<strong>Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other <br></strong>by Ken Dryden

This month’s book selection is for hockey fans. As most fans know, Scotty Bowman is the winningest coach in NHL history with nine Stanley Cups under his belt. There are […]

<strong>Maximum Volume 1926-1966 & Sound Pictures 1966-2016 <br></strong>by Kenneth Womack

This month’s book selection is a two-volume set. If you are a Beatles fan or if you are fascinated by biographies of people who put a dent in the world, […]

<strong>Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story <br></strong>by Chris Nashawaty

Any Caddyshack fans out there? The idea for this 1980 movie came from Bill Murray’s brother, Brian Doyle-Murray. It was based on the Murray brother’s childhood summers spent working as […]

<strong>The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, Scandal at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont </strong><br>by Shawn Levy

This month’s book selection was recommended by listener Peter Blackmore. Thanks Peter. I directed hundreds of commercials over the years in Los Angeles and while on those many trips, one […]

<strong>Dream Teams: Working Together Without Falling Apart</strong><br> By Shane Snow

I have been a member of teams over the entire course of my career. The creative departments of advertising business are structured to be team-focussed. Writers are teamed with art […]

<strong>The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible</strong><br> by A.J. Jacobs

Here’s a book to beat the February blahs. A.J. Jacobs was an editor at Esquire magazine in 2007 when he wrote this book. As an experiment, he wanted to see […]

<strong>Last Train To Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley</strong><br>By Peter Guralnick

Aside from the subject of advertising, the largest category in my book collection is biographies. I’ve read hundreds of them. My favourite genre by far. So when I say the […]

<strong>How To Fly A Horse: <br>The Secret History of Creation, Invention and Discovery </strong><br> by Kevin Ashton

This remarkable book mines the mysterious process of creativity. It’s one of the best books I’ve read on the subject and I would recommend it as a perfect bookend to […]

<strong>The Gift of Fear </strong><br> by Gavin de Becker

This month’s book recommendation is something a little different. Anyone who listens to our show or podcast knows I am endlessly curious about human behaviour. And I firmly believe that […]

<strong>You Can Negotiate Anything </strong><br> by Herb Cohen

For this month’s selection, I’m going to recommend an book I read many years ago. It was written in 1982 and spent nine months on the New York Times Best-Seller […]