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Bounce

by Matthew Syed
- Rated 3 stars
“There are some interesting ideas in this book, but it's largely a collection of stories from other author's works - Gladwell's Outliers and Colvin's Talent Is Overrated. I was disappointed at the lack of unique content, and disagree with several of the author's assertions, such as the necessity of legalizing performance-enhancing drugs within competitive sports.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Monday, November 1, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Being Geek

by Michael Lopp
- Rated 5 stars
“I'm not a software developer, but found this book super-helpful. The author certainly knows his stuff and has seen it all. Very practical and written in an easy-to-read, entertaining style.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Saturday, September 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins
- Rated 4 stars
“I decent ending to a good series.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Thursday, September 9, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Rocket Surgery Made Easy

by Steve Krug
- Rated 4 stars
“A great explanation of what's involved in setting up a usability test. It's a quick and easy read with lots of practical advice.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Tuesday, September 7, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer
- Rated 4 stars
“A cute story. Laugh out loud funny in a few spots. I'll read the next in the series.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Thursday, August 12, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Delivering Happiness

by Tony Hsieh
- Rated 5 stars
“Fascinating from cover to cover. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to do or be something remarkable within their company. A handbook for creating a healthy culture within an organization with lots of personal stories to make it easier to digest.

Reading this book made me want to pack up and move to Vegas to work at such a great company!”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Saturday, July 24, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall
- Rated 5 stars
“An eye-opening book - so much more than I was expecting.

The book is several unconventional ideas about running wrapped in an interesting story. If you're at all interested in running, you'll probably enjoy this.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Tuesday, June 15, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Food Rules

by Michael Pollan
- Rated 4 stars
“While this is a quick and interesting read, don't expect to learn anything new if you've already read In Defense of Food. This is the aggressively abridged version of that title. A good introduction to Pollan and a great set of rules for eating well.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Thursday, January 28, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

by Marc Weissbluth
- Rated 5 stars
“I haven't actually read this, but my wife has, and we've been following Dr. Weissbluth's plan with great success. Our daughter was sleeping through the night within a week of the new regimen (at about 3 months of age). I highly recommend it to new parents.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Saturday, January 9, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Designing the Obvious

by Robert Hoekman
- Rated 5 stars
“This is one of the best books available for practicing interaction designers - a common-sense approach to design that should help you think more clearly about the problems you're trying to solve for your customers.”

Timothy Gray wrote this review Wednesday, November 11, 2009. ( reply | permalink )