Mr. Richard Simmons III, not to be confused with the exercise guru, heads The Center for Executive Leadership and he is the author of numerous books, including The True measure of a Man.  His latest book, College With No Regrets: Wisdom for the Journey, endeavors to help students and parents focus on what really matters […]

Hillbilly Elegy was published back in 2016, but it remains essential reading for two reasons: 1) It provides a glimpse into the plight of the white working class, and 2) JD Vance is now Donald Trump’s running mate on the Republican ticket and could very well be the next Vice President of the United States. […]

Within the pages of Jordan Peterson’s book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, lives some of the best marriage advice available. Rule 10 encourages couples to “Plan and Work Diligently to maintain the Romance in Your Relationship.”  Watch the Review Here! The theme of Peterson’s book is how each of us can, and should, move […]

Jonathan Haidt wrote “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” as an alarm bell for parents. Between the pages, he offers both analysis of the problems facing Gen Z and solutions.  This overview summarizes many of the issues address by Haidt. Overview The mental health of […]

Abigail Shrier is an author and scholar. She hold degrees from Columbia and Oxford and attended Yale Law School. Her previous books, “Irreversible Damage: The Teransgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” (2020) remains an excellent, wildly popular book. In “Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up” she make the case there is nothing wrong with […]

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel J. Brown is an outstanding story about the University of Washington’s eight-man rowing team. Against the odds and enumerable challenges, the boys in the boat triumphed to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The book’s strength arises from the multiple plotlines Brown follows throughout the […]

In his book, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, Tim Keller analyzes the parable of the prodigal son and demonstrates how the story is a hopeful message. Father and son division is a familiar story. The father loves and adores his son, pushes him hard to reach his full potential, then the […]

When it comes to reinvigorating your faith, it not easy knowing where to start. These Christian must read books can help you push into your faith this year.  While this is not an exhaustive list, it these books can help wherever you are in your faith journey.  Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis  C.S. Lewis explains […]

C. S. Lewis possessed rare thinking and writing ability. His gift was taking complex issues and breaking them down into digestible parts. This stemmed from his understanding of Christianity as both logical and sensible. “Mere Christianity” represents some of his best work. Watch our review on YouTube. During the Second World War, Lewis delivered a series […]

London, 1843: Charles Dickens owed his publishers a book. As the year drew to a close, the pressure was on Dickens to complete something great. Sales of his other books were declining, he faced financial hardship, and his wife was pregnant with their fifth child. He claims to have “walked about the black streets of […]

Painting an intimate portrait of a man’s life is an extraordinary thing. Historians and biographers have written wonderful books about the men and women who have shaped our world. Peggy Noonan’s portrait of Ronald Reagan stands above them all.  Noonan I’ve long enjoyed Noonan’s writing, thinking, and observations. Noonan outshines herself with “When Character Was King.” Her hallmark is get out of […]

Probing the depths of “Where did we come from” is challenging, but worth it.  Ken Ham, Hugh Ross, Deborah Haarsma, and Stephen Meyer make separate cases for four different views. “Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design” presents various views, and the editor J.B. Stump lets the experts present their evidence. It’s easy to learn […]

Few brother duos spark interest like the Wright Brothers. While the Wright Brothers are a household name, many don’t know the best parts of their story. David McCullough brought Orville and Wilbur Wright to life in his book, The Wright Brothers because he wanted people to know more than their names – he wanted to inspire us through […]

Talk radio has helped inform listeners about politics and current events for decades. Rush Limbaugh is the greatest talk radio host of all-time, but there are other radio legends. Among them is Mark Levin. His new book, The Democrat Party Hates America, provides a succinct review of many talking points from his radio show.  Who is Mark […]

Why care what a Hollywood actor has to say about life? More specifically, does Mathew McConaughey contribute anything useful in his book, Greenlights? Watch the YouTube Review. Better Than Expected Despite significant skepticism, Greenlights is much better than expected. McConaughey has extraordinary natural gifts: good looking, high intelligence, maturity, and parents who insisted on strong values. How can […]

Martha. Dolley. Abigail.  These are the names of the women most commonly thought of when speaking of the founding mothers of the country. And while they certainly deserve the honor and praise bestowed upon them, one mother is often forgotten about by history. That is the mother of the country’s first President: Mary Ball Washington. […]

This summary of Peter Attia’s book, “Outlive,” plucks the takeaways from his enormously helpful book. This is more than a health book. “Outlive” is not a beginner’s book to health and fitness. It assumes a basic knowledge and readers have been actively seeking healthy habits already. By dispensing with the “get out and walk” pep […]

