The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia by: Marc Milstein, PhD Reviewed by: Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® Medal Rating: Gold Medal In "The Age-Proof Brain," Marc Milstein provides an easy-reading...
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“You’re Not Listening; What You’re Missing and Why it Matters” by Kate Murphy
You’re Not Listening; What You’re Missing and Why it Matters by Kate Murphy Reviewed by: Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® “We already talked about it.” “No, we didn’t. This is the first I’ve heard about it.” “After Karen & Jim’s party last week, we talked about it. You...
The Hiding Place
Young and old, poor and rich, scholarly gentlemen and illiterate servant girls—only to father did it seem that they were all alike. That was father’s secret: not that he overlooked the differences in people; that he didn’t know they were there.
Path Lit by Lightning; the Life of Jim Thorpe
Growing up in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania, I knew of Jim Thorpe not as the world’s greatest athlete but as a little town in the next county with a weird name.
Inside a Marathon: An All-Access Pass to a Top-10 Finish at NYC
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.
Quick Note on the Corona Virus
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.
Bottle of Lies; the Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
Most people think that a generic drug is identical to the brand name which their doctor prescribes…
Capitalism in America; a History
In this era of populist opinion and protectionist rhetoric, everyone should understand what about America we must protect…
A man on the Moon
Approaching the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong‘s first steps on the lunar surface…
Killing the Rising Sun
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.