Rating: ☆☆☆☆1/2 Author: Simon Sinek Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Business, Self Improvement 256 pages, published October 29, 2009 Reading Format: Audio Book on Hoopla Summary In his bestselling book Start with Why, Simon Sinek explores the question of why some people and organizations are more innovative, influential, and profitable than others. Why do some command […]
Rating: ☆☆1/2 Author: Haruki Murakami Recommended by: Lisa Goldberg Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Foreign 240 pages, published May 9, 2017 Reading Format: Book Summary Men Without Women is a collection of short stories from Japanese author Haruki Murakami. All of the stories take place in Japan and, as the title instructs, all have a […]
Rating: ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author: Kate Quinn Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War II 520 pages, published June 6, 2017 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary The Alice Network tells two parallel stories. The first takes place in 1947 and focuses on college girl and American Charlie St. Clair who is pregnant, unmarried, and at […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Author: Scott Adams Recommended by: Scot Reader Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Humor 304 pages, published November 16, 2017 Reading Format: Book Summary From author Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, Win Bigly is an analysis of the strategies Donald Trump used to persuade voters to elect the most unconventional candidate in the history […]
Rating: ☆☆☆ Author: Emma Cline Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime 355 pages, published June 14, 2016 Reading Format: Book Summary The Girls takes place in Northern California during the tumultuous latter part of the 1960s. Protaganist Evie Boyd, a young teenager at loose ends after her parents’ divorce is whose desperate need for acceptance […]
Rating: ☆☆☆1/2 Author: Daryl Gregory Genre: Fiction, Humor 416 pages, published June 27, 2017 Reading Format: Audiobook Summary Spoonbenders tells the story of the Telemachus family. Teddy Telemachus is a charming con man with a gift for sleight of hand and some shady underground associates. In need of money, Teddy tricks his way into a […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Author: Dale Carnegie Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Improvement, Psychology 288 pages, published October, 1936 Reading Format: Book Summary How to Win Friends and Influence People is primer for how to have sincere, positive interactions with other people to better achieve your personal and business goals. Full of anecdotes to support his points, here is […]
Rating: ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author: Robert Galbraith (pseudonym for J.K. Rowling) Genre: Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Suspense 492 pages, published October 20, 2015 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary Career of Evil is the third book in the Cormoran Strike crime thriller series, written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Private Detective Strike returns […]
Rating: ☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Marianne Boeke Author: Douglas Adams Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor 193 pages, published June 23, 1997 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary Right before the Earth is to be destroyed to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Mel Robbins Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Improvement, Psychology 267 pages, published February 28, 2017 Reading Format: Book Summary In The 5 Second Rule, author Mel Robbins recounts how she was trapped in a downward spiral so much so that she had trouble even getting out of bed in the morning. […]