Book Review - Dare to Live Greatly: Real Christian Living Requires the Grit, Courage & Confidence of a Navy SEAL in Training

About the Book

Are you thriving with strong faith no matter how dire the circumstances? Do you run away from your fears - or to them? Better yet, what gives your life thriving purpose?

In today's world, it's becoming tougher to live an unswerving Christian life. In fact, in Dare to Live Greatly, L.C. (Larry) Fowler, a graduate of Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) Class 89, argues that to follow Christ today requires Navy SEAL-like toughness.

This I promise: No matter how dire the circumstances, a SEAL will never give up-nor should any Christian. Obviously, this is not just another SEAL book. No other book juxtaposes Christian living to something as demanding as Hell Week, Tijuana mudflats, and Navy SEAL training in Coronado, California.

Dare To Live Greatly demands every man and woman must have the grit, courage, and tough-as-nails perseverance as a Navy SEAL in training to live the Christian life today. As you can imagine, having the guts to live as a Christian is not for the faint at heart.

To survive this unnerving training you have to be physically tenacious, mentally robust, and prepared to die, if necessary. Dare to Live Greatly is a powerful uncensored Christian living book about inspirational faith that proves everyone is called to be a victorious warrior in life.

When Larry Fowler became a Navy SEAL BUD/S trainee, he could barely swim. Nevertheless, he somehow survived "Hell Week" and graduated Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL training Class 89.

If this man can survive BUD/S, you can boldly thrive where you're at right now. In his inspirational book, Dare to Live Greatly, he reveals how faith is continuous, action-packed, and an adventure.

These chapters will demonstrate:

- Actionable Christian leadership steps toward living a stronger Christian life

- Importance of knowing and living your God-given purpose every day

- Find more courage to be a brave Christian during tough times could be no better nonfiction Christian book for confidence

- Avoid being a faith coward with too much worry

- Discover how SEAL training will energize your Christian living faith And much more...

My Take on the Book
This was an inspirational read that really shows the strength of one man that allows him to live an exceptional life. The book also shows how you too can succeed in life. You will learn so much from the fortitude that you will see from Larry as he overcomes so much in his own life. Larry is an amazing example of how you should never give up. This is an amazing book you will not want to miss!

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Book Review - Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl (The Society of Explorers and Adventurers)

About the Book

The first book in a globe-trotting middle-grade adventure, Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl combines high-tech wizardry, old-world legends and a little bit of magic from the internationally renowned best-selling author, Julie Kagawa.

Shinji Takahashi is just an ordinary kid. An ordinary homeschooled smart-alecky orphan kid being raised by his globe-trotting aunt Yui. But when a magical guardian decides to use him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji’s life takes a turn for the anything-but-ordinary. Captured by the menacing Hightower Corporation, which is bent on using the guardian’s magic for its own nefarious purposes, Shinji must team up with a brilliant young tech whiz named Lucy and her robot mouse, Tinker, in order to escape.

Together the two turn to the venerable Society of Explorers and Adventurers and its ragtag cast of spelunkers, hackers, mapmakers, pilots, and mythology experts (among other things) to return the guardian to its rightful home and release Shinji from its magic―which seems to be draining his life force. Time is ticking, the Hightower Corporation is hot on their tail, and success or failure might depend on one small thing―Shinji finally coming around to the belief that he is anything but ordinary.

Based on the Society of Explorers and Adventurers lore that exist across the Walt Disney Parks, Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl is the first book in an all-new action-adventure series that brings S.E.A. into the twenty-first century through a blend of science and magic, and a focus on two young characters on an epic journey through time and place.

My Take on the Book
This was a fast-moving book that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. I loved to learn more about Shinji and follow along with this character's journey. The book is an amazing adventure as you follow along with Shinji as he works to solve the riddle of a curse. As he goes on his adventure you will keep asking, "What's next?" I know I did! This is a great book that you will not want to miss! 

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Book Review - LEAD NOW!: A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders

About the Book
Some are called on to lead. Others are driven to seek a leadership role. However you have come into your leadership position—whether you are just starting out, or have put in years of effort—one singular truth remains the same: the learning never ends.

In this revised and updated edition of the LEAD NOW! handbook, internationally recognized leadership coaches John Parker Stewart and Daniel Stewart provide busy leaders with hundreds of sparkling bits of insightful advice for continuous improvement. Based on the comprehensive LEAD NOW! Leadership Development Model, this invaluable resource arms you with an instant leadership development solution complete with actionable tips across twenty-one Leadership Dimensions, encompassing four areas of great leadership: Create Purpose, Deliver Excellence, Develop Self & Others, and Lead Change.

Drawing on the authors’ work with top-level leaders across a host of Fortune 500 organizations, small to mid-sized companies, government agencies, and start-ups; four decades of proprietary 360-degree and team assessments; and industry best practices and academic research, LEAD NOW! offers you a solid foundation upon which to build and refine your skills as you practice the art of being a leader in today’s changing environment.
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Whether you are leading a coaching engagement, a workshop, or a larger leadership program, each new leadership responsibility requires new skills and mindsets to be successful. Leadership is a craft—a set of unique skills that require dedicated practice. It is a journey, not a destination. LEAD NOW! is the handbook for you, your team, and your organization for continued growth, results, and ongoing success.

My Take on the Book
I love books that are practical in nature and I love learning about leadership too. This book gives you the best of both worlds. The book helps you to find new ways to become a stronger manager and leader. The approach in this book is action-based and really allows you to look at leadership in a new way.  One of the things I loved was that the book really breaks down leadership into manageable chunks that you can then use to work into your own workplace.

