Rating: Recommended
So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport
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This is Cal Newport’s investigation of what it takes to be so good at your job, that you can’t be ignored. Unlike many online personalities, he doesn’t tell you to follow your passion, in fact he feels it leads to a life of disappointment as you continue to fail to find the “right” career and
Mans Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
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This is a classic book, that feels to me like it has so much weight behind it that it’s hard to say most anything about the book but praise. I have the second edition where Frankl goes into his Logo Therapy ideas, and I found those of less utility than the discussion at the beginning
The Sunlit Man – Brandon Sanderson
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This is the final book in the 4 books Brandon Sanderson wrote in “secret” during the COVID 19 pandemic. In this one we follow Nomad who has skipped to a world that has such intense sun that it scorches the entire landscape on every rotation. Mountains form, and disappear. Plants grow in a matter of
Beneath the God’s Tree – S Kaeth
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This was me second visit to S Kaeth’s fantasy world, the first being Between Starfalls. I again found the world interesting and the story generally well written. If I have any critisim of the book it would be around some of the dialogue. Specifically some of the dialogue between Taunos and Amanah as they’re figuring
Quiet – Susan Cain
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In Quiet we get a look at what Susan Cain calls the extrovert ideal. We see this in the world around us as everyone is expected to network, and “lean in” to situations at work, and be collaborative….all the damn time. If that’s not you, and it’s not me, then this is a good book
I Didn’t Do The Thing Today – Madeline Dore
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Madeline Dore takes a hard look at the poisonous productivity culture that has permeated our lives and gives readers tools to reject it. No you don’t need to find the best morning routine on YouTube, or the best task manager and system to use it. You need to take a break, visit a friend with
The Alloy of Law – Brandon Sanderson
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This is the first book in the Wax and Wayne saga, and starts 300 years after the events of the original Mistborn trilogy. After years spent in the Roughs, Wax has to head back because his sister is missing and being a detective he feels family duty calling to finally step into his role as
The Book of Three – Lloyd Alexander
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The Book of Three is a classic fantasy adventure where we follow Taran the assistant pig-keeper as he joins a party trying to stop the evil warlord. Taran ends up being far more valuable than first anticipated. This book may be best for younger readers, but I still enjoyed the story as the world is
Heaven’s River – Bobiverse Book 4
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In the 4th installment in Dennis Taylor’s series about a post-human society of “Bob’s” we get introduced to a new race called Quinlan’s as Bob goes searching for Bender who disappeared long ago. From explorations of post-scarcity utopia, to interactions with humans Pav, AI, and a group of computer replications of the original Bob’s brain,
Between Starfalls – S Kaeth
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Never leave the path, but if your son goes missing maybe all those dogmatic rules no longer make sense and you’re willing to risk everything to get him back. While I found the language a bit stilted sometimes, this was a great fantasy novel. I enjoyed the world building, and the world breaking as our
