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About: Evil on the Roof of the World: A Cycling Trip that Ended in Terror by William Elliott Hazelgrove is a short biography/travelogue of Lauren Geoghagen and Jay Austin’s biking around the world trip. The two Georgetown graduates were murdered in the […]
About: The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right by Tim Carpenter is a memoir concerning the case of Don Miller, an Indiana man who looted over 42,000 artifacts and nearly […]
About: Hostage by Eli Sharabi is a memoir of the 491 days he spent in Hamas captivity. Mr. Sharabi was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, 2023. My rating for Hostage – 5Buy Hostage from Amazon.com*More books by Eli Sharabi* Thoughts: Mr. Sharabi spent 14 months […]
About: The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon Gertner is a well-researched history of Bell Labs and a few of the people who changed our lives. Mr. Gertner is an author and editor at Fast […]
About: River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard tells of the search for the origins of the longest river in the world. Ms. Millard is a writer, editor and […]
I enjoyed this book very much, not from the franchising or business perspective as much as the way Mr. Kroc managed and led the company to have consistent standards he called “OSCV” which stands for Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value.
In the Burger King, Mr. Mclamore traces his rise to riches from his humble beginnings, with lessons he learned in life and business along the way
The book fun because Mr. Jones chose to focus on the people who made The Wars of the Roses entertaining – in hindsight of course
Ron Chernow shows us why he’s the master of biographies, focusing on who Samuel Langhorn Clemens was, as well as Mark Twain’s story beyond his humor and books
I felt the book was balanced and honest. While the author is certainly a fan, he doesn’t shy away from the more complicated, complex, & dark sides
