This is a blog reviewing the latest book I have read along with the books I have self-published. Please feel free to follow along with my reading / writing journey.

Category: Book Reviews

  • Influencer – Building your personal brand in the age of social media

    Ever wonder how those people make money simply sharing their thoughts and opinions? Although it is never as easy as it reads in a book, this was a great behind the scenes on getting started. I loved that the author wrote this toward women, because the digital age has leveled the playing field. Regardless of…

  • Grimm’s Fairy Tales

    In reading the fairy tales I felt humbled by this writing. It is amazing how something written in 1812 can feel so modern. Seeing the origins of so many of the stories we are familiar with was interesting. Well worth the time to understand the basis of these stories. Warning this is not Disney.

  • How Successful People Win

    I want to start out by saying that I am a huge fan of John C Maxwell and if you have not picked up anything by him then you are cheating yourself. In this book he really focuses on the key essentials to being successful. I loved his take on humility and thought it was…

  • Fate of Worlds

    The final book in the Ringworld series. It appears other series as well albeit I have not read those. Like this book far more than book 4 even though the Ringworld did not star in it. The book was a nice wrap up to the series leaving you far more satisfied than book 4. Overall,…

  • Why Business People Speak Like Idiots (A bullfighter’s guide)

    The author starts this book by talking about the jargon and catch phrases that we have all heard from senior management. The major point is that people either use these meaning less phrases (such as mind share) to sound smarter than they are or to hide a bad message. I have seen it both ways…

  • Ringworld’s Children

    Book 4 out of a 5 part series. This was tough for me to get through. This felt like a short story with a lot of technical details thrown in to answer what I would assume to be a plethora of fan based questions. I only rate this at three stars because of the paper…

  • Starship Troopers

    Robert Heinlein takes you to a future war in this classic sci-fi. It is no wonder that Hollywood wanted to produce this into a movie. I am a huge fan of Robert in all his books that I have read and this one no less so. We take a ride in what it would be…

  • Finding Dorothy

    I have read the full Oz series, it was delightful to read the history of the film with a historic look at the people and events surrounding the making of the film and the life of the author and family. This story is well told and a fun biography.

  • Finding your element

    I enjoyed this book and a lot of the sense of fulfillment I feel I have been missing has been during times where I was not writing and teaching. I loved the various exercises that help you determine your path forward. And would recommend this book to those who are not happy with the position…

  • Wizard and Witch series

    I have just finished the Wizard and Witch series by James Patterson. This is a 5 part novel, with a brother and sister out to save the world. There is nothing in the novel that I would preclude having my 12 year old read. Lots of fun magic and wonder, while dealing with deeper more…