Review: Orbiting the Giant Hairball–A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace

Over the Top on Cute, Profound Insights, No Solutions September 4, 2001 Gordon MacKenzieI would never have bought this book off the shelf, because it is way over the top with cutesy child-like drawings, hard to read type, and other affectations–it goes beyond charming toward excessive cosmetics. It was, however, recommended by someone I trust, …

INTERVIEW: PBS Frontline with Robert Steele on Hackers

PBS FRONTLINE Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Source Solutions, Inc. (OSS) he has twenty years of experience in national and defense intelligence, including clandestine, covert action and technical collection, and managing an offensive counterintelligence program. He was the senior civilian responsible for creating the Marine Corps Intelligence Center. He participated in the …

Review: Global Brain–The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century

5 out of 5 Stars Live and Let Die Group Dynamics, Bacteria Are Winning July 13, 2001 Very very few books actually need to be read word for word, beginning with the bibliography and ending with the footnotes. This is one of those books. While there are some giant leaps of faith and unexplained challenges …

Review: The Warning Solution–Intelligent Analysis in the Age of Information Overload

Kristan Wheaton 5.0 out of 5 stars Solving Major Problems Early for 1/50th of the Cost July 4, 2001 I first heard Kris Wheaton lecture in Europe, and was just blown away by the deep understanding that he demonstrated of why commanders and CEOs are constantly missing the warnings their subordinates and forward scouts are …

Review: Protecting Public Health and the Environment–Implementing The Precautionary Principle

4.0 out of 5 stars On Target but Fragmented–Needs New Edition with Summary June 2, 2001 Carolyn Raffensperger (Editor), Joel Tickner (Editor), Wes Jackson (Foreword) This is the second best of several books on environmental policy I have reviewed, and it merits careful scrutiny in part because it brings together a number of expert authors …

Review: Citizenship Today – Global Perspectives and Practices

Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Douglas B. Klusmeyer 4.0 out of 5 stars All About Rights–Very Little About Loyalty or Duties, June 2, 2001 I have mixed feelings about this book. On the most positive side, it is the only, and therefore the best, treatment of the issues of citizenship that I could identify, and that is …