Jim's Profile

17 ratings (4.35 avg)
14 reviews

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Jim is Currently Reading

Jim gave

to:

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, on-exploring-the-human-condition

My rating:

Jim said: "I'm a bit more than half way through and riveted. Not only does the book refute (or severely revise) classic business (or other institutional) practices in motivating or demotivating people, but it explains where a huge number of my life choices cam...more"

Nov 30, 2010 03:47pm · see review

Jim is currently reading:

Delete Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age the Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

bookshelves: currently-reading

read in December, 2009

My rating:

Jim said: "Haven't finished the book yet."

Dec 16, 2009 07:03pm · see review

Jim gave

to:

The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future

by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita

bookshelves: on-exploring-the-human-condition, currently-reading

read in December, 2009

My rating:

Jim said: "I learned what I already knew from this book-- that individuals and institutions act exclusively in their best interest. But Bueno De Mesquita took me from purely qualitative to a more quantitative, measurable and plannable place.

It's a...more"

Dec 16, 2009 06:58pm · see review

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Jim's Recent Updates

Jim gave to: Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand	My rating:
Jan 19, 2012 04:12pm
Jim gave to: The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell	My rating:
A must read for anyone who cares about food and wellness. Whether or not you agree with the conclusions, it presents compelling evidence that should be considered when making choices about what to put in your body, presented by someone with impeccab...more
Jan 19, 2012 03:29pm · see review
Jim gave to: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson read in November, 2011	My rating:
The man wasn't perfect (who is!?), but he had three amazing and informative Acts to his business life and sat at the helm of more than one company that changed the world. And Walter Isaacson is a helluva narrator. Worth the read.
Nov 06, 2011 06:41pm · see review
Jim gave to: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I'm a bit more than half way through and riveted. Not only does the book refute (or severely revise) classic business (or other institutional) practices in motivating or demotivating people, but it explains where a huge number of my life choices cam...more
Nov 30, 2010 03:47pm · see review
Jim gave to: Blood Engines (Marla Mason, #1) by T.A. Pratt read in January, 2010	My rating:
Jan 07, 2010 08:47am
Jim gave to: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan	My rating:
Jan 05, 2010 03:52pm
Jim gave to: The pH Miracle for Weight Loss: Balance Your Body Chemistry, Achieve Your Ideal Weight by Robert O. Young read in December, 2009	My rating:
Jan 05, 2010 02:32pm
Jim made a comment on mike dunn's review of A Darkness Forged in Fire: Book One of the Iron Elves "Waiting for a recommendation on this series, dude. I'm looking for a good fantasy/sci-fi series to pick up. Whaddya think?"
Dec 17, 2009 12:35pm · see review
Jim is currently reading: Delete Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age the Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger read in December, 2009	My rating:
Haven't finished the book yet.
Dec 16, 2009 07:03pm · see review
Jim gave to: The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita read in December, 2009	My rating:
I learned what I already knew from this book-- that individuals and institutions act exclusively in their best interest. But Bueno De Mesquita took me from purely qualitative to a more quantitative, measurable and plannable place. It's almost pain...more
Dec 16, 2009 06:58pm · see review