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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

By Donald Miller

August 1, 2010

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life Written by Donald Miller Preface: A young friend recommended this book to me and I really...
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Article: Resistance in Meditation

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2010

Written by Bill Morgan Published: Editor's Note: You probably have to care about meditation to enjoy this article. But even if you do not, but care about awakening to your...
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Article: The Capitalist Manifesto: Greed is Good (To a Point)
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Article: The Capitalist Manifesto: Greed is Good (To a Point)

By Tim McCarthy

June 1, 2010

Written by By Fareed Zakaria Published by Newsweek on Jun 13, 2009 Editor's Note: Near the end of this article, Zakaria states that "not everything is written down and not...
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Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
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Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle

By David Wann

June 1, 2010

Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle Written by David Wann Preface: I'm still reading this book. I will admit that I don't understand everything Wann describes in...
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Crestmont
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Crestmont

By Kevin McCarthy

May 1, 2010

Essence of the music/lyrics: Once a year I like to feature a song written by my own son and while this one is not his favorite, it is a favorite...
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Living a Life that Matters
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Living a Life that Matters

By Harold S. Kushner

May 1, 2010

Living a Life that Matters Written by Harold S. Kushner Preface: My most genuine Jewish friends have taught this Catholic many of the lessons Rabbi Kushner has taught me in...
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

By Leonard Mlodinow

April 1, 2010

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives Written by Leonard Mlodinow Preface: A really tough read for an average IQ and non-science guy like me. But boy what a...
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Article: Why Do People Really Give to Charity?

By Tim McCarthy

March 1, 2010

By Sean Stannard-Stockton Published: June 25, 2008, Stanford Social Innovation Review Editor's Note: Just really interesting research to me on a topic we've all wondered about: what makes us give?...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Grace Frank Baum

March 1, 2010

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Written by Grace Frank Baum & Illustrated by W.W. Denslow Preface: I looked into this book, just for fun, after seeing "Wicked" on stage recently....
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Article: Theocracies are Doomed. Thank God.

By Tim McCarthy

February 1, 2010

Editor's Note: Yes, it's no coincidence that I'm sharing this article the same month I'm featuring "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on the bookshelf. Meacham reminds us at...
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

By William L. Shirer

February 1, 2010

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany Written by William L. Shirer Preface: I first read this book 25 years ago and after skimming...
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Quote: A Taste of Mindfulness

February 1, 2010

A Taste of Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn A Poem from The Power of Mindfulness on page 4. [more] "Have you ever had the experience of stopping so completely, of being...
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Newsletter: A Learning Christmas

By Tim McCarthy

January 15, 2010

In the end, great lives are a product of dedication to life balance and healthy, close relationships. [more] Christmastime in the 1950s and 60s at the Ashtabula McCarthy’s had a...
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Article: What Makes People Give?
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Article: What Makes People Give?

By Tim McCarthy

December 1, 2009

By David Leonhardt, Published: March 9, 2008, The New York Times Editor's Note: This month's very long feature article should interest both business people and fundraisers alike. Its point is...
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Little Red Caboose
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Little Red Caboose

By Marian Potter

December 1, 2009

Little Red Caboose Written by Marian Potter Illustrated by Tibor Gergely Preface: This will be one of four of five books I read to my grandchildren, if or when I’m...
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Article: How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury Be a Star in Today’s World?

By Tim McCarthy

November 1, 2009

By Ben Stein Editor's Note: Some years ago, Ben Stein stopped writing his bi-weekly star-gazer column "Monday Night's at Morton's" with this moving tribute. Seems to me he was aging...
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Newsletter: Lessons for Giving

By Tim McCarthy

November 1, 2009

In helping others, we are always helping ourselves.  And we will be most effective in helping otherw when we focus first on being healthy ourselves.  [more] I think by both...
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Article: Making the Best of It

By Tim McCarthy

October 1, 2009

By Andrew Olendzki Published: Insight Journal in Summer 2007 Editor's Note: Yes, it's a little heavy, this "mind stuff," but Olendzki does a better job than most explaining why meditation...
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Quote: Life is eternal

October 1, 2009

By Rossiter Worthington Raymond [more] "Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."
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Story: Endeavor Global

By Tim McCarthy

September 1, 2009

Editor's Note: I don't know much about Endeavor but this description really strikes me. The second paragraph under the "Why" is particularly poignant. I've worked with young (would be) entrepreneurs...
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book
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Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book

By Bill W.

September 1, 2009

Alcoholics Anonymous: Big Book Preface: A friend once told me "there is no one in the world who cannot benefit from a twelve-step program." How right she was. I first...
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