Category: Book Reviews
Life of a Klansman by Edward Ball
by
One thing I’ve been trying to confront is how the generational legacy of being white helps me out all the time. With that in mind I picked up Life of a Klansman by Edward Ball because it investigates the authors roots in the KKK in New Orleans[^1]. Ball uses this book to investigate how white
Raising Empowered Daughters by Mike Adamick
by
I got into this book shortly after reading A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland. While I expected some connection in the books, I didn’t expect that Raising Empowered Daughters by Mike Adamick would be a strong anti-misogyny book. I expected tips on how to raise my daughters, not a book that thoroughly challenged
Reset by Ronald J Deibert
by
While many other books tackle your personal digital life, Reset doesn’t take this approach to the subject. Instead Ronald Deibert looks at the overall tech ecosystem to see it’s impact on society as a whole. The purpose of this book is to synthesize what Deibert sees as an emerging consensus about the problems that relate
A Brief History of Misogyny by Jack Holland
by
I’m a dude and thus benefit from a history of misogyny. I’ve been raised in a world that views misogyny as alright, and have perpetrated behaviours towards my wife that felt normal to me at the time. Over the years I’ve grown to see them as petty and harming to my wife. I’m sure I
Cognitive Productivity with macOS
by
Let’s start with a disclaimer, the author saw me Tweet about some stuff (I don’t even remember what now) and gifted me a copy of his book. Actually he gifted me 3 copies and told me to give away the copies I didn’t want (including the one I read). I had already purchased the Kindle
The Organised Writer
by
Given that most of what I do starts with writing, I’d say firmly that I’m a writer now more than a programmer. I certainly devote more time to my writing than I do to my programming. When I saw The Organised Writer being recommended by a few people I follow, I grabbed it right away
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
by
The goal of Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker gives away the goal of the book. Barker is going to show us why what we know about success is mostly wrong. There is a lot in this book, so I wont’ be able to cover it all. I’ll highlight some of the ideas that
3 Thoughts from Deep Work by Cal Newport
by
This is my third reading of Deep Work by Cal Newport. During my first reading of Deep Work I remember being excited because someone was finally saying all the things I’d been thinking and circling around in my productivity life for a few years. While I don’t get that same feeling when I read it
The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang
by
From the subtitle, Andrew Yang positions The War on Normal people as his answer to deal with the problems America is facing with disappearing jobs and thus income issues in their homes. ## What is the Problem? In Yang’s mind the issue is that we have a lack of financial mobility and stability. This insecurity
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
by
I don’t often talk about the fiction books that I read, but this was too good to pass up. There are some minor spoilers ahead, so be warned. In Pet a young teenage girl named Jam manages to conjure an “angel” out of a painting her mother made. The angel is here to hunt a
