Tag: Books & Reading
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Benjamin Franklin: The Practical Founder America Forgot | Review of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Reading Time: 4 minutesA thoughtful review of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson, exploring Franklin as America’s most practical Founding Father — a self-made man who valued compromise, diplomacy, civic responsibility, and solutions over ideology. A compelling look at the man behind the myths and why his ideas still matter today.
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The Classics At Gutenberg
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreat books are just a click away. The classics at Gutenberg.org
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100 Books on History, Leadership, Civilization, and Human Resilience: My Lifetime Reading Roadmap
Reading Time: 3 minutesA curated reading list of history, biography, fiction, leadership, Roman Empire, democracy, resilience, and Pulitzer Prize-winning books. Discover the books I’ve read and the classics still waiting on my shelf.
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Why Poldark May Be the Best Historical Fiction Series I’ve Ever Read
Reading Time: 2 minutesHistory has always fascinated me, not simply because of dates and events, but because of the people who lived through them. The Poldark series by Winston Graham captures that feeling better than almost any historical fiction I have read. Set against the backdrop of post-American Revolutionary War England, these novels bring the…
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Daily Prompt: A Book That Surprised Me
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever read a book you can’t put down? what draws you in and where do you find these classics?
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Daily Prompt: Overrated Book
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes books are just horrible. They leave me wondering how they got published. What do you think was my least favorite book?
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Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Great Gatsby kind of great but not a classic to me. A good short read for a day.
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An Organized Meathead
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe organized meathead to blogging, structure, and planning that missed the deadline.
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Book Review: 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe crash of 1929 wasn’t just about money—it was about mindset. Markets can recover. Confidence is harder to rebuild. What turned a sharp financial panic into a prolonged depression wasn’t just policy or structure—it was fear.