Mike Matthews

My father recommended this book to me. I try to always follow his recommendations. He is still a voracious reader,   […]   View Post →

This is a great cookbook from my favorite cooking magazine people – Cooks Illustrated. They always explain the science behind   […]   View Post →

This book focuses on the personal legacies of our leadership. How does our relationship with those we lead help them   […]   View Post →

My dad has always loved Mark Twain, so I reread or read for the first time – Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Roughing   […]   View Post →

Here is my second Pulitzer Prize book to read this year. This one is so much more approachable for me,   […]   View Post →

My brother Bill from Oregon recommended this book. It’s a great companion to Undaunted Courage which is one of my   […]   View Post →

solid read.   by  (2017) I’ll give you two quotes from the book. One from the intro: “If you’re too   […]   View Post →

I am 55 years old now and I feel very fortunate that both of my parents are still alive and   […]   View Post →

This came to my attention from a USC doctoral student. It is a fantastic book that brings together many of   […]   View Post →

Manhattan Beach has spent a lot of time over the last 18 months talking about the importance of inclusion. We   […]   View Post →

When I’m not being a school administrator, I love to cook. I cook all kinds of things, but what I   […]   View Post →

What a life. Those of you who watch the Daily Show (Jon Steward/Steven Colbert/Trevor Noah) know what intelligence, empathy, humor,   […]   View Post →

This book, by a journalist and not an educator, hits the nail on the head when the author states that   […]   View Post →

I love this book. I love it so much and it has truly inspired me. I met with a group   […]   View Post →

Chris Nashawaty’s book details the making of Caddyshack, and even more than you might figure it was, it was a total sh**show. It’s a miracle a film was ever made. You marvel and cringe your way through it, and you feel for all of the comic geniuses who could not hang on to their own lives.

This was a majorly eye-opening book. To me, the key to the whole book is Wilkerson’s assertion that there have   […]   View Post →

This book was recommended to me by Dr. Brett Geithman, MBUSD’s Executive Director of Educational Services. Brett is one of   […]   View Post →

Steven Quartz is a very good friend of mine, and my wife and I were excited to be able to   […]   View Post →

Like most educators, I am a huge fan of Ken Robinson. His famous TED Talk has inspired so many of   […]   View Post →

My favorite columnist in the world is Chris Erskine. He was a twice-a-week columnist in the LA Times for years.   […]   View Post →

This is another recommendation from my father. I call these types of books pure fun that can be read on   […]   View Post →

, by  (2004) I’ve always thought of myself is an excellent meeting manager. In fact, I’ve often joked that my   […]   View Post →

Michael Horn, one of the co-authors of this book, spoke at Manhattan Beach’s TEDx conference in 2012. It’s a book   […]   View Post →

This is the last in the century trilogy by Ken Follett. I’ve already written about the other two, Fall of   […]   View Post →