The 37th ParallelBen Mezrich We are NOT alone! In the vastness of the Universe how can anyone believe that humanity is the only living thing to have taken hold? For a number of people, that is the only thought that is relevant, that we ARE alone. In my opinion it is particularly egotistical belief to […]
Rivers, Lost Cities and Caves
The River of DoubtCandice MillardAfter his U.S. Presidential defeat in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt wasn’t about to sit still. For his next phase in his life, he opted to travel down a tributary The Amazon River; one that was uncharted. Facing danger and imminent death at every turn, Roosevelt accomplished a goal that many thought was […]
Filling Your Bucket
You know that saying:If only i knew then what I know now? I’ve thought that since I discovered what we think is reflected back to us. If we see negative situations, that’s the life we will lead, that’s what will show up and it will further drag us down in an unending spiral of despair. […]
Out of Captivity
Out of CaptivityMarc Gonsalves I’ve written about survivors of plane crashes before at CJP Book News here:Into the AbyssAnd here:An Adventure, Law of Attraction and a Lion In February 2003 three American contractors, Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell were travelling to South America when their plane went down. They survived the plane crash only […]
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruckby Erik Larson I’ve read most of Erik Larson’s books and Thunderstruck as with his other’s hooked me from the first page. About the invention of wireless this book takes place primarily on the open water. Thunderstruck tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi, a man obsessed with finding a new way to communicate while away from […]
A Whole New Mind
A Whole New Mind Daniel Pink Without the Right Brainers and imagineers, our world as we know it would surely cease to exist as we know it. Pink goes a step further to suggest that the Right Brainers that imagineers are going to play a bigger role in the future than they did in the […]