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Books

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All The Facts

A poker champion helps us with business decisions...

We Were the Lucky Ones

A book about the a Jewish family during WWII that...

Managing Expectations

An endearing book that will make you laugh and cry...

Catherine The Great: Portrait of A Woman

A powerful and imperfect Russian Empress...

Fahrenheit 451

Does a fireman save or destroy...

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

A small town helps in a big way on 9/11

The Lincoln Highway: A Novel

An adventure on a popular American highway...

The Magnolia Palace: A Novel

A mystery at the Frick Mansion...

The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free

A famous NYC hotel for women only...

The Nightingale

A book remembering the citizen heroes of WWII...

The Answer is…:Reflections On My Life

Some thoughts from the host of Jeopardy!

Still Life

A murder in a small town...

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

The story of a Robber Barron...

Breath: The New Science of A Lost Art

Is breathing part of your wellness plan?

Winter Solstice

Will these 5 people help each other heal and love...

Mademosielle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History

Yes, another book on Coco Chanel...

Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War

Did Coco Chanel help the Nazi's?

Mr. Dickens And His Carol

Who Doesn't Enjoy A Christmas Carol?

The Chanel Sisters

Who can resist a book with the word "Chanel" in...

Klara And The Sun

A weird but engaging novel!

My Life In France

Julia Child was a national treasure!

The March of Folly

Episodes in history that teach valuable leadership lessons

Uncontrolled Spread: Why COVID – 19 Crushed Us And How We Can Defeat The Next Pandemic

A perspective on our public health response to COVID-19.

Napoleon: A Life

A through biography of the French General and Leader.

Strategic Business Transformation: The 7 Deadly Sins To Overcome

7 Deadly Sins of Strategic Transformation...

The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour and Greed

Murder, deceit and more!

Wuthering Heights

The ultimate gothic romance....

Jane Eyre

Why did our English teachers like this book?

War And Peace

A saga of the war between the French and Russia.

My Life In Full

The life story of PepsiCo Chairman & CEO Indra Nooyi

The Price We Pay:What Broke American Health Care And How To Fix It

Will transparency fix healthcare?

Healthcare Without Walls: A Roadmap For Reinventing U.S. Healthcare

Can we deliver healthcare without walls?

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Addie wanted to be free...

The Christmas Bookshop

A nice Yuletide read....

The Power Of Habit

Learn how to build lasting habits...

Where the Crawdads Sing

A "who dunnit" that slowly builds...

Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War

Will Evie get to Paris to celebrate Christmas?

Last Summer at the Golden Hotel

Will this be the last summer at the Golden Hotel?

The Midnight Library

A mysterious Midnight Library...

Anxious People

A touching and funny whodunnit...

Kiss Your Dragons: Radical Relationships, Bold Heartsets & Changing the World

Are you ready to kiss your dragons?

The Dressmaker’s Gift

A dressmaker and WWII...

The Murmur of Bees

What is the murmur of the bees?

Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling

Who was the Prophet Joseph Smith?

The Baking Bible

A must have book for all bakers!

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate your Life

Should you wake up at 5 AM?

Spring House

Whatever happened to Diane...

Greenlights

Find out what a greenlight means...

Life In The Fasting Lane

Is fasting worth the effort?

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

In Benjamin Franklin's own words...

An Incomplete Education

Is your education incomplete?

Surrounded By Idiots

Are you "surrounded by idiots"?

Where The Forest Meets The Stars

Fantasy meets a stark reality...

Wish Me Home

A girl, a dog and a journey...

When We Believed In Mermaids

Two sisters with a shared past...

Head Over Heels

A timely read about a gymnastic coach and the upcoming...

The Book Thief

Five Stars for The Book Thief...

Up The Down Staircase

A commentary on our educational system...

Map Of The Heart

Escape to the Chesapeake Bay and France...

Elon Musk

Musk is an intriguing character...

Henry Clay Frick: An Intimate Portrait

A view of the millionaire through art...

Digital Minimalism

Time for a digital detox...

The Magnolia Inn

Can restoring an Inn help two people move forward?

The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Fran Lebowitz is funny...

The Rose Code

The secret of Bletchley Park is now out...

Amazon Unbound

A summary of Amazon's most recent endeavors...

A Nantucket Wedding

What could be better than Summer in Nantucket...

The Bedford Boys: One American Town’s Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

An exceptional book about the ultimate D-Day sacrifice...

The Rules of Love & Grammar

What are the rules of love...

