by Scott Fauble and Ben Rosario | Book Review, Fitness, Non-Fiction, RunninRalph
If you never heard of Scott Fauble or Ben Rosario, you probably don’t pay attention to Americans competing in the world’s major marathons. As of this writing, Fauble (Faubs) is the 11th fastest American marathoner and Rosario is his coach. This is the story of their...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Book Review, Food and Nutrition, Health, Insurance, Long Term Care, Non-Fiction
Generics are not the same as the original. Most people think that a generic drug is identical to the brand name which their doctor prescribes. They are not. And in some cases, they are not even very close. Sadly, most Americans spend more time selecting their next...
by Alan Greenspan & Adrian Wooldridge | Book Review, History, Non-Fiction
In this era of populist opinion and protectionist rhetoric, everyone should understand what about America we must protect. Greenspan and Wooldridge exquisitely detail the unique and special creation of our great country, and just as importantly, how America developed...
by Andrew Chaikin | Book Review, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Travel
Approaching the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong‘s first steps on the lunar surface, it seemed appropriate to listen to a book all about mankind’s only efforts to go to the moon. As described in the forward by Tom Hanks, Chaikin’s scope in writing this book is...
by Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® | Book Review
Our book review section is for us to share with you some ideas you might consider reading. They are short because you can get detailed reviews from any online book-seller. However, our rating system is unique, drawn on the medal awards from running events, where...
by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard | Book Review, Bronze Medal, History
Bill O’Reilly usually irritated me when he was on the air, so I did not jump to read any of his “Killing” series of books. However, I was interested in learning a bit more about the Pacific theatre of World War 2 following my reading of “The Generals” by Winston...
