The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up–emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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First off: Gawande is a doctor/surgeon, and a lot of his illustrations and examples are surgical in nature. A bit too detailed for me early on—I'm a little more squeamish about real-life blood and guts than most people. I figure most readers won't be bothered by it like me (some may not even call it detailed).

Anyway, it's a simple premise, but seeing how checklists have been used by pilots, surgeons, investment bankers and the like is utterly fascinating. There's just no way that I can make it sound like it. Could've been a little longer, could've used a little more guidance on how to implement it for yourself.

Still, at the end of the day, more fun, more interesting than you'd think a book about checklists would be.