Posts for "Book Reviews"


The Good, The Bad, The Ugly – Dave Ramsey

From Gen Y Wealth
March 8, 2010 at 4:54 pm
In honor of the Academy Awards, I thought it would be fun, to host celebrity week here at Gen Y Wealth. During this week, I will be giving you my opinion on financial ... (more)

Book Review: Tribes and Linchpin by Seth Godin

From Gen Y Wealth
March 5, 2010 at 10:34 am
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Personal Branding Interview: Donald Asher

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 2, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Today, I spoke to Donald Asher, who is the author of How to Get Any Job, a national speaker on careers, and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, MSN Encarta, and USAirways ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Harrison Monarth

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
March 1, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Today, I spoke to Harrison Monarth, who is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Confident Speaker, and his latest book is called Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Ella Bell

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 27, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Today, I spoke to Ella Bell, who is an associate professor of business administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, and author of Career GPS. In this ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Anya Kamenetz

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 20, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Today, I spoke to Anya Kamenetz, who is a financial speaker, bestselling author of Generation Debt, a Yahoo! Finance columnist, and a staff writer for Fast Company Magazine. Her ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Michael Bungay Stanier

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 18, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Today, I spoke to Michael Bungay Stanier, who is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons and author of Do More Great Work. In this interview, Michael talks about what ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Janine Driver

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 17, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Today, I spoke to Janine Driver, aka the “Lyin’ Tamer,” body language contributor to NBC’s Today show and CEO of the Body Language Institute. Here new book is called You ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Lynn Taylor

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 16, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Today, I spoke to Lynn Taylor, who is the author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant™ , a workplace expert, speaker and consultant. In this interview, Lynn talks about how to ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Simon Sinek

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 15, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Today, I spoke to Simon Sinek, who is the author of Start With WHY, the creator of The Golden Circle, and a popular speaker. In this interview, Simon talks about what the WHY is, ... (more)

Getting Financially Naked is Good for You :)

From Budgets are Sexy
February 11, 2010 at 9:06 am
And by "financially naked" we mean "financially honest." After all, if you can't be straight with your significant other, who can you be straight with?So in honor of Valentine's ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: J.D. Roth

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 7, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Today, I spoke to J.D. Roth, who is one of the blogospheres most beloved personal finance experts (Get Rich Slowly) and the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual.  In this ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Susan Whitcomb

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 6, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Today, I spoke to Susan Whitcomb, who is the founder and president of The Academies and author of the new book, The Twitter Job Search Guide. In this interview, Susan explains ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Brett Blumenthal

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 30, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Today, I spoke to Brett Blumenthal, who is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of “GET REAL” and STOP Dieting!, the founder of Sheer Balance, and a contributor to Shine from Yahoo!. ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Dr. Doug Hirschhorn

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 29, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Today, I spoke to Dr. Doug Hirschhorn, who is a New York-based psychology expert, mental coach and CNBC commentator. He is also the author of 8 Ways to Great: Peak Performance ... (more)

Personal Branding Magazine Issue 11 Seth Godin Interview Preview

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 26, 2010 at 1:00 am
For the February issue of Personal Branding Magazine, Seth Godin will grace the cover, with an exclusive and lengthy interview I conducted with him about his new book, Linchpin: ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Steve Garfield

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 14, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Today, I spoke to Steve Garfield, who is the author of Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business and one of the leading edge experts in online video and blogging. ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Bob Burg

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 14, 2010 at 12:46 am
Today I spoke to Bob Burg, who is a highly sought-after speaker and the bestselling author of Endless Referrals, The Go-Giver and his upcoming book Go-Giver’s Sell More, ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview #2: Alexandra Levit

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 11, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Today, I spoke with Alexandra Levit, who is the author of New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career, a columnist for The Huffington Post and the ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Robert Pagliarini

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 10, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Today, I spoke to Robert Pagliarini, who is the author of the #1 Bestselling personal finance book, The Six-Day Financial Makeover and his latest book is called The Other 8 Hours. ... (more)

Giving Away 3 Copies of “Start Over, Finish Rich!”

From Budgets are Sexy
December 29, 2009 at 9:14 am
The new book by David Bach! Famous for The Automatic Millionaire - one of my top 3 favorite books ever :) Start Over, Finish Rich drops today, but if you're one of the 3 lucky ... (more)

Book Review: Your Money or Your Life

From GenYwealth
December 28, 2009 at 8:14 am
In what I want to become a regular feature on Gen Y Wealth, the following is a book review for one of my favorite personal finance books, Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin ... (more)

Give-Away: The Financial Physician Book

From Spilling Buckets
December 21, 2009 at 12:24 pm
A few months ago I wrote about a new personal finance personality: Lou Scatigna, The Financial Physician. My review was unprompted, but he saw it online and as a "thank you" gave ... (more)

Personal Branding Interview: Peter Dunn

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
December 17, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Today, I spoke to Peter Dunn, who  is an expert financial planner, award-winning comedian and author of 60 Days to Change: A Daily How-To Guide With Actionable Tips for Improving ... (more)

Interview with Author Jane White

From Dual Income No Kids
December 17, 2009 at 6:48 am
In my last post, I reviewed the book America, Welcome to the Poorhouse: What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need. Jane was nice enough to agree ... (more)