The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham
The Road Less Stupid is a business book that provides tools for thinking and effective decision-making. The author, Keith J….
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Plays Well with Others by Eric Barker
Plays Well with Others is a book that explores the universality of love and how it can be affected by…
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Mud Season by Ellen Stimson
Mud Season is a memoir by Ellen Stimson that chronicles her family’s move from St. Louis to Vermont. The book…
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The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman is a multi-dimensional masterpiece that captures the nuances of life in the 1990s. Written by…
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The World For Sale by Javier Blas
The World For Sale is a book that sheds light on the power and influence of a small number of…
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
Blind Willow Sleeping Woman is a collection of 24 short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The book explores a…
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Public Citizens by Paul Sabin
Public Citizens by Paul Sabin is a nonfiction book that explores the attack on big government and the remaking of…
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Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence by Michael Dobbins
Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence is a book that tells the story of how Atlanta leveraged the benefits of the Centennial Games…
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Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
Wise Blood is a novel by Flannery O’Connor, published in 1952. The story revolves around Hazel Motes, a World War…
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Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers
Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers is a captivating and often hilarious novel about family, loss, wilderness, and the…
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Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening
Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening by David The Good is a book that provides readers with…
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Rivers: A Very Short Introduction
Rivers: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Middleton is a wide-ranging account of the impact of rivers on land, human…
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Watershed by Mark Barr
Watershed is a historical fiction novel set in rural Tennessee in 1937. The story revolves around the construction of a…
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American Canopy by Eric Rutkow
American Canopy is a book that explores the relationship between Americans and their trees. The book tells the story of…
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Independent Analytics for WordPress
I work as a professional in digital marketing, so Google Analytics is inescapable. Whether you love it or loathe it,…
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Bubble in The Sun by Christoper Knowlton
Bubble in The Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression by Christopher…
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The Craft by John Dickie Book Review
The Craft by John Dickie is a book about the history of Freemasonry, and how it made the modern world…
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Empire of Liberty by Gordon Wood
Empire of Liberty by Gordon Wood is a door-stopper, but still very readable history of the United States from 1789-1815….
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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
For the third year in a row, we’ve ordered our seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Here are 5 reasons…
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How The World Really Works by Vaclav Smil
How The World Really Works by Vaclav Smil was one of the most eye-opening books that I’ve read in a…
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The Deepest South of All by Richard Grant
The Deepest South of All by Richard Grant is a book about Natchez, Mississippi. It’s written in a travelogue format…
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The Profiteers by Sally Denton
The Profiteers by Sally Denton was one of the best books I read all year. I picked it up after…
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God’s Middle Finger by Richard Grant
God’s Middle Finger by Richard Grant was one of the best travel books I read all year. Richard Grant is…
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5 Laws Of Bicycling Survival
Ren (“Aaron”) Willis wrote the 5 Laws of Bicycling Survival. It’s amazing and worth reading the original article. I like…
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The Son by Philipp Meyer
The Son by Philipp Meyer is a fantastic novel by the author of American Rust (one of my favorites). I…
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle was an ebook that I obtained from Standard Ebooks. It was beautifully formatted and…
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Short Works by Epictetus
Short Works by Epictetus was an ebook that I obtained from Standard Ebooks. I’m glad I started with his Short…
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Working at Switchyards Neighborhood Work Club
Ever since leaving my former employer and re-starting my own business, I’ve been on the hunt for an ideal work…
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A Radical Pessimist’s Predictions After 10 Years
10 years ago, I bookmarked “A radical pessimist’s guide to the next 10 years” by Douglas Coupland. I’m not sure…
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A Literary Guide to Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia
A Literary Guide to Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia was a helpful and fascinating guide to pair with her writing. Her work…
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth
The Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth is a 2014 nonfiction book detailing the author’s exploration of the cultural…
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Lost Continent by Bill Bryson Book Review
Lost Continent by Bill Bryson is a classic of travel literature, hilariously funny yet tinged with heartache. It is the…
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The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Business Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is accessible reference book from DK about key theories of business and management.
