Read to Lead by Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski

Read to Lead by Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski is a fantastic book that clearly highlights the many benefits of reading and why it is essential that non-readers start reading soon for personal and professional development and entertainment. The authors make it clear both why someone should start reading and how they can start reading and this was reinforced with their own stories which clearly shows that reading is a great way to learn new skills and although I consider myself a professional reader, I think this book has also improved my reading.

I like this book because firstly it clearly describes the 'Why' of reading. The authors make it precisely clear why people should start reading and I further like how the authors have been able to offer lots of helpful advice to help you start reading, improve your reading, retention and comprehension as well as how you can read a few more books by speed reading. This book covers a topic which I care deeply about, that reading does not die out and it is great to discover that it is not only my concern and that others are also trying to get more people reading.

There is nothing I dislike about this book as it is very well written and put very simply, this is one of those outstanding, fully interesting public motivational speeches in book format and the reader is hooked in throughout the book. Furthermore, there are no disputes that the authors own stories of how reading has helped them clearly makes it obvious that reading is a great, deeply beneficial habit.

Altogether, I rate this book 4 stars as this is a very good, well-written book that I feel is essential for all non-readers. Although this book is written with a career development angle to the way it has been written, this book can be applied and interpreted to any situation regardless of whether you want to read for work, school or personal entertainment purposes. I would like to thank both NetGalley and Baker Books for providing me with an Advance Reader Copy of this book in return for an honest book review.