Dennis Zeedyk-The Scarlet Letter
Book: The Scarlet LetterAuthor: Nathaniel HawthornePublication Date: 1850Pages: 269Completion Date: 4/14/25 I read this book because I read it in high school but did not retain much from it. This book is supposed to be an American classic, so I thought I would read it again. I enjoyed it way more this time than I […]
Dennis Zeedyk-When Men Win Glory
Book: When Men Win GloryAuthor: Jon KrakauerPublication: 2010Pages: 406Completed: 4/16/25 This book is about the life of Pat Tilman, who left a lucrative NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals, to join the US Army as a Ranger after 9/11. A timeline of events is listed below:1) Became a varsity football player as a high school […]
Ryan Patterson-Grit
1. What prompted me to choose this book? I picked up Grit because my life has always been an endurance test—from crashing on a friend’s couch at sixteen, to building a construction company, to now sitting in prison. A pretty wild roller coaster, right? Several friends, including inmates, have told me that this book is […]
Angela M Robbins-What the Dog Saw
This is a book of short essays written by Gladwell and published in 2009. It’s broken down into three different sections with the essays ranging from a couple pages to over twenty. The first section deals with Gladwell’s take on Pioneers and Minor Geniuses. It takes a few essays to adapt to Gladwell’s writing style. […]
Choon Yong-EBRR Class Report # 20: Men’s Anger Management
EBRR Class Report # 20: Men’s Anger Management.Begin: 3/1/2025Finish: 4/8/2025Title: Men’s Anger ManagementInstructor: Ms. Cota. Why I choose to take this class:To learn more about anger management. So I could manage my own anger and other difficult feelings. Learning these skills will help me interact with others and avoid conflicts. What I learned from this […]
Choon Yong-Book Report #58: The secret to a long healthy life
Book Report # 58: The secret to a long, healthy life.Begin 2/15/2025Finish: 4/10/2025Title: The secret to a long, healthy life.Author: Dina Fine Maron. Why I choose to read this book:To learn the secret to a long healthy life. What can we do to promote a health span, aging while boosting the number of disease-free and […]
Sadeq Quraishi-The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
What does it really take to achieve greatness? According to Lewis Howes, it’s not just about talent, intelligence, or luck – it’s about mindset. In The Greatness Mindset, Howes shares the tools, habits, and beliefs that separate the world’s top achievers from everyone else. He argues that greatness isn’t something you’re born with – it’s […]
Choon Yong-Book Report #58: The secret to a long healthy life
Book Report # 58: The secret to a long, healthy life.Begin 2/15/2025Finish: 4/10/2025Title: The secret to a long, healthy life.Author: Dina Fine Maron. Why I choose to read this book:To learn the secret to a long healthy life. What can we do to promote a health span, aging while boosting the number of disease-free and […]
Brian Woodworth-Yogi Berra, Eternal Yankee
Written by Allen Barra in 2009. A biography on Lawrence Peter Berra, better known as “Yogi” Berra. I have not read a book that I have enjoyed this much in a long time, possibly ever. GraceAnne A. DeCandido of Booklist describes it saying “Barra brings to this sporting version of the Everyman story an encyclopedic […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Man in the Iron Mask
Book: The Man in the Iron MaskAuthor: Alexandre DumasPublication Date: ~1860Pages: 470Date: 4/12/25 What I learned from this book:This book was the last book of the trilogy of the Three Musketeers. I read the first one and this one is the last one. There was a movie also called “The Man in the Iron Mask” […]
