Some Books I've Enjoyed

I don't read books very much.  In fact, I hardly read books at all.  A regular paper or e-book will likely take me a year to read.   Though, Audio Books are quite another story.  I really enjoy Audio Books.  Here's a few that I think are exceptionally good that others might enjoy as well.   I intentionally kept this list short and mostly books that have an accompanying TED talk or video so you can get an idea about the subject before investing your time.

• Switch : How to change things when change is hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Here is a video presentation on Vimeo about the talk.
• Drive : The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us   by Daniel H. Pink
• This is a companion to his TED talk which is AMAZING!  (Matt's favorite TED talk)
• Outliers: The Story of Success  by Malcolm Gladwell
• Ever wondered how Steve Jobs and Bill Gates ended up where they are? This book explains a lot. The author has done some TED talks. both on The Norden Bombsight and Spaghetti Sauce.
• The Tipping Point : How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference  by Malcolm Gladwell
• Another Gladwell Classic. If you liked Outliers, you'll like this one.  You can see his Crazy hair on his TED Talks.
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking  by Malcolm Gladwell
• Talks about instant instinctive decisions we all make day to day.  Check out his TED talks on  the Norden Bombsight and Spaghetti Sauce.
• Rework by Jason Fried
• Written by the creator of Ruby on Rails. They founded the company 37 signal. If you are curious about the author and his work, you can watch his TED Talk.
• Made to Stick : Why Some Ideas survive and Others Die  by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
• Ever wondered why fake e-mail and urban legends spread so easily?
• Click : The forces behind how we fully engage with people, work, and everything we do  by Ori Brafman
• Talks about people that naturally get along and how effective they can be when this happens.  The author discussed the book in a talk at Stanford which you can watch to get the basic ideas.
• Misquoting Jesus - The story behind who changed the bible and why. by Bart D. Ehrman
• The bible has had a profound impact on our culture. Yet, if you look historically at the bible, there are more modifications than there are actual words!  In many cases, we have no idea what was originally written by the authors. More information can be seen by watching Bart Ehrman's Stanford Lecture.