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Book Reviews

“So many books, so little time.” — Frank Zappa

Welcome to the Sources of Insight Book Reviews page.

My book reviews are focused on answering one question well:

“How can you use this?”

You can browse book reviews by latest, featured, or by titles A-Z.

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Book Reviews A-Z

10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place
42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role
Advice is for Winners
Business Techniques in Troubled Times
Fearless Speaking
Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level
Green Beans and Ice Cream: The Remarkable Power of Positive Reinforcement
Intelligent Leadership
It’s Already Inside: Nurturing Your Innate Leadership for Business and Life Success
Leadership on the Line
Living Space: Simple Steps to Transform Your Home
Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes
One Year Lived
Painting with Numbers
Personal Development for Smart People
Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams
Squirrels, Boats, and Thoroughbreds
Stories that Move Mountains
StoryBranding: Creating Standout Brands Through the Power of Story
The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive
The Complete Guide on How To Negotiate
The Disney Way
The First 90 Days
The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership
The Innovative Team: Unleashing Creative Potential for Breakthrough Results
The Leader’s Guide to Speaking with Presence
The Leader’s Pocket Guide
The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus
The Power of Starting Something Stupid
The Real Rules of Life
The Six-Figure Second Income
The Undefeated Mind
The UnStoppables: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial Power
What Keeps Leaders Up at Night
When Can You Start: How To Ace the Interview and Win the Job

About My Book Reviews

I do book reviews a little differently.   I don’t focus on whether I like a book or not.  I focus on how you can use it.  I look for books that make you think or make you feel and that you can use in some way, in work or in life.

My book reviews are more like movie trailers. I share clips and favorite scenes from the book so you can judge whether you like the book or not.

In each book review, I provide a quick overview of the book, including what you can get out of the book, the chapters at a glance, and key features.  Where relevant, I share background on the author.

And, I finish with a small set of my favorite highlights from the book, that help give an overall impression of the book, and the author’s style.

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