non-fiction – i am Paul Cram

Reading Challenge (Non-Fiction) – 2nd Edition

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction, Reading January 13, 2025January 13, 2025Comments are Disabled

It’s time to spice up your non-fiction reading list with our Men-Who-Read 2025 Reading Prompts. These are perfect for sparking curiosity and showing off your literary prowess. Hang this list on your fridge, slap it on your corkboard, or stick it wherever you want to proclaim: “I am well-read and a little bit fun.” 😎 Here’s …

🎥 Book Talk with Paul Cram: “Never Split The Difference” 📚✨

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction, podcast, Reading January 12, 2025Comments are Disabled

Listen in as he dives into a brief synopsis of the non-fiction read Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss! 🚨🤝 Paul shares his thoughts on this engaging read, packed with practical tips on listening, improving communication, and confidently stepping into negotiations knowing …

A Year in Books: Round-Up of 13 Non-Fiction Reads

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction, Reading January 4, 2025January 4, 2025Comments are Disabled

Every month, the Men-Who-Read book club, led by actor Paul Cram, tackles a new non-fiction title guided by a creative prompt. Now several years strong, this book club has become a cornerstone of lively discussions and shared insights. Paul, who has always had a love for reading, credits it as a key factor in his …

Final Gifts book

by iamPaulCram Teamhappiness is, non-fiction, Reading July 17, 2020Comments are Disabled

Tears slip out of the corners of my eyes as I shut the back cover of this book. Am happy to know what end-of-life can be like. Its beautiful.

Final Gifts book

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction, Reading July 12, 2020Comments are Disabled

I’d leap out of my chair and go find my sister Christy to read her some snippets aloud from this book — all while getting choked up on tears. Author Maggie Callanan is a nurse specializing in end-of-life care. Her stories and insights come directly from her experiences in that field. It’s insightful and brings …

An Odyssey

by iamPaulCram Teammemoir, non-fiction, Reading March 2, 2020Comments are Disabled

Nearly finished with best-selling author Daniel Mendelsohn’s “An Odyssey” It’s a memoir in which the author, a college professor who often teaches on the Greek classics, finds that his father enrolled in one of his courses. Specifically the course on Homer’s “The Odyssey.” An epic adventure unfolds in more ways than one, more than two …

Dumbfounded book memoir

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction May 15, 2017Comments are Disabled

Enjoying this #read about growing up on the Upper East Side “Dumbfounded” from Crown Publishing. #funny #memoir

How To Avoid The Cutting Room Floor – Editor’s Advice For On-Camera Actors

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction, Reading August 22, 2016Comments are Disabled

Written by Emmy-winning editor Jordan Goldman, A.C.E. (editor on such shows as The Shield & Homeland) who takes you inside the cutting room and pulls back the curtain on how and why directors, showrunners, and editors decide whether your performance makes it on screen. A good friend of mine in Hollywood mentioned she had been …

Buddy-up-and-read Volunteer Recognition night

by iamPaulCram Teamfiction, happiness is, non-fiction August 11, 2015Comments are Disabled

Volunteer recognition night with the local librarian & my Buddy-up-and-read buddy. Buddy up and read is a really awesome program that I have gleaned so much from by volunteering to read with at my local library.

Good Read… When To Speak Up & When To Shut Up

by iamPaulCram Teamnon-fiction January 23, 2012Comments are Disabled

After getting two chapters into this pocket-sized book, I shut it. Place it atop my will-get-to-it-sometime stack of books. It isn’t the quick fix magazine article “Five sure-fire tips to get your way” that I was hoping it would be. Nope. Instead it delves into gray areas of communication where the reader has to use …