“I have a book in me.” This is what 81 percent of people in America feel. Like you, many people long to write a non-fiction book, share an idea, or capture a moment in history. Every year, many of these people express their desire by writing a book. In 2013 alone, more than 1.5 million […]
By @SimonCocking review of The Art of Performance, The Surprising Science Behind Greatness by Jeroen De Flander. Available to buy here. See more book reviews on Irish Tech News here. Most people believe the road to success is paved with passion, talent, and some luck. That’s a mistake, says Prof. De Flander. In The Art
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By @SimonCocking, review of Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin, the revised paperback edition by David Birch. Money is changing and this book looks at where the technology of money might be taking us in the future. Technology has moved our concept of money from physical things to unseen bits of information. With the arrival of smart
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By @SimonCocking review of an interesting and thought provoking book which has been shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Available here. Reviewed below. Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and
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These six stories of science and discovery are in the running to win ‘the Booker Prize of science writing’. Six writers are in the running for The Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019. The annual award of £25,000 honours popular science books from around the world, all of which are aimed at non-specialist readers. Seen
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By @SimonCocking, latest Blockchain book review, this time of Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World, July 2019 by Antony Welfare. Available from Wiley here. See more Irish Tech News book reviews here. The accessible, non-technical guide to applying and benefiting from blockchain technology. Blockchain has grown at an enormous rate in a very
Microsoft President Brad Smith called on the tech industry to “step up and do more to address the challenges” that technology has created, speaking in an interview for the GeekWire Podcast about his new book, Tools and Weapons, written with Carol Ann Browne. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft President Brad Smith has a light-up
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eBooks and audiobooks are now consumed in their droves, and yet they remain a mere alternative to the traditional paper or hardback book. And when it comes to marketing, apart from a few juggernauts like J.K Rowling (more on her later), not many authors receive the investment or resources needed for large scale digital or
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There are no shortcuts on the road to success. That is undeniable. But there are ways to beat your competition to the finish line. One way is through the intentional establishment of authority. The perception of authority means that more people will listen to your message. And trust you. And hire you. And one fast-track
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Want to improve your marketing? Of course, you do. Beyond learning about the latest marketing trends, the best thing that you can do is to improve your understanding of business more broadly. The best way to accomplish this is to read the top business books. To help you choose the best business books, I asked 50+ top marketers
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