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The Art of Presentation

Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds is a wonderful guide for making more beautiful and less cluttered presentations. The author uses  many of the Japanese concepts like Kanso (Simplicity), Shizen(Naturalness), Shibumi ( Elegance), Wabi-Sabi ( Simplicity), Pecha Kucha and of course the philosophy of Zen . A must read if you are in Marketing/MarComm and frequently …

May 11, 2010 – 09:22 | By zoso | Posted in Books, Mktg | Comments (0)

Can you have a ‘Code’ to Culture?

Apparently Yes. The author Clotaire Rapaille provides historic,socio economic and other factors to analyze the buying & spending patterns of various cultures with a focus on the American Culture. A goodread if you are interested in understanding consumer behavior.

May 3, 2010 – 09:42 | By zoso | Posted in Books | Comments (1)

Reworking

On the face of it Rework authored by Jason Fried and David Heinmeier is a typical business book – lots of how to’s and what to’s. Companies at the extremities are given as examples and most of solutions offered are uncommon but not necessarily practical.

May 3, 2010 – 09:26 | By zoso | Posted in Books | Comments (1)

Literature on Google Earth

Here’s a new mashup for Google Earth called “Google Literature Trips“. Its a cool way to see all the places and take road trips mentioned in a book. So if you’ve read Kite Runner and want to follow the path taken by Amir,download the kmz (Keyhole Markup Language) file and open it in Google Earth. …

January 12, 2009 – 00:40 | By sridharo | Posted in Art, Books, tech | Comments (0)

Book Catalogue

Considering that Shelfari has started prominently displaying ads(flashing ads of matrimonial sites & flat stomachs in 5 days) on its site,I have decided to move to GoodReads for cataloguing my books. Though UI of GoodReads is simple,it repeatedly failed to import my list of books from my shelfari profile.I wonder whether this is for a …

December 9, 2008 – 20:51 | By sridharo | Posted in Books | Comments (0)

‘No Smoking’ first in Germany

I read Business & Mgmt books mainly to learn from other’s experiences and also the interesting trivia’s these books sometimes mention.I am reading the book “Hitler and Churchill” by Andrew Roberts. In this book the famed author compares the leadership styles of Hitler and Churchill,one being charismatic and the other inspirational.I would post a brief …

December 9, 2008 – 09:59 | By sridharo | Posted in Books, Trivia | Comments (1)

Essays in Idleness

Here’s a simple yet insightful quote by Yoshida Kenko in his book,Essays in Idleness. “The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known.” If you want to read some more of his …

September 9, 2008 – 09:45 | By sridharo | Posted in Books, quote | Comments (0)