By Ross Edgley My quick notes: A huge fan of Ross's first book (The World's Fittest Book), I was excited to dive into this one. He has a nice writing style that blends personal experience, science and philosophy and results in educational and inspiring reads, especially to someone who loves pushing their physical and [...]

By Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt My quick notes: I have had this book on my radar for quite some time. I initially bought the audiobook, but within a short time of listening, I knew I needed to get the hard copy so I could take notes and cover it on The Spaniard Show. [...]

By Robert Kimmel Smith My quick notes: This book was brought to my attention by my partner in crime, Dread. He said it was soon to be a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro. It tells the story of a young boy named Peter who goes to "war" with his grandpa because Grandpa [...]

By Lenore Look My quick notes: I'm relatively new into reading chapter books to my two young kids (7/4 y/o), and I came across this series with positive reviews. It tells the story of Alvin Ho, a second grader who's afraid of everything. Having recently read my first "Wimpy Kid" book, I found these [...]

By Timothy Egan My quick notes: Holy cow, I can't say enough about this book. It's part history, part travelogue, part pursuit and total passion. Edward Curtis's fascinating life and mission to record every aspect of North American Native American cultures before those cultures were erased from the Earth is an unbelievably rich ride. [...]

By Chad Ford My quick notes: This was such an unexpected surprise in that I wouldn't have known about this book had a friend not mentioned it. The book teaches how to handle conflict successfully, and it has helped me in so many since having read it. I've used it in my personal life [...]

By Darin Olien My quick notes: It's crazy how you start to look at things differently as you get older. Values change, reasons for valuing certain things change and your overall perspective on life changes. I've found myself becoming much more aware of longevity and functional health in recent years. How this differs from [...]

By Adir and Ganit Levy My quick notes: This is a really fun choose-your-own-adventure-type book with nine possible endings. It's a great conversation starter/reinforcer about the importance of choices. One solid takeaway I've been using with my kids after reading the book is a little mantra I've been repeating: "Good choices, good things. Bad [...]

By Brad Meltzer My quick notes: I love this series, and this book delivers like all the rest. In learning about Harriet Tubman, I learned about justice and injustice, the importance of doing the right thing, about resilience and purpose and so much more. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and then put herself at risk [...]

By Og Mandino My quick notes: I was given this book a few years ago by past guest Brandon Steiner. He said it was one of his favorite books (and this coming from a very successful businessman), so I was tuned into it. I read a page or two back then, but never went [...]