Management of the Absurd
Do you wonder why we obsess about categories and labels for things? It goes back to Plato, Aristotle and…
Category: Books
Sale Today: 50% off paperback edition of How Design Makes The World
You can now get my latest book, How Design Makes The World, for 50% of the paperback price here…
Help wanted: design literacy for everyone project
UPDATE: This book is in progress – head over here for details: designmtw.com. My next book is about teaching…
3 reasons you should see the movie Wild (if you’re a writer)
Many books are made into movies, but most movies aren’t very good. Movies are hard to make, period. Even…
How To Design A Book Cover (The Ghost of My Father)
Now that my sixth book, The Ghost of My Father is out, it’s time to share the process that led…
My Next Book? The Atheist of Jerusalem
In 2012 I visited Jerusalem for the first time and had an amazing experience. I’ve long been a student…
Vote on The Cover of My Next Book
Today I’m working on the third, and likely final, draft of my next book. For this project I’m again…
The Goal of My Life Explained (tattoo included)
The photo below explains my ambition: I’m working to fill this shelf with books I’ve written. I want an…
Why Speed Reading Is For Fools
‘There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”…
Kindle editions on sale today: $3.49 (act fast)
Three on my books are heavily discounted on Kindle today. $3.49 for some of them. Confessions of a Public…
How I Decide What To Read
This month I’m posting every day, taking the top voted question from readers and answering it. With 37 votes, today’s…
The 3 best books I read in 2013
It’s common in December to see lists of “best of the year” for books and films. I read 20…
How to read an amazon.com book review
We read for different reasons, but we often write reviews as if everyone in the world is just like…
Why It’s OK To Buy Books And Not Read Them
I used to feel guilty about books I own but haven’t read. They’d sit in piles making me feel…
Why you can’t ignore Big Data
I’ve known Phil Simon since college and he’s one of the only people I’ve known that long that’s taken…
How to design a great book cover (Behind the scenes)
The 1.1 edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, a collection of my best essays, was officially released.…
Next book to be published by Wiley / Jossey-Bass (with FAQ)
My upcoming book on my year at WordPress.com will be published with Jossey-Bass. I signed with agent David Fugate, who helped…
We Learn Nothing: Book Review
I love books comprised of essays as they free writers to go in a wide range of directions and…
Nexus: a sci-fi novel of a post-human future
My friend Ramez Naam’s first novel, Nexus, just released and it’s getting great reviews. I haven’t read it yet,…
Vote for the title of my next book
I’ve been hard at work on book #5. It’s about the year I spent working at WordPress.com. I want you…