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Liked It “Lewis does a great job of embodying the Valley in the early to late 90's. If you want to get a picture of the inner-workings of the Internet bubble, read this.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Several years ago, I read “Freakonomics” while in a systems theory groove which included “Blink” and “Tipping Point” by Mahcolm Galdwell and “The New New Thing” by Michael Lewis. Therefore, many of my “revelations” have melded together so they lack their original distinction and I can no longer...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“It doesn't seem terribly frequent that you come across a non-fiction writer whose books cover a broad range of subjects... well.
Dave S wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Berkeley, California resident Michael Lewis shows himself to be the exception to this norm with three excellent books about the widely disparate subjects of baseball team building, technology company creating and football star blooming.
His most well-known book in the San Francisco Bay Area has to be "Moneyball" that Lewis wrote as a chronicle of Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane and his (highly successful) efforts to build a winning baseball team while spending less money than the opposition. To this end, Beane focused (and continues to focus) on trying to exploit untapped market opportunities (i.e. to draft the best college players if other teams are primarily going after only high-school athletes).
With it's roots still in Northern California, Lewis also wrote "The New New Thing" about Silicon Valley legend Jim Clark. It's an extremely interesting subject to take on as Clark is currently the only person to create 3 different companies (Netscape, Healtheon and Silicon Graphics) that each reached over $1 billion in value. Clark's former hire at Netscape, Marc Andreesen may be the closest to joining him with his past success at Netscape and Loudcloud/Opsware and current effort at Ning, but for now Clark stands alone in this "$3B club".
Lewis' most recent book goes after something entirely different, both in terms of subject and geography. "The Blind Side" is an account of current college football star lineman Michael Oher who went from a poor neighborhood in Memphis, TN to a likely first-round NFL draft pick in the Summer of 2009. Oher's is a fascinating human tale about someone with raw physical abilities and the help then provided to help him reach this current status of potential millionaire.
In addition to these excellent books, Lewis also has published a series of pieces for Slate Magazine titled "Dad Again" which chronicle various stages in the births and lives of his three young children with former MTV VJ wife, Tabitha Soren.
this review also posted on my blog at:
http://liketowritestuff.blogspot.com/2008/08/blind-side-moneyball-new-new-thing-by.html
”“Lewis does a great job of embodying the Valley in the early to late 90's. If you want to get a picture of the inner-workings of the Internet bubble, read this. ”
Zack M wrote this review Thursday, October 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Nova Novidades - Uma História do Vale do Sílicio”
Silvano Schröder wrote this review Sunday, September 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great for the internet boom. Might seem irrelevant today, but somehow I doubt it.”
Ted J wrote this review Tuesday, March 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think this is the first major non-fiction book I've read cover-to-cover. Enjoyed it tremendously, which lead me to start reading other non-fiction books. I only read novels previously. If you enjoyed this, you'd enjoy "The Tipping Point" and "Blink." ”
Reni S O wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Another entrepreneurial journey story to help me as I write my own book. Great read -- Jim Clark is a maniac.”
bencasnocha wrote this review Monday, February 4 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Several years ago, I read “Freakonomics” while in a systems theory groove which included “Blink” and “Tipping Point” by Mahcolm Galdwell and “The New New Thing” by Michael Lewis. Therefore, many of my “revelations” have melded together so they lack their original distinction and I can no longer attribute them to the correct source. But I thoroughly enjoyed that groove and would recommend each of these titles in the order listed, if my muddled memory serves. ”
b.schock wrote this review Thursday, December 27 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Just had to read Lewis again after finishing Liar's Poker. Was not disappointed. And I was always wondering about the big boom in Silicon Valley. Geez, all that money! Why did I ever get into advertising?!?”
thelitov wrote this review Saturday, October 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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