Book Reviews
The Mission Generation: Reclaim Your Purpose, Rewrite Success, and Rebuild Our Future Arun Gupta and Thomas Fewer Wiley (May 2026) Financial success and social purpose are NOT mutuallly exclusive; they’re interdependent. In a previously published book, Venture Meets Mission (January 2024), …
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The World of Christopher Marlowe David Riggs Henry Holt and Company (2004) “Our first great poetic dramatist and a defiant rebel against all social norms.” Stanley Wells Over the years, I have read or re-read several biographies of William Shakespeare (1564-1616),…
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How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn’t) Joseph S. Moore HarperBusiness (April 2026) To get ahead, GO AHEAD. That has never been easier than it is today. This is not the…
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Walk: Rediscover the Most Natural Way to Boost Your Health and Longevity — One Step at a Time Courtney Conley and Milica McDowell GCP/Balance (May 2026) How to become a “lean, mean walking machine.” There are so many points to…
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The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation Phil Lel-Brun and Ana Werner Harvard Business Review Press (December 2025) “Everything changes, nothing changes.” Heraclitus (c. 500 BC) How can both organizations and individuals thrive “in…
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Enlightened Bottom Line: Exploring the Intersection of Spirituality, Business, and Investing Jenna Nicholas Amplify Publishing (May 2026) The economic power of collaboration based on mutual respect and trust To what does the title of this book refer? Jenna Nicholas poses…
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Corporate Reckoning: How Businesses Can Address Historical Wrongs Sarah Federman The MIT Press (April 2026) How to avoid or resolve real or perceived grievances All companies have at least a few customers — and yes, employees — with real or…
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Anchored, Aligned, Accountable: A Framework for Transcending Bullsh*t and Transforming Our Lives and Work Aiko Bethea Random House (April 2026) HOW to establish or transform a workplace culture within which personal growth and professional development are most likely to thrive.…
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Our Brains, Our Selves: What A Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him About the Brain Masud Husain Canongate Books (April 2026) “What makes us who we are?” That is one of the basic questions to which Masud Husain responds in this book,…
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What Do You Really Stand For? The One Question That Will Transform Your Work and Life Paul Ingram Harvard Business Review Press (April 2026) “Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you…
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