Book Reviews

Title : It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy   Author : D. Michael Abrashoff   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you)   Topic/Intent of book : “It’s Your Ship” blends autobiography with a leadership manual, chronicling how Captain D. Michael Abrashoff transformed the USS Benfold through empowerment, trust, and open communication. Abrashoff highlights modern

Title : A Pebble in My Shoe: A Memoir Author : Katherine Hoeger Flotz Reviewer : Robert Sesek (inventor, lifelong student) Amazon Affiliate Link  (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : A Pebble in My Shoe is a reflective memoir centered on grief, resilience, and the quiet, persistent ways loss shapes daily life. The author, Katherine Flotz, survived the ethnic cleansing of the Danube Swabian people of the Batschka in post-World War II Yugoslavia

Title : Go, Dog. Go!   Author : P.D. Eastman   Reviewers : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This book explores various transportation methods by which dogs or other rational agents might “go”. Specifically, it demonstrates how dogs might transport themselves to a tree-top dog party. I selected this book because : This is a childhood favorite and it had been a while since I re

Title : Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere   Author : Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : Global innovation strategy and emerging market dynamics. This book discusses how innovations designed for and deployed in emerging markets can disrupt and redefine developed markets. The normal progression for product d

Title : Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation   Authors : Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This book covers organizational culture, motivation, and performance management. The book uses a research-based approach, which I very much appreciate. The topic has been cover

Here are some of the books recommended at the Alabama AIHA PDC on Friday 11/14/25 during the Innovation in Occupational Safety and Health Workshop delivered by me and Bob . I have written full reviews for some of these books, but not all of them (they are in progress). You can view all of the books that I have reviewed so far by going to LLLToday.com . The Brain at Rest: How the Art and Science of Doing Nothing Can Improve Your Life by Joseph Jebelli Affiliate Link to Amazon

Title : Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop   Author : Nick Offerman Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur) Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This book is part memoir, part woodworking manual (all advice, particularly regarding safety, is accurate), and part philosophy. The book addresses woodworking (for both experienced woodworkers and those with an interest in getting started),

Title : Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life   Author : Arnold Schwarzenegger Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur) Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Be Useful summarizes Schwarzenegger’s many experiences into seven life principles for both success and fulfillment. He leans heavily on his bodybuilding career for examples and metaphors to illustrate his points. His intent is to inspire ot

Title : The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom   Author : Don Migel Ruiz   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This book is aimed at personal development, but also group cooperation when multiple people follow these simple, but profound guidelines. There are self-limiting beliefs that can create unnecessary suffering and prevent you from reaching yo

Title : Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul   Author : Najwa Zebian   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This is a book about emotional healing and self-acceptance. The book is built on the metaphor of a building a home. Using her own self-acceptance journey, she demonstrates how to address toxic self-perceptions and “rebuild” your home. Your “home”

Title : Moonshot: Inside Pfizer's Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible   Author : Albert Bourla   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : This book covers the unprecedented rapid development, test, manufacture, and distribution of a life-saving vaccine during the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus, dedication, and hard work of the researchers was impressive as was the

Title : George Washington, Entrepreneur: How Our Founding Father's Private Business Pursuits Changed America and the World   Author : John Berlau   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a small commission at no cost to you) Topic/Intent of book : Everyone knows that George Washington was the first President of the United States and he is heralded as a great general and statesman. This book explorers Washington’s entrepreneurial ac

Title : The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More than Anything You Can Buy in...

Title : Think Again: The Power of Knowing What you Don’t Know   Author : Adam Grant Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)...

Book Review   Title : The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed our Minds   Author : Michael Lewis Reviewer : Richard Sesek ...

Title : Thinking Fast and Slow   Author : Daniel Kahneman   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link ...

Title : The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement   Author : Eliyahu M. Goldratt   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)  ...

Title : “The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters”   Author : Tom Nichols   Reviewer :...

Title : The Anatomy of Evil   Author : Michael H. Stone   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I...

Title : The Coming Storm   Author : Michael Lewis   Reviewer : Richard Sesek (educator, wantrepreneur)   Amazon Affiliate Link (I get a...