Louis Zamperini, and David Rensin, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In (2014) Not many athletes stories start with smoking cigarettes at 6 but Zamperini’s story is far from traditional. In fact, the subtitle of this particular work on his life is “Life Lessons from an Extraordinary Man”, any reader would agree with this sentiment asContinue reading “Never Give Up Never Give In”
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Running with the Kenyans
Adharanand Finn, Running with the Kenyans (2012) A staple of any runners library, the story told in Running with the Kenyans is perhaps pretty obvious. However, as a process of discovery there are a number of twists and turns. As the extended title suggests the mission is ‘Discovering the secrets of the fastest people onContinue reading “Running with the Kenyans”
An American Abroad in a Post-American World
Suzy Hansen, Notes on a Foreign Country. An American Abroad in a Post-American World (2017) Hansen’s work is a mix of self-realization, historical education and anger at a personally misplaced sense of American exceptionalism. Told from her experiences of moving to Istanbul from New York under the cloud of scaremongering headlines about the “Muslim World”.Continue reading “An American Abroad in a Post-American World”
“Phonies”
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) A classic of American Literature, Catcher in the Rye contains a number of significant social themes. As a commonly assigned book in English classes it was an opportunity for me to see what I had missed. This will be a shorter personal review compared to previous posts.Continue reading ““Phonies””
The Fundamental Interconnectedness of all Things
Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Pocket Books (1988) Identifying an author from a particular style of writing is perhaps never easier than in the case of Douglas Adams. I have previously read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency very much fits within this same niche. An eclectic mixContinue reading “The Fundamental Interconnectedness of all Things”
That which you Manifest is before You
You should shine with all your light all of the time Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain, (2008) In simplistic terms The Art of Racing in the Rain is a story told from the perspective of Enzo a Labrador owned by a prospective race car driver (Denny Swift). However, the beauty ofContinue reading “That which you Manifest is before You”
How Little Things can make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point (2002), ISBN 978-0-316-34662-7 The Tipping Point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point (2002) The peculiar fragility of an epidemic is fascinating given the particular mixture of factors that can cause them. GladwellContinue reading “How Little Things can make a Big Difference”
Manifesting your Personal Legend
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (1993), ISBN 978-0-06-112241-5 Will Smith’s favorite book of all time, The Alchemist is an exquisite parable and story. If you have not had the pleasure of reading the book then do, if you have already read Santiago’s tale then re-read it. The story aside, the lessons and teachings in between theContinue reading “Manifesting your Personal Legend”
Week 1 Book Report
Welcome to the first week of “The Weekly Book Report”, please appreciate that as the first post this will be the inaugural attempt to find the correct tone for these posts, so please bare with me. Anyway here goes. In the world of inequality, the phrase “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer”Continue reading “Week 1 Book Report”
Introduction: TWBR
This simple blog “The Weekly Book Report” (TWBR) will be exactly what it claims to be. Part of the idea is to increase the number of books I read and hold me personally accountable in some fashion. Another part is creating a record of those books and the elements of interest within. With both ofContinue reading “Introduction: TWBR”
The Weekly Book Report 