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The Games by David Goldblatt
The Games by David Goldblatt is a door-stop history of the modern Olympic Games, from their reinvention in Athens in…
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Books Read in 2022
Ever since 2007, I’ve kept track of every book I’ve read. Ideally, I’ve also written short lessons learned or reviews…
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Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Two of my favorite non-fiction books are The Ball Is Round and How Soccer Explains the World. Both are about…
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Georgia Scenes by Augustus Longstreet Book Review
This book is a collection of stories & tales from ~1780 to ~1830 on the Georgia Frontier. I picked it…
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One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
After reading Midnight in Siberia, I decided to check out a couple of famous books written by Russians. This book…
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Bowhunting Public Land Whitetails by Tony Peterson
Bowhunting Public Land Whitetails is a book about…well, hunting deer on public land with a bow. I picked up the…
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Magic Money by Lawrence Kotlikoff
Most personal finance books are written by financial advisors who rely on communicating academic research and financial best practices that…
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Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday
I read this book in a pair with Discipline Is Destiny (also in the same series). My likes / dislikes…
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Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday
Discipline is Destiny is a book on one of the four cardinal virtues of Stoic philosophy (aka Temperance). Ryan Holiday…
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Our National Forests by Greg Peters
This is the book that I was hoping would get published. Outdoor writing & media is dominated by (rightly so)…
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O Pioneers by Willa Cather
I picked this book up for free for Kindle at Standard Books (highly recommended project!). It’s the first of a…
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DK Eyewitness Alaska Book Review
Like their book on Mexico, DK Eyewitness Alaska is a super-handy, concise, structured way to quickly get a sense of…
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Mexico by DK Book Review
I love these series of books by DK Publishing. They go under the brand of Eyewitness Travel and have been…
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How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster Book Review
I picked this book up (at the library, but it’s also cheap on Amazon) after struggling to get through the…
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O’Connor Collected Works by Flannery O’Connor Book Review
Flannery O’Connor is one of my favorite writers, even if I still have to read her works with a bit…
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How To Get a Solo Stove Lite Going Quickly with Less Soot & Smoke
The formula is cotton balls + petroleum jelly + oak sticks.
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Midnight in Siberia by David Greene Book Review
I picked this book up randomly while browsing travel books at the library (it’s also cheap used on Amazon). It…
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7+ Reasons To Restart Blogging Again
Almost exactly 10 years ago, I attended my first WordCamp in Atlanta. I learned a lot about building websites and…
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Accelerated Learning with Bird Sounds on Merlin App
The Merlin App by the Cornell Lab (iPhone or Android) is one of my favorite apps. I’ve used it for…
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Why Bike Tires Are Always Going Flat
If you have repeated flat tires on your bike, you need high quality rim tape.
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Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis
Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis is a captivating debut novel that marks the beginning of an entire trilogy that…
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Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
There has been a lot of digital ink spilled over why discourse and *waves arm at world* has been so…weird….
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The Future is Vast
Our World In Data published an incredible post visualizing the current moment in a long-term outlook. In a month where…
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1864 by Charles Flood Book Review
1864 by Charles Flood is a book that focuses on the pivotal year of 1864 in American history. It tells…
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Managing Your Woods by Ann Hansen
The book Managing Your Woods by Ann Hansen is an excellent primer on woodland management. It is written from three…
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Cabin Porn by Beaver Brook
Cabin Porn by Beaver Brook is a book written by Zach Klein. It is a compendium of stories and images…
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The Body by Bill Bryson Book Review
The Body is possibly Bill Bryson’s longest and most interesting reference book yet. It’s in the same vein as A…
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Books Read in 2021
Ever since 2007, I’ve kept track of every book I’ve read. Ideally, I’ve also written a short lessons learned or…
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The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
The Gift of Failure is a thought-provoking book that aims to shift thinking and provide concrete solutions for parents who…
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Atlanta’s Newly Renovated Central Library
Atlanta’s newly renovated Central Library is incredible & worth regular visits.
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Crazy River by Richard Grant Book Review
Crazy River is one of the best travel books about Africa that I’ve ever read. It’s up there with Blood…
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The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Book Review
The Psychology of Money is a book about, well, the psychology behind money and personal finance. I picked it up…
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Ultralearning by Scott Young
Ultralearning is a book that teaches readers how to learn better and get better results from what they are trying…
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Chattahoochee River
This photo is from the Chattahoochee River on the new overlook along the Cochran Shoals Trail. I liked it because…
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Sibley Pond
I stumbled on the loveliest pond during a day hike in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. I was hiking through…
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The Average Duration of a World Series Game per Year
If you are a baseball fan, you know that the pace of play has been a problem for a while….
