Book Review - Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom (Matthew Fraser & Soumitra Dutta)

Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom (Matthew Fraser & Soumitra Dutta), the title of this book captured my attention when I was surfing around the bookshops websites in Singapore. Most of you who are familiar with Facebook, you would have thought that this book is probably written about how Facebook is affecting corporates and business. Well you are just about right.

If you are very familiar with Internet trends, you would have known the new buzzword and that is "Web 2.0". The whole book is talking about how technology of "Web 2.0" is affecting these areas, business, media, consumer markets, politics and many more. The great fight between power holders and gatekeepers vs consumers.

Some interesting stuff I read is that all along, someone has indirectly chosen the books I read and the music I listen to by deciding what books to publish and music to be sold. Well of course you might say that you have known this since you know this but do you know that inside this book it shares a fascinating fact that you might drop your specs (if you have one) when you read it. =)

I found this book insightful and covers a lot of areas. At first I find this book a bit dry because it talks about European History (yah I know, I still do not have any idea why it was mentioned, maybe other readers can shed some light on it). I was almost turned off by it and wanted to put the book down, but my curiousity of how Web 2.0 is affecting the world got the better of me and I continue reading. But the later part of the book is definitely an enjoyable read, so much so I do not want to put down the book. =)

For this book, I give it a 3.5 out of 5. I would have given 4 stars if not for the European History (nothing against it, just that I see any need to mention about it).

Book Review - Four Hour Work Week (Timothy Ferriss)

Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss is the book for you if you hate your job now or you are tired of the rat race and want to find the solution to get out of it.

In the book, there is a step-by-step guide to get yourself to work from home, assuming that you can do that without violating any company's policy. Once you are able to work from home, you can start to work on the plans that are stipulated inside the book.

Part of the plans is to start a program and then turn it into autopilot so that it can generates passive income for you. What struck me to buy the book is because of its title. Yes, everyone is looking forward to working only 4 hours a week. What if I tell you, this 4 hours work is the maximum you would need when the business goes to autopilot. Would that not be more attractive to you? Inside, Timothy Ferris also shares more insights into his life as to how to save more money while travelling, only possible given the lifestyle he has worked hard to get.

When reading this book, I am amazed at the solutions he used to get himself out, how he test out various aspect of his business such as marketing, customer service to improve his returns and all these test are carried out at the lowest costs.

This is definitely a must-have for those who really want out of the rat race or am tired of being at the mercy of a greedy people's mistakes.

I give it 4 out of 5 stars for the implementable solutions that is presented. Hurry get the book, read it and most importantly take actions. The consequences is much higher if you do not!