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DISRUPTED MY MISADVENTURE IN THE START UP BUBBLE by Dan Lyons

April 23, 2016

IRREVERENT MEMOIR OF LIFE at a dot-com startup mixes sharp insights with some astonishing cluelessness. B PLUS

DISRUPTED MY MISADVENTURE IN THE START UP BUBBLE
Hachette Books
2016

Grade: B PLUS

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THE TASTEMAKERS by David Sax

June 3, 2014

FROM CUPCAKES TO SUPERFOODS, an engaging look at how consumers, chefs, corporations, media shape food trends. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE TASTEMAKERS: WHY WE'RE CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES BUT FED UP WITH FONDUE
Public Affairs
2014

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JUNKYARD PLANET by Adam Minter

December 25, 2013

THE GLOBAL RECYCLING INDUSTRY, explored in unexpectedly entertaining depth. Informative, but never dry! B PLUS

JUNKYARD PLANET: TRAVELS IN THE BILLION-DOLLAR TRASH TRADE
Bloomsbury Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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NINETY PERCENT OF EVERYTHING, by Rose George

December 19, 2013

INSIDE THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY, from midocean boredom to pirate watch to shipwreck. Great, engaging reporting! B PLUS

NINETY PERCENT OF EVERYTHING
Metropolitan Books
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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CONTAGIOUS, by Jonah Berger

March 17, 2013

INTERESTING LOOK AT how ideas, products, and media “go viral,” with in-depth data from studies and interviews.

Grade: SOLID B

CONTAGIOUS: WHY THINGS CATCH ON
Simon & Schuster
2013

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TRUST ME, I’M LYING, by Ryan Holiday

January 23, 2013

INSIDE THE WORLD of online media spin doctoring with one of its early gurus.  Cynical but enlightening.

Grade: SOLID B

TRUST ME, I'M LYING: CONFESSIONS OF A MEDIA MANIPULATOR
Penguin
2012

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