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My Book Log …
November 2, 2006, 10:33 am
Filed under: Comment

Here are a bunch of books I’ve found interesting in some way over the years. 

They cover a massive range of issues, but are all connected in some way to communication and/or human motivations.

• What If
• Impropoganda
• American Ad Award (Volume 4)
• Award (Edition 1987 & 2000)
• USA Ad Review (Edition 25)
• One Show (Volumes 17 & 19)
• D & A D (Edition 1997 & 2000)
• Eurobest - (Edition 2 & 1997)
• NY Festivals (Volumes 6, 7, 8 & 9)
• Graphis Advertising 1998
• Wit (Volumes 1, 2 & 3)
• The World Best Online Campaigns
• Advertising Today - Warren Berger
• The New, New Thing - Micheal Lewis
• Open Minds - Andy Law
• Branded - Alissa Quart
• F’d Company - Philip J Kaplan
• Truth, Lies, Ad’s - John Steel
• Jigsaw Man - Paul Britten
• Picking Up The Pieces - Paul Britten
• The Art Of Deception - Kevin D Mitnick
• Mindhunter - John Douglas
• Stupid White Men - Michael Moore
• TV Nation - Michael Moore
• Cutting Edge Ads - Jim Aitchison
• Amazon.com - Robert Spector
• Anita Roddick - Anita Roddick
• Brand Manners - Hamish Pringle
• Attention - Ken Sacharin
• Batteries Included - Nigel Barlow
• Adcult USA - James Twitchell
• Anatomy of Buzz - Emanuel Rosen
• Mad Ave - Art Directors Club
• Up The Agency - Peter Mayle
• Ogilvy On Ad’s - David Ogilvy
• Why We Buy (x2) - Paco Underhill
• Mind Wars - Ian McFayden
• Nobrow - John Seabrook
• What Ad’s Is - Maurice Smelt
• Brand Spirit - Hamish Pringle
• Gonzo Marketing - Chris Locke
• Clue Train Manifesto - Chris Locke
• Differentiate Or Die - Jack Trout
• Ad Handbook - Sean Brierley
• Disruption - Jean-Marie Dru
• Under The Radar - John Bond
• Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser
• Reefer Madness - Eric Schlosser
• BooHoo - Ernst Malmsteen
• Burn Rate - Micheal Wolfe
• Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
• Faster - James Gleick
• Cybergypsies - Indra Sinha
• Richard Branson - Richard Branson
• Branded - Gareth Williams
• No Logo - Naomi Klien
• Advertising - Dave Saunders
• Remember When - Robert Opie
• Top 10 Of Everything - Robert Ash
• After Image - John Grant
• Writing On The Wall - Geoff Burch
• Genie’s Wisdom - Jack Trout
• People Watching - Desmond Morris
• Purple Cow - Seth Godin
• Brand Failures - Matt Haig
• Girl Heroes - Susan Hopkins
• Over There - Granta
• What It Feels Like - Esquire
• The Philosophy Gym - Stephen Law
• Liars & The Lying Liars Who Tell Them - Al Franken
• 22 Immutable Laws Of Branding - Al & Laura Riles
• The Best Democracy Money Can Buy - Greg Palast
• Who Moved My Cheese - Spencer Johnson
• The Art Of The Steal - Frank Abagnale
• The Anatomy Of Motive - John Douglas
• Next - Ira Matathia & Marian Salzman
• Innovation & Creativity - Jonne Ceserani & Peter Greatwood
• Everything You Know Is Wrong - Edited by Russ Kick
• Clueless in Advertising - May Lwin & Jim Aitchison
• Even More Offensive Marketing - Hugh Davidson
• Lose Friends & Infuriate People - Jonar Nadar
• 100 Posters Of The Century (Campaign)
• Mrs Slocombe’s Pussy - Stuart Jeffries
• Why I Hate Flying - Henry Mintzberg
• Banks Behaving Badly - Maria Preudergast
• The Bitch In The House - Cathi Hanauer
• Brands In The Balance - Kevin Drawbaugh
• Ad’s And The Mind Of The Consumer - Max Sutherland
• Textbook Of Wisdom - Edward de Bono
• Nudist On The Late Shift (x2) - Po Bronson
• Marketing Insights & Outrages - Drayton Bird
• Hey Whipple, Squeeze This - Luke Sullivan
• Beermat Entrepeneur - Mike Southon & Chris West
• Sociology:The Basics - Martin Albrow
• 101 Experiments In The Philosophy Of Everyday Life - Roger-Pol Droit
• Brands: Visions & Values - John Goodchild & Clive Callow
• A New Brand World - Scott Bedbury & Stephen Fenichell
• Authenticity: Brands, Fakes, Spin & The Lust For Real Life - David Boyle
• Marketing Myths Killing Business - Kevin Clancy & Robert Shulman
• The Unknown Darkness - Gregg O. McCrary
• Radical Marketing - Sam Hill & Glen Rifkin
• Simplicity Marketing - Steven Cristol & Peter Sealey
• Brain Darts - Turkel, Schwartz & Partners
