Category Archives: Book reviews

A man writes at a cluttered desk, ideas swirling into a mural of scenes around him as a woman watches nearby in a cozy library.
The Necessary Tyranny of Categories

Reality mixes genres without asking permission. It can be as suspenseful as a thriller, as [...]

29
May
Split image: left side shows a man at a desk examining charts and a book titled 'Building Successful Partner Channels'; right side shows a woman reading 'Tumult in Mecca' at a dimly lit desk with a tablet and mug nearby.
Novels Are Sold on the Author’s Name

 While business books sell on the title When I published Building Successful Partner Channels [...]

21
May
Man in a suit sits at a dark wooden desk counting cash, in a retro hotel-like lobby; a receptionist looms in the background and a man passes in a doorway.
The KGB’s Methods: Blackmail, Sex, Money and Future Leverage

 The most dangerous trap in The Dollar Compass is not physical violence in some filthy basement, a [...]

12
May
Man in a suit presents a poster labeled 'SUPERCOMPUTER' showing a tall computer tower and monitor to a suited audience in a wood-paneled room on an easel.
Did the West Misread Gorbachev?

 When Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985, the West faced a strategic puzzle [...]

05
May
Two men in suits converse at a candlelit dinner in an upscale restaurant.
When Small Compromises Become Catastrophes

 Most corruption does not begin with a suitcase full of cash. It begins much [...]

28
Apr
You Don’t Need a Kindle to Read Kindle Books – And Why That Matters

Every time I launch a new book, I try to make it as easy as [...]

19
Mar
What Readers Are Saying About Tumult in Mecca

As an author, there are few things more gratifying than hearing from readers who have [...]

17
Mar
The Dollar Compass

Supercomputers, Power Politics, and Moral Deception in the Autumn of the Cold War  On [...]

13
Mar
Inbound or Outbound? There’s a Huge Difference.

In general, anything outbound and in particular cold calling sales activities, is expensive, associated with [...]

03
Mar
Silicon Valley’s Rule Number One: Fake It Till You Make It

 I do not think that “Fake It Till You Make It” is recommended. There [...]

17
Feb