• listened to Direct From Dell : Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry by Michael Dell (1999)
  
  What a contrast to the corporate culture at IBM! (I just finished reading Big Blues: The Unmaking Of IBM by Paul Carroll.) And that Michael Dell... I could see him introducing himself as, "Hi. I'm Mike Dell and I like puppies." What a nice guy. Excellent corporate strategy, spirit, leadership, and the guy knows how to read a book. Good, quick read/listen to.
  


• listened to Planet of the Blind by Stephen Kuusisto (1998)
  
  Kuusisto has an enviable perspective on life. His vision of humanity's "insides" is sharp and penetrating, however blurry the "outsides" may be. Excellent book.