Reviews of Business Books

Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies, by Nikos Mourkogiannis

Who could have anything bad to say about a book on "purpose"? The author offers inspiring words, yes, but dangerously simplistic thinking.

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Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense, by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton

One of the very best business books in recent years—but not without a few questionable assertions.

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell

Not just another glowing review of Gladwell's book. Read what it got wrong.

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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant, by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

A best-seller with a number of useful ideas, but misleading in a fundamental way.

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