Book Review – From Strength to Strength
Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. An exceptional book and guide on navigating and thriving in the second half of life.
Book Review – A New Kind of Christian
Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A work of fiction about two friends who are growing their faith in Jesus beyond mainstream beliefs and practices.
Book Review – Searching for Sunday
Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. An engaging and challenging book that is both memoir and catharsis of the author’s struggle to find connection and meaning with other Christians and the Church.
Book Review – Educated
Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. A collection of life stories and memories of a young woman in her experiences of the transformational power of education, friendships, and choosing self to escape the entrapments of poverty, isolation, and a dysfunctional, abusive family system.
Book Review – Blue Like Jazz
Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An unconventional and entertaining book on Christian living that confronts American Christian culture and challenges the reader to authentically pursue a relationship with Jesus.
Book Review – Man's Search for Meaning
Len's Star Rating: 10 out of 10. Man’s Search for Meaning, while written 75 years ago, is startlingly relevant to the world we live in today. It is a superb look at surviving, forgiving and finding meaning and is a reminder and warning of atrocities that we collectively must oppose.
Book Review – Brainstorm
Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An excellent book for teens, young adults and parents to better understand the amazing personal, interpersonal and neurobiological changes that occur in adolescence.
Book Review – Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be
Len's Star Rating: 8 out of 10. An engaging and liberating book for students and parents who are considering their options for college.
Book Review – Fooled by Randomness
Len's Star Rating: 9 out of 10. An excellent, engaging book on the effects of randomness and rare events on financial systems and life in general.
Book Review – The Not So Big Life
Len's Star Rating: 6 out of 10. A well-written, process-oriented self-help book with many exercises to help the reader develop mindfulness and pursue self-actualization.