Category Archives: Reading

Originals, by Adam Grant

Posted on May 8, 2016 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my All American Leadership reading group, with the enthusiastic endorsement of Rob Nielsen, who finished it and immediately began to read it again, in order to better absorb the many ideas in it.  I and … Continue reading →

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The Game of Life and How to Play It, by Florence Shinn

Posted on September 13, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book: Recommended to me by a woman I often refer to as my “spiritual advisor.” I have considered her advice and perspective “sage” and very helpful to me, and when she suggested that I look at this little … Continue reading →

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Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee

Posted on September 13, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book: My reading group selected it to read and discuss. I had been wanting to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird for years, and selecting this book gave me the excuse to do so. I found it most interesting … Continue reading →

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Tijuana Straits by Kem Nunn

Posted on July 30, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book: When I recently mentioned to a friend that I lived in Imperial Beach, he recommended this book as a novel set in Imperial Beach. Wanting to know more about where I live, I picked it up. Though I … Continue reading →

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Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan

Posted on July 22, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by our reading group, at the insistence of my wife, Mary Anne. I recall her reading this book and repeatedly telling me that I had to read it.  She and several of those in our reading … Continue reading →

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Dancing at the Rascal Fair, by Ivan Doig

Posted on July 3, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book:  I had read and really liked a couple of Ivan Doig’s other books – Heart Earth and This House of Sky – both beautifully written autobiographical accounts of his childhood and young adulthood in Montana in the … Continue reading →

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From Here to Eternity by James Jones

Posted on June 3, 2015 by schoultz

Why this book:  I have been hearing about, and seeing this book referred to for years.  I have been fascinated by the idea of the Existential Hero in American Literature since taking a course in that subject in college.  This … Continue reading →

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

Posted on May 15, 2011 by schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by my reading group.  I had read it twice before and was happy to read it again. My Impressions: This is a short book, about 120 pages and won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in the … Continue reading →

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years – How I learned to live a better story, by Donald Miller

Posted on April 24, 2011 by schoultz

Why this book: Recommended to me by Ross MacKenzie, who I met at a conference.  It appeared to be a different sort of book, possibly with some unusual and interesting insights.  So I took a chance. It was worth it. My Impressions:  … Continue reading →

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