Thomas Duff (duffbert)'s Activity

review of What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing, "I'll be going back to read Part I and Part II..." was complimented.   Thursday

review of Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection, "Lesson learned: moderation in all things..." was complimented.   Tuesday

review of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't, "Confident predictions are not the same as accurate predictions..." was complimented.   Tuesday

posted "Confident predictions are not the same as accurate predictions..." about The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't.   Monday

Confident predictions are not the same a …
Nate Silver is the current rock star of statistics and predictions based on the overwhelming accuracy of his forecasts in the 2012 election results. H …

updated and rated The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don't a 4.0.   Monday

posted "Lesson learned: moderation in all things..." about Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection.   Monday

Lesson learned: moderation in all things …
I've always been amused by people who are health fanatics following some particular trend or fad that promises to fix every issue known to medical …

updated and rated Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection a 3.0.   Monday

posted "I'll be going back to read Part I and Part II..." about What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing.   Monday

I'll be going back to read Part I and Pa …
I was recently offered the book What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing by Mike Ball for reading and reviewing. I k …

updated and rated What I've Learned... So Far Part III: Banjos, Boats & Butt Dialing a 5.0.   Monday

posted "Hard to keep a dry eye, either from emotions or laughter..." about Learning to Play With a Lion's Testicles: Unexpected Gifts From the Animals of Africa.   May 16

Hard to keep a dry eye, either from emot …
This book had me in tears, both by laughter and emotional impact... Learning to Play With a Lion's Testicles: Unexpected Gifts From the Animals of …

updated and rated Learning to Play With a Lion's Testicles: Unexpected Gifts From the Animals of Africa a 5.0.   May 16

posted "Excellent introduction to Jewish faith and tradition..." about Judaism For Dummies (For Dummies (Religion & Spirituality)).   May 13

Excellent introduction to Jewish faith a …
This was a book that I had put on my library "to be read" list, but decided that getting it via Amazon Vine was faster and better... Judaism …

updated and rated Judaism For Dummies (For Dummies (Religion & Spirituality)) a 5.0.   May 13

posted "Complex characters in a twisting story..." about Tell No Lies.   May 07

Complex characters in a twisting story.. …
Tell No Lies by Julie Compton is the first of a series (two so far) of novels centered around District Attorney Jack Hilliard and his fellow lawyer an …

updated and rated Tell No Lies a 5.0.   May 07

review of Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers, "It wasn't what I expected, but that was probably my fault..." was complimented.   April 29

review of How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care, "How combining data and outcomes can change the way we practice health care..." was complimented.   April 29

posted "How combining data and outcomes can change the way we practice health care..." about How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care.   April 28

How combining data and outcomes can chan …
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care by Tim O'Reilly, Mike Loukides, Julie Steele, and Colin Hill is not a large book... in fact, it's …

updated and rated How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care a 5.0.   April 28

posted "It wasn't what I expected, but that was probably my fault..." about Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers.   April 28

It wasn't what I expected, but that was …
Tornados... powerful, fearful, unpredictable... and a source of controversy over the years as people tried to figure out what they are (or if they eve …

updated and rated Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers a 1.0.   April 28

posted "A rollercoaster of a novel..." about Six Years.   April 23

A rollercoaster of a novel...
I picked up Harlan Coben's latest novel Six Years from the library a week or so ago. I enjoy his books, and I was looking forward to a few days of …

updated and rated Six Years a 5.0.   April 23

posted "Not my favorite, but still an enjoyable read..." about Calculated in Death.   April 14

Not my favorite, but still an enjoyable …
Yay... another J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) novel... Calculated In Death. This time, Dallas is tagged on a woman's death that looks to be a muggi …

updated and rated Calculated in Death a 4.0.   April 14

posted ""The lies aren't what he says; they're what he doesn't say."" about KEEP NO SECRETS.   April 13

"The lies aren't what he says; they're w …
I've not read anything from Julie Compton before, but the premise of her latest book Keep No Secrets sounded like a interesting novel. Since it …

updated and rated KEEP NO SECRETS a 5.0.   April 13

posted "What science knows and business does are two different things..." about Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.   April 09

What science knows and business does are …
When it comes to motivating people on the job, what is the most common approach? It's the carrot-and-stick. But Daniel Pink makes a case that what …

updated and rated Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us a 3.0.   April 09

review of The Racketeer, "Plenty of twists that don't come together until the last fifty pages..." was complimented.   April 08