I have read three books in a row that I really enjoyed.
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
I have always enjoyed Atul Gawande's books, especially the Checklist Manifesto. In this book, he takes a close look at health care and general care issues associated with the elderly. The book takes a critical look at what seems to work and what seems to be a bad idea for elderly care. I think everyone 40 or older should read this book because both you and your parents (if they are still living) will want to have this information. Grade: A-
Dataclysm: Who We Are* by Christian Rudder
The author is one of the founders and chief data analyst for the dating website OkCupid. Both the book and the data in it are interesting. Most of the data is related to dating and personal relationships, but the author pulls from data sources beyond OkCupid. The most interesting data in the whole book, in my mind, is the data on what age individual people are most attracted to relative to their own age. For example, what age women does a 40 year old male find most attractive and what age man does a 40 year old women find most attractive. Interesting book. It could have been a little shorter, but still interesting. Grade: B
How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathon Rosenberg
This book is written by the former CEO of Google and one of the other executives. The book basically talks about the business practices that Google follows -- practices that seem to work for Google, and it addresses why they probably work. It also talks about the changing business and cultural landscape (thanks to the internet) and how businesses should potentially respond to those changes. This is probably the best business book I've read. Grade: A
