Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
A fascinating book about the creation and growth of Phil Knight's shoe companies -- Blue Ribbon Sports initially, later renamed Nike. The stories of the original ideas, the first sales, the first store, etc. are fascinating. Everyone that I've talked with about the book has a 'favorite part.' For me, my favorite part was when Phil was running the startup company (mainly an import company with mail order sales) and he went back to work as a CPA. It was an impressive display of humility and commitment, in my mind, that he worked a day job even though he was running a company with employees. The book really only gives the story into the late 70's so we miss the Jordan years and other major milestones, but it is still a great book. Highly recommended. Grade: A-
The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos
A book based on a true story and set in Salt Lake City. It tells the story of a new lawyer battling to help a client against a ladder-climbing district attorney looking to move up. The book is short and enjoyable. Grade: B+
Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley
A science fiction book set here on earth. It includes everything from aliens that are here but hidden to AI for communicating with dolphins. Pretty good, but the ending was a bit of a let down because the bad guys got away with too much bad stuff. Grade: B-
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