I have not updated my book list in awhile because I am reading a few books at a time right now! One of them is pretty long.
I am reading "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb. I am about 2/3 of the way through. This book has been almost as satisfying as his other book that I loved, "I Know This Much is True". There are alot of plot twists in the book that keep it interesting, but he sometimes switches gears so fast that I sit there scratching my head. But I just read on, and then I have the ah-ha moment! Wally Lamb is so good at developing his characters. You feel like you know them right from the beginning.
The other book I am reading is about a neurosurgeon. I will write the title and author later...for some reason I cannot remember it! This book is a memoir about a female neurosurgeon. It is good. I love reading about doctors' lives.
I am also reading a couple of books for business, one of them being "Good to Great". Author will be noted later. This book is about how companies go from, well, good to great. It is a good book with lots of real-world examples that make it an easy read. The other business book is about lean manufacturing.
So, you can see that I have a few books in progress! I hope to finish all of them by the end of this month.
One interesting note on "Good to Great" (I am looking at it sitting on my desk across the room as I type this) has been the criticism that a number of the companies profiled in the book have tanked in the past year or two. I believe Circuit City is one of them.
ReplyDeleteYes, I noticed that as I was reading. I think that the economy can override great management...if the public is not spending money anywhere, it can be hard to keep the company going. I wonder how Best Buy is doing...that would be interesting to know. How have they stayed in business through this economic downturn? What was different compared to what Circuit City was doing?
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