May be my favorite book. A motivational memoir about a lesser known heroes of the civil rights movement – Congressman John Lewis. The great speaker Martin Luther King got most of the kudos but the brave (and they were truly brave) foot soldiers on the ground were the real heroes, enduring constant assaults, beatings, imprisonment. A brilliant book which should be a must read for young and old.

Visiting Chicago, Irish job transition guru-quaintly named Finbarr Kozlowski- presents 8 powerful lessons to a group of disilllusioned, demotivated job seekers. Told in parable form (and laced with large dollops of Irish humor from an author who is an award winning humorist who was once in job transition) this is an honest, poignant, uplifting book to help job seekers through a really tough time.

A really good read. Make 'em Laugh provides excellent commentary on many of the people who made America and the world laugh. This is the perfect book for anyone interested in the art of comedy, be they a humorous motivational keynote speaker, motivational humorist or not. The authors provide crisp interesting biographies of almost all of the greats.

I try to read this book about once a year as it is in one sense a great motivational book. Gladwell shows how products / concepts become successful once they reach a tipping point. The guy has a very readable style.

A very readable but short book, which is one of the reasons why it cannot credibly deal with "The Making of Extraordinary Leaders." Hayward has an easy writing style and presents a number of good anecdotes about both men, including one extremely humorous one featuring Churchill and political foe Clement Atlee.

Once upon a time, I thought the "Dummies" series of books was for - well - real dummies. Not like you or me! No more. I now believe that the "Dummies" series provides some of the best crash courses on a range of topics. I've read a lot of books on how to maximize LinkedIn. This is THE best book I have read and well worth reading whether you are a novice or experienced LinkedIn user.

Whew! This is some read - great writing, heroes and villains, fatal errors of judgment and wonderful heroism all encompassed in Halberstam's last book. Most of the dominant players in the book are well known - Truman, MacArthur, Stalin, Mao, Marshall. The author paints good portraits of Truman and MacArthur and their intense dislike for each other.

This is one of the most enjoyable management / customer service books I have read in a long time. In a very open, well written book, Meyer takes us through his management philosophy based on "enlightened hospitality" and placing employees first and then guests, community, suppliers and investors.

Parts of this book were so cloying and some of the anecdotes so over the top that I felt like throwing it away, except ... except for the fact that the Ritz-Carlton is one magnificent Brand founded on a great product. As I continued to read, I began to appreciate why the Ritz-Carlton is so successful. You will also and it should help you grow your business.

Tom Friedman is a wonderful writer who conveys complex images and imagery in a very readable and understandable manner. I read the original edition which I thoroughly enjoyed and assume that 3.0 is just as insightful.