Takeaways From Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff
I recently read The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. I enjoyed the book. It is a captivating novel about the Space Race and the pilots behind the early development of NASA. The book is also a work on American Heroism and the fighter pilots that had the “right stuff.” Check…
Books Read in August 2019
August was a busy reading month for me. I was able to read 10 books. One of the 10 I read twice, so technically I read a total of 11 books. I signed up for Deseret Book’s Bookshelf Plus program and read a few Latter-day Saint themed books, which I…
The Apache Wars – Thoughts From an Actual Apache
I just finished – Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History, which was written by Paul Andrew Hutton. Why did I read this book? I am an enrolled tribal member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe,…
What You Need to Know From Driven – Larry H. Miller’s Autobiography
I returned to an old favorite this past week. I signed up for Deseret Book’s Bookshelf PLUS program and have been listening to a handful of LDS themed books. They have an audiobook of Driven: An Autobiography: Larry H. Miller. I read this book back in January and it quickly…
Born to Run: A Great Story That Will Make You a Better Runner
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. “If you don’t think you were born to run you’re not only denying history. You’re denying who you are. “ Christopher McDougall, Born to Run I just read Born to Run. It’s almost impossible…
Bad Blood Book Review: The Downfall of Elizabeth Holmes
I just finished Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. Wow. I remember hearing about the fall of Theranos and their billionaire leader and founder Elizabeth Holmes, but I didn’t know much more than the headlines. I couldn’t get enough of this story and…
Jeff Bezos’ Favorite Books
I just finished reading The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone. I have been avoiding this book for months. Audible’s algorithm kept recommending it to me, but I wasn’t that interested. I finally decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did….