The Climate Book
The Climate Book is a stark awakening on the climate crisis that we’re in. My biggest takeaway is how little the Global North (North American and Europe) are truly doing to make a dent in the climate crises. They’ve done a good job at making it look like they’re doing stuff, but mostly off-loaded emissions…
Genre: Climate ChangeStyle: Non-fiction
Scarcity
I continue to come back to this book as one that informs my thoughts about many scenarios, especially when I’m faulting someone for a decision I think is a bad one. Scarcity makes a great case, though not explicitly, for universal basic income, because if we can take away monetary scarcity from people they have…
Style: Non-fiction
Book Wars
John B Thompson covers the rise of the ebook and what it meant for publishing. From the dominance of Amazon, to the metoric rise, then slow dwindle of ebook readers…there is something here for anyone that is interested in the industry of writing and books. Read my longer review of Book Wars Purchase Book Wars…
Style: Non-fiction
Learn to Love Reading
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 about reading, some of them from very questionable people, who were questionable long before Alex included them, like…
Style: Non-fiction
The Black Cauldron
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, and battles for your kids I’d recommend it. If you’re looking for a teenager, this isn’t it.…
Genre: Juvenile FictionStyle: Fiction
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
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
Genre: Adult FictionStyle: Fiction
Why Don’t Students Like School?
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 boring, while others are struggling to keep up. They also aren’t that into school because of some of the technology that is…
Style: Non-fiction
American Gods
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 New Gods of America versus the Gods that came across the ocean with immigrants.…
Genre: FantasyStyle: Fiction
Sideways – The City Google Couldn’t Buy
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 more land and more tracking of people. It’s a good look at how Big Tech companies get us to believe…
Style: Non-fiction
The Wild and Free Family
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 without structure. She also strongly emphasizes you dropping out of the rat-race so that you have more time to…
Style: Non-fiction