by Jon Sevenker | May 20, 2021 | Books, P&A Articles
If you’re into the social sciences, you’re probably familiar with Adam Grant’s other books, Give and Take and Originals are two. Both of these books are great reads, but his latest, Think Again, might be his best yet. The premise behind Think Again is that we as...
by Blake Anderson | Jan 19, 2021 | Books, P&A Articles
A 2-for-1 book review! The first book up is the latest from Erik Larson – one of my favorite authors (a favorite of Jon’s as well). Erik writes historical non-fiction, with a bit of fictional embellishment along the way. His books are entertaining, educational and...
by Jon Sevenker | Dec 23, 2020 | Books, P&A Articles
With a limited menu of activities for much of the year, I found myself with more time to read. Here are the Top 15 books I read in 2020 categorized by topic. Leadership: The Ride of a Lifetime – Written by Bob Iger, former CEO of the Walt Disney Companies, this...
by Jon Sevenker | Sep 23, 2020 | Books, P&A Articles
In my opinion, Morgan Housel is the best behavioral financial writer today. I learn something from every article of his that I read. So when I found out he was releasing a book, I preordered a copy. The Psychology of Money includes some of Housel’s existing...
by Jon Sevenker | Jun 29, 2020 | Books, P&A Articles
If you’re a golf or sports fan, you’ve probably seen the video of a 2-year old Tiger Woods showing off his skills on a late-night TV show. And when you think of a violin prodigy or young chess champion, you probably assume they’ve spent 8 hours a day for years...
by Jon Sevenker | Jan 22, 2020 | Books, Just for Fun, P&A Articles
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber By Mike Isaac For those of you who read Bad Blood by John Carreyou, Super Pumped is of a similar vein (pun intended). The former is a story about a visionary founder who refused to accept that her revolutionary product simply didn’t...
