Monthly Archives: May 2022

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 →