The Book Thief was on a reading list for my daughter’s Grade Eleven English class and the title intrigued me, so I picked it up. I absolutely LOVED it. It is so creatively written and the “voice” of the book really put me in a place where I was able to read about a well-discussed …
Author Archives: T Klassen
Geeks And Geezers – Warren G. Bennis/Robert Thomas
What intrigued me about this book was its approach to writing about leadership, looking at the life experiences of leaders in two very different age groups. The “Geeks” are the those who in or around their 30s and the “Geezers” are those who are in or around their 70s. The authors tell the …
Do Hard Things – Alex Harris, Brett Harris
I wish I had read this book when my children were still toddlers. The book is written by teenagers, for teenagers, but as a parent of teenagers I wish I had seen this sooner. It isn’t that the book is saying something astounding, it is just astounding though that we so often miss what they …
Too Small To Ignore – Dr. Wess Stafford
This is one of my favorite books. I work with children and over time, it is easy to lose perspective on the importance of one’s role. Sometimes the headache that comes with all that childish chaos can make one’s vision blurry.
I ate this book up when it was given to me; it got me …