I often lament the fact that the average American watches 38 hours of television per week but only reads one book per year. I shouldn’t get too excited about averages. Alan Jacobs, professor of the humanities at Baylor University, sets out to make the case that reading is alive and well with large bookstores both online and off being supported by large numbers of book clubs and readers of all ages... »
Rumsey sets out on an ambitious book that reviews the history of the Library of Congress and asks how we remember, how it has changed and what influences our instant society plays in the process. In a world where people document their entire lives with digital photography, we seem to remember less and less about our lives. In a world with instant answers to any question on Google or Wikipedia, wit... »
Jim Koch, the founder of Samuel Adams brewery, is a fifth-generation brewmaster. In his new book, Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned Over a Beer or Two, he recalls the when starting Sam Adams of wasting a lot of time and potentially a lot of money trying to figure out which computer system to use. His uncle offered some sound and blunt advice. “I’ve never known a business to go bankr... »
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