Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Reading :: The Soul of a New Machine

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The Soul of a New Machine By Tracy Kidder Just a quick acknowledgement that I finally read this book, which is frequently used to illustrate...

Reading :: Perezhivanie, Emotions, and Subjectivity

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Perezhivanie, Emotions, and Subjectivity: Advancing Vygotsky’s Legacy Ed. by Marilyn Fleer, Fernando Gozalez Rey, and Nikolai Veresov Lev Vy...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Reading :: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Place-Based Transformations and Transitions Ed. By Allan O’Connor, Erik Steam, Fiona Sussan, and David B. Audret...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Reading :: A Dialectical Pedagogy of Revolt

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A Dialectical Pedagogy of Revolt: Gramsci, Vygotsky, and the Egyptian Revolution By Brecht de Smet In this book, de Smet uses Gramsci’s poli...
Sunday, January 15, 2023

(10th anniversary of Topsight)

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 I can't believe it's been 10 years since I published my methodology book, Topsight: A Guide to Studying, Diagnosing, and Fixing In...
Saturday, January 07, 2023

Reading :: Adapting Values

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Adapting VALUEs: Tracing the Life of a Rubric through Institutional Ethnography By Jennifer Grouling In this book, which is available as a f...
Friday, January 06, 2023

Reading :: Your Hidden Superpowers

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Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives by Becca North Becca North teaches courses in our HDO program....

Reading :: How to Change Your Mind

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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendenc...

(Upcoming)

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I haven't posted anything here since the middle of 2022. That's not because I stopped reading -- I have just been busy. Very very bu...
Friday, July 08, 2022

Reading :: Developmental Psychology in the Soviet Union (Second Reading)

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Developmental Psychology in the Soviet Union  (Second Reading) By Jaan Valsiner A couple of months ago, I ran into a reference to this boo...

Reading :: A Billion Little Pieces

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A Billion Little Pieces: RFID and Infrastructures of Identification by Jordan Frith I've been meaning to get to this book for a whi...
Friday, July 01, 2022

Reading :: S. L. Rubinštejn and the Philosophical Foundations of Soviet Psychology

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S. L. Rubinštejn and the Philosophical Foundations of Soviet Psychology By T.R. Payne I've often read that Leontiev's activity theo...

Reading :: Methodological Thinking in Psychology: 60 Years Gone Astray?

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Methodological Thinking in Psychology: 60 Years Gone Astray? Edited by Aaro Toomela and Jaan Valsiner This edited collection results fro...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Reading :: The Mentality of Apes

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The Mentality of Apes By Wolfgang Köhler Vygotsky and Luria cite this 1924 book repeatedly in their 1930 book Studies on the History of Beh...

Reading :: Knowledge, Organization, and Management

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Knowledge, Organization, and Management: Building on the Work of Max Boisot Edited by John Child and Martin Ihrig I've reviewed Boisot...

Reading :: Belles on Their Toes

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Belles on Their Toes By Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey I'm just noting that I read this sequel to Cheaper by the Do...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Reading :: Counterproductive

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Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy by Melissa Gregg Full disclosure: For some years now, I've been conduct...

Reading :: Carbon Democracy

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Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil By Timothy Mitchell Just a brief review for this book. The author notes that oil is ...

Reading :: The Constitution of Algorithms

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The Constitution of Algorithms By Florian Jaton In this book, Jaton uses a Latourean approach to examine how algorithms are constituted...

Reading :: Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices

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Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices By Peter F. Drucker I picked up this thick (839pp.) book in a thrift store. Although I h...