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Breathe and Believe
Breathe and Believe, by Arthur Wiggins, drops readers into the messy, money-soaked world of American Midwest University athletics, where one bad week blows up an entire department. Bruce McDermott, a marketing specialist on the rise, watches his mentor quit, his secret relationship implode, and his football program slide toward NCAA sanctions and budget disaster. Interim athletic director Tara Gantt battles power-hungry basketball coach Ron Hill and his boosters over gender equity, football vs. basketball priorities, and the push to build a new multi-purpose facility, while a tragic road accident involving the women’s tennis team shows the very real cost of all these decisions. By the time Bruce walks into a legislative hearing with a giant check and a campus-wide vision, the book has turned a spreadsheet crisis into a story about ambition, grief, and what it really takes to keep a university sports machine alive.
The storytelling has a slow-burning style that works overall. The early chapters around the motel incident, the surprise resignation, and then the van crash hit hard and fast, and I caught myself thinking, “OK, this is not just a sports novel, this is a whole train wreck of a weekend.” The author writes meetings, press conferences, and budget talks with the same seriousness as big games, and that gave the book a grounded, insider feel. There are passages packed with numbers, acronyms, and institutional history where the tension dips. The dialogue often carries the weight, with characters stating the stakes rather than letting subtext do more of the work. Still, when the story leans into crisis scenes or personal confrontations, the pacing snaps back, and the pages move quickly.
What really hooked me were the ideas underneath the plot. The book digs into Title IX, gender equity, and the brutal math of “too many sports, not enough money” in a way that feels honest. We see how a 53 percent female student body sits next to only 39 percent female scholarship athletes, and you can feel how wrong that is without the author giving a lecture about it. Tara Gantt’s arc, as a veteran woman administrator who built a separate women’s program only to see it merged, trimmed, and constantly second-guessed, gave the book heart.
Bruce’s role as a marketing guy caught between ideals and survival felt believable to me; he is selling walk-a-thons, naming rights, and spring game hype so the department can pay back a 1.3 million dollar overspend, and the whole thing feels both clever and a little desperate. The tennis team crash is handled with a blunt, unsentimental style that hit me in the gut; it underlines that all the talk about TV contracts and conference moves sits on top of actual young people in vans on bad roads.
I also liked how Wiggins treats politics and media as part of the same ecosystem. The scenes with the local newspaper scrambling for a “thumper” front-page story and sniffing around the athletic budget felt very true to life, and there is a sly humor in how leaks, half-truths, and spin drive the narrative around AMU more than any scoreboard does. The boosters, legislators, and campus leaders come off as flawed rather than cartoonish villains, which I appreciated. There were moments when I wished for more time inside the student-athletes’ heads and a bit less time inside meeting minutes. Even so, I came away with the strong sense that the author has lived in this world, and that authenticity carries the book.
I would recommend Breathe and Believe to readers who enjoy behind-the-scenes sports stories, campus politics, and workplace dramas where the real action happens in boardrooms, press boxes, and budget spreadsheets more than on the field. If you want a thoughtful, occasionally heavy, very human look at what modern college athletics does to the people inside it, you’ll enjoy this book. Arthur Wiggins has written a grounded, slow-burning sports novel for readers who love college athletics stories packed with messy politics, money trouble, and real emotional fallout.
Pages: 309 | ASIN : B0DFCHCWND
The Universal Struggle
When the Boss is Not Right is a searing novel set in Mumbai’s chaotic media world, following a young journalist who battles toxic mentorship and systemic corruption in his fight to stay human and honest. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
When the Boss is Not Right emerges from the harsh realities of Mumbai’s media landscape, where idealistic journalists confront powerful forces of corruption daily. The characters inhabit a world drawn from real encounters – mentors who normalize ethical compromises, colleagues who sacrifice principles for career advancement, and the rare individuals who stand for truth regardless of consequences.
The newsroom depicted serves as a battlefield where journalistic integrity clashes with commercial imperatives and political pressure. The story unfolds through layers of frustration, hope, and the raw wounds that form when truth becomes negotiable.
The protagonist’s journey reflects the universal struggle faced by media professionals: that disorienting moment when trusted guidance leads toward ethical quicksand. The corruption portrayed often pales compared to the disturbing realities of modern newsrooms.
