Book Reviews

Goal: To spend less time consuming more, more time consuming intentionally.

Mostly incoherent bullet points of thought provoking moments.

Saints Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand
book-review
2024-04-21
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sunday April 21, 2024

Black Hearts
book-review
2024-04-19
Jim Frederick
Saturday April 20, 2024

The Energy Bus
book-review
2024-04-20
Jim Gordon
Saturday April 20, 2024

Machine Learning Q and AI
book-review
2024-04-18
Sebastian Raschka
Tuesday April 16, 2024

Power and Prediction
book-review
tech
ai
economics
machine learning
data science
Takeaways:
Joshua Gans, Jay Agrawal, Avi Goldfarb
Friday April 12, 2024

The Coming Wave
book-review
2024-04-09
x
Monday April 8, 2024

A Gentleman in Moscow
book-review
2024-04-06
Amor Towles
Friday April 5, 2024

Brave New World
book-review
2024-04-04 summary
Aldous Huxley
Monday April 1, 2024

Adult Children of Emotional Immature Parents
book-review
2024-04-01
Lindsay C. Gibson
Saturday March 30, 2024

Heal Your Nervous System
book-review
Find out your sensitivity profile | Heal Your Nervous System
Linnea Passaler
Wednesday March 27, 2024

Elon Musk
book-review
Crazy upbringing.
Walter Isaacson
Friday March 22, 2024

The Count of Monte Cristo
book-review
fiction
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Alexandre Dumas
Friday March 22, 2024

Of Mice and Men
book-review
fiction
classics
2024-03-23
John Steinbeck
Friday March 22, 2024

The Worry Cure
book-review
therapy
psychology
mindfulness
self-help
2024-03-26
Robert Leahy
Monday March 18, 2024

The Prophet
book-review
poetry
philosophy
2024-03-22
Kahlil Gibran
Saturday March 16, 2024

The Happiest Man on Earth
book-review
ww2
philosophy
biography
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Eddie Jaku
Thursday March 14, 2024

The 6 Types of Working Genius
book-review
productivity
personality
culture
team building
teamwork
x
Patrick Lencioni
Monday March 11, 2024

Light GBM Documentation
book-review
upskilling
tech
data science

x

x
Monday March 11, 2024

Seasonal year metric plot

Forecasting: Principles and Practice
book-review
data science
tech
upskilling
time series
A/B testing
machine learning
A book on time series modeling
Rob Hyndman
Monday March 11, 2024

Mere Christianity
book-review

Christianity

C.S. Lewis
Sunday March 3, 2024

Band of Brothers
book-review
WWII
Stephen E. Ambrose
Saturday March 2, 2024

The Great Gatsby
book-review
fiction
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published by Blackstone Audio, Inc., with ISBN 9781433241451.0. Read on 2024-01-08
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Thursday February 29, 2024

The Sun Also Rises
book-review
fiction
Meanderings across France and Spain.
Ernest Hemingway
Monday February 26, 2024

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
book-review
historical
biography
world war 2
x
Major Dick Winters
Thursday February 22, 2024
 
Trustworthy Online Controlled Experiments: A Practical Guide to A/B Testing
book-review
business
A/B testing
data science
x
Ron Kohavi, Diane Tang, Ya Xu
Thursday February 22, 2024
 
The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeeds
book-review

x

Alberto Savoia
Thursday February 22, 2024
 
Daring Greatly
book-review

x

Brené Brown
Monday February 19, 2024

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
book-review
business
leadership
team building
emotional intelligence
Motivates the reader to want to have an excellent, high performing team by addressing concerns
Patrick Lencioni
Monday February 19, 2024

Building a Story Brand
book-review
business
marketing
sales
storytelling
Eye opening, simple, to the point on marketing.
Donald Miller
Saturday February 17, 2024

The Wager
book-review
historical
non-fiction
survival

Crazy story in so many dimensions. Very well written.

