
Alright alright alright. McConoughey is the master of cool and this book is a great reflection of that persona. It’s a fun take on his life, lessons learned along the way and how he’s approached different challenges.

There is a romance about India, despite the heat and noise and smell, that is undeniable. This book is loaded with adventure, intrigue, backstabbing and plenty of cultural references that anyone who has been there will recognize. There seem to be people who love this book and who hate it. Consider me the former.

My second Douglas Preston book of the year, this one proves that truth really is stranger than fiction. A wild tale of an author who is swept up in the corruption commonly found in other countries, it dispenses equal doses of history, comedy and tragedy.

I had this book on my want to read list for a long time and I’m glad I finally got around to it. Its a quick read and anyone who has been to South Africa and was exposed to the history will find interesting. Its one thing to hear about the country’s shocking past and quite another to hear how that past affected one young person and the people around him.

This is just solid historical fiction about the south and how things used to be. As thought provoking as it is entertaining, you will fall deep into this one trying to figure out what happens.

Ann Patchett is skilled at weaving timelines through history to tell interesting stories through the lives of her characters. What seems like such a simple premise has so many layers that it will stay with you long after you finish the last page.

I enjoyed this story simply because the premise seems so far fetched. Once you get into it and watch the inevitable unfold, you realize how difficult some survivors must have it.

Bob Iger certainly has another book in his future given the impact COVID has had on Disney, but this is a truly fun look at an impactful career spent basically at a single company. Reading this will allow you to dream about rising to the top and give you some practical tips on how to get there.

I’ve been looking for the documentary that was filmed during the expedition about which this book was written since I finished it. For fans of Indiana Jones, this is an action-packed nonfiction tale about an expedition deep into the heart of Honduras to find a lost city.

The author was struck by that graceful combination of luck and foresight that only comes around a few times in a lifetime and was able to capture this true story about a young man who risks his life for others during WWII.

This book is a fun one. For anyone who has lived in New York or visited extensively, you will be able to picture this story unfolding high above the regular people rushing to and from work. For anyone who is curious about what goes on behind the stories of incredible success that we rarely see, I’d recommend it.










