Tag Archives: Keith

Triggers: Creating Behavior Change That Lasts – Becoming the Person You Want To Be by Marshall Goldsmith

Posted on January 8, 2016 by bseat

So, how are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? Have you exercised like you promised yourself you would? Are you eating healthier, like you said you would? What about the other commitments you made; like being nicer to that … Continue reading →

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Last Words by Michael Koryta

Posted on December 11, 2015 by bseat

Markus Novak is a tortured man.  He and his wife, Lauren were working for a Florida based firm called Innocence Incorporated that defends death row inmates. As part of their investigation Lauren was going to interview a psychic who claimed … Continue reading →

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton

Posted on December 4, 2015 by bseat

Getting together with family and friends can be a joy, but it can also be stressful. Dynamics in families and among friends can often lead to hurt feelings or even conflict that happens so unexpectedly you  aren’t prepared for it. … Continue reading →

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Fortune Smiles: Stories by Adam Johnson

Posted on November 13, 2015 by bseat

I am really not a big short story lover.  Evidently I am not alone since several authors have noted in interviews I have read recently that they get rather negative reactions from their fans when they talk about writing short … Continue reading →

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The Investigation by J.M.Lee, Translated by Chi-Young Kim

Posted on October 23, 2015 by bseat

“Life may not have a purpose. But death requires clarity-not to prove that death occurred but for the benefit of those who survive.” And Yuichi Watanabe a Japanese soldier and prison guard during WWII, who is now charged as a … Continue reading →

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Alibi by Joseph Kanon

Posted on October 16, 2015 by bseat

Adam MIller is desperately tired. As a US Army War Crimes investigator he has been working in Germany to bring the Nazis to justice, but it has taken its toll and he struggles with the enormity of the evil he … Continue reading →

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The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami

Posted on October 9, 2015 by bseat

I don’t know about you, but as a reader I often fall into a rut.  I will find a certain author or genre that I like and will read them almost exclusively until I am bored or forced to read … Continue reading →

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All The Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer

Posted on August 28, 2015 by bseat

Six years after the dreadful hijacking in Vienna and the resulting loss of life of those on the plane, Henry Pelham is traveling to California to visit, Celia, a former colleague and lover who was working in Vienna with him … Continue reading →

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Posted on August 21, 2015 by bseat

“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” And with these two sentences we dive deep into the life of a family, who until this moment do not realize how broken they are. The Lee’s are a Chinese American … Continue reading →

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Some Luck by Jane Smiley

Posted on August 14, 2015 by bseat

Life on a farm in Iowa from 1920 to 1953 wouldn’t seem like a great topic for the first of three novels, but Jane Smiley proves that memorable characters, a deep understanding and appreciation for the rhythms and values of … Continue reading →

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