Book Reviews
Book Review: Dwarfism Arts and Advocacy
Ed., Erin Pritchard When I was a kid, as I say on my homepage here, I was desperate for a hero who had some of the same experiences I did. I wanted that feeling of commiseration. The closest I came, which was not really close at all, was Danny DeVito. He did not know I…
Read MoreBook Review: Marketing Artificial Intelligence
Why read a book about AI that was published in 2022? It turns out I had a couple of reasons. First, I know who Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput are NOW, but I didn’t know how they got here really. Second, the book asks a very good question. If you’re a marketer, how do you…
Read MoreBook Review: Being Heumann
Author: Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner Published: 2020 Believe it or not, I had not heard about Judy Heumann, the struggle over 504, or the fight for the Americans with Disabilities Act until I watched Crip Camp, a documentary on Netflix. It was a whole new world to me. How had I never heard about…
Read MoreBook Review: Burn Book
Title: Burn Book Author: Kara Swisher Year Published: 2024 My mom brought over this book to me one day, shortly after she had read it. “I think you’ll really like this,” she said. I felt a little queasy. Elon was in full DOGE mode and reading about more tech entrepreneurs seemed like something I’d only…
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