Rick Klau Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Rick Klau is the former California Chief Technology Innovation Officer. Husband. Dad. Working on what's next. Previously: California's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, 13+ years Google, FeedBurner. he / him.
Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team
Marina NitzeRick KlauNext up in the reading queue: “Hack Your Bureaucracy” by @MarinaNitze and @NickSinai. Just a few pages in and can already tell I’m going to love it. Not sure about Marina’s claim of being “rather shy” on page 8 though. Feel like an editor should’ve caught that error. https://t.co/u5NmAd1kYI
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dark Matter
Blake CrouchRick KlauJust finished “The Anomaly” by Hervé Le Tellier. Mind-bending premise, fantastic translation. If you liked The Matrix, Blake Crouch (esp. Dark Matter), Lost… you’ll enjoy this. https://t.co/Ux9ykwNTM6
Paperback, 2017
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Rob ReichRick KlauMixed feelings about Bezos's launch & post-launch press conference where he gave away a bunch of money. I've lost count of how many times I've recommended Just Giving by @robreich - but let me recommend it again, louder. It's all I can think about today: https://t.co/Wmx93IsMea
Paperback, 2020
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Critical Mass
Daniel SuarezRick KlauJust finished Critical Mass, the next book in @itsDanielSuarez's Delta-v series. Breathtaking in scope. Manages to make deep-space mining and space station construction seem *real*. On top of which, it's a compelling argument for optimism w/the climate crisis. *If* we act. Bravo.
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Alice Network
Kate QuinnRick KlauCannot wait for this book. Loved @KateQuinnAuthor's The Alice Network and The Huntress, this sounds like it'll be just as good as both of those: https://twitter.com/KateQuinnAuthor/status/1488600179519356928
Hardcover, Large Print, 2017
$33.99Member price:$33.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Heat 2
Michael MannRick KlauAnother book rec: finished Heat 2 by Michael Mann and @MegGardiner1. If you’re a fan of the movie, you absolutely owe it to yourself to spend a few more days with these characters that you already know so well. Dialogue jumps off the page, great story arc(s).
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Never
Ken FollettRick KlauIt’s astounding to me that, for all the people involved in the production of a best-selling novel, (about continuity of government, no less) that none of them caught this embarrassing mistake on p3 of Ken Follett’s new book, Never: https://t.co/BG9xASav3K
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir
Cecily StrongRick KlauFinished in a day. I am breathless. Been a fan of Cecily’s since she first showed up on SNL… but this transcends being a fan. I can’t remember reading another memoir like it.
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fairy Tale
Stephen KingRick KlauJust finished Fairy Tale, @StephenKing’s latest novel. Seeing “long days and pleasant nights” and “There are other worlds than these” in new pages did my heart good. Real good.
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think about Abortion
Gabrielle Stanley BlairRick KlauCurrently reading: Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by @designmom https://t.co/HB0MIYUCoZ
Paperback, 2022
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book