David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Product Details

• Author: Malcolm Gladwell
• File Size: 874 KB
• Print Length: 332 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1846145813
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 1, 2013)
• Sold by: Hachette Book Group
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00BAXFAOW

Lame...hard to read. Most of the stories drag on for way to long... by the one reaches the end of each story, one has difficulty remembering what the lesson you are trying to learn might be. Not recommended.

Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography - 2013

Product Details

• Author: Sir Alex Ferguson
• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; 10.6.2013 edition (November 5, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340919396
• ISBN-13: 978-0340919392

I love soccer related books and this was as great one. I'm happy that Sir Alex wrote the book himself. Great personal stories that enlighten you on what takes place behind the scenes when managing a high profile sports team. I've read better sports books, but I would still recommend this one. 

Killing Lincoln - 2011

Product Details

• Author: Bill O’Reilly / Martin Dugard
• File Size: 2199 KB
• Print Length: 336 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0805093079
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.; 1 edition (September 27, 2011)
• Sold by: Macmillan
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004ULORYU

Good book, read like a movie... full of action AND IT'S ALL FACT!! Can't wait to read Killing Jesus and Killing Kennedy. 

Electroboy - 2002

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Random House (February 19, 2002)
• ASIN: B008TFZH5G
• Author: Andy Behrman
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I picked up this book at my local thrift store and I was surprised by what I found inside. Many times I found myself believing that there was something wrong with my head and when I learned that this is an autobiography of a person that is suffering manic depression, I was intrigued. 

This book made me feel sad, terrified, and sometimes helpless after reading the tales of this one guy. If anything else, it gave me a perspective into what people suffering of this disease go thru... Thank God my brain is OK. 

Steve Jobs - 2011

Product Details

• Hardcover: 656 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (October 24, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1451648537
• ISBN-13: 978-1451648539
• Author: Walter Isaacson
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This book is crazy... I really enjoyed reading it. I was amazed and surprised to find out that Steve Jobs was such a slob. It's amazing to see how he formed a company that thrived that was based on technological innovations while never specializing in the technology field himself. Great book, great life. I'm now a fan of Steve. 

Los Senores Del Narco - (2011)

Title: Los Senores Del Narco (2011)

ISBN: 978-0307882356
Non-Fiction
Author: Anabel Hernandez
Editorial: Grijalbo

A mi gusto este libro es un cochinero y quisiera nunca haberlo leido. El libro esta bien escrito y como todos los libros de Anabel Hernandez, muy bien documentado. Me refiero a el con el termino de "cochinero" porque es lo que expone. El cochinero que tenemos de politicos jugandonos el dedo en la boca. El libro hace buen trabajo en demostrar de una forma bien documentada que los senores del contrabando no son los supuestos cabecillas de las mafias Mexicanas... los jefes son los politicos y empresarios que protegen y lavan los dineros sucios. Despues de leer este libro le perdi la fe a la guerra contra el narco. 

Una guerra perdida. 

The Last King Of Scotland (1999)

Title: The Last King Of Scotland (1999)

ISBN: 978-0375703317

Non Fiction / Novel
Author: Giles Foden
Editorial: Vintage

I love non-fiction books with recent history themes. This book relates the story of Uganda Dictator Idi Amin told form the eyes of a Scottish Doctor that managed to become very close to this crazy character. The book is a fiction novel based on real facts. I think it does a great job setting up the scenario for this crazy story to take place. 

Stitches (2009)

Title: Stitches (2009)

ISBN: 978-0393068573

Graphic Novel / Memoir

Author: David Small

Editorial: W.W. Norton & Company

This is the darkest graphic novel I've read so far and what makes it even darker is the fact that it's a memoir . It's amazing… very memorable. I finished reading this novel two weeks ago, and I still can't stop thinking and processing both the art and the story. Great book. 

Ask A Mexican (2008)

Title: Ask A Mexican (2008)

ISBN: 978-1416540038

Non Fiction
Author: Gustavo Arellano
Editorial: Scribner

Well, as a good fan of the OC Weekly I had to support the local talent. It's not a great book, but it's fun to read. The author grew up in Anaheim/Fullerton, so many of his stories revolve around local places I'm familiar with. 

El Futbol A Sol Y Sombra (2004)

Title: El Futbol A Sol y Sombra (2004)

ISBN: 978-9682325304

Non-Fiction
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Editorial: Siglo XXI Ediciones


Nunca me habia imaginado que el futbol fuera tan bonito como se registra en las paginas de este libro. Recomendadisimo!

El Cartel Incomodo (2010)

Title: El Cartel Incomodo (2010)
ISBN-13: 978-6074299915
Non-Fiction

Author: Jose Reveles
Editorial Grijalbo

Review: Es un gran libro. Como muchos otros autores que se especializan en la materia del narco-trafico, Jose Reveles presenta evidencias de como es que el Gobierno Federal Mexicano tiene un pacto vigente con el cartel de Sinaloa donde el Chapo y su gente puede actuar con impunidad a cambio de información que le permita al Gobierno la captura de otros capos que le hacen competencia. Aunque el titulo hace referencia el cartel de los Beltran, el libro va mas alla y relata historias de casi todos los grupos criminales que que operan en nuestro país.

Scott Pilgrim Bundle Volumes 1-6 (2010)

Title: Scott Pilgrim Vs.The World Vol 1-6 (2010)

ISBN-13: 978-1934964583

Fiction / Graphic Novel

Author: Bryan Lee O'Malley

Oni Press

Review: I watched the movie before reading this series. My friend from work let my daughter borrow the series and I read them after. I loved the movie and I must say that I think it was a great adaptation. The 1st book was great and although I believe that the quality of the storyline declined as new volumes were introduced, it still is worth reading.
Title: Scott Pilgrim Vs.The World Vol 1-6 (2010)

The Last Narco (2010)

Title: The Last Narco (2010)
ISBN: 978-0802119520
Non-Fiction
Author: Malcolm Beith
Marvel Gove Press
Review: I was a bit dissapointed with this book. It didn't really shine any new light on the capo's life. All the author does is translate the well documented information already found on numerous internet forums and blogs. It's cool that he visited the town in "Badiraguato", but none of the people he interviewed have anything to do with Chapo or have anything interesting to say. I wanted this book to be good, but it wasn't. I instead recommend works by Jose Reveles, Ricardo Ravelo and Jesus Blancornelas, among other authors that really risk it all to bring us their reporting.

Life - Keith Richards & James Fox

Title: Life (2010)
Author: Keith Richards & James Fox (Contributor)
ISBN: 978-0-316-03438-8
Non Fiction / Autobiography
Little, Brown And Company
Review: I came to this book with great expectations and I wasn't disappointed.

In the book, Keith details everything from how the band came to be to how they manage to keep going for nearly 50 years. He describes his song writing techniques and reveals the stories that lead to him and Mick Jagger to write many of them. Best of all were the behind the scene stories that describe what happened during Keith's life when he wasn't on-stage. His fights with other band-members, his drug addiction days and his flings on the road.
I feel that Keith uses this book to remind his followers that he's as responsible for The Rolling Stone's success as Mick ever was. I'm glad I read the book, it made me fall in love with "The Stones" early work all over again... I just hope they're around for many years to come.

John Adams - David McCullough

Title: John Adams
Author: David McCullough (2001)
ISBN: 0-684-81363-7
Non Fiction / Biography
Simon & Schuster