Business books, next to romance novels, are the popular genre of reads today.  Totaled by Brian Blum is one of the best, detailing "how to" and "how not to" build a business, from vision through total execution.  It is a required read for every entrepreneur and "wannabe," for business school students, founders, and everyone who loves heroes and visionaries despite the company's implosion – or because of it.    Blum captures in Totaled the exigent pace and exasperating "what next" climate at start-ups.  The Better Place electric vehicle (E.V.) company is Israel-based, where the culture and environment nourish the young.  Blum's writing style turns a nonfiction case study into an exciting read more resembling a detective page-turner.  You feel the energy of founder, Shai Agassi, as he travels the world soliciting support for his revolutionary twist on E.V.s that will change the world and his...(Read Full Article)