This novel confronts essential questions that define modern professional life: Where does healthy ambition end and corruption begin? How can personal integrity survive in systems designed to undermine it? What separates necessary compromise from fundamental betrayal?
The fictional story offers no simple solutions. Instead, it creates a world where readers might recognize their own workplace dilemmas – the difficult superiors, the moral crossroads, the choice between advancement and values. Success for this book isn’t measured in sales figures but in moments of recognition when readers pause to question what “just how things work” truly costs.
What personal experiences, if any, informed your portrayal of Deep Kakarpathi and the toxic newsroom environment?
Creating Deep Kakarpathi and the newsroom of When the Boss is Not Right was an exercise in pure imagination. The character emerged not from personal experience but from countless “what if” sessions wondering how someone might respond when idealism collides with institutional corruption in a completely invented setting.
The fictional Bombay Chronicle newsroom sprang fully formed from creative exploration of workplace dynamics. Every character, situation, and ethical dilemma was carefully constructed to serve the narrative without mirroring any real people or events. Satyajit’s journey through this fabricated pressure cooker environment allowed me to examine universal themes of integrity, ambition, and moral courage from a safe fictional distance.
What readers connect with isn’t recognition of specific real-world parallels, but rather the emotional authenticity of the protagonist’s struggle. Through this entirely fictional narrative, I wanted to create a space where readers could contemplate complicated questions about professional ethics without the baggage of real-world reference points. Satyajit’s fictional ordeal becomes a lens through which we might examine our own relationship with truth, power, and personal integrity.
The novel operates purely in the realm of “what could be,” not “what is.” Any perceived resemblance to actual newsrooms or media personalities is entirely coincidental—the product of touching universal human experiences rather than specific real-world inspiration.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
In When the Boss is Not Right, I aimed to explore the complex interplay between power, morality, and identity in the high-pressure world of journalism. One of the primary themes that emerged was the struggle for integrity in a corrupt system, where the pursuit of truth is often compromised by personal gain or institutional pressures.
The book also delves into the nuances of mentorship and its impact on personal and professional growth. The toxic dynamic between Satyajit and his superior serves as a catalyst for exploring the blurred lines between guidance and exploitation, highlighting the devastating consequences of unchecked power.
Furthermore, the novel touches on the theme of resilience and resistance in the face of adversity. The journey of the characters serves as a testament to the human spirit’s capacity to persevere and adapt, even in the most challenging environments. Perhaps most importantly, the story examines resilience not as simple perseverance but as the complex process of reconstructing personal identity after disillusionment.
Ultimately, the book is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, encouraging readers to reflect on their own values and the importance of standing up for what is right, even when it’s difficult. By weaving together these themes, I hoped to create a narrative that would resonate with readers and spark meaningful conversations about the importance of integrity, accountability, and personal agency.
What message or emotional response were you hoping readers would walk away with after finishing the book?
With When the Boss is Not Right, I hope readers would walk away with a profound sense of empathy and understanding for those navigating toxic work environments. I wanted to ignite a spark of recognition, encouraging readers to reflect on their own experiences and the importance of standing up for what is right, even in the face of adversity.
As readers close the book, I envisioned them carrying with them a renewed sense of purpose and conviction. I hoped they would be inspired to challenge unjust systems, to support those who are marginalized or oppressed, and to cultivate workplaces that value integrity, compassion, and respect.
Ultimately, I desired for readers to experience an emotional resonance that lingers long after the final page is turned. I wanted them to feel the weight of Satyajit’s struggles, the sting of injustice, and the triumph of resilience. By sharing this story, I aimed to create a ripple effect, inspiring readers to become agents of positive change in their own lives and communities. In doing so, I hoped to leave a lasting impact, one that would continue to resonate with readers long after the book is finished.
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Constantly Look for Better Authority
White Lies Matter Too weaves conceptual art and thought-provoking narratives that explore various aspects of the American narrative and national myths. What was the inspiration for this unique book?
White Lies Matter Too is the companion volume to my earlier book, White Lies Matter (2020). Both books were inspired by the realization that most Americans (and for that matter most people everywhere) simply either don’t know their own country’s history or believe in some fantasy promulgated by popular media based on an algorithm that gives them just what they want to hear––something that reassures them that their faith in their beliefs is what is true.
What were some goals you set for yourself as you were putting your book together?
