Looking for some reading suggestions for the summer from the well-read and diverse group on this board. Thanks!
Paul
Anything by Ken Follett.
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
by Jordan B. Peterson
Just out. One of the most enlightening books I've read in a long time. 5-stars by thousands of reviewers. Apolitical.
StrengthsFinder 2.0
by Tom Rath
National best-seller for years. Argues that we should place less focus on shoring up our weaknesses, and accent our strengths instead. It dismisses the "you can be anything you want to be" cliche as counter-intuitive and personally defeating. It includes an access code to an on-line questionnaire that will reveal your top 5 strengths among 34 distinct strengths and give you advice on how to use them in your life and work. I have long used this with my employees to help them operate from their wheelhouse of strengths. Oh, and it's about as easy a read as you will come across. I highly recommend.
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. Story of two men (Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky) who pioneered behavioral analysis in the Isreali Defense Forces and then went on to careers in academia in which they fathered the field of behavioral economics. Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow is also very good as it has greater detail, but it is a tougher read.
This was written 10 years ago, but if you haven't read it I highly recommend Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
The Transfer Portal, The Big Hole in the Game, by Mark Emmert
"Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure." When Truman leaves office he loses Secret Service protection and his only income is an army pension of $112 a month. So he "buys" a souped up car and with no press coverage he and Bess set off on a three week trek across pre-interstate highway America to attend a speaking engagement in New York.
Payton and Brees...how Sean Payton and Drew Brees produced winning football in New Orleans. Just something to while away some hours.
Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide by Michael Knowles
Christianity and Wokeness
How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel - and the Way to Stop It
By Owen Strachan ยท 2021
Just out. One of the most enlightening books I've read (or more accurately "listened to") in many years.
How to Value Art: A Guide to Art Pricing & AppraisalsBy taking into account its historical, aesthetic, and social context, you can determine a fair and equitable price for the artwork that reflects its true worth. Art valuation involves a deep appreciation for the cultural significance of art, as well as the economic and commercial forces that shape the
art market (https://www.myartbroker.com/investing/articles/concise-history-of-the-art-market)
.
OK, anyone up for an agenda-free book suggestion? 😜 The late David McCullough's The Wright Brothers is tremendous storytelling. Gets us way deeper than the K-12 highlight reel version of the brothers and their family. Also a fascinating story about the power of self-education and taking on well-financed inventors who were scrambling to be the first to fly with a motorized plane.
There's even an agenda-free, matter-of-fact story of inclusion. Guess who published some of the early first works of famous Black poet/author/lyricist Paul Laurence Dunbar?
It's a great book, one of McCullough's finest amid a career of writing rich stories about American history.