I’ve talked (and talked and talked and talked) about my favorite businessy, non-fiction book. Businessy. Meaning, a book I’m reading for a purpose. Businessy, not to be confused with non-businessy non-fiction books about the Secret Service or Hurricane Katrina or slow carb diets that I’m reading for no business purpose at all. Well, unless I […]
Sometime during the spring of 2000, sitting in the sixties-themed basement of Burge Hall on the University of Iowa campus, I was handed a book that would spark one of the biggest themes of my life; personal development. The book was eye opening for me, and it wasn’t just because of the advice and information […]
They’re random, the items on this list. But I’m random. And random writing about writing is a good thing…right? Right. Here goes… If you like to write, and you occasionally do write, I say you can call yourself a writer. You don’t have to complete a marathon to call yourself a runner or get through […]
This one: Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer and this one: Ford County: Stories, by John Grisham I read so much non-fiction that when I’m away from home on vacay, I crave nothing but fluffy, daydream-inducing novels. The couple that I stashed away in my suitcase for our recent trip to Mexico […]
Phew. Did that title wear you out, too? I’m really excited for this one: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption It was a gift from my Mesa, Arizona buddy Danny King and, well, just check out that title! Survival. Resilience. Redemption. And it’s non-fiction. Swoon! So, I wanted to ask […]
You guys. You guys, this place… YOU GUYS. I can’t, I can’t even, I can barely even talk about it. It’s in Portland, Oregon. It’s the size of an entire city block. And they hand you a floor map – a map – when you walk in. I just…you just have to…I can’t…it’s… Sigh. Can […]
I just heard a fantastic quote from famous and best selling author, and publishing voice Seth Godin: “I think there is something neurological that happens when we read the right book on the right day.” Seth went on to explain that there is just something about a book, about what it can do, that a […]
Herringbone Spine Bookcase I want one. Conceal Invisible Bookshelf Want one. The Infinity BookcaseWANT ONE! Do you think I could fit it in my office?
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