Alex Trebek was the face of Jeopardy! for 36 years before he died of pancreatic cancer in 2020. After Trebek announced his illness, the outpouring of support from long-time fans inspired him to write a memoir. Today’s Instaread, The Answer Is, takes a look at the iconic man behind the questions and quips. A Peek Inside His Private Life Trebek was […]
A Close Look at a Controversial Star From The DCU
DC movie actor Zachary Levi is in the spotlight this week for his (allegedly) anti-vax tweets. What’s this guy about, anyway? We turned to his recent memoir, Radical Love, for answers. Levi’s BackstoryWhile Levi’s memoir doesn’t get into his opinions about vaccines, he bravely opens up about his lifelong struggle with crippling anxiety and depression. After […]
The Case for Legal Narcotics
If you spent most of your life struggling with heroin addiction, what would make you give it up? Our latest Instaread looks at the journey of the late activist David Poses, who hid his addiction from loved ones for years. In the Beginning Poses got the idea to try heroin from a drug prevention assembly. The […]
Started From The Bottom…
How can we leverage failure to grow personally and professionally? In our latest Instaread summary, Green Beret and former Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner Tim Kennedy shows how it’s done. Scars and Stripes follows Tim and his friend Nick Palmisciano to tell the story of how Tim became the best possible version of himself. Tim was kicked […]
Apple at a Glance
Apple has been one of the few companies in Big Tech untouched by mass layoffs. One of the reasons is Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has relentlessly focused on building the business. But there has been a creative cost. What happens when a company loses a driving force like Steve Jobs? Our Instaread on After Steve lays […]
The King of Bad Bosses
In the US, big bosses such as CEOs, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists are hailed as the most brilliant minds. Increased shareholder value is celebrated as if it were a major medical breakthrough. But the tactics and strategies they use—downsizing, outsourcing, deal making, and shareholder primacy—are destabilizing the middle class and making the world a more […]
The Guy Who Ruined the World and Wrote a Book About It.
Good morning from Instaread, your book summary concierge. Today’s title is a wild ride through some of the darkest secrets of the US government. As a former economic hit man, John Perkins has been in involved in some of modern history’s most shocking events. He used to cheat countries out of enormous sums of money […]
The Weird, Intriguing World of High Finance
We think of the world of finance as dark suits and stuffy attitudes, but it has a few wild characters. One of them is Bill Gross, the so-called Bond King and eccentric founder of an investment management firm called Pimco. Mary Childs, the host of NPR’s Planet Money podcast, went deep into the self-obsessed, male-dominated bond market […]
Behind The Scenes With Mike Pence
Mike Pence’s nature is cool, calm, and collected, which is why he made such a good foil to Donald Trump as vice president. His even-keeled nature came to the fore on January 6, 2021, when Trump pressured him to help overturn the election results. Pence says his unshakeable faith in God and the Constitution gave […]
The Ultimate Insider’s View
Jared Kushner served for a whirlwind four years in the White House. He had never intended to become involved in politics. But as the son-in-law of Donald Trump, Kushner found himself pulled into the vortex. In his role as senior advisor to the president, Kushner had front row seats to the presidency. He drafted speeches […]
