Literature
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Book Notes: Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty
By Leslie Finkel What a great read! Funny and insightful, Getting Naked uses a “fable” to illustrate how best to market management consulting services – however, the model that the author, Paul Lencioni posits is applicable across any business that builds and manages client relationships. Lencioni owns a management consulting firm and is the New…
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Pennsylvania’s Most Misspelled Word Is …
When it comes to food, Pennsylvanians feel the need to get it right. At least that’s how Google saw it early this year when the most popular “how to spell” search in the state came up as “sauerkraut.” Google Trends dubbed “sauerkraut” and dozens of other hard-to-spell words as America’s Most Misspelled Words in honor…
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As His New Book Illustrates, Owner of Cocco’s Pizza the Personification of the American Dream
From shoe-shining and hawking newspapers, to serving in the military and selling insurance, to starting a pizza chain and investing in real estate, Andrew Cocco has lived the American Dream. And now he’s sharing his story with the rest of America. The patriarch of the now-famous Cocco’s Pizza chain recently published It’s a Hell of…
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Personal Injury Lawyer, Wayne Resident Publishes First Novel
Wayne resident William L. Myers Jr., the founding partner of Myers Lafferty Law Offices in Philadelphia, has released his first novel, A Criminal Defense, published by Thomas & Mercer. Publishers Weekly gave the book rave reviews: “In Myers’ impressive debut (…) the gripping plot builds to an ending that is a complete shocker.” A Criminal…
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Strath Haven Grad, Fortune Editor Gets Scoop on Airbnb
A Fortune magazine editor who grew up with a newsroom in her Media kitchen is now in the limelight for her enterprising work that has shed light on the hotel in your guest room — the growing movement of Airbnb home or room rentals. Strath Haven High School graduate Leigh Gallagher wrote The Airbnb Story,…
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Haverford Resident, Corporate Exec Launches Book to Inspire Girls to Pursue Science Careers
Girls Know How, a book series dedicated to encouraging girls to explore the careers of their dreams, announces the release of its fourth book – Super Science Girls! – on Thursday in conjunction with Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. “While planning a career is probably not on the radar in elementary school,…
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Popular Actor, Motivational Speaker from Newtown Square Releases Self-Help Book
Michael J. Lyons – who grew up in Newtown Square, after spending three years as a child in Paris, and graduated from Cardinal O’Hara High School – proves that you’re never too old to chase your daydreams. Lyons, an actor who plays the Speaker of the House on the popular Netflix series House of Cards, could be…
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Man Tells Story of His 4,000-Mile Walk That Began in Chadds Ford in New Book
Four thousand miles and five years after he left his mother’s home in Chadds Ford to embark on a journey across America, Andrew Forsthoefel is retelling his experience in a book, writes Karen Brown for New England Public Radio. “When I committed to a long-distance through-hike, walking became both my lover and my enemy,” he…
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Jay Wright Recounts Villanova Basketball’s Championship Run in New Book
A new book by Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright will give Wildcats fans the chance to relive the team’s national championship run and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the successful season, writes Dan Gelston for The Washington Post. In Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court, Wright perfectly weaves the story by…
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New Novel Brings to Life the Woman in Andrew Wyeth’s Best-Known Painting
Her story runs so much deeper than the hues of blue sky and the texture of an earthy horizon, and so a new novel brings to life the woman who inspired Andrew Wyeth to paint “Christina’s World.” As Chadds Ford celebrates the centennial of Wyeth’s birth, author Christina Baker Kline reveals her tribute to the…
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New Journey Awaits Young Readers at Delco’s StoryWalk in Rose Tree Park
The Bus for Us has departed from Rose Tree Park! This season, children will follow the story of dinosaurs as their dino-parents try to get them to fall asleep in How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague. Delaware County Councilman Dave White recently joined Delaware County Libraries Director…
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Neumann University Prof Publishes Book on History of Williamson College of the Trades
Andrew Miller, a history instructor at Neumann University, is the author of a new book entitled Williamson College of the Trades. The book is a history of the Middletown Township school that Quaker businessman and philanthropist Isaiah V. Williamson founded in 1888 to provide financially disadvantaged young men with useful trades. To this day, the…
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Ridley Park Resident Pens Book on Pair of Local Baseball Legends
Chester native and Ridley Park resident Bob McLaughlin has fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a published author by penning a book on two local baseball legends, Danny Murtaugh and Mickey Vernon, writes Peg DeGrassa for Delaware County News Network. McLaughlin, who retired from an Engineering Construction career four years ago, has combined his fondness…
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Popular Indie Store Main Point Books Relocates to Wayne
Popular indie bookstore Main Point Books marked its relocation from Bryn Mawr to a larger space in Wayne with a recent grand opening, writes Lynn Rosen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The store came about three and a half years ago when owner Cathy Fiebach noticed there were no bookstores for adults left on the Main…
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Swarthmore Author of “Why We Work” Advises Leaders to Identify, Communicate Mission and Purpose
Barry Schwartz, professor of psychology at Swarthmore College and author of “Why We Work” is attempting to change how people view their jobs, writes Kate MacArthur for Orlando Sentinel. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Schwartz talks about a lack of satisfaction and happiness at work, what he would do to change the situation,…
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Delaware Bookstore Hosts Launch Party for Renowned Chadds Ford Author
The Hockessin Book Shelf recently hosted a launch party for the latest supernatural thriller by renowned Chadds Ford author J.E. Fishman, writes Shawn Weigel for the Hockessin Community News. The Prisoner of Hell Gate, penned under Fishman’s pseudonym Dana I. Wolff, focuses on a group of friends as they explore North Brother Island in New…
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Lansdowne at Center of Hunt for Secret Nazi Diary
Robert Wittman, the head of the FBI’s art-crime team in Philadelphia, has collaborated with Pulitzer Prizing-winning author and journalist David Kinney to write The Devil’s Diary – the story of the pair’s hunt for the missing diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a high-ranking Nazi, and the deadly epic story it illuminates. Interestingly, Wittman and Kinney’s odyssey…
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