The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer by Dean Baker

Takeaway: There are many different ways to view economics.  It is good for us to wrestle through alternative views and you do not have to agree with something to learn from it. Purchase Links: Paperback, Free PDF Version, Free Audible.com Audibook I like to read books on economics.  I know that may be strange, but … Read more

Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership by Tim Irwin

Takeaway: Derailed is a decent business book on Character.  I support the idea of Nelson Free (buy a hardback, get the ebook and audiobook free) but in this case the audiobook isn’t that great. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Edition, (don’t buy the audiobook) I am a fan of Thomas Nelson publishers and its CEO, Michael … Read more

Toyota Prius Manual

This is a slightly facetious review, but last week we bought a new Toyota Prius.  Last summer we rented a Prius while in Chicago and averaged 52 MPG after 650 miles.  We liked the way it drove and we really liked the gas mileage.  So when we had to replace our Saturn we decided to … Read more

Spiritual Leadership by J Oswald Sanders

Takeaway: The age of the book often has little to do with the quality of its advice. Purchase Links: Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook from Audible.com If I had said it once, I have said it well, a lot of times.  You need to pick up christianaudio.com‘s free audiobook every month.  I am often a month (or two or more) … Read more

Intelligence: A Novel of the CIA by Susan Hasler

Takeaway: A very realistic portrayal of the pressures of the intelligence services, from an author that did the actual work she writes about. Purchase Links: Hardback, Kindle Format, Audio from Audible.com I do not read a ton of fiction. But I seem to be drawn to political and spy fiction.  Political and spy fiction matches the slight cynisim that I … Read more