Mid-length Non-fiction Book Reviews: Volume 3

This book, winner of a 2014 Axiom Business Book award gold medal, recounts Jim Paul's meteoric rise and subsequent fall from his position as governor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Paul and Brendan Moynihan analyze the events leading to Paul's $1. 6 million loss, highlighting the psychological barriers and errors in analysis that contribute to financial losses. The book emphasizes that while there are many ways to make money in the markets, losses often stem from a few common sources. It provides strategies for avoiding these losses through a simple framework for understanding, accepting, and dodging the dangers of investing, trading, and speculating.

This book is an examination of the lives of the soldiers in E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. It is based on interviews with former members of the company and focuses on their experiences from training through their combat missions, highlighting the strong bonds of brotherhood that developed among them. The book covers their journey from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, detailing their struggles, sacrifices, and the close-knit relationships they formed.

In *The Small and the Mighty*, Sharon McMahon highlights the stories of ordinary Americans who, through their courage and resilience, shaped the course of American history. The book features a diverse cast of characters, including a woman riding a white horse down Pennsylvania Avenue, a young boy detained at a Japanese incarceration camp, and a formerly enslaved woman on a mission to reunite with her daughter. McMahon’s thorough research and engaging storytelling bring these untold histories to light, emphasizing that anyone, regardless of background, can make a significant impact on the nation’s future.