Self-Improvement/Self Help

In a world obsessed with productivity, it is timely to read a book that tells us who is likely to be productive and why. 

In On My Own, Diane Rehm shares with readers her experience of early grief after losing John Rehm, her husband of 54 years.

Sports writers, at least the really good ones, have always seemed to be philosophers driven to make a living or pay back their college education loans.

Things I’ve Said to My Children by Nathan Ripperger is an attractive gift book with lovely illustrations that will make a nice baby shower gift for some.

“Solitude has; loneliness wants. It isn’t about being alone, but about missing significant connections that feed our need to belong.”

“The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well is the Key to Success reminds us that although it’s a tough pill to swallow, failure is a necessary evil in

“. . . if instead you follow the fairy tale of making straw into gold, you have a chance at a life that is full, meaningful, and pleasantly finite.”

Are you perfect?

“Dr. Samuel comprehends our current, eternal difficulty with our common fate, unimaginable for many of us, always inevitable.”

We lack an ability to cope with death.

“. . . much would have been different in the Afghanistan war if the Bush administration had not decided to go to war in Iraq at the same time.”

“. . . packs a powerful punch: Ms. White covers every possible topic the up-and-coming female executive will need to tuck into her Prada portfolio.”

“. . . it’s hard not to love this book.”