Sunday, November 25, 2018

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

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The Library Book by Susan Orlean was a thorough and interesting look at something that at first blush may not seem to lend itself to a com...

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou is about the now shut down medical startup Theranos and the book...
Wednesday, November 07, 2018

On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides

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On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides was an excellent book about U.S. Marines in the Korean War being surrounded in the mountains by a muc...

The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams

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The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams has the subtitle Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy and tells the st...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin was a very solid book on the formative experiences and leadership through difficult ...

Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic

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Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent  and Sara Vladic was an excellent book subtitled  The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval His...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Factfulness by Hans Rosling

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Factfulness by Hans Rosling was an excellent book with the subtitle  Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Bett...

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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The War of Art by Steven Pressfield was a solid book about creating things, with the fundamental idea being that you just do the work, i...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza

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Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza was a fairly interesting novel about a successful female tech executive who leaves the San Franci...

Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams

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Tip of the Iceberg by Mark Adams was a excellent travelogue book with the subtitle  My 3,000-Mile Journey Around Wild Alaska, the Last Gre...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

The Soul of America by Jon Meacham

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The Soul of America by Jon Meacham was a solid book subtitled The Battle for Our Better Angels . With the idea for the book out of the...

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman was the debut novel from Backman, and an enjoyable one to read that felt like a series of small storie...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Educated by Tara Westover

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Educated by Tara Westover was a compelling autobiography about growing up in the mountains of Idaho, in a family ruled by a patriarch who ...

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

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Us Against You by Fredrik Backman follows up on his excellent novel Beartown and continues the tale of a small Swedish town, it's you...
Thursday, July 05, 2018

The Man Who Caught the Storm by Brantley Hargrove

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The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras by  Brantley Hargrove was a solid book about someone devote...
Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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Beartown by Fredrik Backman is a novel set in a downtrodden town in rural Sweden that's described as "a hockey town" and Bac...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Calypso by David Sedaris

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Calypso by David Sedaris was a highly entertaining book with stories, which as he says are “true enough,” about his life, that of his sist...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

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The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson was an interesting book with the subtitle Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of th...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

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When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink was an interesting book about how timing plays a key role in how events turn...

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara was a solid book, with McNamara  chronicling her search for the Golden State Killer, a name ...