David Grann
Wednesday February 14, 2024
 
Shift
book-review
Silo series book 2
x
Friday February 2, 2024

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and the Sea
book-review
fiction
classics
Beautiful
Ernest Hemingway
Thursday February 1, 2024

The Loop
book-review
tech
x
Jacob Ward
Wednesday January 31, 2024

Influence The Psychology of Persuasion
book-review
Seven realms of influence
Robert Cialdini
Wednesday January 31, 2024

The Tyranny of Experts
book-review
economics

x

William Esterly
Monday January 29, 2024

Wool
book-review
apocalyptic
fiction
dystopian
sci-fi
Living in a Silo
Hugh Howey
Wednesday January 24, 2024

The Coddling of the American Mind
book-review
psychology
politics
education
We are meant to be challenged, and our nation faces a risk of coddling
Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff, et al.
Tuesday January 23, 2024

Saints Book 1 The Standard of Truth 1815-1846
book-review

x

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sunday January 21, 2024

How to Win Friends and Influence People
book-review
influence
leadership
parenting
The business and relationship bible. Practical ideas for understanding and adapting to various human needs
Dale Carnegie
Saturday January 20, 2024

The Wealth of Nations
book-review
economics

x

Adam Smith
Friday January 19, 2024

The Inklings
book-review

x

Humphrey Carpenter
Friday January 19, 2024

Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
book-review
By John Milton
Tuesday January 16, 2024

The Quest for Cosmic Justice
book-review
economics
social justice
politics
I’m shocked this was written in 1999. I didn’t learn the date until after finishing the book. That illustrates that we live in the same general state of challenge that he…
Thomas Sowell
Wednesday January 10, 2024

Guide to Decision Making
book-review
Guide to Decision Making by Helga Drummond. Published by Wiley, with ISBN 9781118240557.0. Read on 2024-01-10
Helga Drummond
Wednesday January 10, 2024

The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle
book-review
history
philosophy
by Colin Duriez
Tuesday January 9, 2024

Dune: Messiah
book-review
by Frank Herbert. More political than the first. Focusing on the torment of a leader who has it all. What must it be like to have everything? The thought experiment is worth…
Monday January 8, 2024

“Socrates A Life Worth Living” by Devra Lehman
book-review
Notes: - socrates had a voice he felt was from Gods. Daimonion - Memorization. Lots of it. - Humanism - treated sacrifices to the gods as transactional. This meant they…
Tuesday January 2, 2024
 
Innovator’s Dilemma
book-review
by Clayton Christiansen.
Tuesday January 2, 2024

How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices
decisions
philosophy
book-review
business
Choose wisely, and enjoy the ride.
Thursday December 28, 2023

Dune
book-review
sci-fi
The plans and risks of generations
Saturday December 23, 2023

The Best of Edgar Allen Poe
book-review
You think me mad?
Saturday December 23, 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
storytelling
murder mystery
book-review
An incredible story of how low, sick and twisted humanity can get, and how good people can truly be.
David Grann
Friday December 22, 2023
 
Unbelievable
book-review
A man’s separation from Christianity
Wednesday December 20, 2023

101 Essays that will Change the Way You Think, by Brianna Wiest
philosophy
mindfulness
book-review
We all started as strangers. It’s a choice who stays that way.
Tuesday December 19, 2023

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
storytelling
book-review
How did it take me so long to finally read this?
Monday December 18, 2023

Scientific Freedom
book-review
Innovation comes by varied incentives: intellectual curiosity and economic incentive
Donald Braben
Tuesday December 12, 2023

Four Thousand Weeks
book-review
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. Published by Macmillan Audio, with ISBN 9781250834386.0. Read on 2023-08-17
Oliver Burkeman
Thursday August 17, 2023

Every City Is Every Other City
book-review
Every City Is Every Other City by John McFetridge. Published by ECW Press, with ISBN 9781773057620.0. Read on 2023-07-22
John McFetridge
Saturday July 22, 2023

Sapiens
book-review
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062796233.0. Read on 2023-06-15
Yuval Noah Harari
Thursday June 15, 2023

1984
book-review
1984 by George Orwell. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483050935.0. Read on 2023-05-08
George Orwell
Monday May 8, 2023

When Breath Becomes Air
book-review
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780399566172.0. Read on 2023-04-25
Paul Kalanithi
Tuesday April 25, 2023

The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature
book-review
The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature by Richard Koch. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469093048.0. Read on 2022-09-11
Richard Koch
Sunday September 11, 2022

Think Again
book-review
Think Again by Adam Grant. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593394762.0. Read on 2022-09-07
Adam Grant
Wednesday September 7, 2022

Human Compatible
book-review
Human Compatible by Stuart Russell. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593148631.0. Read on 2022-08-22
Stuart Russell
Monday August 22, 2022

Antifragile
book-review
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739370704.0. Read on 2022-08-17
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Wednesday August 17, 2022

Never Split the Difference
book-review
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062471253.0. Read on 2022-08-15
Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Monday August 15, 2022

