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The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday Subtitled “The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” this book examines anecdotal historical events and outlines how challenges ultimately led to triumphs. I discovered the author years ago when his blog was under the Tucker Max platform. He has since landed numerous books on the bestseller... Continue Reading →
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Subtitled “A Fable About Following Your Dream” this book is an incredible short novel about a young shepherd boy who travels from Spain to Egypt in search of his “personal legend”. Through twisting events and circumstances, he finds that the success of his expedition is made possible only by the... Continue Reading →
Finding Ultra by Rich Roll Subtitled “Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself”, Finding Ultra is the autobiographical story of Rich Roll. I came into this book blindly after it was recommended by a coworker. I’d never heard of the author nor his notoriety as an endurance athlete, podcast... Continue Reading →
Book Report - The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow Don Winslow is a fiction writer specializing in crime thrillers. I first learned of him from a podcast interview he gave and was immediately engaged as he described his early experiences as a private investigator and on expeditions abroad. The Winter of Frankie Machine... Continue Reading →
Subtitled “My Philosophy of Leadership”, this book is a memoir on leadership by legendary 49ers coach, Bill Walsh. The story is an account of Walsh’s time as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and it outlines the principles he instilled during the humbling early years of his tenure and that contributed to the... Continue Reading →
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Subtitled “Some Instructions on Writing and Life” this book is largely an autobiography about the author’s life as she becomes a writer. Influenced by her father, who was a writer, she observes his life and career as an adolescent but develops a different understanding of him as she embarks... Continue Reading →
Book Report - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl There is a small collection of books that every individual should read in his or her lifetime and Man’s Search for Meaning is at the top of that list. Some books are entertaining, others are informative, and many are both. A rare few, however, are... Continue Reading →
Book Report - You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney Subtitled “Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself” this book delves into the subject of behavioral economics and examines the psychology behind our everyday actions. Admittedly, if you are not... Continue Reading →
Book Report - Running Man by Charlie Engle Running Man is the autobiography by Charlie Engle, a man whose journey took him through drug addiction and prison but was saved, or more often maintained, by his addiction to running. The book is amazing because it gives a long term account of how functioning some can... Continue Reading →
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