These book notes give the main takeaways from Dr. Meg Meeker’s book, “Boys Should Be Boys.” In it, she gives readers tips on raising boys. The book begins by giving away the 7 secrets Dr. Meeker thinks all parents should know. Beyond that, there is a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, followed by the big takeaways and solutions […]

If you seek self-improvement, or you have a sense that you achieve more with your life, then there is no better resource than Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In it, you will find the secrets to success. But, the spine of the book is not simply instructing you how to live your […]

Senator Tim Scott is not an ordinary man. His life has been extraordinary in many ways. He’s not extraordinary because of his skin color or because he is a United States Senator or because he has achieved financial success. He is extraordinary because he embodies the American Dream. Only in the United States of America […]

Civic education is in decline. Most high school students know little about government, economics, and the virtues of our republic. Even fewer understand budgets, finance, or accounting. Starting and operating a business is now completely outside the scope of most school’s curriculum. Connor Boyack seeks to remedy that problem with the Tuttle Twins books. The question our […]

Where do you turn to find patriotic books for children? It’s not easy because so many books have a hidden agenda. Three classic book series stand out because they each have books celebrating our great nation. They also have books teaching valuable life lessons.  1) Otto’s Tales  PragerU publishes a series of children’s books called “Otto’s Tales.” […]

Vivek Ramaswamy was featured in not one, but two Wall Street Journal articles on the same day a couple weeks ago. Why? Because he is lightyears ahead of everyone else in discussing vital issues affecting the future of American business and free market capitalism.  According to Mr. Ramaswamy, “woke” is damaging American business, capitalism, and […]

American Christians have advanced liberty and equality in our nation. As Mark David Hall writes: “Contrary to many academics and popular authors, I show that Christians have regularly been motivated by their faith to create fair and just institutions, fight for political freedom, oppose slavery, and secure religious liberty for all.” Mark David Hall’s book […]

The Conservative Book Society’s summer reading list includes everything from beach reads to deep reads – we’ve included something for everyone. Pick a few books from our list, and be sure to let us know which books you enjoyed most. 1) Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Sullivan’s book is based on a true story […]

As a proud South Carolinian, I’ve watched Haley’s career unfold. Her book, “With All Due Respect,” written a couple years ago was clearly a prelude to her presidential run. Now that she’s announced, Haley’s book stands as her most articulate pitch for why she would make a good president.  The book is well written and […]

This is a summary and review. The authors, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, could have kept their analysis to an article. In fact, the book grew out of an essay the authors wrote and then converted into a book. The book presents astute observations, studies, and antidotes on college students. Unfortunately, the authors commit the […]

Social media, video games, working from home, and other nonsocial activities have dimmed people’s social skills. Add the Covid lockdowns to it, and many people are no longer socialized to thrive in today’s world. Evidence suggest social skills are as important now as ever. People who interact well with others enjoy a competitive advantage in life, […]

The New York Times book reviews have long been a staple of the book and publishing industries, but the world has changed and so has the New York Times. With all the changes, it’s fair to ask if the New York Times book reviews are still relevant or have they become a relic of the past? What Has Changed?  The […]

Few people impact their profession the way Jordan Peterson has revolutionized his. Psychology spent many decades collecting dust in the back shelves of academia until Peterson resuscitated it. It had become pseudo-science to many because of its practitioners’ proclivity for affirming whatever the patients wanted. Then, Peterson rolled into town.  As a relevant aside, life […]

“Nearly three out of five high-school girls in the U.S. who were surveyed reported feelings of persistent sadness or loneliness in 2021, a roughly 60% increase over the past decade, new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.” This, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, is just some of the disturbing evidence from […]

In the 1990s all the major newspapers and magazines began writing stories about the problems with boys. I remember the subject coming up in my 11th grade “Current Events” class. “There must be something wrong with you, not me,” I thought as I read the article. That was 1997 and every few years since, major news […]

“The most effective way of making everybody serve the single system of ends toward which the social plan is directed is ti make everybody believe in those ends.” F. A. Hayek Part 2 – Words and Warnings For Conservatives What does it mean to be conservative? That is one of the underlining topics addressed by […]

Part 1 – An Introduction to Hayek “The most important change which extensive government control produces is a psychological change, an alteration in the character of the people…even a strong tradition of political liberty is no safeguard…” F. A. Hayek Covid and the Globalist We’ve all just woken from a horrible hangover caused by global […]

“Most Americans instinctively know that something has gone wrong with our country over the past generations.” That is how Governor DeSantis opens his book and it resonates because it’s true. Between the pages, Governor DeSantis gives readers a glimpse into his thinking and how he would govern if he were President.  Does a Resume Matter?  […]

