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Notes from Bill Marriott’s ‘Without Reservations’

February 10, 2020December 12, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

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, Dick, and I heard from …

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Profound Ideas From Sterling Sill’s ‘Bottles and Books’

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

There are times in your life where you read something and it sticks with you. It changes the way you think and act. Somehow, it never seems to fully leave you. I’ve had a handful of these moments in my life. Today I’d like to share what I’ve learned from one such instance. I was …

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The Expanding Gospel – Notes from Temple and Cosmos

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

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 been highlighting many passages. Because …

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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead (and to Read)

May 19, 2020November 24, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

I just read Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis. My biggest takeaway from the book is that I could be a better reader. I read a lot but Mattis seems to be much better at learning from his reading than I am.  Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There were a lot …

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The Circle and the Square – Notes from Temple and Cosmos

November 26, 2019November 23, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

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 been highlighting many passages. Because …

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Lyndon Johnson and the ‘Path to Power’ – A Summary

May 19, 2020November 14, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

As I have previously written, I am becoming a gigantic Robert A. Caro fan. His writing is phenomenal. I have a goal to read all of his biographies. I just finished Path to Power, the first book in his Years of Lyndon Johnson series. The four-volume series (the fifth book is still being written), comes …

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Return to the Temple – Notes from Temple and Cosmos

November 26, 2019November 9, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

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 been highlighting many passages. …

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The Meaning of the Temple – Notes from Temple and Cosmos

November 26, 2019November 9, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

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 been highlighting many passages. …

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Working: Robert Caro’s New Memoir

May 19, 2020October 31, 2019 by Samuel Pedro

I love the thrill of finding a great author. Of reading a book and knowing that you will love any other book this author writes. When I was in high school, Kurt Vonnegut was the author I most admired. I read every book he ever published. Recently, I felt this way about Robert Caro after …

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