Chuck
To me, this is really a story focusing on the Master, and our protagonist plays a subdued role. I would have liked this book more had it been marketed that way.
This book is very good. However, I found that a couple of Fixable podcast episodes covered the main points of this book.
This is a great book in the topic. I gave it 3 stars because it's age shows in places — the last chapter is a 15-year trip to the future of servant leadership in 2015. The core of the book still holds true, though I think there are better resources available now than this book. I'd love to see an update.
Written for camp councilors, the method herein could apply to a work setting too, albeit with different scripts.
I think this book is an excellent follow-up to Cultivate, which outlines a theory of allyship. This book expands on that theory, but also provides practical advice for building allies and work friendships.
I've used this book to help me refresh my high school German for two trips now, and both times, I feel the book helped me prepare.
I like the format. I feel like the chapters are segmented well – each feels worthwhile without being overwhelming. I like that we follow the same family through the book through extensive dialogs, and that the narrative builds on what we've learned about them. I also like the way that grammar is presented: the characters use the language feature in context, then at the end of the chapter the pattern is explained.
I'll echo what others have said. The vocabulary is dated, though my first instinct is to leave the original material and augment it, perhaps by having the children in the story grow up and have kids of their own who use more modern vocabulary. The other material are short vignettes about life in Germany, and to me, this is where the book feels at its oldest and the elements I'd most likely replace. Until that were to happen, I'll continue to use this book while supplementing with some newer material.
The graphic move is faster to read than the novel, but I missed the depth of character that the novel provided. This version is missing the characterization, and thus it's missing some of the soul of the original work.
I enjoyed this rule book. I've played the first edition, and this new edition looks like it streamlines while maintaining the essence of what makes Monsterhearts special. The only critique I'd make is that the game seemed eager to let me know it is LGBTQ friendly, to the point I found it cloying. I recommend this game if combining high school hormone-fueled drama with supernatural powers sounds like a good time to you.
Good book, top-notch stories, but I'd read this advice elsewhere. If you aren't familiar with this approach to work, worth reading.
This is a good book, and it met my expectations. However, for me to give 4 stars, a book needs to go beyond meeting expectations.
I see a lot of reviews that deride this book for its dialogic, “he said/she said” style. I found it charming, and their clear love for each other shone through and is what gave this book its authority. As such, I did not see it as the definitive Christian tomb on the subject of marriage, but rather a successful recipe for a healthy, Christian marriage.
I've enjoyed the author's other books. This one did not work for me. In his other fables, there's often a dialogue where the characters talk about the principles being explained by the fable. Here Rich is a CEO whose doing it “right”, and Vince is a CEO of an identical organization doing it “wrong”.
Following the pattern of previous books, I expected Rich to explain to Vince his 4 principles for running his organization, and then to watch how Vince applied those and turned his company around. Sadly, the fable abruptly ends and this second act was left to the reader's imagination.
Read first third of book or so. Strong content. However, I'm not currently working with distributes teams, so I put it down. Should I find myself there again, definitely will look to this book for advice.
I like the material. However, I don't like the presentation. I wish the author emphasized the points she made, rather than the research she did. I felt worn down by the steady drumbeat of “in a recent research study, ...” and eventually put the book down.
This book is excellent as a follow-up to The Coaching Habit. It's in the same easy to digest style. Whereas The Coaching Habit teaches you the skills to be more coach-like, this book is more like having a conversation with a brilliant coach about coaching.
As a consequence, I didn't find this book as immediately actionable and impactful, which led to my 4 star review (“qualified recommendation”). Time will tell if the exercises herein will pay dividends, and I'm excited to dig in and try them. I highly recommended it in conjunction with The Coaching Habit.
It seems like a fine system, but it didn't resonate with me in 2019. However, looking to play a Star Wars campaign in 2021, I looked again and it clicked.
Had this book been titled Types of Racism or the like, I would have viewed this book more favorably. However, halfway in, I realized it would not give the kind of guidance I was seeking in, well, how to be an antiracist. I found his tale of his journey inspiring but not instructive enough, so it's just not what I was looking for.
This book is like a greatest hits album. It combines findings from her previous works in one volume. It focuses on application rather than theory.
This book exceeded my expectations. It not only talked about how to bullet journal — which I've been doing for a couple years prior — but it also talks about why. In those sections, Ryder brings in many useful techniques. Most were familiar to me from software development, but he applies them more generally than I've seen and to good effect.
No review would be complete without mentioning the prose in this book. It is crisp and quotable. Ryder was a way with words that shows he crafted each sentence with care. Since this is one of his selling points for the method, the book is living proof that being intentional and mindful with your life allows you to imbue deep meaning to your speech. Bravo!
I took notes on this book, but I found myself skimming through the last third of it. I think the premise and the content are worthwhile, but something about the narrative delivery failed to sustain my interest.
Ready Player One is a celever romp through 80's geek culture, set in a moderately interesting world. While I was moved to finish it, I'm not sure how it will stand the test of time. In tone, it reminded me of Redshirts by Scalzi, which I think did a better job of integrating the nostalgic material into the story.
I stoped reading when I realized it was a supernatural romance. Wasn't what I was in the mood for.
I liked the book, but it didn't resonate with me. It might have been the timing. It could be that the examples we far removed from my experience. In short, there are other books in this genre that I found more approachable.