Best Books of 2016 (so far)
I’ve read over 50 books in the first six months of the year, and some of them were really good. Here are the best books of 2016 (so far). I thoroughly enjoyed The Oregon Trail: A New…
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Superforecasting
What is Superforecasting? Well imagine the ability to consistently predict world events, or the stock market, or even an election. Philip Tetlock has spent the last decade overseeing a government funded contest to see who the best…
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Slow Kingdom Coming, by Kent Annan
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by all the ways we’re suppose to make a difference in the world? We’re suppose to eat certain foods, wear certain shoes, support certain organizations, “like” certain Facebook posts ……
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Best Books of the First Quarter
A friend asked what have been the best books of the first quarter of 2016. I’ve read about three dozen this year and after looking through the list it was easy to spot what I thought were…
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Pirate Hunters
This isn’t a long review of the book Pirate Hunters, by Robert Kurson, but I wanted to post a strong recommendation for this modern day adventure story. It caught my attention because of my love for Belize (a…
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Driven by Difference, by David Livermore
Years ago I was given a little book by David Livermore about the importance of cultural understanding in short term missions. Since then I’ve read pretty much everything David has written, and his most recent…
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Create vs Copy, by Ken Wytsma
Several months ago my friend Ken Wytsma asked me to comment on a book he was writing. He sent the pdf version and it surprised me to learn the topic was on creativity. Not that…
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Resource Allocation – A Review of “The Outsiders” by William Thorndike
If you are in leadership then you probably spend time thinking about resource allocation. To simplify that phrase, you probably have had to decide where to focus your energy, talent, and capital. This is true…
