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Origin Story
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything By David Christian Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2018 Every religion, every culture, and every nation has its origin story. Origin stories tell us who we are, where we come from, how … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged Big Bang, book review, book reviews, books, climate change, complexity, creation, David Christian, Environment, Origin Story, science
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthBy Richard FlanaganAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 2014 The Narrow Road to the Deep North is brilliantly written and utterly harrowing. During World War II, an estimated 200,000 Asian civilian laborers and 60,000 Allied … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, book review, book reviews, books, burma railway, fiction, novels, richard flanagan, World War II
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Blackfish City
Blackfish CityBy Sam J. MillerHarperCollins, New York, 2018 A warrior woman comes to the city of Qannaq in a small skiff accompanied by an orca and a polar bear. Who is she? Why has she come? What’s her plan? That’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blackfish city, book review, book reviews, books, climate change, fiction, immigration, miller, novels, science fiction
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Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (2nd Edition)By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al SwitzlerMcGraw-Hill, New York, 2012 Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they suddenly got defensive? Maybe you were talking with … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, crucial conversations, personal development, relationships
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Principles
Principlesby Ray DalioSimon & Schuster, New York, 2017 I don’t often read books by celebrity CEOs. They can be jejune; more a testament to the author’s ego and less about providing any real insight or substance. Principles by Ray Dalio … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, personal development, principles, ray dalio
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Seven Books in Seven Days
I recently did one of those social media challenges where you’re supposed to post one thing each day for seven days. In this case, the “one thing” was the cover of a book you love. I thought I’d recap my … Continue reading
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Tagged book challenge, book review, book reviews, books, favorite books
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Fascism: A Warning
Fascism: A WarningBy Madeleine AlbrightHarperCollins, New York, 2018 When she spoke to an adoring, packed house at Seattle’s Paramount Theater on the evening of April, 24, 2018, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stated clearly that she was not accusing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, News and politics
Tagged book review, book reviews, books, democracy, Donald Trump, fascism, foreign policy, Madeleine Albright, politics, trump
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