Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull

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Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull  is by one of the co-founders of Pixar and a solid book subtitled Overcoming  the Unseen Forces That Stand i...

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson is a fun novel with a wild storyline... Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparabl...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

The Eye Test by Chris Jones

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The Eye Test by Chris Jones is by one of my favorite writers, someone who writes great kickers, or endings to stories. The book is subtitl...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho  is a novel that features the main character following his heart, risking everything to seek out his destiny....
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Will by Mark Manson and Will Smith

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Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson is a solid portrait of the actor, with the autobiography written along with the author of  The Subtle ...

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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Station Eleven by  Emily St. John Mandel is a novel that tells the story of pandemic that struck the world with lightning-fast ferocity, ki...
Sunday, January 30, 2022

It's Better to be Feared by Seth Wickersham

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It's Better to be Feared by Seth Wickersham is a solid biography of Tom Brady and look at the New England Patriots under Bill Belichic...

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is an engaging novel with compelling characters. The story is set in 1954 and features a young man rece...
Sunday, January 16, 2022

Fuzz by Mary Roach

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Fuzz by Mary Roach features the subtitle When Nature Breaks the Law and the book jacket notes it as investigating the world where wildlif...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

The Boys by Ron Howard and Clint Howard

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The Boys by Ron Howard and Clint Howard is a solid autobiography from the successful Hollywood actors (and director in Ron's case). I...
Friday, December 24, 2021

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

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The Comfort Book by Matt Haig is a nice read made up of short vignettes, with below from some of them: A thing my dad said once when we wer...

On Animals by Susan Orlean

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On Animals by Susan Orlean is a solid book by the author of The Library Book , The Orchid Thief , and Rin Tin Tin among other nonfiction ...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick

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Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick is a solid book subtitled In Search of Washington and His Legacy . Philbrick writes a first-pers...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John "Chick" Donohue and J.T. Molloy

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The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John "Chick" Donohue and J.T. Molloy is a remarkable nonfiction tale subtitled A Memoir of Friend...

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit by John Petrocelli

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The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit by John Petrocelli is an interesting book that examines the type of information that's...
Monday, October 04, 2021

The Deepest South of All by Richard Grant

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The Deepest South of All by Richard Grant is an interesting work of nonfiction about Natchez, Mississippi. The book is noted to be part hi...
Saturday, October 02, 2021

High Conflict by Amanda Ripley

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High Conflict by Amanda Ripley is a good book subtitled Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out . Ripley wrote The Smartest Kids in the Worl...
Friday, October 01, 2021

Hit Makers by Derek Thompson

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Hit Makers by Derek Thompson is a solid book subtitled The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction . It was published in 2017 and T...
Thursday, September 30, 2021

Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller

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Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller is an interesting and profound work of nonfiction subtitled A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden ...
Monday, September 06, 2021

Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

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Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui is a contemplative and interesting book that's noted to be an exploration of the world of swimming. The poi...