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Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day As If It Were Your Last by Lee Lipsenthal, M.D., Self Help Book Review

 

How comfortable are you discussing your own mortality? Are you interested in exploring the journey of one man facing his own death from cancer? If so, Enjoy Every Sandwich: Live Each Day As If It Were Your Last is a book you’re destined to read.

 

In July 2009, well-known, California-based physician, Lee Lipsenthal, found himself on the other side of the table; diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He knew it was an aggressive disease with a dismal prognosis.

 

Enjoy Every Sandwich is Lipsenthal’s chronicle of his cancer passages. The title was inspired by singer/songwriter Warren Zevon who died in 2003 of lung cancer. Appearing on late night television, Zevon revealed how he’d learn to enjoy every sandwich he ate. Ironically, Lipsenthal’s cancer was detected after experiencing pain while eating a sandwich.

For additional insight into Lipsenthal's message, including the importance of practicing gratitude daily, you're welcome to read my book review published on EzineArticles.com.

 

 

Beyond The Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation by Phil McKinney-Business Book Review

 

Innovation is one of the most ubiquitous twenty-first century business buzzwords; tossed around in boardrooms and company meetings more than any football during an NFL game.

 

Phil McKinney is the author of the new book, Beyond The Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation. He’s an innovation expert who has served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for major technology companies and also leads innovation boot camps.

 

McKinney acknowledges that innovation isn’t easy. It requires work and effort, but that’s a good thing. Innovative thinking can honed by anyone with practice. It also demands an organized process to generate, prioritize and execute great ideas.

 

He provides a dynamic set of Killer Questions that force you to look “beyond the obvious.” Those Killer Questions are divided into three categories: (1) Who your customer is, (2) What you sell them, (3) How your organization operates.

 

Before you can use the Killer Questions to engage game-changing innovation, you need to get past your industry and company assumptions, manage the jolts; and neutralize the corporate antibodies. 

To learn how to get past your industry and company assumptions, you can read my Beyond The Obvious book review, published on EzineArticles.com.

Trapped by Michael Northrop: A Snowstorm, Seven Stranded Students, and Teenage Hormones-Young Adult Book Review

 

 A relentless Tuesday morning snowfall prompts an early dismissal at Tattawa Regional High School in a rural New England town. Seven students (five sophomore boys and two freshman girls) waiting for rides home, soon realize that no one is coming to their rescue. When will they be found? How will they persevere? Will they all be found alive? That’s the premise of Trapped, written by Young Adult author, Michael Northrop.

Yes, Trapped is written for a youthful audience. Regardless of your age, you’ll find yourself wondering how you would act under similar conditions, perhaps stranded at your workplace or a civic group meeting.

Northrop keeps readers guessing until book’s end to discover the fate of the seven stranded students.

For more insight on Trapped, please read my book review published on EzineArticles.com.