's your problem?
Posted by Marc Schultz on April 25, 2007 | Comments (0)
