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Why this book: This was the KPBS 2016 One Book; One San Diego selection and also a National Book Award winner.  My reading group (rightly) assumed it would be a good read.   As  a memoir, this selection was an exception … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Strongly recommended by my friend Jay. Summary in 3 sentences:  Fascinating combination and convergence of several themes and stores:  The Cretan resistance against Nazi occupation, specifically focused on a single operation – the kidnapping of a German … Continue reading →

Why this book: Sebastian Junger and Seth Godin  strongly recommended it in Tim Ferris’s podcast interviews with them. Then my friend Jay read it, and also insisted that it is a ‘must-read.” So I had to move it to the … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group. One of our members had read it and loved it. Also, it continues our recent trend of reading Pulitzer Prize winners. Summary in 3 Sentences: The book follows a family back … Continue reading →

Why this book: It was selected by our All American Leadership reading group as our bi-monthjly selection.  Also, the author, Mike Lerario is part of our team. Summary in 3 sentences:  As he notes on the cover, Mike wrote this … Continue reading →

Why this Book: Though all of us had read it before, my three-person reading group agreed to read this wonderful little book again.   By Man’s Search for Meaning, I refer to his  Experiences in a Concentration Camp (about 100 … Continue reading →

Why this book: Highly recommended by a friend of my mothers.  I was intrigued, bought it, and Mary Anne read it while I was engaged in other reading. She loved it. I was between reading group books, and decided to … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by one of the reading groups I’m in. Summary in 3 sentences: A classic children’s story with lessons that are important for adults as well.  A young prince from another planet meets our narrator – a … Continue reading →

Why This Book: Chosen by my literature reading group because 1. we have been on a great run of Pulitzer Prize winners, 2. it’s relatively short, and we were looking for something good AND short. Summary in 3 sentences: Reverend John Ames … Continue reading →

Why this Book: It was selected by my All American Leadership reading group for our bi-monthly reading group. Summary in 3 Sentences: Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry Wehmiller, a $2+ billion company tells the story of his conversion from traditional management … Continue reading →