Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do about It

A fascinating gloss of how systems break down: its all about complexity and coupling, a simple concept with infinite applications. I really wish this book had been longer, a phrase I don't often utter.

Thank you to Penguin/Random House for the free copy for review. It was delicious.

4.5 stars. The definition and concept of a complex, tightly coupled system is the most valuable insight from the book. Many of the disaster examples I've seen dissected elsewhere, although I don't think we can spend enough time learning from them. Overall very well written and enjoyable read with some practical solutions. I would have liked to see more of that.