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A retired Officer of Marines, also a senior editor for the 'Soldiers For The Truth' (www.sftt.org) online magazine, "DefenseWatch." I am a big believer in feedback as a great stimulus for introspection. Always enjoy hearing from anyone who has taken the time to read something I wrote. Most of my readings are focused on history, leadership/management, family-related matters, and character-refine… Read moreA retired Officer of Marines, also a senior editor for the 'Soldiers For The Truth' (www.sftt.org) online magazine, "DefenseWatch."
I am a big believer in feedback as a great stimulus for introspection. Always enjoy hearing from anyone who has taken the time to read something I wrote.
Most of my readings are focused on history, leadership/management, family-related matters, and character-refinement.
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Every now and then, I notice that a book is frequently mentioned in conversations or referenced in other works. Once I have made that mental connection, I am compelled to discover why that book has influenced so many different people. Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" is one of those influential books, and now I know why -- it is one of the best, thought-provoking, and potentially life-changing books I have ever read. Frankl was a Holocaust survivor who used his concentration camp experiences as a laboratory to study the nature and character of man. Frankl went on to become a world-renowned psychiatrist whose thoughts developed a new psychotherapy called… Read more
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This obvious politically-charged book, with "Winning the War of Liberty Over Liberalism" as a sub-title, incites powerful emotions and provokes serious thought about many issues of personal and national interest. Starting with the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (Hannity's radio show began on Sept. 10, 2001), Hannity related how liberal thinking helped make those attacks more likely and how that same liberal thought process undermines traditional American values and threatens our basic freedoms and liberty. In detailed discussions about issues like taxes, welfare, defense, families, religion, abortion, character, leadership, education, intelligence, immigration, the media, patriotism,… Read more
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I chose to buy and read this book because one of its authors was a Navy SEAL, and it promised to highlight military leadership lessons from a SEAL perspective. I soon discovered an outstandingly balanced and informative organizational leadership book that took an honest military leadership perspective and effectively applied it directly and indirectly to civilian business environments. This real-world leadership book should appeal to any military-related person and anyone interested in better understanding the military and business leadership connection. This book was written by a brother duo, one a successful corporate executive and the other an experienced SEAL officer. In their… Read more
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