The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into self-Mastery is a short book written by Brianna Wiest. Overall, this is a good self help book that challenges you to look in yourself for issues in your life and find the resolutions. However, the book is confusing at times, seemingly taking both sides to an issue. As …
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Review of Battle Stations
Battle Stations: How the USS Yorktown Helped Turn the Tide at Coral Sea and Midway is written by Stephen L. Moore. There is a balance between positive constructive criticism and disrespect to people and events in history. With this in mind, I will offer my solutions for a difficult topic to write about. War is …
Review of Sun Tzu: The Art of War
Sun Tzu: The Art of War is translated by Samuel B. Griffith. This short book is a long read about some Chinese history and a translation of military knowledge by Sun Tzu. To begin with, we find out that a majority of the history is educated assumptions. The winner in battle writes the history so …
Review of The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style is an English collaboration that spans decades. It originated from William Strunk Jr. to aid his students at Cornell. Decades later, a prior student named E.B. White edited a version for the public. This fourth version adds a glossary of grammatical terms and adds modern examples. The book starts with rules …
Review of The Richest Man in Babylon
‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ is written by George S. Clason and dates back to the 1920’s. Clason issued a series of pamphlets that were short stories penned with a biblical writing style. These became “Babylonian Parables” that were formed into this book. Keeping that in mind, each chapter aims to put forth a financial …