Bowling Book Review

  I have read many of Erik Larson’s books. I think I have a few remaining. He is one of my favorite authors. He lives in Seattle.  So yeah I would say read this one. It shows in depth how Hitler rose to power and how the U.S. did not really care or even supported his actions. At least for me, I have read a lot more about once the war began but I knew very little about how we arrived at the war. This book fills in a lot of the gaps.  The protagonist of the story is mostly disliked by his colleagues even though his perspective turns out to be exactly correct. That is a shame. In life you have to do your best regardless of what other people think and say. That is a hard thing to do. Ambassador Dodd was a smart and good man whose views were ahead of his time.  I am sick today and not very happy about it. I am not sure what I am reading next. But yes, read this one. Have a great day friends!

  Recommended by: Not specifically but Scott read this (see his review on the blog) Length: 8 hours audio (short) Thesis: The team leader is responsible for everything. If your team is underperforming, it is your fault. If your commander is unhappy with your team, it is your fault. What I liked: Really good true stories from the Iraq war. The audio is funny because Jocko and Leif are so intense and sometimes they used real sound effects such as explosions. What I did not like: The ending was weak. It ended with a business example and then went into an excerpt from their other book. Should you read it: Maybe - def some good advice here but not the best book ever. Other: A big thank you to all who served and now serve in the U.S. armed forces. What I am reading next: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson  

Let me try a new format. Recommendation: Yes by Coach Cathy (thanks) Length: 8 hours audio (short) Thesis: As your business makes more money calculate your buy back rate and hire staff to do more of the tasks you don’t want to do so you can focus on the tasks that really light you up and repeat this endlessly.  Should you take time to read it: maybe (more relevant if you own a business or are thinking of starting one) What stood out to me from the book:   The buy back calculation as discussed in the book is as follows: if you make 200k a year divide that by 2000 then divide that by 4. This is your buy back rate. So in this case you can afford to pay someone $25 an hour to complete a task you dont like to do. For example maybe you don’t like reading your email or organizing your calendar. You could hire an administrative assistant. With the extra time you free up you can focus on something that you do like to do and that will make your business more money. As you make ...

  A book I think most people should read. Not because they wrote this book in such a cool way that it stuck with me, its more so just the concept of boundaries. I thought about it before but never to the extent that this book portrays. It essentially is just a way to protect yourself and they give you permission to put yourself first which can be hard when your mom or grandmother are guilt tripping you. There are some interesting lines. So your parents raise you and as you are deciding what to do in life you decide you want to live in California while they are in Maryland. Your parents then say 'we provided for you all these years and have taken care of you and you are going to move to California and not let us see our grandchildren?'. My irl response is dang they are right, they have done a lot for me maybe I shouldn't go. The book argues that if they did these actions with 'love' then they were done not to be paid back. So you aren't in debt to them because it...

  I read this one. Pretty academic. Fairly long. Way ahead of its time for 1997. Attia read this book and really liked it.  Super relevant if you were a victim of childhood trauma.  The case studies and autobiographical information in this book were really good and at times sad.  The text is a bit academic. I had to read and reread a lot.  Attia’s book was more relatable to me as I thankfully have the best family ever! Fair warning: don’t marry anyone with unresolved childhood trauma that you don’t know about. They will externalize it and you are going to end up in couple’s therapy trying to resolve it lol. So if I ever date again lol I am going ask if they want kids and if they have unresolved childhood trauma such as abuse or neglect. And of course they can work through their trauma in therapy, but it is not easy. And I guess this is a mean perspective but at least it is a realistic one.  Looking forward to reading Scott’s review of “Boundaries.” Next I t...

  I think Scott’s review was not really fair to this book. He said it was good and worth reading but I think it is much better than that, especially if you are an endurance athlete.  The legal angle is very interesting. The personal angle is really good. The cheating scandal is intriguing and the bike racing is awesome. The moral value about telling the truth is important. Even though the protagonist was a cheater too, his story teaches you to never give up and to try hard at life no matter what happens. There is a lot of honest humanity in this book.    This should most definitely be added to our staff picks and this is a must read for any endurance athlete and probably for all people. I think this book is highly highly underrated.  I listened to this one and I think this was better than reading because I could hear the emotion in the reader’s voice. This made the race commentary segments so much better.  My view on doping: Before reading this book I would...