I have greatly enjoyed Alan Jacobs’ How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds. But at the time of writing, the e-book is $1.99 at last check so I’d encourage you to check it out if you haven’t…
Tag: Relationships
Quick Review: Beyond Reason
Another help Negotiation book I’ve gone through in the last few weeks is Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro’s Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate. This isn’t the most dynamic of books content-wise,…
Quick Review: How to Have That Difficult Conversation
Over the last few days I had a chance to read Henry Cloud and John Townsend’s How to Have That Difficult Conversation: Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication. This book formerly used to be…
Quick Review: The Tipping Point
A few weeks ago I finished reading Malcom Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little things Can Make a Big Difference. I fully enjoy Gladwell’s books as they often popularize more complex ideas out…
Quick Review: Daring Greatly
I finished Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly today and it was really great. I’m not sure I need to give too much of an intro due to her enormous popularity through her TED talks…
Quick Review: Quiet
Over the past month I read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. As I share some thoughts, I disclose that I am an introvert…
Pre-School Theology: I’m Here!
We’re in our last months of having a pre-schooler so the nostalgia is setting in. But we continue to have moments that remind us that the eyes of a pre-schooler always provide a…
1 Day 3 Kids 3 Ways of Affection
Our family is in a bit of transition, and we have been it seems for about 2 1/2 years now! But recently we made a move to a different part of the…
Old School Book Review: How to Win Friends
A few months ago I read Dale Carnegie’s classic How to Win Friends and Influence People. Normally I react strongly to books that have covers that have catch lines like “The Only Book…