Archive: May 2014
I used to read a lot of military stories and Bravo Two Zero was one of my favorites. Based on a true story, this story places you among eight members of the elite SAS regiment who infiltrated into Iraq in 1991 to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Within days of arriving, their location was compromised and after their first major […]
When it comes to boiling important business insights down into simple, easily digested morsels, Seth Godin is the man. I’ve read quite a few of his books but wanted to recommend Linchpin this week because I feel its message is particularly relevant given our current economic “instability.” A linchpin is someone that is extraordinary in the workplace. They give their all with whatever they […]
In Beyond Training, personal trainer, holistic nutritionist, health expert, and all-around cool guy Ben Greenfield, shows you how to overcome common health-related training issues while optimizing your workouts so you can look, feel, and perform like a champion. This book is like a buffet of “biohacks.” Greenfield covers a wide variety of subjects like… Improving endurance, mental […]
The premise for Collins’ now-seminal work was simple, but daunting: Start with 1,435 good companies. Examine their performance over 40 years. Find the companies that became great, and find out why. Well, this book is the result of five years of research by Collins and his team (and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in the […]
In this book, author Geoff Colvin set out to solve the “mystery” of great performance. To answer the question of what greatness actually requires. Sure, “hard work,” but what does that really mean? And what about that wondrous X factor of talent? Are some people just born with the wiring to win PGA tours or […]
Here is the brave, honest memoir of one of the most controversial men in sports, and what a tale it is. It takes you from Mike’s ferocious childhood in the underbelly of Brooklyn to his ferocious domination in the ring , where he became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time. We all know where […]
Although I didn’t particularly like the last couple Bond films, I’m a fan of the series, and thought this book series was pretty cool. There are four books in the series–one for Skyfall, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Die Another Day–and they contain all kinds of behind-the-scenes photography with explanatory captions, and excerpts from […]
