Category: Book Reviews

  • The Data Detective by Tim Harford

    The Data Detective by Tim Harford

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    We’re bombarded by claims using data every day. In BC during COVID we are currently talking about our vaccination rates in terms of “eligible” people. In some ways this makes sense, but when we talk about vaccination rates for other diseases, do we use the same term? Are “eligible” people the same group in both…

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  • Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene

    Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene

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    Right from the get-go, Stanislas Dehaene tells us why he wrote Reading in the Brain because most of us understand more about how our car works than we understand about how our brain works1. His goal is to change that. He actually wants to go a bit further than that by working to explain why…

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  • River Queen by Paul Levy

    River Queen by Paul Levy

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    One of the things I’ve been wanting to dig deeper into lately has been BC history. Luckily The Bookman has a huge section devoted to Canadian authors. A few months back I picked up a biography called River Queen, which follows Lucille Johnstone. Lucille was an integral part of the Vancouver Airport, Expo 86, St.…

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  • American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

    American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

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    Today we’ll look at a best selling piece of fiction called American Dirt by Jeannie Cummins. Cummins writes about Mexico, specifically Acapulco and follows opens with a bang as most of a family is wiped out by a local gang lord. Two people escape, Lydia and Luca and we join them hiding in the shower…

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  • The Organized Mind by Daniel J Levitin

    The Organized Mind by Daniel J Levitin

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    Who doesn’t want to be organized? Who doesn’t want to have all the thoughts that run through their head in a decent order so that they can be retrieved as needed? Trying to answer these questions is what The Organized Mind, by Daniel J. Levitin, is meant to do. Let’s look at some of the…

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  • A World Without Email by Cal Newport

    A World Without Email by Cal Newport

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    Cal Newport’s latest entry into the productivity genre takes on email as a main evil in holding back the productivity of knowledge workers today1. Newport calls how we currently deal with email _The Hyperactive Hive Mind_2, which is a workflow that’s more about dealing with all the communication that comes in instead of controlling your…

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  • Books In/Out May 2021

    Books In/Out May 2021

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    Out Ready Player Two The War on Normal People: See the review High School I’ll be Seeing You: See the review The Space Trilogy Normal Sucks: See the review Guests of the Nation Fearvana Tribe of Mentors The Pragmatic Programmer Diefenbaker Memoirs In Leonardo Da Vinci Brilliant Blunders His Needs Her Needs The Comeback Quotient…

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  • I’ll Be Seeing You by Elizabeth Berg

    I’ll Be Seeing You by Elizabeth Berg

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    Today we’re going to talk about I’ll Be Seeing You by Elizabeth Berg. This is a memoir by an adult as they deal with the aging of their parents. My biggest takeaway is that I need to have long talks about my aging process with my kids to relieve them from as much guilt as…

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  • The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

    The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

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    I have no idea where and when I decided that The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner was a book I should be reading. Within the first few pages it’s very obvious that the book is focused directly on women that want to have some time for themselves. The whole goal of the book is to…

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  • My Favourite Short Reads

    My Favourite Short Reads

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    Not every read needs to be an epic, sometimes we need a short read that brings value. The Dip How to Take Smart Notes Make Good Art FIVE Stillness is the Key

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