Great Books

or escape the reality that is ours. Stories bring readers’ hopes and tales to life, which are dreams put onto paper. The greatest of books contain a few characteristics that create this desired escape. Multiple qualities make up a good book, but a great book contains moments of romance. The book My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick…

The book Good to Great gives a basic outline of a paradigm shift of how a company can go from being a good company to a great company. (Collins, 2001). The book contains suitable examples of what brings all the principles together in a significant and unforgettable way. By gathering together well-organized individuals, by means of disciplined mindset and disciplined deeds, companies can construct and breakthrough the obstacles that hold them back from obtaining greatness. The author stress that…

“The Great Influenza” by John M. Barry is a narrative of the events that occurred during the Influenza pandemic of 1918. The author goes into depth about how the pandemic began as it slowly made its way around the world and how society reacted/changed from the disease. John Barry thoroughly explained the process of how the scientist answered the questions on Influenza. Such as the pathogen of the disease, the transmission, and ways to prevent it. As he explained the evolution of the disease, he…

This book not only explores the differences between great companies and good companies but also the key elements of being a great company. The author and his team hold investigations among hundreds of companies so that they can find essential ways to improve a company from good to great. Collins illustrates several indispensable points that a great company should possess: “level 5 leaders”, right employees, appropriate attitude towards difficulties, positive culture, and the advance technique,…

The book describes a descriptive account of one of the most deadly plagues of Influenza virus that erupted in the camps of Kansas and resulted in the fatalities of more than 100 million individuals across the globe. The book narrates that the tale of great Influenza is that filled with tragedies and triumphs, which was followed by scientific innovations in preventing the prodigious number of mortalities (Barry). The author narrates that with a ripping 50% contagion rate, and symptoms capable of…

Book Review: “Great by Choice” by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen Title Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All Author Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen, HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. Major Thesis/Summary Mr. Collins's book addresses the question of how to conduct a company to durable success in an environment determined by change, uncertainty and even chaos when says: “Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not?”…

“The Great Bridge” report by Brendan Schwartz Why I chose the book: This book intrigued me for a number of reasons First of all, the Brooklyn Bridge has been a part of my life ever since my father moved to Brooklyn in 2006. I’ve been traveling over the bridge for years, and every time I end up travelling over it, I had always wondered how on earth could any man make such a magnificent and enormous bridge, and especially during the 19th century. Throughout the book you could get a sense of just…

responsiblilty,awerness and respect. when you are saying or we can say that sharing the hard things infront of all you are showing courage,and by telling them giving awerness same as responsibility.As Collins quotes stockdale saying in his book “Good to Great” “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end,which you can never afford to lose with discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality,whatever they might be” When you do…

In the first place, the Great Awakening defined the second half of the colonial period because the exclusive concept of revivalism destroyed existing church structures in the colonies. Years of immoral living and a casual depiction of what God and religion meant had embedded itself into the colonial youth for quite some time. There was already a distinct separation between the corrupted youth as well as the last generation to experience a religious upheaval. Jonathan Edwards of Northampton,…

Comparing The Great Gatsby book to the film. The book gets the general point across of a good story. Meanwhile the film give a more sensational familiarized view across creating more of a setting and depth than the book provides. An Example of this would be Gatsby's first party where nick was the only one that received an invitation to. The setting that the book gives off is a tiny classical setting in his luxurious mansion , but nothing too extravagant. In contrast the film provided a sense of…