BOOKS

The Case for Books

Robert Darnton

In this book Robert Darnton tries to explore the impact of Google's Project Gutenberg on the book industry. While we may have a different perspective on the impact of that project from our perspectiv

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Creating Innovators - Tony Wagner

Tony Wagner

I think the best summary of this book comes from the title of the blog post I wrote about it: "The Rich Person's Guide to Creating an Innovative Child". Wagner highlights how a bunch of families that

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Antinet Zettelkasten - Scott P Scheper

Scott P Scheper

While there are some points I agree with the author on, overall Scott is reaching hard to create branded content that he can sell you in his newsletter. He spends so much time talking down on anyone

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The Wild and Free Family - Ainsley Arment

Ainsley Arment

Ainsley Arment spends this book encouraging you to drop your family out of much of the rat-race of modern life to live a calm life that prioritizes your children having time to run free and play with

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Sideways - The City Google Couldn't Buy - Josh O'Kane

Josh O'Kane

This is a book about the hubris of Google thinking that despite what all levels of government told them about the Toronto Waterfront project, they would not be able to simply assume their way into mo

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American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

We follow Shadow as he's released from prison into a world where his wife is dead and an unknown stranger offers him a job out of the blue. Via Shadow we get a front row seat to the struggle of the N

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Why Don't Students Like School? - Daniel T Willingham

Daniel T Willingham

Students don't like school because of the range of difficulties that must be presented in class which means some students get the information right away and then are stuck repeating work that is bori

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Awaeke Emezi

Akwaeke Emezi

This was an excellent look at finding love after heartbreaking loss. One of the best fiction books I read in 2022. Purchase You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty on Amazon

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The Black Cauldron - Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander

Some books I read to test them out for the kids and this is one of those titles. It's a decent book, but it's not geared towards adults. If you're looking for another story that has knights, magic, a

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Learn to Love Reading - Alex Wieckowski

Alex Wieckowski

When I heard about Alex Wieckowski I thought I had a kindred spirit in a reader, but after reading his book and following his newsletter it's mostly fluff. This is nothing more than a bunch of quotes

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