• Communication Arts - Dec ‘97, ‘99, 2000
• Epica - Euro Ad’s (Volume 9, 10 & 11)
• Art Directors Annual - PhotoVision (Edition 79)
• 100 Outdoor Posters You Wished You Created - Australian Postebs
• Best Of European Ad’s 1999 (8th Edition)
• Spree - Pamela Klaffke
• The Big Moo - Seth Godin
• Lore Of Average - Karen Farrington
• Mind Gym - Time Warner Books
• Re-imagine - Tom Peters
• Brand Hijack - Alex Wipperfurth
• Mind Maps For Kids - Tony Buzan
• Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
• A Mind Of Its Own - Cordelia Fine
• The Last Victim - Jason Moss
• Crap Towns - The Idler
• Business Miscellany - The Economist
• Crap Towns 2 - The Idler
• Crap Jobs - The Idler
• The Gripes Of Wrath - Simon Carr
• The Inside Of Viz - Chris Donald
• Conspiracy Theories - Kate Tuckett
• What Just Happened? - James Gleick
• Campaign Brief: The Works 2004
• 60 Trends In 60 Minutes - Sam Hill
• Free Prize Inside - Seth Godin
• The Corporation - Joel Bakan
• Talk To The Hand - Lynne Truss
• Sun Tzu Was A Sissy - Stanley Bing
• Teach Yourself To Think - Edward de Bono
• 50 Facts That Should Change The World - Jessica Williams
• Everything Bad Is Good For You - Steven Johnson
• How To Have A Beautiful Mind - Edward de Bono
• Meaning: The Secret Of Being Alive by Cliff Havener
• From Worst To First - Gordon Bethune
• Wisdom Of Crowds - James Surowiecki
• Eating the Big Fish - Adam Morgan
• Brand New Brand Thinking: Brought to Light by 11 Experts Who Do - Mark Earls
• My Life Among The Serial Killers - Helen Morrison
• The Rise Of The Creative Class - Richard Florida
• Sue/Petition (Going Beyond Competition) - Edward de Bono
• Arrogance: Rescuing America From The Media Elite - Bernard Goldberg
• The 18 Immutable Laws Of Corporate Reputation - Ronald J. Alsop
• Polar Bear Pirates - Adrian Webster
• Sun Tzu: Strategies For Marketing - Gerald A Michaelson & Steven W Michaelson
• The Soul Of The New Consumer (What We Buy And Why) - David Lewis
• The Secret Life Of Teens (Young People Speak Out) - Gayatri Patnaik
• Creative Advertising - Techniques From The World’s Best Campaigns - Mario Pricken
• The True Stella Awards - Randy Cassingham
• How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered The World - Francis Wheen
• Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? - Steve Lowe & Alan McArthur
• Why Business People Speak Like Idiots - Brian Fugere & Jon Warshawsky
• Brain Tattoos Creating Unique Brands That Stick In Your Customers Mind - Karen Post
• The New Positioning: The Latest On The World’s #1 Strategy - Jack Trout
• Odds’R - The Odds On Everything Book - Roger L. Schlaifer
• 100 Most Dangerous Things In Everyday Life - Laura Lee
• The Global Me - G. Pascal Zachary
• The Sterling Book Of Proverbs - Gratian Vas
• The Sterling Book Of Quotations - Vijya Kumar
• Positioning: The Battle For Your Mind - Al Ries & Jack Trout
• Brand Royalty: How The World’s Top 100 Brands Thrive & Survive - Matt Haig
• The Mind Map Book - Tony & Barry Buzan
• Why Is It Always About You? - Sandy Hotchkiss
• The Smartest Guys In The Room (Enron) - Bethany McLean & Peter Elkind
• A Shite History Of Nearly Everything - A. Parody
• The Pendant’s Revolt - Andrea Barham
• The Timewasters Letters - Robin Cooper
• Anyone You Want Me To Be [Sex & Death On The Internet] - John Douglas
• Brit Wit - Susie Jones (summersdale.com)
• Trade Secrets: Everything About Everything - BBC Books
• The Art Of Systems Thinking - Joseph O’Connor & Ian McDermott
• Bang - Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval
• The Economic Hitman - John Perkins (Audio CD)
• The Golden Ghetto: The Psychology Of Affluence - Jessie O’Neill
• Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man - David T Hardy & Jason Clarke
• The International Thesaurus Of Quotations - Eugene Ehrlich & Marshall De Bruhl
• The Lexicon Of Stupidity - Ross & Kathryn Petras
• The World’s Worsts - Les Krantz & Sue Sveum
• The Hypochondriac’s Handbook - John Naish
• Dictionary Of Provebs - Penguin Reference Books
• NLP At Work - Sue Night
• Affluenza - Oliver James
• Sway - Ori & Rom Brafman
• Gadget Nation - Steve Greenberg
