Book Reviews My Favorite 21 Books Read in 2013 (So Far) One of my goals for 2013 is to read 50 books. I’m currently on book #32 (The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life) & #33 (Cloud Atlas), so I’m a little behind pace given we’re already in October. Whether or not I hasten the pace and hit my target, this is still the Written by Matthew October 7, 2013December 21, 2013
Publishing & Media My Unhealthy Obsession with Self-Publishing (and Choosing Yourself) Everything is out there waiting for you. All you have to do is walk up and declare yourself in. No need for permission. You just need courage to say, “Include me”. Providing you have the energy to pull it off you can do what you like. And the Universal Law, being impartial, will be only Written by Matthew June 24, 2013August 12, 2013
Publishing & Media “Tales of Iceland” Available in Paperback! And Why Apple Banned Us Today, we’re officially announcing Tales of Iceland to the world. I’m not going to dance around the issue: I want you to read it! There are 3 ways you can read the book: 1. Amazon Kindle (ebook) 2. Barnes & Noble Nook (ebook) 3. Paperback via Amazon 4. Apple’s iBooks Written by Matthew April 30, 2013June 12, 2013
Publishing & Media Travel Tales Hooray, It’s Here! Tales of Iceland!! I have a very special announcement today. Since you’ve been with me for a while now, following my musings and misadventures over the past year, I wanted you to be one of the first to know. I’m happy to announce that GiveLiveExplore is officially a publishing company. On Tuesday, Tales Written by Matthew April 26, 2013August 12, 2013
Publishing & Media New Book: Tales of Iceland I’m thrilled to announce that GiveLiveExplore is publishing Chicago-based humorist Stephen Markley’s new book: Tales of Iceland or “Running with the Huldufólk in the Permanent Daylight.” The book is about three Americans (Stephen, myself, and our friend Mike) and their Written by Matthew March 17, 2013August 12, 2013
Travel Tales Why We Travel (Plus: What I’m Working On) “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate.” – Pico Iyer, British-born essayist and novelist. Greetings from the Gulf! I’m dow Written by Matthew March 1, 2013August 28, 2013
