At the beginning of the year, I committed to writing a blog article on every book that I complete during 2018. It’s been a while since my last entry. That is not because I haven’t been reading; I’ve just fallen behind in writing my blog entries. I have three books that I need to add. […]
At the beginning of the year, I committed to writing a blog article on every book that I complete during 2018. The latest book to reach the finish line is Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, by Steven Pinker (2018). Pinker argues that the ideals of The Enlightenment have resulted in […]
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Harari was published in the US in February of 2017. Homo Deus is the successor to Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Where Sapiens takes a look at the history of humankind to provide insight into who we are today, Homo Deus explores where we may […]
What’s behind the sense of turmoil, disillusionment and anger that is so commonly cited in the popular media? What’s different about our current situation that has created this environment? What can we do about it? These are some of the questions posed by Pankaj Mishra in Age of Anger: A History of the Present. As […]
Have you ever wondered what it would take to become a millionaire? The book, 21 Questions for 21 Millionaires explores how people who aren’t well known or celebrities become quiet millionaires. The author, Brandon Pipkin, is a motivational speaker for corporate, professional and trade events. He is also an established and proven trainer of professional […]
This is the first in a series of posts under the Category, “Transformational Books.” These articles will not be book reviews. In this series, I will write about the books I read in 2018, and discuss how the experience may have been transformational. I don’t plan my reading a year ahead of time. In fact, […]