Book Reviews

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