Nonfiction

The Date of Christ's Retu...

Arnold V Page (Books for Life Today)

| Reviewed by Elena Enger

Arnold V. Page’s The Date of Christ’s Return is a bold and meticulously researched exploration of biblical prophecy, well-written for the contemporary audience in an age of uncertainty. Page is a seasoned minister with backgrounds in engineering and theology, and he brings an analytical mind to questions that have stirred the hearts and minds of believers and skeptics alike: Can we know when Christ will return? And if so, what does that mean for our lives today? The book is panoramic in its scope, tracing the world’s timeline from creation to w...

Crossing the Cactus: A Bl...

David C. Blivin (Entrepreneur Books)

| Reviewed by Matthew Novak

David C. Blivin’s Crossing the Cactus: A Blueprint for Tech Commercialization Success Outside Silicon Valley provides a comprehensive guide to fostering technology commercialization and start-up success in regions outside established tech hubs like Silicon Valley. The book is structured in three sections: first, it introduces the “three key ingredients” necessary for tech start-up success—great ideas, great people (management), and capital—arguing that most regions have at least two of these and can leverage them to attract the third. The secon...

The Sundown of Life

Sonia Weyers (Eudokima)

| Reviewed by Hannah Bietz

The Sundown of Life by Sonia Weyers is a heartfelt memoir that chronicles her journey caring for her aging parents through their final years. Weyers recounts the myriad challenges—medical complications, emotional upheavals, and logistical struggles—that accompany the process of supporting loved ones in decline. She vividly describes the emotional rollercoaster of grief, love, and acceptance, underlining the importance of presence, authenticity, and living without regrets. Weyers’s story is richly detailed, featuring moments of tenderness,...

Tribal Abundance: Living...

Ildikó Oravecz (Citrine Publishing)

| Reviewed by John Grossman

In Tribal Abundance, Ildikó Oravecz delivers a personal memoir that captivates, anthropological insight that gets you thinking about the different threads that hold life together, and practical exercises that provide the roadmap for transforming how we live and work. The book is structured into three segments — the principles, the program, and the practice — that outline the journey into building a tribal culture and fully embracing the model as a way of life. Oravecz shares “principles” drawn from her own experiences of dislocation—from aparth...

The AI Ecosystems Revolut...

Joe Hudicka (Forbes Books)

| Reviewed by George Buehlman

The AI Ecosystems Revolution by Joe Hudicka delivers a sweeping overview of how artificial intelligence and real-time collaboration can reshape global supply chains. Beginning with a diagnosis of current pain points—hidden costs, siloed data, and the bullwhip effect—Hudicka guides readers through assessing negotiation, analyzing operational performance, and establishing what he calls the Forestream™ model, a continuous flow of densely interwoven supply-and-demand signals. He shows how companies like Amazon, Shein, and NEOM’s Oxagon are already...

The Six Pillars Of Effect...

Jim Carlough (Self-Published)

| Reviewed by Lee Robbins

Jim Carlough's The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success is a groundbreaking work that offers a comprehensive framework for developing impactful leadership skills. The six pillars—integrity, focus, compassion, stability, empathy, and humor—are presented as a holistic approach to leadership that emphasizes character, strategic clarity, emotional intelligence, resilience, and relational skills. These core qualities form the foundation for inspiring trust, fostering a positive culture, and guiding teams through challenges to ac...

Emotionally Invested: Out...

Mary Clements Evans (Forbes Books)

| Reviewed by George Buehlman

Mary Evans’ Emotionally Invested offers an incisive exploration of the emotional foundations that drive our financial decisions. The book emphasizes that financial happiness is less about numbers and investment jargon and more about understanding the deep-rooted fears, motivations, and emotional triggers—such as FOMO (fear of missing out) and FORO (fear of running out)—that influence how individuals manage money. Evans advocates for financial therapy through self-awareness, arguing that when we recognize our “Money Why,” we can transform our fi...

The Champagne CEO: A Spar...

Terri Eagle (Forbes Books)

| Reviewed by Jeff Klune

The Champagne CEO by Terri Eagle is an inspiring memoir that chronicles the author’s extraordinary journey of success driven by courage, confidence, and collaboration. The book unearths stories from her early days selling cookies and working in family restaurants, through her rise in the luxury fashion and jewelry industries, to her leadership roles at Montblanc and David Yurman. Eagle emphasizes the importance of belief in oneself, taking risks, building genuine relationships, and leading with heart. Throughout, she shares practical strategies...

The HIPUS® Revolution: Ho...

Mark Sorensen (Advantage Media Group)

| Reviewed by Daniel Rhodes

The HIPUS® Revolution by Mark Sorensen, MD, presents a fascinating case for transforming healthcare through intelligent IT systems. The book underlines how physician burnout, uneven care quality, and soaring costs are interconnected crises that can be effectively addressed with innovative, color-coded, Bayesian-like diagnostic tools. Sorensen argues that better IT tools are the solution to physician burnout and advocates for a system—HIPUS®—that uses intuitive color signals to help doctors process diagnostic data more efficiently, demonstrate e...

The Visionary Leader

Bryan Smeltzer (LiquidMind Press)

| Reviewed by Yna Erdrich

In The Visionary Leader, Bryan Smeltzer delivers a compelling exploration of what it means to lead with vision, purpose, and conviction. Drawing on the lives and legacies of transformative figures such as Steve Jobs, Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein, and Mahatma Gandhi, Smeltzer outlines the essential traits that define visionary leadership. He identifies 16 key principles—such as vision, faith, dedication, passion, and innovation—that distinguish extraordinary leaders from conventional ones. Through a series of focused chapters, each centered on...

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