Willpower
book-review
Willpower by Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101543771.0. Read on 2022-08-06
Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney
Saturday August 6, 2022

Thinking, Fast and Slow
book-review
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739357996.0. Read on 2022-08-04
Daniel Kahneman
Thursday August 4, 2022

Digital Minimalism
book-review
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780525643555.0. Read on 2022-08-01
Cal Newport
Monday August 1, 2022

The Power of Regret
book-review
The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593555576.0. Read on 2022-08-01
Daniel H. Pink
Monday August 1, 2022

The Willpower Instinct
book-review
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.. Published by Gildan Media Corp, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-07-15
Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.
Friday July 15, 2022

Effortless
book-review
Effortless by Greg McKeown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593153925.0. Read on 2022-07-08
Greg McKeown
Friday July 8, 2022

Why We Sleep
book-review
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508240013.0. Read on 2022-07-04
Matthew Walker
Monday July 4, 2022

Getting Things Done
productivity
book-review
A system of thought and action
Friday June 24, 2022

Give and Take
book-review
Give and Take by Adam Grant. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781101621479.0. Read on 2022-06-24
Adam Grant
Friday June 24, 2022

The Organized Mind
book-review
The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780698162235.0. Read on 2022-06-24
Daniel J. Levitin
Friday June 24, 2022

Radical Candor
book-review
Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Published by Macmillan Audio, with ISBN 9781250245786.0. Read on 2022-06-22
Kim Scott
Wednesday June 22, 2022

Courage Is Calling
book-review
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593456262.0. Read on 2022-06-17
Ryan Holiday
Friday June 17, 2022

The Obstacle Is the Way
book-review
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101620595.0. Read on 2022-06-17
Ryan Holiday
Friday June 17, 2022

Rich Dad Poor Dad
book-review
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Published by Plata Publishing, LLC., with ISBN 9781612680163.0. Read on 2022-06-09
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Thursday June 9, 2022

Zero to One
book-review
Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780804165266.0. Read on 2022-06-09
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
Thursday June 9, 2022

World Travel
book-review
World Travel by Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780063055568.0. Read on 2022-06-08
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever
Wednesday June 8, 2022

Principles
book-review
Principles by Ray Dalio. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508243250.0. Read on 2022-06-05
Ray Dalio
Sunday June 5, 2022

Good to Great
book-review
Good to Great by Jim Collins. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062045874.0. Read on 2022-06-04
Jim Collins
Saturday June 4, 2022

No Rules Rules
book-review
No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781984891174.0. Read on 2022-06-03
Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
Friday June 3, 2022

Life of Pi
book-review
Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Published by HighBridge Company, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-05-14
Yann Martel
Saturday May 14, 2022

Steve Jobs
book-review
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Published by Recorded Books, Inc., with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-04-12
Walter Isaacson
Tuesday April 12, 2022

Deep Work
book-review
Deep Work by Cal Newport. Published by Hachette Audio, with ISBN 9781478930082.0. Read on 2022-03-31
Cal Newport
Thursday March 31, 2022

Midnight in Chernobyl
book-review
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508278511.0. Read on 2022-03-30
Adam Higginbotham
Wednesday March 30, 2022

One Second After
book-review
One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483057736.0. Read on 2022-03-20
William R. Forstchen
Sunday March 20, 2022

Getting to Yes
book-review
Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781442339538.0. Read on 2022-03-16
Roger Fisher, William Ury
Wednesday March 16, 2022

The Hard Thing About Hard Things
book-review
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062347992.0. Read on 2022-03-15
Ben Horowitz
Tuesday March 15, 2022

The First 90 Days
book-review
The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469025476.0. Read on 2022-03-12
Michael D. Watkins
Saturday March 12, 2022

Guns, Germs, and Steel
book-review
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307932433.0. Read on 2022-03-10
Jared Diamond
Thursday March 10, 2022

Tribe of Mentors
book-review
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss. Published by HarperCollins, with ISBN 9781328994974.0. Read on 2022-03-06
Timothy Ferriss
Sunday March 6, 2022

The Storytelling Animal
book-review
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, with ISBN 9780547644813.0. Read on 2022-03-01
Jonathan Gottschall
Tuesday March 1, 2022

Mindset
book-review
Mindset by Carol Dweck. Published by Gildan Media Corp, with ISBN nan. Read on 2022-02-22
Carol Dweck
Tuesday February 22, 2022

Atomic Habits
book-review
Atomic Habits by James Clear. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781524779269.0. Read on 2022-02-21
James Clear
Monday February 21, 2022

