2018: Book #16 It’s often been said that the book is better than the movie. That’s true again in the case of “Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back From the Brink” by Anthony McCarten. It’s the true story behind the recent movie “The Darkest Hour.” I’m a...
2018: Book #15 Spend time in thought; consider what you just read. That’s the premise of the book, “Meditation” by Jim Downing. It’s a small book of 105 pages. Downing’s point is to read the Bible with purpose. After reading, consider it. Think. Literally….just...
2018: Book #14 If you know me, you know FDR is one of my favorite presidents. I just finished Robert Dallek’s massive read, “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life.” It will become an essential work in the history of FDR, but there are some issues. I’ve read numerous...
2018: Book #13 “Schindler’s Ark” is a book written by author Thomas Keneally. When it became a screenplay and a movie, the name was changed to the the more familiar title of Schindler’s List. It’s one of my favorite all time movies. Keneally also wrote...
2018: Book #12 Ever feel like someone has read your mail? Well…Samuel Chand has been reading my mail. His book, Leadership Pain, rocked me to my core. It literally messed me up. But…it gave me hope. This is not an option for leaders. This book is a must...
2018: Book #11 During a round of depression, Abraham Lincoln’s friend, Joshua Speed, quoted Lincoln as saying that he would be more than willing to die except “he had done nothing to make any human being remember that he had lived.” That’s from James McPherson’s...
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