I am not a prolific reader. In fact, I almost never finish a book. Furthermore I tend to read 4-5 books at a time. So here are the books I pounded out while on vacation last week.
The Man Called Cash by Steve Turner
I can’t lie. I wanted to know what all the hype was about. Certainly, Johnny Cash is a known name to me. But I never really knew his story. Now I can see why so many people are fascinated by this man. The thing I found interesting about Cash was just how authentic he was. He sinned, knew he was a sinner, battled sin, wrote about sin, and just kept on trying to do life "right" and always managed to stumble into wrong. This was a book that kind of cleared the air about a lot of things and a good way to start off my trip.
The Dip by Seth Godin
I don’t want to say too much about this little book. (Other than go buy a copy and read it.) Starting in November I’m going to be hosting a series of guest bloggers who reflect on the principles of this book. Bob (my friend, pastor, and boss) kind of turned his head funny when I told him I was reading a book about knowing when to quit… stay tuned to see how this twists and turns.
Raising Less Corn, More Hell by George Pyle
Not sure why I picked this one up. It was very interesting to say the least. Half propaganda and half a reality check for a consumer. I was hoping to kind of look at this as a metaphor for small internet businesses versus the big dogs of internet media. But it didn’t really come through clearly. But now I know how the farming business works.
John Adams: Party of One by James Grant
As a lover of all things biographical I knew I would dig this one. It’s half academic look at the life of a founding father and half whimsical look at his personal life. The main problem with this book is that it’s kind of a bruiser at about 500 pages. Since it’s not a page turner it is going to land on my night stand for a few more weeks.
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