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  • September’s Page-Turning Picks: The Top 3 Books on Amazon 2022

    September’s Page-Turning Picks: The Top 3 Books on Amazon 2022

    A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market, The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual, and Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success: 12 Lessons for Extraordinary Performance and Personal Excellence were the best books on Amazon that I read in September. We can…


  • Escape the Heat with the 3 Best Books to Read this August 2022

    Escape the Heat with the 3 Best Books to Read this August 2022

    The Fallen Angel, My Personal Best: Life Lessons from an All-American Journey, and Angel in the Whirlwind were the 3 best on Amazon that I read in August. Each of these books was a continuation of themes I’ve continued to deepen my knowledge of novels, coaching, and the American Revolution. Each of these books on…


  • Summer Page-Turners: The 2 Best Books to Read in July 2022

    Summer Page-Turners: The 2 Best Books to Read in July 2022

    The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution and How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius was the books on Amazon that I read during July. Both of these books were fun reads. The first book, The Man Who Solved the Market, is a…


  • June Book Haul: The 4 Best Books to Read This Month 2022

    June Book Haul: The 4 Best Books to Read This Month 2022

    Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, The Rembrandt Affair, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring, and Portrait of a Spy were the four best books on Amazon that I read in June. Each of these books is excellent own unique way. Of these best books on Amazon, my favorite was A Game Plan…


  • Best Books on Amazon: Top 4 Books from May 2022

    Best Books on Amazon: Top 4 Books from May 2022

    The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day, Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization, American Assassin: A Thriller (A Mitch Rapp Novel), and Man’s Search for Meaning were the four best books on Amazon that I read in May. Of these books on Amazon, my favorite is Wooden on Leadership: How to…


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