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My books are now on Kindle

Posted on April 24, 2009 in Books, Making things happen, Myths of Innovationby Scott Berkun

Thanks to the fine folks at O’Reilly Media, both of my books are now available on Kindle: Making Things…

Book review: Walden, by Thoreau

Posted on December 12, 2008August 9, 2016 in Book reviews, Books, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

Some books are referenced so often that eventually you just have to go and read them, just so you…

Book Review: The New Kings of Nonfiction

Posted on October 28, 2008 in Book reviews, Books, Recommendedby Scott Berkun

I’m a big fan of essay collections and when I came across this one, The New kings of Nonfiction,…

Was your MBA worth it?

Posted on July 24, 2008 in Books, Management, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun

The Personal MBA folks have released a update to their reading list, the core of their program for people…

The books of ignorance

Posted on July 17, 2008September 1, 2013 in Books, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

I love wandering used bookstores, as there is always a magic tome back there, lying in waiting under layers…

Now in stock: Making things happen

Posted on March 31, 2008February 20, 2016 in art of project management, Books, Making things happenby Scott Berkun

Since my book the art of project management went out of print, I bet your world has been gray.…

Creator of dungeons and dragons dies at 69

Posted on March 4, 2008 in Books, Creative Thinkingby Scott Berkun

I didn’t read much as a kid, but one book I read cover to cover dozens of times was…

The mystery of writing bestsellers

Posted on March 2, 2008 in Books, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

Stumbled upon this excellent NYTimes article about major book publishers and their poor abilities to predict bestsellers. It’s refreshing…

How to handle tough cricitism: an example

Posted on January 24, 2008 in Booksby Scott Berkun

Awhile ago a wrote an essay on how to give and receive criticism. Writing about it is one thing,…

The best book I read in 2007

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Book reviews, Books, Recommendedby Scott Berkun

I’m nuts about books. I finish a book a week, and abandon many more. Looking back on the year,…

Book review: A Whole New Mind

Posted on December 10, 2007February 24, 2014 in Book reviews, Books, Creative Thinkingby Scott Berkun

If you write about innovation or creativity there are certain books people will continually tell you to read. I’ve…

The best creative thinking books

Posted on June 5, 2007 in Books, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Myths of Innovationby Scott Berkun

Between teaching a course on creative thinking at UW, and writing a book on innovation, I’ve read dozens of…

Footnotes vs. Endnotes: Decision!

Posted on May 21, 2007 in Books, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

After the recent raging debate (35 comments) over notes, here’s what was decided: The Myths of innovation book has…

The myths of innovation – the cover and reviews

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Books, Innovationby Scott Berkun

The book has been sent to press – it’s all done! here are some details: Book description: In The…

More on amazon rankings

Posted on May 26, 2005October 12, 2012 in Booksby Scott Berkun

For kicks i’ve been tracking the amazon ranking # for the art of pm. For most of this week…

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