Scott Roethle-The Voice of Knowledge
September, 2024, MCC Chicago prison What The Voice of Knowledge Taught Me(changing the story in my head) I read The Voice of Knowledge by Don Miguel Ruiz during a time when I was really starting to dig into the deeper lies I’ve believed about myself—lies that had shaped how I saw God, other people, and […]
Scott Roethle-Man’s Search For Meaning
September 2024, MCC Chicago Prison What Man’s Search for Meaning Gave Me(finding light in the middle of a dark stretch) I read Man’s Search for Meaning during one of the hardest stretches of my life. I was in the federal prison MCC Chicago, in middle of legal trouble, uncertainty, isolation—and just trying to make sense […]
Sadeq Quraishi-Man’s Search for Meaning
Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning Man’s Search for Meaning isn’t just a book – it’s a powerful, life-changing experience. Written by Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, this book explores a single, essential question: How do we find purpose in life, even when everything else is taken away? I am confident that many people reading this […]
Elzie Isley-Michelangelo and the Popes ceiling
I finished another book. This one is called ,”Michelangelo and the Popes ceiling”. The author is Ross King. He does a wonderful job of bringing to life the story of Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The author explains Michelangelo’s tumultuous relationship with Pope Julius the second. It took him four years to finish the […]
Scott Kaveny-It Didn’t Start With You
1) What prompted me to choose this book? I chose this book to understand what was going on with me and what traumas I have experienced with my family. In addition, where that trauma came from. I read this sometime in 2023, and it was a very interesting book. 2) What did I learn from […]
Elon Musk
Why I Chose to Read Elon Musk While I served time in prison, I made a deliberate decision to invest in my education. I read biographies about people who changed the world—people like Steve Jobs, whose story I discovered through the writing of Walter Isaacson. Isaacson’s work fascinated me because of how deeply he explored the […]
Brian Woodworth-Victory Over The Darkness
Victory Over The Darkness Written by Dr. Neil T. Anderson in 2000 with revisions in 2013 and 2020. A fellow inmate we call “Tarzan” has a pastor friend who sent him a few copies of this book. He gave me a copy and shared the others with people who frequented our table. We read a […]
Linwood Hosea Gordon-God’s Prescription for Healing
Oh how I enjoyed this book! This should be taught in every school in the United States of America. It was clear and concise and science will agree with everything in this book. Before reading this book I always knew that we all have a responsibility to take care of our bodies. We are what […]
Scott Roethle-Manifest Your Destiny
September, 2024 (MCC Chicago) What I Got from Reading Manifest Your Destiny (While Sitting in Prison) Back in September, while I was incarcerated and likely facing trial for a federal fraud case, I picked up Wayne Dyer’s Manifest Your Destiny. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for when I started reading it—maybe some […]
J B-Roman Art and Architecture
Title: Roman Art and ArchitectureAuthor: Sir Mortimer WheelerDate Completed: May 20th, 2025 Reason for reading: To refresh my memory on the works and methods of the seminal builders and architects of western civilization as part of my professional continuing education What I learned: A book I read 40 years ago in parts, Mortimer Wheeler’s survey […]
