Notes from ‘The Laws of Success’
These are my notes from The Laws of Success by Sterling W. Sill. This is an older book and copies are hard to come by. I love Sterling W. Sill’s writing. He writes to motivate others to higher levels of success. He stresses the importance of reading, writing, pondering and…
Notes from Bill Marriott’s ‘Without Reservations’
Here are a few notes and highlights from Bill Marriott’s book Without Reservations. It was a quick and enjoyable read. All of these notes are direct quotes from the book. Notes Take care of your employees, and they’ll take care of your customers” was the daily mantra that my brother,…
The Expanding Gospel – Notes from Temple and Cosmos
I am reading Temple and Cosmos, which is Volume 12 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. The book is a collection of essays that focus on the temple work being performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are numerous insights into temple work and I have…
The Circle and the Square – Notes from Temple and Cosmos
I am reading Temple and Cosmos, which is Volume 12 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. The book is a collection of essays that focus on the temple work being performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are numerous insights into temple work and I have…
Return to the Temple – Notes from Temple and Cosmos
I am reading Temple and Cosmos, which is Volume 12 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. The book is a collection of essays that focus on the temple work being performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are numerous insights into temple work and I…
The Meaning of the Temple – Notes from Temple and Cosmos
I am reading Temple and Cosmos, which is Volume 12 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. The book is a collection of essays that focus on the temple work being performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are numerous insights into temple work and I…
Notes from ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’
Written in 1961, The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs is a foundational and important work on city planning. Jacobs was the Anti-Robert Moses. This book has many deep and thought-provoking ideas. I haven’t really read any other urban planning books to know how her ideas…
Notes from ‘The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother’
Here are my notes (there are a lot of them) from reading The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, by Lucy Mack Smith. My notes consist of direct quotes from the book and some of them may not have much context. But those who are familiar with the history…
The Blessing Way: Notes From the Book
I just finished The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman. I wanted to read this book because it is about Native Americans and the Navajo Nation. It was a gripping mystery novel. I really enjoyed reading it and I’m planning on reading more of the Leaphorn and Chee books. Below are…