One overarching goal was to create sixty original digital art works that provided a visual counterpart to the text for each subject. Based on the educational tool of the nineteenth century but eerily resembling the electronic notebooks of today, the art is based on the slate––a mini-chalkboard that was common in classrooms before the advent of blackboards, whiteboards, or subsequently computers.
Do you have favorite image from the book? One that especially resonates with you?
As an artist, being asked to select one out of sixty images that I have created as superior asks me to criticize the rest of my art as inferior. So, the answer is, “No.
What is one thing you hope readers are able to take away from White Lies Matter Too?
I hope that they reassess their own views, recheck all their media sources, and constantly look for better authority. If they find it, I hope they will let me know!
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In “White Lies Matter Too” O’Connor again sets up the image-and-text counterpoint template that was so deceptively and disarmingly user-friendly effective the first time around. O’Connor makes good visual-use of the image of the pre-industrial primary-grade child’s blackboard slate. This nearly life-sized object with its wooden frame has been stamped, emblazoned, outlined, and festooned with memorabilia signifiers such as gold stars; collectible vintage, retro arcana and iconography tags; historical memorabilia; photo clippings; militaria; souvenirs and travel keepsakes; flags; post-cards; buttons; cards; toys; coins; stamps; political campaign buttons; bumper sticker-type slogan labels; and any type of image that refers to the naturalistic world such as leaves. This multitude of insignias, signs, and symbols that O’Connor uses to flesh out his written narratives puts us in a “time-machine” mode that recalls the incremental forming of the American collective unconscious and its workings through time. O’Connor’s visual embellishments and their ideational contexts that we see surrounding the slate’s black void are signifiers of nostalgic sentiment, upholding some past ideal that refuses to move forward. They remind us of sentiment that imposes morality or some form of stubborn loyalty.
O’Connor’s scrupulously selected ornamental elements carry the weight of “feel-good” holders. They function as something that can be seen at first as relevant, fashionable, cute, fun, and romantic. Those accessories are also coded by the artist in such a way to infer the ominous potentiality for their dangerous misuse in the way they shape culture. On the opposite page to the child’s slate is O’Connor’s readable, engaging, exposé -like footnoted text detailing the retrofitted historical account that the artist is presenting to the world as the actual “record” of the truth.
I admire the tone of O’Connor’s art project. The artist incisively researches his unveilings of submerged histories using a combination of the literary and the visual. In lesser hands, an artwork carrying so much polyvalent information might easily have devolved into pedantry or academicism. John A. O’Connor’s “White Lies Matter Too” elicits outrage and relief. Outrage because his efforts at unraveling the historical perfidies, untruths, whitewashing deceptions, and hypocrisies we, as a nation, stand on makes us wonder: Will things ever change, really? Are we caught in an enervating, self-reinforcing perpetual loop, a national “eternal return” of bad faith? Are we as members of an extraordinary nation, once called “The Great Experiment,” capable of changing and becoming more ethical, idealistic, and truer to our “better angels”? If so: for how long?
Justice in the Age of Judgment
Anne Bremner’s and Doug Bremner’s Justice in the Age of Judgment is a critical examination of the role of media and the public amidst some of the most publicized murder trials in recent history. While Bremner uses the tumultuous trial of Amanda Knox, a young American falsely convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy, as a segue for covering the effects of the media on other well-documented trials involving the likes of O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony, Susan Cox Powell, and Ahmaud Arbery, her primary focus is the imperfections of the American judicial system.
Bremner does a stellar job at introducing each case in a manner that is accessible to readers while maintaining a modicum of compassion and respect for the wrongfully convicted and victimized. Both authors provide just enough background information on each case that the reader leaves with a fact-based, impartial view of all sides of the subject matter. They manage to keep the tone enthusiastic and conversational enough that the reading experience does not feel cumbersome.
Bremner’s background as both a full-fledged attorney and a front-facing legal analyst gives her a unique lens by which to evaluate these cases. She excels in leading with facts – even when the courts and the public seem to disregard these facts – and encourages readers to examine flaws of contagion bias in a time where misinformation run amok is powerful enough to sway due process. She displays a shrewd understanding that in the digital day and age, the fight for justice involves keeping the facts in the public eye as much as possible so that these facts alone make it to the courts. Moreover, she displays a keen heart for true justice, the ideal that structures her life’s work.
