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The Centurions: 10 Passages that Will Make You Reflect on War and Leadership
By Joe Byerly Recently, I read Jean Lartégy’s The Centurions. The novel follows a group of French paratroopers through...
3 Lessons Books Taught Me in 2019
Since starting this website in 2013, I’ve included a year-end reading list every December. But last year I did...
Before You Commission, Read These 5 Books
By Oren Abusch-Magder Former Defense Secretary Mattis famously once wrote, “Thanks to my reading, I have never been...
The Goal of Self-Development: Knowledge vs. Wisdom
By Joe Byerly “For even sheep do not vomit up their grass and show to the shepherds how much they have eaten; but when...
4 Fiction Books I’m Excited About Reading This Summer
By Joe Byerly I love beaches and books, and this summer there are four titles I’m looking forward...
Can You Learn to Take Initiative?
By Joshua Spodek Chatting about my upcoming book, Initiative, a friend and fellow blogger, Joe Byerly of From The...
The Books that Influenced Adm. William H. McRaven
In a recent New York Times interview Adm. (ret) William McRaven shared the books that have most influenced his...
How Writing Books Gave Me an Education
By Joe Byerly This is the final question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: Because of...