Jim Alkon

9/11 Firefighter Makes a Difference by Cycling Across America

You might be wondering how we can be describing a feel-good story that encompasses the Soviet invasion of Ukraine, 9/11, young burn victims, two knee replacements, a broken clavicle and a mind-bending, treacherous journey across the country. It’s because some people are observers and some people are doers. Joe Matthews,…

Jim AlkonDecember 16, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

A Profound Exploration of Faith Through a Unified Gospel

In Jesus’ Every Word and Deed: Woven from the Scriptures, author and scriptural scholar John C. Burkhalter tries to present readers with just that — Jesus’ every word and deed. But he does it in a unique way that makes the story of Jesus more accessible and authentic than many…

Jim AlkonDecember 11, 2024

Business

Transform Job Loss Into a Launchpad for Success

“A cold-hearted system that doesn’t need you.” Make you feel good? It wasn’t supposed to — yet. A company, writes William Alexandre in his very informative new book So You Lost Your Job: What Next?, “does not have feelings, is never happy or sad, can’t lose or hate anyone, judges…

Jim AlkonDecember 3, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Lives and Truths Laid Bare in Short Story Collection

“People are people. They love, they hate, they soar, they pine, they elate, they grieve — and on occasion, they kill.” Award-winning author Bill VanPatten tends to capture all those acts and emotions in his characters, drawing heavily on gay themes and Latino heritage in and around the small, fictitious…

Jim AlkonDecember 3, 2024

Navigating Ethical Leadership in the Age of AI by Annette Bühler

Business Nonfiction

Lead with Confidence in the AI Era with this Ethical Toolkit

A company uses an AI system to streamline its hiring process, but the system favors certain demographic groups over others. A hospital employs AI to diagnose patients but might miss rare conditions or produce false positives. A bank uses AI to determine loan eligibility, but the system starts denying loans…

Jim AlkonDecember 2, 2024

Between Lies and Revenge by Hannah Sharpe

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Con Artist Heists Heirloom Jewelry in Chilling Domestic Thriller

Reading people is a useful skill in many walks of life, whether you are on one side of a delicate corporate negotiation, purchasing a car, buying a home or coaching a diverse group of individuals. Or whether you are a con artist. Consider the complicated and multi-layered Elle, protagonist in…

Jim AlkonNovember 22, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Take It From an Expert — Flames Aren’t Only Danger in Fireman’s Thriller

Gregory Lee Renz has done it again, using his first-hand experience as a decorated firefighter to write a thrilling novel and capture the essence of an emotionally and physically demanding vocation — one steeped in morality, heartbreak, physical challenges and the pressure of split-second decisions that mean life or death.…

Jim AlkonNovember 21, 2024

Business

Expert’s Innovative Strategy of Pivoting to Meet Consumer Needs

It’s the consummate pivot, exemplified, in all places, in a television series. Schitt’s Creek follows the trials and tribulations of the formerly wealthy Rose family. After their business manager embezzles the family business, the family loses its fortune and relocates to Schitt's Creek, a town they once purchased as a…

Jim AlkonNovember 20, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Investigative Novel Questions Mysterious Death of da Vinci

“What the heck is going on in Leonardo’s message!” In a masterful work with particular appeal for amateur sleuths, historians and art aficionados, author D. Allen Henry has crafted a thoughtful novel, Killing Genius: The Mysterious Last Days of Leonardo da Vinci, based around the premise that Leonardo da Vinci’s…

Jim AlkonNovember 19, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

Hollywood Screenwriter Flirts with Fame in Stunning Memoir

Nearly 50,000 people work in the U.S. film and television industry. Almost all of them labor in relative anonymity, performing the tasks—creative, technical, mechanical, supervisory, and financial—that make it possible for the movie industry and movie stars to exist. “I have been one of those people for nearly 50 years.”…

Jim AlkonNovember 12, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

Helpful, Hands-On Writer’s Guide to Crafting a Novel

If you’ve read enough books, at some point you’ve probably wondered: How do they do it? How do they write books? Is there a magic formula? Some of you no doubt even pondered the question: Can I do it? “Method, momentum and motivation are what I believe you need whether you’re…

Jim AlkonOctober 31, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

With Election Imminent, Some Tips for Picking Your Next President

Looking to make the most informed decision about who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election? If you want to pick the candidate you believe has the better chance to be one of our best presidents ever, then consider reading the new book What Makes a Great President? in…

Jim AlkonOctober 28, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

Memoir Seeks to Destigmatize and Explore Nuance of Mental Illness

It’s a hard subject to talk about, especially for someone suffering from it. “Many of us have been labeled or even seen ourselves as freaks, weirdos, oddballs, eccentrics and outcasts. So it’s no surprise that many of us attempt to keep our illness hidden to the extent we can.” That’s…

Jim AlkonOctober 25, 2024

Little Boy I Know Your Name by Mitchell Raff

Nonfiction Recommended

Shedding Light on the Unique Trauma of a Holocaust Survivor’s Child

There’s a school of thought that argues how important it is for the remaining Holocaust survivors to discuss their experiences while they still can, so that subsequent generations can learn from the past. Studies have supported this line of thinking. Estimates tag the remaining number of Jewish Holocaust survivors at…

Jim AlkonOctober 24, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Captivating Story of Inheritance, Discovery, and the Beauty of Tuscany Awaits

It’s a beloved memoir of self-discovery, taking chances, loving a house and the pleasures of food, set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside — so powerful as to inspire many to embark on their own journeys. That easily could be the perfect way to describe Gudrun Cuillo’s Casalvento: House of the…

Jim AlkonOctober 17, 2024

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

A Guide to Finding Harmony and Hope in Everyday Life

“Would you like a ticket or would you like to talk?” Vincent Dodd, from decades as a nurse helping terminally ill patients and their families and then as a law enforcement officer, knows that solutions to crises are often found well below the surface. So his tendency, and the visual…

Jim AlkonOctober 1, 2024

Jim Alkon

9/11 Firefighter Makes a Difference by Cycling Across America

A Profound Exploration of Faith Through a Unified Gospel

Transform Job Loss Into a Launchpad for Success

Lives and Truths Laid Bare in Short Story Collection

Lead with Confidence in the AI Era with this Ethical Toolkit

Con Artist Heists Heirloom Jewelry in Chilling Domestic Thriller

Take It From an Expert — Flames Aren’t Only Danger in Fireman’s Thriller

Expert’s Innovative Strategy of Pivoting to Meet Consumer Needs

Investigative Novel Questions Mysterious Death of da Vinci

Hollywood Screenwriter Flirts with Fame in Stunning Memoir

Helpful, Hands-On Writer’s Guide to Crafting a Novel

Memoir Seeks to Destigmatize and Explore Nuance of Mental Illness

Shedding Light on the Unique Trauma of a Holocaust Survivor’s Child

A Captivating Story of Inheritance, Discovery, and the Beauty of Tuscany Awaits

A Guide to Finding Harmony and Hope in Everyday Life

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