My Resources for Life Support

This page reflects some educational tools I enjoy and hope  you will as well.

The Strangest Secret for Succeeding in the World Today

Often referred to as the “dean of personal development” Earl Nightingale probably knew more about success in life than anyone else in the world. He was a master motivator, a Renaissance man, who absorbed and digested the most profound thoughts of the world’s greatest minds and presented them in clear, easily applied instructions. Over a career that spanned more than four decades, he developed a syllabus for success that has never been equaled. Get it now!

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is the essential Ina Garten cookbook, focusing on the techniques behind her elegant food and easy entertaining style, and offering nearly a hundred brand-new recipes that will become trusted favorites. Ina Garten’s bestselling cookbooks have consistently provided accessible, subtly sophisticated recipes ranging from French classics made easy to delicious, simple home cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina truly breaks down her ideas on flavor, examining the ingredients and techniques that are the foundation of her easy, refined style. Get it now!

Lonesome Dove Part 1 Of 3 (Audio Cassette)

A love story, an adventure, an American epic, LONESOME DOVE embraces all the West — legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers — in a novel that recreates the central American experience, the most enduring of our national myths. Set in the late 19th century, LONESOME DOVE is the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana — and much more. The drive is a risk, sure, but it’s a part of the American Dream, a chance to carve a new life out of the last remaining wilderness. Get it now!

The 1997 Joy of Cooking

Irma Rombauer collected recipes from friends for the first Joy of Cooking, and published it herself. For this sixth edition, the All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking, Ethan Becker, grandson of Irma and son of Marion Rombauer Becker, worked with Maria Guarnaschelli, senior editor and vice president at Scribner’s. Together, they called on top food professionals to produce a Joy that reflects the way we eat today. Get it now!

Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller

The bestselling success book of all time is updated and revised with contemporary ideas and examples. Think and Grow Rich has been called the “Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature.” It was the first book to boldly ask, “What makes a winner?” The man who asked and listened for the answer, Napoleon Hill, is now counted in the top ranks of the world’s winners himself.

The Color of Oil : The History, the Money and the Politics of the World’s Biggest Business

The primary colors of oil today are money (lots of it), technology (basic but demanding) and people (special ones). The colors of the rainbow can be seen in the 100+ oil producing countries. There are a dozen large petroleum producing and exporting countries. Yet most have little in their history that links them to wealth, technology and management. Corruption among the elite and governments, mismanagement and the squandering of the petroleum wealth are endemic. Culture is everything, and no other human endeavor makes this as pointedly obvious as the world of petroleum.