Bob's Book Review

The Whole Foods Diet | John Mackey

"The Whole Foods Diet" argues a whole foods, plant-based diet produces the best possible health outcomes. "The Whole Foods Diet" was written by John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, and is available on Amazon at https://a.co/d/3Mf74Qa.  Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

"Freedom and Evolution" by Adrian Bejan | Bob's Book Review

In his work, "Freedom & Evolution," Dr. Bejan explores the relationship between freedom and evolution through the lens of physics and thermodynamics and notably grounds freedom in the observable, natural world.  Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Correction: Adrian Bejan's Constructal Law was regretfully misspelled in our presentation at 03:13.  Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

"The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand | Bob's Book Review

John Henry Crosby, the president and founder of the Hildebrand Project, joins Bob Luddy in a discussion on "The Dethronement of Truth" by Dietrich von Hildebrand. Hildebrand (1889–1977) was a major personalist philosopher, heralded as "one of the great ethicists of the twentieth century" by Pope John Paul II. Amongst his numerous books and publications, Hildebrand was a prolific essayist, including his 1943 article, "The Dethronement of Truth." In the work, Hildebrand explains the nature and importance of truth and how the rejection of and indifference to truth tears apart the fabric of society. "The Dethronement of Truth" addresses issues of morality, epistemology, and relativism, as well as speaking out against the totalitarian ideologies of Communism and Nazism that Hildebrand, as a German philosopher, had publicly and heroically resisted. As Hildebrand articulates, and as Bob and John Henry discuss, we seek to understand the truth because human dignity and freedom are connected to us being the kind of beings who can seek and come to know the truth about reality. To put any other criterion in place of truth degrades the human person. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

"High Output Management" by Andy Grove | Bob's Book Review

In this episode, Bob looks at two companies, Amazon and Disney, to highlight their strategies for customer service and creating value. Amongst those strategies are embracing change, making well-reasoned and timely decisions, reducing risks, and selling the best possible customer experience to build and maintain customer loyalty. Great companies and great leaders embrace change, build positive relationships with customers, and take well-reasoned, well-mitigated risks to find new opportunities for growth. This webinar was streamed in August of 2017. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.

"Lessons from the Bezos Way and the Success of Amazon: 3 Customer Service Lessons" from Disney | Bob's Book Review

In this episode, Bob looks at two companies, Amazon and Disney, to highlight their strategies for customer service and creating value. Amongst those strategies are embracing change, making well-reasoned and timely decisions, reducing risks, and selling the best possible customer experience to build and maintain customer loyalty. Great companies and great leaders embrace change, build positive relationships with customers, and take well-reasoned, well-mitigated risks to find new opportunities for growth. This webinar was streamed in August of 2017. Bob's Book Review is a periodic webinar led by Bob Luddy, the founder of Thales Academy, Thales College, and CaptiveAire. Learn more about upcoming webinars and all Thales Press events at https://www.thalesacademy.org/resources/thales-press Interested in teaching at Thales Academy? Please check out our website if you are interested in pursuing a career at Thales Academy and learning about needs across our network. Find out more at https://www.thalesacademy.org/contact/careers.