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