The Wright Brothers

The Wright Brothers is a "must read" history book.

While We Were Watching Downton Abbey

Everyone loves Downton Abbey...

The Road Trip

A trip to reconciliation or permanent separation?

Anything is Possible

Elizabeth Strout's books are not for the faint of heart.

West Point Woman

West Point Woman is about building character despite significant adversity.

American Housewife

American Housewife is funny...

Paris Is Always A Good Idea

Paris Is Always A Good Idea!

Sweetshop Of Dreams

A sweetshop in an English village...what could be better than...

Finding Home

My friend writes a memoir...

Love At First

Fifteen years ago, Will spotted her and never forgot that...

Open: An Autobiography

A deep look into the career of Andre Agassi...

The Heart of Business

How to bring heart into your organization...

The Jane Austen Society

A touching post WWII rewrite of Pride and Prejudice...

The Pegan Diet

Filled with information on good foods and bad foods...

In A Holidaze

Would you wish for a holiday do over...

A Week In Winter

A week in West Ireland in the middle of winter...

Grit: The Power Of Passion And Perseverance

Tenancity and hard work go a long way.....

The Case For Keto

Understanding the impact of carbs on our bodies...

The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

Hanff has arrived.....

84, Charing Cross Road

Pen pals from across the pond....

Creativity, Inc.

Driving creativity in your organization...

Poverty to Possibility

Kindness, hope and perseverance....

Convenience Store Woman

A quirky but poignant social commentary...

Meet Me In London

A modern day fairytale...

The Ride Of A Lifetime

A peak into leadership and ABC & Disney...

Tunnel Vision

A 24 hour race through the London Underground.....

Love Lettering

What secret is hidden within the words...

2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything

What will the World look like in 2030...

The Queen’s Gambit

An exceptional story about a child chess prodigy

London Belongs to Me

If you need a dose of London....

The Healing of America

Should America adopt best practices from other country's health systems?

Christmas Shopaholic

Chick Lit plain and simple...

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits yield long term change...

The Summer House

A beach getaway...

The Night Circus

The Night Circus is magic...

Alexander Hamilton

A deep dive into the life of Alexander Hamilton...

No Offense

A light-hearted read...

Recipe For Persuasion

An Update on Jane Austen's Persuasion

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage

A heroic adventure...

Big Summer

All is not what it seems at the wedding of...

Olive Kitteridge

I randomly choose to listen to the Book Olive Kitteridge

The Dutch House

By Ann Patchett I heard so many good things about...

In Five Years

By Rebecca Serle Dannie is an ambitious lawyer living in...

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

By Erik Larson I was mesmerized by Larson’s Devil in...

Learning to Lead

This book should be on every professional's bookshelf...

Everything I Never Told You By Celeste Ng

This is my first Celeste Ng novel and it did...

The Lost Girls of Paris

By: Pam Jenoff Recently I have been choosing books about...

The Whole Way Home

By: Sarah Creech If you like Nashville and particularly the...

The Flight Girls

By: Noelle Salazar Women doing “men’s” work during WWII is...

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

By: Angela Kelly Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated me and...

Don’t Overthink It

By: Anne Bogel Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel is...

Calypso

In the book Calypso, author David Sedaris takes us on...

Contagious: Why things Catch On

Contagious discusses viral marketing and is both insightful and practical...

The Storyteller’s Secret: Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don’t

After writing the book, Talk Like TED, author Carmine Gallo...

Everybody Communicates, Few People Connect

I had the opportunity to both read Everyone Communicates, Few Connect and...

True South

If you want a quick read that will make you...

The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World’s Fastest- Growing, Most Misunderstood Market

Author Joe Coughlin is the Founder and Director of the MIT AgeLab a...

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Two thumbs up!  This book is one in a trilogy written...

Next Year in Havana

Next Year in Havana combines love with past political strife and current...

Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think

The author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We...

Hidden Figures: The Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The Story of the African–American Women Who Helped...

The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How To Make Your Life Better

To say that I am a raving fan of the...

Evvie Drake Starts Over

I must admit that the book, Evvie Drake Starts Over, by...

Competing Against Luck

I’ve read several of Christensen’s books over the years but...

Busy Bee: Queen Bee

Are you constantly on the go?  Do you feel like...

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Without sounding too dramatic my suggestion is – READ THIS BOOK!! ...

Engage: A Guide to Involving Your Consumers in Their Health

This guide is designed to provide a framework to drive...

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