Tag Archives: nonfiction

The Good Ancestor

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Harry Katz

We were warned. Lots of people warned us about the possibility of a global pandemic years before the outbreak of COVID-19. But we didn’t listen and we didn’t prepare. We’ve known for decades about the catastrophic effects of greenhouse gas … Continue reading →

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Always Day One

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Harry Katz

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever by Alex Kantrowitz takes its title from an Amazon corporate motto. “It’s always Day 1” is designed to inspire Amazon employees with a startup mentality; lean, fast, … Continue reading →

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A History of Future Cities

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Harry Katz

People make cities, but cities also make people. That’s one of the key messages from Daniel Brook’s 2013 book A History of Future Cities. The book tells the stories of four cities, St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai. All four … Continue reading →

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Meditations

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Harry Katz

Meditations, written nearly two thousand years ago by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, is one of the most influential books in Western philosophy. It deserves years of study. I’ve read it just once. So I won’t be “reviewing” this book … Continue reading →

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Measure What Matters

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Harry Katz

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? It’s only mid-January 2021 so there’s still time.  On the other hand, it’s mid-January and plenty of people have already abandoned theirs. Maybe New Year’s resolutions are broken so often because they’re so vague, … Continue reading →

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Harry Katz

Reading, and writing about what I read, helped me stay sane this awful year. I’m glad to wrap up 2020 with Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsBy Isabel WilkersonRandom House, … Continue reading →

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A Promised Land

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Harry Katz

I don’t often read biographies, and I almost never read memoirs, but I made an exception for Barack Obama. His presidential memoir, A Promised Land, covers his early life and career through the first two years of his presidency, up … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November: New to My TBR

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Harry Katz

Nonfiction November 2020 wraps up with the 4th week, which I’m kind of stretching into a 5th, hosted by Katie @ Doing Dewey. And the prompt is: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made … Continue reading →

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A Life on Our Planet

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Harry Katz

David Attenborough has spent his entire career making documentary films about life on our planet. Series like Life on Earth, and The Blue Planet set the standards for outstanding film-making and educated hundreds of millions of people about the beauty, … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction November: Be the Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Harry Katz

Week 3 of Nonfiction November is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction. And the prompt is: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and … Continue reading →

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