INFORMS Open Forum

We need your help in choosing the next book for the INFORMS Book Club. Have you read something recently that you think would be a good choice or is there a book that you've been looking forward to reading? Please post your recommendations (fiction or non-fiction). Once we've received your suggestions, we'll send out a poll so you can vote on the next book. Thank you!

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Jill Capello
Membership Associate
INFORMS
Catonsville MD
jcapello@informs.org
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Titan - life of Rockefeller Senior - one of the first business leaders using analytics

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Ken Fordyce
director analytics without borders
Arkieva
Wilmington DE
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Not really. I am afraid the books I read are either tax related or letters from the Sacred Scriptures (the Bible). Come to think of it, this is quite ironic.

Actually, I am loosely reading "The Mass Observers" by James Hinton, Oxford University Press. It is a full history of the Mass-Observation project in the UK. The founder's intent was to understand the thoughts and attitudes of the British people by sending volunteers to sit and write on their life in pubs and churches. The Ministry of Information caught wind of MO activities and were contracted to investigate British attitudes during WWII. I think they were bought out eventually by Unilever, which is a pretty huge conglomerate based out of the UK. Anyways, a bit academic but I enjoy learning about Harrisons' and Madges' personality and their respective publications that came from their quasi-scientific project. 

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Alberto Aparicio
Data Analyst
Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc.
CA
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Ah, I saw you guys posted a list. "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" by David Epstein was an EXCELLENT read. Relieved the pressure I get as a father to have our children specialize and annihilated the head-start bias (I think that is what he calls it). You will get it after reading book. It is pretty awesome. 

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Alberto Aparicio
Data Analyst
Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc.
CA
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I'd suggest Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos.

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Anubhav Shankar
Analyst, Research & Planning
MokaMinds
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