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Book Review - The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

About the Book

This is the first in-depth examination of the important ongoing fusion of activism, capitalism, and social change masterfully told through a compelling narrative filled with vivid stories and striking studies.

Today, corporations and their executives are at the front lines of some of the most important and contentious social and political issues of our time, such as voting rights, gun violence, racial justice, immigration reform, climate change, and gender equality. Why is this sea change in business and activism happening? How should executives and activists engage one another to create meaningful progress? What are potential pitfalls and risks for each side? What can they learn from each other? What first principles should guide leaders moving forward?

The Capitalist and the Activist offers an engaging and thoughtful look at the new reality of corporate social activism—its driving forces, promises and perils, and implications for our businesses and personal lives. Weaving deep research and fascinating stories that span business, entertainment, history, science, and politics, Tom Lin provides an insightful road map for how society arrived here and a practical compass for moving forward. Drawing together examples from the civil rights movement, campaign finance litigation, gun regulation, Black Lives Matter, the Confederate flag controversy, the Trump presidency, and other historical events, Lin brilliantly reveals and charts the course for a changing society of capitalists and activists seeking both profit and progress.

The Capitalist and the Activist is a must-read for anyone trying to understand the emerging future of activism, business, and politics.




My Take on the Book
If you have an interest in business, politics, society or more, this book is one that will really open your eyes through the fun stories that are held within the book.  The stories are ones that really will draw you in and as you read through it you not only learn so much but you learn about everything from multiple sides and points of view. We are surrounded by issues of capitalism, but I can honestly say that after reading this I feel that I really understand Capitalism much more now than I have ever understood before.

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Book Review - Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust

About the Book

Leadership legend and bestselling author Ken Blanchard and trust expert and thought leader Randy Conley present this carefully curated collection of fifty-two essential leadership principles that are easy to implement and practice.

Effective leadership is an influence process where leaders implement everyday, commonsense approaches that help people and organizations thrive. Yet somehow, many of these fundamental principles are still missing from most workplaces. In Simple Truths of Leadership, legendary servant leadership expert Ken Blanchard, whose books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and his colleague Randy Conley, known and recognized for his many years of thought leadership and expertise in the field of trust, share fifty-two Simple Truths about leadership that will help leaders everywhere make commonsense leadership common practice.

Readers will discover profound, memorable, and in some cases counterintuitive leadership wisdom such as

• Who should make the first move to extend trust
• What role a successful apology plays in building trust
• When to use different strokes (leadership styles) for different folks—and for the same folks
• Where the most important part of leadership happens
• How to create autonomy through boundaries
• Why the key to developing people is catching them doing something right

A fun, easy read that will make a positive difference in leadership and organizational success, Simple Truths of Leadership will show readers how to incorporate simple but essential practices into their leadership style, build trust through servant leadership, and enhance their own lives and the lives of everyone around them.

My Take on the Book
This was a powerful book that brings together two amazing leaders that are presenting their wisdom in a great new way that offers practical advice that you can put into place right away. I have followed Ken Blanchard's advice for years and have found his leadership principles to be ones that really can help any leader. to take their leadership to the next level. This book brings together amazing advice that you will find will help you in so many ways.  This is a must-have for any leader!

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Book Review - Smart Leadership

About the Book

Escape the mediocrity that ensnares so many in business and become a better, more effective leader.

Have you ever wondered what it would take to be a better leader, or achieve your wildest dreams, or make a bigger difference in the world? The answer lies in the choices you make: about everything from how you spend your time to the way you view the world.

Smart Leadership is the latest essential business title from internationally bestselling author of Win the Heart and Chess Not Checkers Mark Miller. In this book, he shares the four research-based “smart choices” the best leaders make to scale their influence and results.

By teaching you how to Confront Reality, Grow Capacity, Fuel Curiosity, and Create Change, Miller will help you:
• Bring fresh eyes and fresh thinking to your leadership approach.
• Increase your confidence in your ability to make a difference.
• Lead at levels you never thought possible.
• Accelerate your learning curve so that all these benefits come faster and more naturally.

With this guide, your leadership—and your life—will be transformed forever.

My Take on the Book
This was a great book by Mark Miller. As someone that has followed his leadership tenets, this new book is a great new addition to his legacy of work. In this book, you will connect with his ideas about how the choices we make really make a difference in our lives. I love the concepts that he presents in regards to confronting reality, growing capacity, fueling curiosity, and creating change. The model that Mark Miller presents is one that can be put into practice right away and you will find that it really can make a profound difference in the way that you lead. The concepts are practical and based in research and by the end of this book, you have a full arsenal of tools to put into practice.

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Book Review - The Beatryce Prophecy

About the Book

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world.
We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home.

In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all—for the king of the land seeks just such a girl, and Brother Edik, who penned the prophecy himself, knows why.

And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories—powerful tales-within-the-tale of queens and kings, mermaids and wolves—ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows that, should she lose her way, those who love her—a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword, and a goat with a head as hard as stone—will never give up searching for her, and to know this is to know everything. With its timeless themes, unforgettable cast, and magical medieval setting, Kate DiCamillo’s lyrical tale, paired with resonant black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, is a true collaboration between masters.

 

My Take on the Book
I have been a huge fan of this author ever since my own kids were young. This book was an absolute delight when it came to the story but also the characters within the book. As you read this book you will find yourself smiling as well as feeling deeply for the characters themselves. The author does an amazing job at allowing you to feel and experience the world of the book and because of this, you will find that this book is one that you will not soon forget!


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