Grand Admiral Thrawn is one of the treasures of the Star Wars universe. He is a worthy foe to the Jedi and is my favorite Star Wars villain. If you are new to the world of Thrawn books I will set forth the books about Thrawn and give my suggested reading order for Thrawn. Like …
Basketball is my favorite sport, but I haven’t read that many basketball-related books. It’s weird how two of my favorite hobbies have yet to intersect. I decided to change that, so I picked up coach Phil Jackson’s book Eleven Rings. It was one of the most highly rated basketball books out there. The book is …
You hear the word “evolve” used often to explain how a sport changes over time. It seems that every decade schemes, priorities, and strategies change in a sport and the game evolves. In the last decade, basketball teams started shooting more threes. A decade before that, college football teams started throwing the ball all over …
Summary I’ve read many books about the business world of Silicon Valley. There is one name mentioned frequently in these works; Bill Campbell. The biggest names in tech are associated with his name. Jobs, Bezos, Page, and Brin. These leaders looked to Campbell as a coach and mentor. Trillion Dollar Coach, by Eric Schmidt and …
Summary Perennial Seller is a book about constructing creative works that last. Works that continue to sell 20 or even 50 years after they are initially released. These are the movies, books, or artworks that have entered the public consciousness. The book talks about the creative process, how to polish your work, and how to …
In Suspect Terrain by John McPhee Date Read: 9/7/2021 You can purchase In Suspect Terrain from Amazon here. Summary In Suspect Terrain is book two in John McPhee’s Annals of the Former World. He continues his drive along I-80 to explore the geological forces that shaped America. This time he is accompanied by a geologist named …
Basin and Range by John McPhee Date Read: 9/5/2021 You can purchase Basin and Range from Amazon here. Summary John McPhee’s Annals of the Former World is a five-book masterpiece of geology. The series was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. Basin and Range is book one in the series. Basin and Range is a term …
On Writing Well by William Zinsser Date Read: 9/7/2021 You can purchase On Writing Well from Amazon here. Summary On Writing Well is a book to help improve non-fiction writing. It preaches simpleness in writing, and calls clutter “the disease of American writing.” Often, we use too many words and phrases that add nothing to our …
Nearly ten years have passed since Brad Stone wrote the book The Everything Store. For many, it was the first glimpse into the life of Jeff Bezos and the company he founded in the late 1990s. A lot has happened since the book was published in 2013. Jeff Bezos’ personal wealth ballooned, and he became …