Books Essays

Survival is one of the main issue and key aspect of the society, as each human beings desire to survive in spite of all the challenges and trials brought about by the society themselves. The adversities and challenges that are identified by the said concept are commonly caused by the …

Power, violence, and the American Dream. Mario Puzo’s book is one of a kind. It is one of the most popular books of this genre in the last 50 years and remains to be one of the most influential, inspiring many and various take-offs and imitations- not to mention the …

The Gathering Storm Introduction The Gathering Storm is the first volume of Winston Churchill’s inspirational, war narrative, The Second World War, published almost immediately after the Second World War. It is a book that delves into issues of statesmanship, with the author criticizing others both in the British as well …

  The cartoon on page 472 depicts Cornelius Vanderbilt and his perceived manipulation of politicians to control his large empire of railroads is representative of how many Americans felt about capitalism during the late 19th and early 20th century.  While many Americans clung to the idea of “the self made …

“The Game” by Ken Dryden was written in 1983 and it is necessary to outline that the author of the book is former ice hockey goaltender. Actually, the book belongs to non-fiction highlighting the Montreal Canadians in 1979 and provides overview what it means to be a professional hockey player. …

Even if Julia Alvazer was born in NY, her first language is Spanish. The struggle she has to go through to “keep up” w/ her own language thinking as its somehow superior then what she already knows. Summary of My English Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American writer. She describes the …

     The author, Daniel Lazare, argues that our Founding Fathers’ system of checks and balances which were originally designed to protect our freedom against concentrations of power, do not serve us well today. Lazare argues that the gridlock built into the Founders’ design has to be uprooted because it hurts …

            In The Forest Dweller by Hermann Hesse, the author uses many existentialist themes to authenticate the protagonist’s development.  Existentialism, which claims that human beings have full responsibility for creating the meaning of their own lives, can be seen given worth when Hesse impedes this search for self actualization with …

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni is a very classic book.  It’s about building a   great team.  This book presents the tips to create a healthy relationship among teammates and to produce the desired outcome. This book tells, how to   become a good leader …

In 1943, just as World War II was reaching its most intense and violent period, the War Board asked writer E. B. White to write something about democracy which would be used to reassure Americans that the war was a necessary activity during that time. In response, White writes a …