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APPS WE LOVE
down page turner. A true beach read. All read
on my Amazon Kindle (on my iPad). "
Sandi Leyva, president at Accountant's
Accelerator, said, " I just finished Invisible Women:
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, by Caroline
Criado Perez, using my Nook reader from
BN on my tablet. It was eye-opening. "
Jessica McClain, CPA.CITP, CISA, PMP, CGFM,
controller at Brand USA, told us, " This summer
I will be reading Questions Are the Answer: A
Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing
Problems at Work and in Life, by Hal Gregersen.
I usually read hardcopy books but if I do read
an e-book, it is on an Amazon Kindle app on
my tablet. "
Arline Welty, principal at DataQuest Solutions,
said, " Summer reading!? Oh my gosh. Love
this one! Here's what's on my nightstand right
now:
* Samantha Irby: Wow, No Thank you
* Jenny Lawson: Broken (in the best possible way)
* Kiley Reid: Such a Fun Age
* Resmaa Menakem: My Grandmother's Hands
Richard Roppa-Roberts, founder at Roundtable
Labs and The ProAdvisor Advisor at Quasar
Cowboy, replied to our inquiry with this: " Summer
is here, and as I watched the temperature
cross 120 degrees Fahrenheit this morning, I
realized it was time to once again hunker down
inside the house for the next few weeks. I have
three non-businessy books on my list (as of
today), and I am looking for more. First, a book
that was gifted to me last year by Stacy Kildal.
And I have yet to read more than 13 pages - and
those 13 pages were crazy. I mean, crazy dialed
up to 11. The exact thing I like when I need
brain candy. My Way of Life by Joan Crawford,
published in 1971. After that, I plan to read A
Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh, also
a recommendation from a good friend, Melissa
Mullet of Corpay.
The third book on my list is Sex, Drugs, and
Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck
Klosterman. After reading NOTHING but business
books, journals, contracts, and blogs for
the last 18 months, I need some brain candy.
Although my usual go-to is to read on my iPad
using the Kindle app, I will be reading all of these
the way books should be read - hardcover, in
my hands, and no notifications are popping up,
taking me out of the moment. "
Jeff Wilson II, CPA/PFS, CGMA, CFE, CDFA,
Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor, principal at
The W2 Group, said, " Audiobooks.com is my
favorite app to wind down after a workout in
the steam room. I have two books in my read:
The Anticipatory Organization by Daniel Burrus,
and The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker. "
Samantha Mansfield, founder at Samantha
Mansfield, LLC, told us, " My phone is always in
my bag or pocket and my favorite reading app
is Audible. Given the activity of summer I get
my reading in while on the move. I have started
the book A More Beautiful Question by Warren
Berger which provokes a number of thoughts, so
I stop to spend time thinking about the ideas.
For fun I am looking forward to starting another
historical fiction book by Rhys Bowen, Above the
Bay of Angels.
Sandra Wiley, president at Boomer Consulting,
Inc., said, " I just returned from Punta Cana
(which was a wonderful getaway) and I read two
terrific books on my Kindle:
* Leading Without Authority by Keith Ferrazzi
* Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima
Rick Richardson, CPA.CITP, CGMA, managing
partner at Richardson Media & Technologies,
LLC, said, " Other than Kindle, for research my
two go-to apps are NetNewsWire and Pocket.
As for books, I've got one on the 'to read' list so
far - Sea Stories by Adm. William McRaven. I am
also two months into a year-long project to write
my first novel. It will be on ransomware. I'll let
you know when it's done. Maybe it'll make next
summer's list?! "
Blake Oliver, CPA, marketing director at Jirav,
said, " Feedly is my favorite app for keeping up
with accounting and technology blogs. I love how
it consolidates all the new posts into a single
feed. So while I'm on the beach I'll be reading
all the latest developments from Intuit, Xero,
and more! "
Finally, here are the titles (so far) on my own
summer reading list:
* The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, by Michael
Lewis
* The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future
of Everything, by Michael J. Casey & Paul Vigna
* A Year at the Movies, by Kevin Murphy
* Why Time Flies, by Alan Burdick
* Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights, by Bob
Greene
* Redefining Financ ial Literacy, by Cindy
Couyoumjian
* The Flight Girls, by Noelle Salazar
When I read online, I use Scribd and Libby
as my apps of choice and these are often the
places where I'll start a book if I'm not certain
if I'm going to like it. Most of the time I prefer
books made of paper.
Feel free to expand this list by sharing your
own summer reading choices in the comment
section below this article. Happy reading,
everyone! ■
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