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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Daniel as a Blueprint for Navigating Ethical Dilemmas" by Richard French.]

Daniel as a Blueprint for Navigating Ethical Dilemmas by Richard French is a book that extracts lessons from the role of wisdom, straightforwardness, and honesty in the lives of prominent historical biblical men. Then, the lessons learned are applied to various modern ethical situations. The lessons were not just from Daniel but also from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

This book teaches how integrity and straightforwardness can be applied in the modern world, be it in industry, company, hospital, leadership role, political position, or even research. The author creates a guide for a modern-day man or woman to live a guilt-free life by applying principles of wisdom, honesty, and integrity. The author used scenarios and case studies to show how one can find oneself in a difficult ethical position. And how one can emulate Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and do what they did when they found themselves in similar situations.


The author also stated how people in some of these scenarios benefited by applying these principles. Richard also included other resources for ethical leadership, such as books, academic journals, organizations and networks, tools and frameworks, online courses, and podcasts.

However, there are cases where I felt that the expected approach was unnecessary, unreal, and impractical since the company can quickly rectify the problem, such as in the case of Chief Operating Officer TechFuture Inc., Sarah Goldstein. Also, the author could make this book more practical by stating how the decision specifically helped the individual or company involved in all scenarios and case studies.

Additionally, there is the excessive repetition of specific phrases such as "felt a kinship" on pages 18, 36, 56, 73, and 92, and also "drawing strength" on pages 37, 74, 92, 110, and 129. This excessive repetition negatively affected the flow of the book and its tone. It is also noteworthy that some names were used repeatedly in different unrelated scenarios, making it difficult to keep track of. For example, the author used the name Sarah in 5 different scenarios.

There is also the presence of unnatural writing. For instance, "Alex thought of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He thought of Dr. Amelia Patel." The author fails to show how Alex can know and remember Amelia, as Amelia is from a different scenario and has no relationship with Alex. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars for the above reasons. I found no error while reading this book. This book is excellent for people looking to gain wisdom and also for people seeking motivation to practice integrity and honesty.

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Thanks for the nice review, indeed integrity is a good thing though majority of us find it hard to practice it.

The idea of using biblical figures as a guide for modern ethics is interesting, but if the examples feel unrealistic and repetitive, it’s hard to stay engaged. Sounds like it had potential but needed a bit more depth and refinement.

A thoughtful take on applying biblical wisdom to modern ethics. The case studies sound insightful, though the repetition and some unrealistic scenarios might make it a bit harder to fully engage with.