Author Archives: schoultz

Why this book: I first heard of Willa Cather a few years ago when I was at a conference chatting about books with a woman from Nebraska, who mentioned that when she was in school, everyone had to read Willa … Continue reading →

Why this book Over the years, I’ve heard this book referred to and praised a lot – by Tim Ferriss among others.  Also I’ve read and enjoyed several of Pressfield’s historical novels, as well as his Warrior Ethos (reviewed here,) … Continue reading →

Why this book:  In a great podcast interview Tim Ferriss did with Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs fame) Mike Rowe strongly recommended the entire John D. MacDonald Travis McGee series.   This recommendation was subsequently reinforced by a friend who had … Continue reading →

Why this Book: Selected by my literature reading group, based on 1. strong recommendations from a couple who’d read it, and 2. our group had loved Towles book A Gentleman in Moscow. Several had also read his Rules of Civility … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I have been very interested in brain function, health, and dreams for much of my life. This book was strongly recommended by my friend Mike Gosh.  It is related to other books I’ve recently read, to include: … Continue reading →

Why this book;  I was on a zoom discussion session and this book was mentioned and I was intrigued – so I bought it and read it.  Summary in 3 sentences:  In this short book (135 pages) the author describes … Continue reading →

Why this book: Recommended by my friend Jay and by other members of a discussion group we’re in together.  I wasn’t going to read this book, until to a person, the others in our group raved about it and said … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my Navy SEAL reading group, and Steven Pressfield agreed to join us for the discussion.   Summary in 4 sentences:  This is Pressfield’s life of Alexander novelized,  told in the first-person from Alexander’s perspective, as if … Continue reading →

Why this book: I had read  the novel The Overstory by Richard Powers,  the 2019 Pulitzer prize for fiction winner, and was very intrigued by a character in the book who had explored the connections between trees and within forests, … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I had just read and been fascinated by The Circle.  I wanted to read the sequel and this is that sequel. Summary in 4 sentences.  The book The Every picks up the story of the corporation The … Continue reading →