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OK Boomer- a Generation of Sociopaths?
Complaining about the younger generation is a natural part of becoming old. People have been doing it for centuries. Senior citizens...
Dan Connors
Nov 12, 20193 min read


Give and Take- Why helping others drives our success- review
Give and Take- A revolutionary approach to success By Adam Grant 2013 Four of five stars **** Who prospers more- those who give or...
Dan Connors
Nov 8, 20195 min read


This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism and Corruption are Ruining the American West- Book Review
This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption Are Ruining the American West by Christopher Ketcham 2019 ***** Five of Five...
Dan Connors
Nov 4, 20195 min read


Influence- The Psychology of Persuasion
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini 2006 ***** Five of five stars This book should be banned. (kidding). ...
Dan Connors
Oct 21, 20193 min read


Strike three- is baseball out?
Strike one- my favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals lost in the playoff championship series. No biggie. There's always next year....
Dan Connors
Oct 18, 20195 min read


Happiness is the Way
Happiness Is the Way: How to Reframe Your Thinking and Work with What You Already Have to Live the Life of Your Dreams by Wayne W. Dyer...
Dan Connors
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Feeding you lies
Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry’s Playbook and Reclaim Your Health by Vani Hari 2019 Four of five stars ****...
Dan Connors
Sep 30, 20193 min read


The Talent Code
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else by Daniel Coyle 2009 Four...
Dan Connors
Sep 22, 20193 min read


Know-It-All Society
Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture by Michael P. Lynch 4 of 5 stars. **** "There's nothing certain except...
Dan Connors
Sep 13, 20192 min read


The Nonsense Factory- book review
I enjoyed Mr. Gibney's first book, A Generation of Psychopaths, about how the baby boomers have messed things up, so I was eager to...
Dan Connors
Aug 30, 20193 min read


Code Blue- book review
Code Blue: Inside America's Medical Industrial Complex by Mike Magee As one who has luckily avoided the medical industrial complex for...
Dan Connors
Aug 16, 20193 min read


Hello World!- Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry “Whenever we use an algorithm – especially a free one – we need...
Dan Connors
Aug 11, 20194 min read


Born Standing Up- Steve Martin- Book Review
**** Four Stars Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin If you've ever seen or admired Steve Martin, you will enjoy this...
Dan Connors
Aug 3, 20192 min read


Payoff- The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations , By Dan Ariely “We have also learned that we're much more driven by all kinds of...
Dan Connors
Jul 29, 20192 min read


Book Review- Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Ten Drugs by Thomas Hager. 5 of 5 stars Ten drugs is one of my favorite books of the year so far. With the enormous amounts of money we...
Dan Connors
Jul 13, 20192 min read
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