Justice in the Age of Judgement is an accessible, thought-provoking analysis of the judicial system, as evidenced by the cases discussed. This in-depth look at media and law is insightful and educational.
Pages: 280 | ASIN : B07TH9WMHT
Conservative Views 101 Plus
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Life is more difficult now than it was a few years ago. More and more people have to work multiple jobs just to stay above water. Utilities cost more than they used to and money is losing value. By the time one receives their salary, it’s already spent. With high trade deficits and national debts, people have much less purchasing power. What is happening now that was not happening before? How have we gotten to this point? What conversations do we need to have to change things? How can there be more employment opportunities? How can the citizens live to work as opposed to working to live?
Alex Gall has produced a well-written account of everything people should be saying but will not. The language used in the book is strong but not abrasive and drives the point home effectively and firmly. The authors passion and commitment to the subject matter is commendable and infectious. I consider myself to be an average citizen, I read the occasional hot headline. But this book made me look a little further, and a little deeper, and find something that was shocking and appealed to the citizen in me. This book is delivered from the point of view of a concerned citizen painting a picture, a person who is inviting others to a well thought out and open conversation.
I would appreciated more references of source material because, as stated previously, this book will leave you digging for more information and getting more involved in politics. Some statistics or studies to back up the subject matter would have been appreciated. This book is well researched and is laid out in an easy to follow manner in a compact and readily available format. At times I felt the content a bit dense, or maybe the topics overwhelming. I had to put the book down and think about what I just read. This book certainly causes one to reflect. But once you come out of your reflection, once you put the book down, you will come away with an overriding need to do something.
There are some sensitive topics covered but the author uses a neutral approach which is inviting. His approach to the subjects is completely ‘take it or leave it’. This is one of the best qualities of this book. The fact that the author lays out his position without dragging people with him. The intensity of the book and the truth in the subject matter will carry you effortlessly.
This book does a fantastic job of starting a serious and necessary conversation. This is necessary for anyone who wants to be an informed citizen.
Pages: 260 | ASIN: B079YP7LGM
Your Book Launch Timeline —What to Do When to Launch a Book That Sells
What’s your launch strategy?
95% of authors I ask this question to reply “I don’t have one” or say “I’ll post a link to my book on social media and hope for the best”.
Hope is not a strategy and won’t get your book on the bestseller lists.
But you know what will?
A carefully orchestrated book launch.
Here’s what you do:
Assumption: the entire execution time from idea to launch is 5 months.
5 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – POSITIONING
You start with the end in mind. What do you do when you want to launch a successful business? You look for a niche that you can dominate. You look for a blue ocean. It’s the same with books.
The majority of books fail because nobody sat with the author to help them them find a category which they can both fit in (so that librarians know how to categorize their book) and stand out (blue ocean).
Take my book How I Sold 80,000 Books. This is my big business card.
How does it fit in? It answers the question “How do I sell more books?”, just like its competing titles.
How does it stand out? It solves the question “How do I sell more books?” using the 4Ps marketing mix framework.
4,5 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – OUTLINE
Writers often label themselves as planners vs. pantsters. I’m a huge believer of planning.
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
YOU know where you are going — you want to hook your readers, give them an unforgettable reading experience and get them to take action.
To be able to achieve that, you need an outline.
4 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – WRITE
NaNoWriMo gives you one month to write a 50,000-word manuscript. Thousands of writers manage to reach that goal.
If you don’t love to write but still want a book, you can speak it to your phone and then get a ghostwriter to shape it into book material.
3 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – DEVELOPMENTAL EDIT
Wow! You should now be holding a first draft of your professionally written manuscript in your hands. Congratulations!
Do you run and publish it? No, not just yet.
You need to know if there are any gaps or loose ends.
That’s what a developmental editor does.
If they find room for improvement, the manuscript goes back to the ghostwriter. If you get all green lights, you’re off to… no not quite to the races… you’re ready for copy-editing.
2,5 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – COPY-EDITING
This is the fun task of going through your manuscript as many times as necessary to make sure that every comma and period is in place.
This is a must. It shows respect for your reader and it should also completely eliminate any future negative reviews regarding writing style.
2 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – A STUNNING COVER
The first thing people will judge your book by is its cover. The cover consists of two main elements: the title and the artwork.
With the title of a non-fiction book you want to show people what results they will be able to achieve when they read your story.
