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® | Food and Nutrition, Health, Non-Fiction, Travel
The global health scare, likely to soon be declared a pandemic, is the trigger that caused the fastest ever correction (10% or greater drop) from a market peak in stock market history. COVID-19 is a health problem, but because it is so new and rapidly evolving, no on...
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 Steve Stockman | Book Review, Non-Fiction, Silver Medal
If you have a smart phone, you have a video camera. If you use it like the vast majority of people use it, you need to read this book and quit making video that sucks. Stockman is an experienced professional cameraman, and he is passionate about helping the rest of us...
