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Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child by Angela C. Mattke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Most new parents adopt the parenting style that their own parents used (or the opposite of that, if it was bad). But you wouldn’t use tools from the last century to work on your car, would you? … Continue reading “Book Review #21 – Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child”

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was recommended by a friend. I loved the characters and how it was written in the first person, by the main character, a young boy named Reuben. The descriptions of events and the underlying hope that … Continue reading “Book Review #20 – Peace Like a River”

Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors by W.R. Klemm My rating: 5 of 5 stars There is so much in this book for a first-time memory study and beginning ‘practicer’ like me that I copied a lot of notes and kept it where I can review the … Continue reading “Book Review #19 – Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors”

What Would MacGyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life by Brendan Vaughan My rating: 1 of 5 stars I am so despondent over this book. So little was anywhere close to the type of solutions that MacGyver would do; worst was that he wouldn’t have even participated in these stories. Too many … Continue reading “Book Review #18 – What Would MacGyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life”

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon My rating: 5 of 5 stars A fantastic book and it probably took me an hour (tops) to read. For the win. Even though this book is a quick read, the sheer volume of encouraging and inspiring truth bombs makes … Continue reading “Book Review #17 – Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”