The summer time is for reading and reflection. If you have some time, please do some thinking about some of the reading that gives your mind more thoughts for discussion, more ideas for action. In my opinion, there's a few titles worth mentioning as must-reads for information professionals. They are non-fiction titles which reflect on different areas of interest, a wide range of ideas. 20. Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture - An outstanding look at the coffee culture in North America, and reveals the Starbucks' history of addiction and success
19. Status Anxiety - A rising star philosopher who can translate his ideas to a mass audience, de Botton reveals what makes us all anxious.
18. Groundswell - An essential title for all businesses who use social media.
17. Good to Great - I don't need to say too much about this book. It's already a classic now.
11. Linked - An examination at how links and connections actually play a vital role in human society, especially in this digital age
16. Stealing Myspace - Not enough is research into MySpace's history. This book does the job.
15. Planet Google - With so many books on Google, Stross' seems to be the best
15. Mc Job - Outstanding resource what management techniques work, and what don't
14. Grown Up Digital - Insightful look into how the digital generation live their lives according to the Web
13. Reinventing Knowledge - Fascinating historical examination of how libraries and knowledge have been reshaped over human existence
12. Six Degrees - Mathematician Watt's look at how closely interwoven are our lives and coincidences.
11. Linked - An examination at how links and connections actually play a vital role in human society, especially in this digital age
10. Long Tail - This book forces us to think about the way we supply & demand economics in the digital era
9. Wikinomics - Insightfully examines how wiki's and collective intelligence has reshaped how business is conducted
8. Everything Is Miscellaneous - An intelligent philosophical inquiry into how the digital age has refashioned the hierarchical taxonomic world
7. Tipping Point - Gladwell's look at how small things can produce large dividends
6. Paradox of Choice - Too much of anything is bad for you, and too much choice is no different.
5. The World Is Flat - A journalistic examination into how geography no longer matters in the digital era
4. Here Comes Everybody - Shirky looks at how social media has changed the way we live our lives
3. Paradox of Time - Looks at how time is a finite resource, and strategies on how to make the most use of our time.
2. Free - Chris Anderson's new book redesigns the way we think about open access & source and how business models must adapt to it
1. Remix - Perhaps the best book that Lawrence Lessig has produced to date, a funny, evocative, and charming examination into how 'free' remixing should be evaluated
9. Wikinomics - Insightfully examines how wiki's and collective intelligence has reshaped how business is conducted
8. Everything Is Miscellaneous - An intelligent philosophical inquiry into how the digital age has refashioned the hierarchical taxonomic world
7. Tipping Point - Gladwell's look at how small things can produce large dividends
6. Paradox of Choice - Too much of anything is bad for you, and too much choice is no different.
5. The World Is Flat - A journalistic examination into how geography no longer matters in the digital era
4. Here Comes Everybody - Shirky looks at how social media has changed the way we live our lives
3. Paradox of Time - Looks at how time is a finite resource, and strategies on how to make the most use of our time.
2. Free - Chris Anderson's new book redesigns the way we think about open access & source and how business models must adapt to it
1. Remix - Perhaps the best book that Lawrence Lessig has produced to date, a funny, evocative, and charming examination into how 'free' remixing should be evaluated
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