Peter D. Banko (Forbes Books)
Peter D. Banko’s The Necessary Goodbye is a candid leadership manual that reframes termination not as a managerial failure but as an essential, albeit underutilized, tool for organizational health. The author shares his experience that spans two decades as a CEO handling financial turnaround, and argues that firing—whether termed “freeing up futures” or “involuntary separation”—is often the most compassionate act a leader can undertake. Yet, this experience can come with a sense of guilt for many leaders. In this book, he teaches lead...
Ryan Normandeau (Forbes Books)
Ryan Normandeau’s Connective Tissue is a compelling memoir and business guide detailing his rise from a modest upbringing in New Hampshire to becoming a successful entrepreneur in the high-stakes medical device industry. Normandeau chronicles his journey from an athletic background to working as a medical device representative, described as the “caddie” in the operating room, before founding and selling his own distributorships. Blending personal storytelling with industry insights, the book provides a roadmap for handling this lucrative yet de...
Bill Harvey (The Human Effectiveness Institute)
In Powerful Mind: 12 Simple Keys, Bill Harvey offers a comprehensive guide to reclaiming mental autonomy in an age of overwhelming noise, what he calls the Acceleritis culture, which drives us all at top speed by giving us too many stimuli nearly all the time. This book addresses a question that every human being should consider, especially in this time of information overload: “What does it mean to use more of our mind, which is a tool we already have?” Harvey starts by arguing that we suffer from an accelerating information overload that forc...
Kimi Y. Bivins (Canoe Tree Press)
In From Broken Pieces to Peace, Kimi Y. Bivins’ psychologically grounded and motivating book, she writes: “It took me forty-six years of trial and error to realize I am not broken. I’ve just dealt with many broken men. I refuse to believe anything else.” This book is a raw memoir that is filled with practical Christian relationship advice. Drawing from her personal journey as a single believer at forty-five, Bivins recounts a life characterized by dysfunction, including being born to a married man, experiencing rape at the age of twenty by some...
Victor Chukwu (PeaceWord Publishing)
The Wedding Night and Beyond by Dr. Victor Chukwu is a groundbreaking Christian guide to marital intimacy that cleverly blends biblical wisdom with practical medical insight to show Christian couples the beauty in sexual intimacy. The book systematically addresses the journey of sexual intimacy in marriage, beginning with foundational chapters on the spiritual significance of sex and understanding one’s body, then progressing through foreplay, the wedding night experience, handling physical intimacy, post-coital connection, pregnancy preparatio...
Sherry McAllister (Forbes Books)
Adjusted Reality by Dr. Sherry McAllister is a groundbreaking work that offers a transformative vision of health, grounded in chiropractic philosophy and the concept of “whole-being” care, which views humans as integrated systems rather than collections of isolated symptoms. Structured around seven foundational pillars (Investment, Replenishment, Nourishment, Movement, Adjustment, Contentment, and Revitalizement), the book critiques the profit-driven practices of conventional medicine and the healing techniques that focus on symptoms and draws...
Rob Douk (Forbes Books)
Dr. Rob Douk’s The Art and Science of Well-Being presents a transformative holistic framework called “neurobiotheology”, which integrates neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and spiritual intelligence to redefine wellness as wholeness rather than perfection. Organized around nine dimensions across three realms (mind: intellectual, creative, financial; body: occupational, physical, environmental; spirit: spiritual, emotional, social), the book refines Douk's extraordinary personal journey, from infant refugee fleeing Cambodia’s killing fields t...
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John William Wright II (Forbes Books)
Recruiting to Retain by John William Wright II presents a counterintuitive and utterly refreshing methodology for talent acquisition in the financial services industry. As managing partner of Northwestern Mutual, Wright challenged the industry’s high-turnover culture by advocating for deliberate, relationship-based selection over volume-driven recruiting. The book details his firm's meticulous process, from initial in-depth interviews exploring the personal histories of the candidates to reverse interviews, scientific assessments, and offer din...
Spyros Papapetropoulos (Advantage Books)
Mind Odyssey by neurologist and biopharmaceutical executive Spyros Papapetropoulos presents a neuroscience-grounded framework for navigating professional life through three interconnected principles: purpose, balance, and fulfillment. Drawing on Homer’s Odyssey as an extended metaphor, Papapetropoulos argues that like Odysseus sailing toward Ithaca, professionals need a clear “why,” understood as purpose, the emotional equilibrium to weather storms (balance), and a sustainable sense of contentment (fulfillment) rather than chasing fleeting happ...
Rodney C. Adkins (Forbes Books)
In Curiosity Redefines the Limits, Rodney C. Adkins chronicles his remarkable journey from a premature birth in 1950s Miami to becoming IBM's senior vice president overseeing global systems and technology. Structured in six thematic sections, the memoir traces his evolution through childhood curiosity and martial arts discipline, his formative college years at Rollins and Georgia Tech, including founding a Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity chapter, his thirty-three-year IBM career navigating PCs, UNIX systems, and corporate transformation, and his int...
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