Reading Update

A short discussion on books I've recently finished and books I will be reading.  And yes, those links go to Amazon and if you buy something, I'll get a little kickback (yay for me).  

Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
I'm a sucker for all of the Malcolm Gladwell books and I've read many of his online articles as well.  I feel like this book is definitely from his mold of why people do certain things.  And there's a good story about how a guy on France's version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire didn't know that the moon orbited the earth and when he asked for the audience's help, more than half of the audience picked the sun and you can hear them laughing in the background. 

I've been listening to the book during all of my long drives to random recruiters' offices and it's a pretty easy listen.  Definitely good commuter book for Gladwell fans.

Dynamite Salary Negotiations, Know What You're Worth and Get It!
This book is like 10 years old, so I would definitely recommend against buying it, but it's a pretty fast read and I think lots of people out there could use a little more salary knowledge.  There are some good tips like the one on adding up all your compensation that I talked about earlier and some good things on what can happen when salary's brought up during an interview.

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
I have jury duty next week and this will be the first book that I'll be reading.  I read a review for this online and thought it sounded good.  It sounds like The Orchid Thief to me, which I also enjoyed.  And I read a lot and love books, but not too much to steal.  I get all of my books from the library and really it's been years since I've purchased a book.

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
I loved the first Freakonomics book.  I think that if I wasn't an engineer, I'd like to be a Freakonomist.  Is that even a job?  But I like all the crazy connections made in the last book and I occasionally read their blog.  So I'm pretty optimistic that I'll like this book too.  If I get picked for jury duty, I'm guessing that I'll be finished with this book by the end.