A great example is Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace. If anybody is in a financial struggle, even just holding the book entitled Financial Peace in their hands will bring a sense of peace to them.
Another great approach is a “How to” title. They’re oldies but goodies. They work. For example, when someone buys How I Sold 80,000 Books what they are really buying is that result.
Next is the artwork. Most of your readers won’t be looking at your book in real size. They will be looking at a thumbnail next to other similar book as they search Amazon.
That’s why your book needs to fit into the other books in its genre but also stand out as being unique.
The most important thing to remember is that the title needs to occupy at least one third of the cover. It needs to be clearly visible as a thumbnail. Then you want one big image.
I recommend you order two or three different covers and then let your target audience choose the one that works.
1,5 MONTHS BEFORE LAUNCH – LAUNCH TEAM AND ENDORSEMENTS
- a) You should now have an ARC – an advanced review copy to build your launch team and get endorsements.
Create a landing page where people sign up and get a free review copy of your upcoming book as soon as they leave their email.
This allows you to build your email list and gives you the ability to mass mail all your team members during launch (crucial for the success of your launch).
Where do you get your launch team members? Anywhere your target audience hangs out. Reach out to Amazon reviewers who reviewed books similar to yours, write relevant articles on blogs (guest posts) and invite people to your launch team, appear on podcasts and tell listeners about your upcoming launch, reach out to existing connections.
Remember that about 30 percent of the people who join your launch team will actually leave a review, so if you want to launch with 50 reviews, you need more than 150 people who committed to do so.
You keep building the launch team until about a week before launch (where the time to read the book becomes too short).
- b) Simultaneously you want to reach out to people who could endorse your book so that you can add their quotes on your cover, inside the book and on your Amazon page.
Reach out to your connections, ask for introductions. It’s easiest to get an endorsement from someone you’ve already got an established relationship with but if you don’t it can be a good reason to start engaging with someone.
1 MONTH BEFORE LAUNCH – FUNNEL IN PLACE
Book royalties are great, but you will almost always generate more revenue on the back end than on the front end.
That’s why you need to have a link inside your book that will take your readers to your landing page so that they can subscribe and you can offer them your other books, products or services.
2 WEEKS BEFORE – OPTIMIZE FOR ONLINE SALES
Amazon looks like a bookstore but in reality it’s a search engine. That’s why your book needs to be optimized for online sales.
What this means is that you need to know what readers are looking for and make sure your book pops up at the top of search results when they are looking for answers your book provides.
That’s why I start with keyword research before I even come up with the titles. The full title and subtitle of How I Sold 80,000 Books is packed with keywords, which I found using dedicated software.
Another aspect is choosing the right category. We already touched upon it in positioning. By choosing the right categories you will be visible to those readers who want to read your book most.
You also need a captivating book description and an outstanding bio.
LAUNCH – IT’S SHOW TIME!
Your Amazon page looks stellar (great cover, title, description, bio, author pic, endorsements). Your book is optimized for online sales (keywords, categories) and it’s a book people will want to buy (and continue their relationship with you via your funnel that’s in place).
The #1 strategy here is successful communication with your launch team that you’ve been building up.
I recommend doing a free launch where you make your book free for a few days and urge your team members to download the book from Amazon (even if they already have the ARC) and leave a review which will be marked as “verified”.
Mail your launch members daily, giving them updates on the progress of the launch and sharing milestones, such as copies downloaded, number of reviews written or bestseller rank reached.
After the free days are over, set your book at $0.99 for a week or two and monitor sales. Increase your price every week or two (be consistent) by a dollar with all other factors unchanged and that will allow you to know (not guess) at which price point you make the most in royalties.
As soon as you’ve got your price point right, move to paid advertising (AMS ads, FB ads) and PR opportunities as well as partnerships to keep sales coming, build your list and increase your world domination!
LAUNCH DONE – NOW WHAT?
For more strategies on selling books by the truckload go to http://www.authorwisdom.com/ and download your free copy of my award-winning guide “How I Sold 80,000 Books” now.
Alinka Rutkowska is a multi-award-winning and #1 international best-selling author.
She’s a coach who transforms struggling writers into profitable authorpreneurs.
She’s the founder and CEO of LibraryBub (http://librarybub.com/authors/), which connects librarians with award-winning and bestselling books from independent publishers.
