Books at the Beach

Available at Amazon.com Facing the Future Together: Forming Successful School-Business Partnerships . [Soft Cover] by Jim Leatherwood, M.A. 224 pages, $17.95 ISBN-13: 978-0979624506 Nonfiction For over three decades, Jim Leatherwood has navigated the tumultuous waters of education, either as a teacher, administrator, or counselor. Each position gave him a unique vantage point to understand the world of education.  After retiring from his deanship of Occupational Education, Leatherwood searched for a tool that would help businesses and educators work together as partners. Finding none, he decided to pen Facing the Future Together . As a former business educator, I was constantly searching for material that would help high school students understand the relevancy of business principles. No serious educator should be without this book that beautifully illustrates the fact that education is the business of business. Leatherwood has separated this w...

Robert Orfali lost his wife to terminal cancer and has written an excellent book about physician-assisted suicide. I commend it as one that asks the right questions. [Disclaimer: this book reviewer upholds the sanctity of life as upheld in his religious preference.] I hope you enjoy!  Feel free to leave comments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Available at Amazon.com Death with Dignity: The Case for Legalizing Physician-Assisted Dying and Euthanasia Robert Orfali Mill City Press, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1936780181 254 Pages (Includes front and back matter) Americans fear death, doing everything in their power to avoid the topic and the issues it raises. For many of us, death is an unwelcome visitor whose reality is only manifest when someone near to us is impacted. Our lives are lived in the mantra developed by television writer Andrew A. Rooney, ―Death is a distant rumor to the yo...

How we love Fridays...I know I do.  Today's book review presents a novel way to understand God. Disclaimer: As a Christian, I do not agree with Landau's analysis of God.  I encourage Christians to read widely to understand the religious playing field to stimulate interfaith dialogue. Dear Weekend, Please stick around a little longer than usual.  I am glad to see Brittani this weekend! As always, -Steve Comments always welcome...particularly at my blog. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Search for Wisdom: Find Peace, Love, & God. Leo Landau Published by CreateSpace ISBN: 978-1461138884 182 Pages (Includes front and back matter) Review by Steven King, MBA, MEd Throughout the ages, mankind has been trying to reconcile the question: What is God? Various answers have been given suggesting that God is a personal deity, a cosmic force, or a type of all pervading energy.   In attempting to a...

Have you ever had an amazing weekend? I did this past weekend. My Grandpa Wally turned 81 and my wife and I drove up to spend some time with him and take my grandpa and grandma out to lunch.  After that, we went to the beach and walked and enjoyed the ocean. To top off Sunday evening, we stopped by a little hole-in-the-wall place and had an excellent seared Ahi Tuna meal...oh the fun. A review of Leo Landau's Search For Wisdom: Find Peace, Love, & God will be and Robert Orfali's Death with Dignity will be posted soon. Here's to a happy Monday... -Steve