Why We Have a Holiday Today
On April 4, 1968, I was in a barbershop late in the day. My father took me for a haircut and while I was waiting, a bulletin came in on the news to explain that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. had been killed. I was only 14 years old. What I remember the most was Read More
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire by Rebecca Henderson; and How I Built This by Guy Raz – Coming for the February 5 First Friday Book Synopsis (On Zoom)
First Friday Book Synopsis, Friday, February 5, 2020 — on Zoom Time: 7:30 am (Central Time) 1) Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire by Rebecca Henderson. PublicAffairs. (April 28, 2020) 2) How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs by Guy Raz. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (September 15, 2020) Zoom link below Please Read More
Here is the New York Times list of Best-Selling Business Books for January, 2021 – Atomic Habits by James Clear again/still at Number One
The New York Times has published its list of best-selling business books for January, 2021. And, yet again, during this great pandemic, Atomic Habits is at the #1 spot. This book has been on the top spot for many of the months of the pandemic. Of the ten books on this month’s list, I have Read More
Download the two Synopses Handouts for tomorrow’s First Friday Book Synopsis, January 8, 2021 – Post Corona and The Obstacle is the Way
You are invited First Friday Book Synopsis, Friday, January 8, 2021, 7:30 am (Central Time), on Zoom. I hope you can join us. NOTE: ZOOM NOW REQUIRES A PASSCODE. IT IS BELOW, WITH THE LINK! —————————————————————————————— A very appreciative thank you to all who participate financially in this event. The cost of this remote meeting Read More
Books for December and January
Books marked as asterisks* are best sellers: Books I am reading in January: Daylight by David Baldacci* Talking to Goats by Jim Gray* Killing Crazy Horse by Bill O’Reilly* Never Tell by Lisa Gardner Books I read in December: You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Bedpan Commando by June Wandrey Your Read More
Don’t just read something – write something down – a very doable New Year’s Resolution, that might make a bigger difference than you realize
In the old days, I read books on paper – you know, the kind that you would keep on a book shelf. Now, I read books on my Kindle App on my iPad. When I read the physical books, I would underline passages with a pen (I never much liked highlighters). And I would write in Read More