She’s the founder and host of the 5-Figure Author Challenge (http://www.5figureauthorchallenge.com/ which gives authors winning strategies to get to 5 figures in 5 months.
She’s been featured on Fox Business Network, affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, Author Marketing Club, The Author Hangout, Kindlepreneur, Book Marketing Mentors, Examiner, She Knows, She Writes, The Writer’s Life and many more.
She’s a sought-after speaker. She’s been voted top 5 speaker and named most creative book marketer at the Bestseller Summit Online.
Download Alinka’s free award-winning guide “How I Sold 80,000 Books” at http://www.authorwisdom.com/
The Perfect Research Subject
Dennis William Hauck Author Interview
A Transformed Man details an astonishingly prolific man with unbridled passion as an actor, writer and director with a zeal for mystical life. Why was this an important book for you to write?
I have always been interested in personal transformation and how a person’s beliefs influence their actions. After working with Shatner, I realized what an amazingly energetic and prolific man he was. As his career progress, he was always very open and public with his beliefs and feelings. For me, he was the perfect research subject the perfect example of a transformed man.
This biography is very detailed. What kind of research did you do to ensure accuracy of the subject?
I interviewed people who knew him personally, including the cast and crew of Star Trek, and researched hundreds of public sources and media. Then, I organized everything chronologically, and published a thousand annotated credits of his acting career in a book in the Greenwood Press Performing Arts series called William Shatner: A Bio-Bibliography. That made it much easier to compose an in-depth biography of him that was concise and accurate.
What is one thing that surprises you the most about William Shatner?
His passion for life. He is totally engaged in everything he does. People have no idea how perceptive and sensitive he is. He is also an athletic guy, who stays very active even at the age of 87.
What is the next book that you are writing and when will it be available?
I am working on a biography of the Elizabethan alchemist Dr. John Dee that focuses on his mathematical and scientific contributions.
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This biography of William Shatner adds some surprises beyond the all the stories of his eccentric behavior. It reveals what really makes the man tick. The author has done his footwork, talking to all the cast and crew and sifting through sixty years of archives, and he has come up with many amazing insights, including the shocking source of the Star Trek franchise. This is a moving portrait of a fascinating man, an in-depth and often unsettling biography of a modern icon. This is a book for people who don’t give a damn about Star Trek.
Project Bodi: Awaken the Power of Insight
Project Bodi: Awaken the Power of Insight by Hosein Kouros-Mehr is a sci-fi fiction book that goes into an alternate world of Google and its reign in 2030 and beyond. Although it’s a fictitious book, there are so many parts of it that relate to the world that we currently live in so reading this book was like looking into the future. A scary and not so distant future. The book focuses on Google Health and the impact that artificial intelligence has on the future of work.
This book took a bit for me to get my head around, but once I did, I devoured it. I love reading about alternate worlds and dystopian futures and although this book was a somewhat dystopian future, the similarities between what’s happening in our world are obvious. Artificial Intelligence is scary because we don’t know much about it as a species and yet continue to use it with reckless abandon and for me, messing with things that we don’t fully understand can only lead to trouble.
How much of a role should artificial intelligence have within society? This book suggests that the way things are going, artificial intelligence should not only be expected but welcomed with open arms. However, as the story goes on, I felt more linked with Austin than I did with Beth. As much as I want to be hardworking and driven, my smartphone and social media is a constant and easy to access distraction from my work. Although I might have talent, it’s surely being squandered by my lack of dedication and focus to the task. It was refreshing to see this written in a non-condescending way as that is so often the case when people write about younger generations.
I found myself reading this book with ease. Although the book switches between three different characters, including the CEO of Google, the language is easy to understand and easy to follow. As we are dealing with some interesting concepts throughout this book, it’s a huge bonus that the perspectives that are shown in the book are easy to understand and easy to read and are delivered with relaxed and concise language.
I really liked the different perspectives that were shown throughout the book. It varies from the younger guy whose distracted yet shows promise, the senior worker whose given a mountain of a task with little room to fail and the CEO of the company that’s taking over the world. Despite these differences, the perspectives between them all show that there’s similarities there as well. The pressure to stay on top of your game in a world of never ending challenges and pressures. I liked the passages about subconscious. We often forget that our strongest tool is our mind and once we sharpen it, we can be unstoppable.
I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy and eye opening read that showed me what the future will possibly look like.
Pages: 219 | ASIN: B072QX9YZX
