“All our thoughts [are] reflected in our bodies; the reverse is true as well.”—from the Art of Reading Minds. Reading minds is achieved by reading body language—no New Age mumbo-jumbo is necessary. This book can make you a body language expert. “You already do it, but you could do itContinue Reading
What if I told you there was a way to stimulate your creativity? In My Creative Space, the author does just that with 48 ways to enhance yourself or your environment to encourage creativity. My Creative Space explains how to make your home or office a space that encourages imaginationContinue Reading
If you want to Follow the Golden Brick Road…to financial freedom, the author states real estate is the way to go. Less risky than starting your own business or playing the stock market, real estate allows smart investors to win whether the economy is up or down. But it doesContinue Reading
Rod Serling, famous host of the fifties sci-fi anthology series The Twilight Zone, is The Twilight Man. Beginning his biography with his service in the Pacific theater of World War II, this graphic novel uses pictures to show us Rod’s life. He was diagnosed with shellshock after the war (nowContinue Reading
How can a person, place, or thing stand out in the huge deluge of information now? In The Iconist, the author uses the KISS method. KISS stands for keep it simple stupid. He also recommends using large, bright, simple and symmetrical blocks of visual information to engage distracted humans. Finally,Continue Reading
With over 50 recipes, every food event in Louisa Mae Alcott’s Little Women is replicated using modern ingredients and cooking methods in the Little Women Cookbook. From simple lemonade and hot chocolate to fruit trifles and Jo’s corned beef, the book has recipes for all skill levels. Many of theContinue Reading
Running from Carrie through upcoming film Doctor Sleep, Stephen King at the Movies shows both the good and the bad of movie and tv miniseries adaptations of King’s work. But there are secrets scattered throughout the text. The Shining as a fugue or an autobiography? The original Pennywise in ItContinue Reading
President Trump has been involved in over 3,500 lawsuits throughout the years. That makes him the Plaintiff in Chief. But what else does that tell us about him? By all accounts, young Donald wanted to be like his father—rich and aggressive. Fred Trump lied obsessively about everything. He believed thatContinue Reading
To Be a Free Range Human requires leaving the 9 to 5 corporate work culture behind for a better work-life balance. The book suggests that everyone has a bit of entrepreneur in them just waiting to be discovered. By using exercises, it tries to help the reader find their inherentContinue Reading
Jackson Bird had a problem growing up in a 1990s suburban Texas neighborhood. Born female, Jackson identified more with boy clothes and haircuts. However, in high school, Jackson tried to ignore the feeling by dressing feminine. During college, Jackson became a gay trans male and a videographer. This is hisContinue Reading
Being Healthy as F*ck is hard. You have to change your habits. You have to change your mindset. You have to put your big-girls panties on. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. This book attempts to straight talk you into actually changing yourContinue Reading
Once Upon a Time in France tells the, so unbelievably it must be true, story of Romanian Jew Joseph Joanovici. After immigrating to France in the 1920s, scrap metal makes him rich. When World War II begins, he slowly starts supplying the Nazis with metal after they occupy France. HeContinue Reading
A comic book blogger and a philosopher walk into a bar—actually they shared a college copier—and Superhero Thought Experiments was born. They have got to stop meeting like this… What is the difference between philosophers’ thought experiments and comic book plots? Surprisingly little. Take this short quiz and select theContinue Reading
“Being Indistractable means striving to do what you say you will do.” The author presents four steps that fight the major time sucks in your life and how you deal with them. First, there are concrete methods to master internal triggers that distract from the task you should be doing.Continue Reading
In our modern world of teenage online influencers making six-figure incomes, it is natural to want to learn the Soulful Art of Persuasion. The book details four traits that make a person more persuasive: originality or genuineness, generosity, empathy, and soulfulness. Soulfulness is further defined as being ethical and anContinue Reading
Talk about multi-tasking! Read a 500-page book in the time it takes to “use the facilities”, wait to be called in by your doctor, or get through the checkout line. John’s bathroom books are always a joy to read and Uncle John’s Truth, Trivia, and the Pursuit of Factiness BathroomContinue Reading