Read any good books lately? 10

[bradpa77]

I like to read self-help type books that are related to my career. I'm trying to find a good book that will help motivate me at work. I'm happy at my job but I just feel like I need a good 'pick-me up' because I've gotten kind of lazy and frustrated lately. Any of the career books I've found are about changing careers or finding a good job but that's not really what I'm looking for.

Can anyone recommend a good book that will help me re-ignite my enthusiasm about my job?

 

[bvanhiel]

Visigoth,

You can read the reviews on Amazon. I'm not going to debate here. I would suggest you start another thread.

Judging from your questions I would recommend his earlier books that deal explicitly with evolution. I particularly enjoyed "The Ancestor's Tale".

In keeping with the thread, here's a couple of other books I've enjoyed recently:

Freakonomics - already mentioned, but worth another recommendation.

Over the Edge of the World - The story of Magellen's ill fated circumnavigation. This is one of the few historical books that really held my interest all the way through. I had always wondered how they navigated to tiny islands in the middle of the unknown ocean. Now I know: they kidnapped local fishermen and forced them to help.

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