Here is an archive of unexpurgated opinion and enthusiastic personal recommendations for some of my favorite books of the past 75 years.
Against All Odds by Dr. John Sperling, the founder, CEO and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Apollo Group, Inc. and the University of Phoenix. Against
All Odds is one of the most inspiring books that I’ve ever read.
My favorite quote by Dr. Sperling about traditional higher education is as
follows: “…They will use the law, they
will use regulations, they will use every technique they can, to protect their
market. That's the way the world operates…”
The Power of Purpose is by Richard Leider. Can there be more to life than just going to work
everyday and doing your job? Is there work that is unique to you? Is there a
job that you are uniquely called to do? In The Power of Purpose, Richard
Leider provides a practical process for answering these questions and creating
a life filled with meaning and passion. The Power of Purpose helps all
of us to define purpose and calling with remarkable new dimension in our own
lives. It is a significant book.
The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent
Peale, was translated into fifteen languages with
more than 7 million copies sold, The Power of Positive Thinking is
unparalleled in its extraordinary capacity for restoring the faltering faith
of millions. In this insightful program, Dr. Peale offers the essence of his
profound method for mastering the problems of everyday living.
The True
Believer by Eric Hoffer is a
highly provocative, analysis of the fanatic -- the individual compelled to join
a cause, any cause -- and a penetrating study of mass movements from early
Christianity to modern nationalism and Communism. Reporting on the true believer,
Eric Hoffer examines with Machiavellian detachment mass movements. His analysis
of the psychology of mass movements is a brilliant and frightening study of the
mind of the fanatic, the individual whose, personal failings lead him to join a
cause, any cause, even at peril to life -- or yours.
Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization
and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (Story of Civilization,
No 3) by Will Durant.
This title is one of my favorites in the Story of Civilization series.
Durant's style is fascinating and unique, because he probes a lot deeper into
history -he offers more than a mere political history of the times.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of
Nazi Germany by
William L.
Shirer offers an unparalleled
and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in
conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has
attained the status of a vital and enduring classic.
Business Research Methods. By William Zikmund, introduces the reader to
research designs commonly used in business decision-making, i.e. survey,
observation, data analysis, sampling, and quasi-experiments as they relate to
the analysis and proposed solutions of real problems in the organizational
setting. The book is well organized, and gives comprehensive coverage to all
aspects of research without getting bogged down in theory. The examples, end of
chapter questions and cases are interesting. The text is extremely "user friendly"
for the student/novice researcher but has the breadth and depth to remain
useful to the expert and research professional.
The Law in Quest of Itself by
Lon L. Fuller.
The book opened up for me a wholly new world. It introduced matters that were
deeper and more intellectually stimulating than anything I had previously
encountered in my college courses. I began to see that law is an artificial,
invented system that tries to hook into the real world like mathematics. Yet,
unlike mathematics, it affects people’s lives directly. Is there anything that
has a greater personal impact on individual lives than a court’s decision
awarding custody of a child to one parent and not to the other, or a verdict of
guilty or innocent in a capital punishment case? Indeed, I ask, " How can
anyone resist studying the law?"
BAR EXAM SURVIVAL KIT by Jeff
Adachi, Esq. who writes a definitive guide on
how to successfully pass the Bar Examination in California. His book contains
detailed attack strategies for commonly tested bar subjects, expert test taking
tips and practical advice are contained in his
15 Law Charts
Nailing the
Bar by Tim Tyler, Ph.D., Attorney
at Law, is a fantastic series of 7 books that gives practical information
on how to write essay answers for all subject areas covered by the California
State Bar Examination. It gives practical information on how to write
Performance Tests. Time management is illustrated with examples, and examples
are provided to show what the letters, memorandums of law, points and authorities
and other documents the student is asked to produce should look like.
