Modeling the difference between recordable facts and knowledge, this book presents a credible and difficult to refute model of the failure of modern business thinking without action. I believe, also, that it's lessons are generalizable to one's own life.

I have long believed that being able to tell a good story is a necessary trait for a CEO. Were that the only criteria, I would be working with Neal Stephenson as soon as he would allow. This story glamorizes science and cryptology, exciting and encouraging those who believe in a technological world. The characters (well, the male characters) are excellently developed, while the book itself remain both serious and hilarious.

This book is a scathing review of the history and predictions of environmentalism in the United States. This book significantly shifted my world view, proving to me that there are popularly believed confidence games, and that an individuals desire to 'do good' has the potential to 'do bad.'

Neat book - early SF.

1. Telepathy - privacy of thoughts / 1984 in a 'happy' world
2. Character is 'demolished' - excellent loss of character / morality

This book models the tendency of individuals, when managing dynamic systems, to act in a linear way. It would be funny, were it not so scary.

Incredibly frustrating; the idea of the book is brilliant, the research convincing, and the conclusions revolutionary and visionary. The thing is, though, that it could have been an article - much of the 'meat' of the book is relatively arbitrary. I think it convinced me to sign up for one of those services where they mail you the synopsis, and leave out the trash.

Dear reader, I recommend that you, instead of reading this book, trust me when I say: "Computers allow for mass-customization. It is inevitable, and you will be assimilated."

Excellent and complete for starting a small business. For a larger business, skip this and go straight to Entrepreneur's legal guide.