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 Create a Winning Organization. Legendary UCLA basketball coach distills his leadership lessons in this book. It’s fascinating to read how simple he makes leadership concepts. The reader walks away with greater confidence that his leadership principles can be applied with success right away.
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Best Books on Amazon
The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day
It seems that I can’t get enough when it comes to learning about World War II. In The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day, you learn about the Allied invasion of Normandy. Author Cornelius Ryan recounts D-Day in minute detail. These Allied soldiers are true warriors. Standing against the Axis power in Germany, soldiers stormed the beaches from the sea and dropped in from the air to save the world from the brink. To say this was a dark day would be an understatement. Hearing how many soldiers died, in this case, is breathtaking. This book gives you a renewed appreciation for the fight against fascism. Other World World II books to check out include The Splendid and the Vile and Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies.
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
UCLA Coach John Wooden distills 41 years of coaching in Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization. As a leader in any organization, you can learn from Wooden’s leadership principles. I love how Wooden keeps it simple. It’s also interesting to read about the impact Wooden’s dad had on his leadership style. Learning from the best that the coaching world has to offer is a passion of mine. These coaches have so many lessons to learn from. Whether you’re starting a new company or progressing in your organization, this book can be a helpful guide on your path.
Other Wooden books to check out include Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court and The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership.
American Assassin: A Thriller (A Mitch Rapp Novel)
Readers are introduced to a CIA superagent and his first assignment in American Assassin: A Thriller (A Mitch Rapp Novel). The rise of Islamic terrorism is what the CIA is tasked with stopping. CIA operations Director Thomas Stanfield must find CIA recruits who are up for the task. Recruit Mitch Rapp is one such individual. CIA agent Irene Kennedy recruits Rapp to the CIA to them turn Rapp over to Stan Hurley in clandestine operations. Rapp trains under Hurley before his first mission in Istanbul and retribution against the terrorist who took down a Pan Am flight that his girlfriend was on. The story ends in Beirut where Rapp must retrieve Hurley who is kidnapped.
Man’s Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl’s account of his life in Man’s Search for Meaning in the Nazi concentration camps is a topic we should all consider visiting. World War II brought out the worst in some nations. The concentration camps showed the world just how dark the world can be. While I don’t love books that bring me to a dark mental space, Frankl’s book is the exception. Frankl talks about the will to live, survival in dire circumstances, the mental games you play, and the adversity you face when all is lost. I can’t imagine being trained from my home to a concentration camp to then guess whether it was my time for the gas chambers. Day in and day out Frankl found ways to trick his mind until he was finally released.
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