Book Reviews & Recommendations
Quick verdict: A focused, story-driven primer on Stoic temperance that will motivate many readers to tighten their routines and protect their attention. It also leans hard on leaders, athletes, and war rooms, which some will find distant from everyday life. What the […]
In Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, Cal Newport takes aim at one of the defining ailments of our era: the cult of busyness. Known for his bestselling books Deep Work and Digital Minimalism, Newport has built a career […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.1/5) Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things asks a deceptively simple question: what if progress is less about the gift you were born with and more about the character you build, the scaffolds you use, and […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.4/5) David Goggins returns with Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within, a raw, unfiltered continuation of his first bestseller Can’t Hurt Me. If his debut memoir was a challenge to test your limits, Never Finished is […]
In The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More, communication expert Jefferson Fisher brings his viral wisdom from social media to the page, offering a thoughtful and practical guide to transforming the way we talk, listen, and connect. Known for his short, relatable […]
Kate Murphy’s You’re Not Listening is that rare piece of nonfiction that quietly changes your daily behavior. It is a cultural x-ray of why real listening has become scarce and a field guide to reclaiming it in conversations, teams, families, and communities. […]
Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras turns a career of high stakes protection into a clear, practical handbook for everyday courage. Becoming Bulletproof blends memoir, behavioral psychology, and field-tested tactics to show how ordinary people can prepare for stress, read others more […]
A Smart, Engaging Look at What Makes Conversations Truly Work Charles Duhigg, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, returns with Supercommunicators, a thoughtful exploration of how people can build better connections through conversation. At its […]
What if everything you’ve been told about time management is wrong? That’s the provocative question at the heart of Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, a book that doesn’t teach you how to squeeze more into your schedule, but […]
An intimate reflection on empathy, leadership, and the courage to be kind in a divided world Jacinda Ardern’s A Different Kind of Power is not your typical political memoir. It reads less like a victory lap and more like a meditation on […]