Scott Roethle-Failing Forward
I listened to the audiobook Failing Forward by John Maxwell. I’m staring down consequences — legal, professional, personal — for choices I made, and it feels like I’ve wrecked so much. But Maxwell’s central idea was right on: “The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of, and response to, failure.” For […]
Lee Elbaz-Extraordinary Women in History
One of the stories that I liked the most was the one about Razia Sultana. Razia was the first female Sultana in Delhi and the first Muslim woman to rule. She ruled in a significant way in the Indian History, strong and resilient woman who was kind to her subjects. Razia was raised by her […]
Kirby Perrault-Fathered by God
Book Report: Fathered by God – Learning what your Dad could never teach you by John Eldredge Fathered by God is a holy footpath, map or guide from our Heavenly Father addressing the stages of modern masculinity by John Eldredge. This is needed for two reasons; some have no father to show them the way, […]
Trung Nguyen-Earning Freedom
Book Report – Earning Freedom by Michael SantosSubmitted by: Trung Nguyen Why I Chose This Book When I first began preparing for the possibility of incarceration, Earning Freedom was one of the first books I was introduced to. Written by Michael Santos, the book chronicles his 26-year journey through federal prison—highlighting how he used that […]
Ismael Ortiz Jr-Earning Freedom
Earning Freedom by Michael Santos. I read this book between the 16th-22nd of June 2025. I read this book because I had listened to a podcast offered in Spokane County where I was being held before starting my prison sentence. I was super excited listening to the podcast and wanted to learn more. I actually […]
Linwood Hosea Gordon-The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven
This book was recommended to me by the instructor for the Personal Growth Class I attend. One of my friends told me that this was made into a movie, if so I really would like to see it. Normally the book is always better than the movie. lol This story really gripped my heart. I […]
Brian Woodworth-One Good Dog
Book Report fromBrian WoodworthTDCJ: 02507613Garza East Book report One Good Dog Written by Susan Wilson in 2010 The library here has a few books you can read that earn you a certificate if you take a test after reading it. That is why I have picked the novel. I would not have otherwise. Not with […]
Trung Nguyen-The Alchemist
Why I Chose This Book For Father’s Day, I received several books from my family—each one a gift of love, encouragement, and belief in my growth. One of them was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a title I had heard about many times but never truly explored. I chose to start with this one because […]
J B-Tiny Hotels
Book Report 10 Title: Tiny Hotels Date Finished: 6/22/2025 Author: Florian Siebeck Why I chose to read this book: Although this is mostly what we refer to as a ‘coffee table book’, a book with pretty pictures and not much writing, it does serve as a thorough compendium of unique, small hotels. As someone who […]
Jeremy Corra-UNleash The Power Of StoryTElling
I chose to read this book because I seen somewhere that anything you do in life is your stage and you have to tell a good story. For instance when I was selling Solar Panels the front door or kitchen table were my stage and I needed to have the right words for people to […]