This is Marketing is an odd sized book, using bright colors, and featuring the funny looking marketing guru peering through the “O” in his last name on the cover. The book’s presentation is catchy. There is no doubt Seth Godin is a great marketer, but there is equally little doubt he understands marketing is about deception. […]

Many business books detail the art of drafting a business plan, marketing, or fund raising. ReWork by Jason Fried and Davide Heinemeier Hansson tries something new. It offers encouragement for launching your business today and getting to work. It’s like having a personal trainer in your ear – or maybe a drill sergeant.  The key to the […]

David McCullough’s 1776 is classic – both the author and the story. The founding of the United States of America is familiar, but McCullough flavors it with rich stories and exciting characters – George Washington, Nathanael Greene, Henry Knox, and others. The best part is that it’s true. It’s true that penning the lofty aims of the […]

Few authors master their craft as well as Julia Donaldson has perfected hers. In a world with thousands of children’s books and limitless publishing options, Donaldson stands above the rest. Why is that? For starters, children can be notoriously tough graders. If they don’t like a book, it sits. If they do, it’s read over and […]

When the Smithsonian opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016, Justice Clarence Thomas was conspicuously omitted. Later, the museum added an exhibit, which according to many falls short of honoring Justice Thomas. Even today, it’s impossible to find him on the National Museum of African American History and Culture website.  How is it […]

It ends with the same feeling with which it begins: Yearning. At first, it was a yearning to know what happens next and at last a yearning for it not to end. Page after page, Alexandria Andrews guides the story along. The stitching holding the pages together is a yearning to know why the dual protagonist […]

A friend confided recently that she can’t read The Giving Tree anymore because she cries too much. “Why does it make you cry” I queried. “Because the tree gives all she has” and then my friend paused, “I would do the same for my kids.” “Hopefully,” I replied, “you’ll raise sons who can take care of themselves […]

There was a comedy years ago titled City Slickers in which three men from the city go out on a cattle drive. At the request of their wives, the three friends are forced to get out into the wild and figure out how to be men again. During their time away, they are challenged and humiliated by […]

“I don’t know what happened,” a client confessed recently. He seemed bewildered by how quickly his marriage unraveled. This man’s wife, kids, house, and savings were all walking away from him and he seemed perplexed as to why.  Men and women often call our law firm full of venom towards their spouse or demanding a […]

H.W. Brands selects the easiest subject imaginable – Ronald Reagan. What’s not to like about our 41st President? Few people inspire continued admiration long after they are gone. Even fewer can use their enormous popularity to do heroic things. Ronald Reagan did.  H. W. Brands’ book, Reagan: The Life, captures the full gamut. From his humble beginnings […]

The easy path to happiness is getting what you want, but it’s also fleeting. Likewise, eliminating a list of annoyances can improve life – commutes, shame, bad relationships, loss of control – but these too will not deliver lasting results. According to psychologist and professor, Jonathan Haidt, the place to start is with ancient wisdom.  […]

The breakdown of marriage and the American family has troubled our nation for many decades.  Marriage is challenging, especially when so few people have the tools to make it work. Studies show, few couples receive pre-marital counseling. Massive numbers of people don’t have positive examples of healthy family life, too. Accordingly, divorce rates remain high and […]

Don’t waste your money on the book, read this review instead. Warren Farrell and John Grey are dated and quintessential out of touch elitist, but their book, The Boy Crisis, promotes some relevant research and helpful ideas. As to the research, they come out of the gate swinging – and their research assistants are not only […]

“Who is John Gault?” That’s just one of the questions asked and answered by Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged. The others are these: What drives the motor of the world? What if the people who propel the world forward – the capitalist, creators, inventors, artist, and others – go on strike? What happens when the government […]

Mary Norton retells the story of American independence by focusing on the year that made it all happen. Paul Revere’s ride, Bunker Hill, the Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Valley Forge, and all the rest never would have happened if it were not for the sparks created during the year 1774. At least that’s the […]

Dr. Leonard Sax writes a timely book about boys and how to help them thrive. Young women across our nation are asking the same question many parents and older generations are asking: Where have all the men gone?  There are still plenty of quality men around; however, it’s obvious from a survey of our surroundings […]

“He who would understand the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln.” – President Ronald Reagan  During uncertain days, it helps to read about certain men. Reynold’s cultural biography describes Abraham Lincoln as the frontiersman, showman, jokester, rail-splitter, lawyer, thinker, statesman, and ultimate centralist. Abe describes a tough, rugged Lincoln […]