Book Reviews
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King – Rich Cohen – 2012
This is a fabulous business story of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from roadside peddler to kingmaker…
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom – Yeonmi Park – 2015
This is an eye-opening story about a young woman’s escape from one of the worst dictatorships in the world. You…
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The Breakdown of Higher Education – John M. Ellis – 2020
If the topic of education is high on your agenda this should be on your must-read list. I was quite…
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War – Ben Macintyre – 2018
Follow cold war KGB agent Oleg Gordievsky recruited by MI6 British intelligence who spied for more than a decade revealing…
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Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage – Dan Crenshaw – 2020
This is the most inspiring book I have read in a long time. Crenshaw is a Navy Seal who is…
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The Forgotten Depression: 1921 – The Crash that Cured Itself – James Grant – 2014
The title says it all. In 1920-21 the nations output declined 23.9%, unemployment hit 19% and commercial and financial disruption…
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The Hundred-Year Marathon – Michael Pillsbury – 2016
This book will accelerate your concerns about China’s influence throughout the world. You won’t look at China the same way…
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With All Due Respect – Nikki Haley – 2019
Follow Nikki Haley through the South Carolina legislature, on to nearly two terms as Governor and then two years as…
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Boost Your GrowthDNA – Margaret Reynolds – 2019
My friend Margaret Reynolds has long been an expert at business growth strategies and has now written an excellent book…
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It’s the Manager – Jim Clifton & Jim Harter – 2019
In any organization it is clear that the manager makes the biggest difference in employee effectiveness and team productivity. The…
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