Einstein
book-review
Einstein by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9780743560979.0. Read on 2022-02-10
Walter Isaacson
Thursday February 10, 2022

Leonardo da Vinci
book-review
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781508241997.0. Read on 2022-01-21
Walter Isaacson
Friday January 21, 2022

Hidden Figures
book-review
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780062472076.0. Read on 2022-01-15
Margot Lee Shetterly
Saturday January 15, 2022

The Alchemist
book-review
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Published by HarperAudio, with ISBN 9780060879075.0. Read on 2022-01-10
Paulo Coelho
Monday January 10, 2022

Dare to Lead
book-review
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781984844224.0. Read on 2022-01-05
Brené Brown
Wednesday January 5, 2022

Talking to Strangers
book-review
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Published by Hachette Audio, with ISBN 9781549150340.0. Read on 2021-12-29
Malcolm Gladwell
Wednesday December 29, 2021

Greenlights
book-review
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780593294185.0. Read on 2021-12-28
Matthew McConaughey
Tuesday December 28, 2021

The Body
book-review
The Body by Bill Bryson. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780147526922.0. Read on 2021-12-07
Bill Bryson
Tuesday December 7, 2021

Grit
book-review
Grit by Angela Duckworth. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio, with ISBN 9781442397149.0. Read on 2021-12-03
Angela Duckworth
Friday December 3, 2021

The Power of Habit
book-review
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307966650.0. Read on 2021-05-03
Charles Duhigg
Monday May 3, 2021

The Richest Man in Babylon
book-review
The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. Published by Ascent Audio, with ISBN 9781469055695.0. Read on 2021-03-20
George Clason
Saturday March 20, 2021

Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy Team Six Seal Operator Adam Brown
book-review
Fearless by Eric Blehm. Published by christianaudio.com, with ISBN 9781610454827.0. Read on 2021-03-12
Eric Blehm
Friday March 12, 2021

Joseph Smith
book-review
Joseph Smith by Richard Lyman Bushman. Published by Tantor Media, Inc., with ISBN 9781541488717.0. Read on 2021-02-17
Richard Lyman Bushman
Wednesday February 17, 2021

Start with Why
book-review
Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101149034.0. Read on 2020-03-21
Simon Sinek
Saturday March 21, 2020

The Anatomy of Peace
book-review
The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781602834477.0. Read on 2019-12-31
The Arbinger Institute
Tuesday December 31, 2019

The Power of a Positive No
book-review
The Power of a Positive No by William Ury. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739342152.0. Read on 2019-12-25
William Ury
Wednesday December 25, 2019

Leadership and Self-Deception
book-review
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN nan. Read on 2019-12-16
The Arbinger Institute
Monday December 16, 2019

Feeling Good Together
book-review
Feeling Good Together by David D. Burns, M.D.. Published by Tantor Media, Inc., with ISBN 9781400178209.0. Read on 2019-09-14
David D. Burns, M.D.
Saturday September 14, 2019

Rising Strong
book-review
Rising Strong by Brené Brown. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9781101913819.0. Read on 2019-09-10
Brené Brown
Tuesday September 10, 2019

The Giver
book-review
The Giver by Lois Lowry. Published by HarperCollins, with ISBN 9780547345901.0. Read on 2019-08-25
Lois Lowry
Sunday August 25, 2019

The Innovator’s Dilemma
book-review
The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. Published by HighBridge, with ISBN 9781598874365.0. Read on 2019-07-23
Clayton M. Christensen
Tuesday July 23, 2019

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
book-review
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781538408063.0. Read on 2019-06-26
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Wednesday June 26, 2019

Alexander Hamilton
book-review
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Published by Penguin Publishing Group, with ISBN 9781101200858.0. Read on 2019-01-04
Ron Chernow
Friday January 4, 2019

Between the World and Me
book-review
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Published by Random House Publishing Group, with ISBN 9780679645986.0. Read on 2018-12-30
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sunday December 30, 2018

The War
book-review
The War by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780739357293.0. Read on 2018-06-27
Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
Wednesday June 27, 2018

The 4-Hour Workweek
book-review
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Published by Blackstone Publishing, with ISBN 9781483058757.0. Read on 2018-05-01
Timothy Ferriss
Tuesday May 1, 2018

The Lean Startup
book-review
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. Published by Books on Tape, with ISBN 9780307939845.0. Read on 2018-03-16
Eric Ries
Friday March 16, 2018
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