Author Archives: schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by my SEAL/SWCC candidates reading group to read as preparation for basic SEAL/SWCC training.  Also this is a key book in the canon of Stoic literature that has helped Ryan Holiday bring Stoic values to the … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my literature reading group. I had read it before, but wanted to read it again and advocated for it.  Summary in 3 sentences:  Okonkwo is a prominent leader in an indigenous village in the upper … Continue reading →

Why this book: When I asked my friend Alison what book in the past few years she’d read that had impacted her, she responded immediately with this book. I mentioned it to my friend Luke, an avid Sci Fi reader … Continue reading →

Why this Book:  Selected by my SEAL reading group as our June 2022 selection, based on input from several who had read it. Summary in 3 Sentences:  Project Hail Mary begins with our narrator waking up on a gurney, covered with … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my literature reading group – strongly advocated for by Janar. Summary in 3 sentences:  A man hunting out in the outback in South Texas stumbles upon a number of shot up vehicles, a bunch of … Continue reading →

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 →