• Gang Leader For A Day - Sudhir Venkatesh
• The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• Persuasion: The Art Of Influencing People (2nd Edition) - James Borg
• The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
• Grumpy Old Wit - Rosemarie Jarski
• Why We Read What We Read - Lisa Adams & John Heath
• The Book Of Facinating Facts - John Blake Books
• The World Almanac & Book Of Facts 2007 - World Almac Books
• What Are The Odds? - Graham Sharpe & Roger L. Schlaifer
• Schott’s Almanac 2008 - Ben Schott
• Pears Cyclopedia - Dr Chris Cook
• Confessions Of An Economic Hitman - John Perkins
• How To Be Cool - Will Smith
• This That And The Other - Mitchell Symons
• Get Smashed - Sam Delaney
• Catflaps And Mousetraps - Harry Oliver
• The End Of The Question Mark - AQA 63336
• (Not That You Asked) Steve Almond
• I’ll Be Watching You: Inside The Police 1980-83 - Andy Summers
• 1000 Tattoos - Ed. Henk Schiffmacher
• The Lying Ape - Brian King
• Beyond Coincidence - Martin Plimmer & Brian King
• The Raymond Delauney Emails - Raymond Delauney
• Great Email Disasters - Chas Newkey-Burden
• Delete This At Your Peril - Bob Servant
• Cool Hunting - Peter Gloor & Scott Cooper
• Is It Just You, Everything’s Not Shit - Steve Stack
• The Secret History Of The American Empire - John Perkins
• Walking In On Mum And Dad - Brian King
• Microtrends - Mark J. Penn
• Super Crunchers - Ian Ayres
• Brands Be - Stuart Hammonds (SEE)
• All It Takes To Be Successful In Business (And Life) - Stuart Hammonds (SEE)
• Quirkology - Richard Wiseman
• Number Crunch - John S. Croucher
• Economist Pocket World In Figures ‘07
• Economist Pocket World In Figures ‘08
• The Spikes ‘07 [Asian Advertising Awards]
• Happiness - Richard Layard
• A Whole New Mind - Daniel H Pink
• The Obvious - James Dale
• Small Is The New Big - Seth Godin
• The Culture Code - Clotaire Rapaille
• Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another - Philip Ball
• The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
• Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite - Paul Arden
• Watching The English (Hidden Rules Of English Behaviour) - Kate Fox
• Freakonomics - Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
• Book Of Lies - Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Can Cows Walk Down Stairs - Paul Heiney
• Office Wit & Wisdom - Tracey Turner
• Welcome To Britain - Jan Williams & Chris Teasdale
• Forbes Magazine: Book Of Business Quotations
• Problem Solved: A Primer In Design & Communications - Michael Johnson
• Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Survive - Jared Diamond
• Willing Slaves: How The Overwork Culture Is Ruling Our Lives - Madeleine Bunting
• Shopped: The Shocking Power Of British Supermarkets - Joanna Blythman
• How British Is That? - The Eccentric British Guide Book (Crombie Jardine Publishing)
• Foul: The Secret World Of FIFA - Andrew Jennings
• Why The Toast Always Lands Butter Side Down: Murphy’s Law - Richard Robinson
• 100 Bullshit Jobs And How To Get Them - Stanley Bing
• The Secret Diary Of Grumpy Old Men - Stuart Prebble
• The Positive Power Of Negative Thinking - Julie K. Norem
• What We Believe But Cannot Prove - Edited By John Brockman (Pocket Books)
• Apples, Insights & Mad Inventors - Jeremy Bullmore
• Cool Brands: Insight Into Britain’s Coolest Brands 2006/07 - Superbrands.org.uk
• Public Relation Disasters: Inside Stories & Lessons Learnt By Gerry McCusker
• Why Not? - Barry Nalebuff & Ian Ayres
• The Book Of General Ignorance By John Llyod & John Mitchinson
• Tricks Of The Mind By Derryn Brown
• Is It Me Or Is Everything Shit? (Volume 2) By Steve Lowe & Alan McArthur
• Speeches That Changed The World By Simon Sebag Montefiore
• Words That Work (It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Say) By DR Frank Luntz
• Affluenza - Clive Hamilton & Richard Dennis
• Why The World Is Full Of Useless Things - Steve McKevitt
• The Book Of General Ignorance - Stephen Fry & Alan Davies
• Marketing Gurus: Lessons From The Best Marketing Books Of All Time - Chris Murray
• Earth: A Visitors Guide - Ian HarrIson