For as long as I can remember it’s always been about the successful student. How to get the best test scores to get into the best schools. How to get the best grades to get the best jobs. Best this… […]
[BOOK REVIEW] Pawning our future in Broke, USA
The story of the financial collapse of 2008 is well rehearsed in our national consciousness: an over-priced housing market supported risky “sub-prime” mortgages made to middle- and upper-middle class folks who overreached, borrowing more than they should have, and those […]
BOOK REVIEW: New Home for Lost Thing in “Lost & Found”
The Academy Award nominated short film “The Lost Thing” has found its way into a new book by author and illustrator Shaun Tan. The New York Times bestselling author presents a collection of three short stories in Lost & Found […]
[BOOK REVIEW] Big Dreams for Children by Olympic Figure Skater
Pink, purple, and lots of glitter… an award-winning combination for little girls. Yet when I unveiled Dream Big Little Pig, a new children’s’ picture book by Olympic figure skating star Kristi Yamaguchi, I was more excited than my daughter. No […]
[REVIEW] Daddin’ – The Verb of Being a Dad
To be a father and to be a dad are two things that seem like they should be easily distinguishable. To father means that you have contributed genetically to a child. In a technical sense, to be a dad means […]
[REVIEW] Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear
Imagine the African Savanna, a hungry pride of lions and an unsuspecting herd of antelope. The pride sends the oldest lion to rush the antelope while the other lions create a perimeter. When the attack occurs the antelope flee and […]
Get a Good Book to Better Wine
With the holidays rapidly approaching, several dilemmas arise…. What wine will you serve with Thanksgiving dinner? Which champagne will you celebrate the New Year with? To help tackle these issues, Carol Evans Hammond has written Good, Better, Best: A No-Nonsense […]
Peel Back the Layers of the Millenium Falcon
The simple review is that this book was an awesome experience for me. I have been a Star Wars fan since the first time I saw Episode IV when I was 10. The Millennium Falcon is an icon of the […]
[REVIEW] The Goodness of God
Suffering is hard for any of us to deal with. Especially when we throw in a theology that says God plans for that suffering. Randy Alcorn attempts in this work to pull the jagged edges of his wounds together and […]
[REVIEW] Expecting 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Pregnancy
Michele Hakakha and Ari Brown hit a home run with Expecting 411. My daughter may show up any day now and I greatly appreciated the find-and-read aspect of this text because time is of the essence. I believe all expecting […]
[REVIEW] Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown
I wish I would have been able to come up with this idea because I am quite jealous that Daniel Wilson is being paid to put these ideas to paper. I thoroughly enjoyed Bro-Jitsu on multiple levels. Having survived my […]
[REVIEW] Birth Partner Handbook
With my daughter being mere weeks, hopefully, away I appreciate one whole text being devoted to the birth process. I have read many books on the subject of pregnancy as a whole and I think I am more worried and […]
[REVIEW] Dad’s Pregnant Too
Harlan Cohen is able to do more in this book than I have heard in months of pregnancy shows. He takes his writing experience of being a best-selling author and advice columnist and applies it to that clear-as-mud arena known […]
[REVIEW] Sometimes The Right Decision is an Irrational One
The bigger my bonus, the more productive I will be, or so the rational side of me believed. After reading Dan Ariely’s The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home, I realized that […]
[BOOK REVIEW] Mistakes Are Encouraged When Made By Hand
Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of one of the biggest blogs around, BoingBoing.net. In fact, I’ve been reading that blog for a couple of years now. Who knew, that I would get a chance to review Mark’s new book, Made […]