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How To See Your Allocation of Stocks with an Index Fund
Index Funds / ETFs are one of the best innovations in the history of finance. They are far and away…
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Hiking Cowrock Mountain in Winter
Cowrock Mountain is one of the most accessible, and best views on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Unlike Blood Mountain,…
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Sunset on Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is one of Georgia’s largest (and shallowest) lakes. It’s in the far southwest corner of the state. This…
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Bike Lanes on Glenwood
Slowly but systematically, Atlanta is becoming a better place to bike for transportation.
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Longleaf Pine
Earlier this summer, we visited Seminole State Park in the very Southwest corner of Georgia. It’s a small, but lovely…
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Kings of The Yukon by Adam Weymouth Book Review
Kings of The Yukon is a travel book that doubles as an environmental history book. I read it mainly for…
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Dogwood Flower
This is a photo of a lone dogwood flower that I took while hiking along Dockery Lake in North Georgia….
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Company of One by Paul Jarvis Book Review
Company of One is a unique business book. It’s about the what, why, and how of running a business for…
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America’s Great National Forests, Wildernesses & Grasslands by Char Miller Book Review
America’s Great National Forests, Wildernesses & Grasslands is one of my favorite reference / “coffee table” books. The official description…
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Book of Nature Poetry by National Geographic Book Review
The Book of Nature Poetry by National Geographic is one of those amazing books published for children…but is a hidden…
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Trouble in July by Erskine Caldwell Book Review
Trouble in July is part of Erskine Caldwell’s trilogy, alongside Tobacco Road and God’s Little Acre, exploring the American South…
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The Case for Optimism
Kevin Kelly is one of my favorite authors, writers, and Twitter accounts. He recently wrote an excellent long-form post on…
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How Much The World Has Developed Since 1990
This fascinating map (source) was making the Internet rounds last week showing how much countries around the world have developed…
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Kings Creek Falls at Burrell’s Ford
Kings Creek Falls is a beautiful set of waterfalls near Burrell’s Ford along the Chattooga River.
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Member of The Wedding by Carson McCullers
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers is a 1946 novel that explores themes of identity, belonging, race, and…
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Lunatic Express by Carl Hoffman
The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes is a book written by…
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Kudzu
This photo is of a kudzu forest(?) overwhelming a property in Atlanta. It’s the Vine That Ate The South. It’s…
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Desoto Falls
This photo is of DeSoto Falls in North Georgia. It’s a really incredible view and very accessible near US Highway…
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Fall in Grant Park
Fall in Grant Park Atlanta, GA is always amazing. This photo is looking from the Milledge Triangle towards Constitution Spring…
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Alaska Wilderness by Robert Marshall
Alaska Wilderness by Robert Marshall was recommended to me by a Gates of the Arctic National Park ranger while researching…
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Sunset over Zoo Atlanta
This is a photo of the sunset over Grant Park at Zoo Atlanta.
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Finding & Eating Paw Paw Fruit
I’ve always been a fan of exotic fruits. I’m the one likely to track down and buy an imported jackfruit…
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Lake Conasauga Swim Beach
This photo is from the Lake Conasauga Swim Beach in the mountains of North Georgia. It is the highest elevation…
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Blackberry Cobbler
This is a photo of my first blackberry cobbler that I made with blackberries grown in my own backyard. A…
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Tallulah River Headwaters
This photo is of the Tallulah River headwaters in North Carolina’s Southern Nantahala Wilderness. It’s really cool to see rivers…
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Southern Nantahala Wilderness
This photo is of Bearpen Ridge in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness near the Tallulah River in mid-October. The sky and…
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South River in the Swann Preserve
The Swann Preserve is a lovely little nature preserve on the southside of Atlanta. It protects a small forest of…
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Hardwoods on Burgess Mountain in Oconee National Forest
This photo is from January near Burgess Mountain in the Oconee National Forest. I love how there is a pine…
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Little River
This photo is a bend in the Little River as it makes its way through the Oconee National Forest on…
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Southside BeltLine in 2021
I took this photo in February 2021 along the Southside BeltLine near DH Stanton Park in Peoplestown. In about a…
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How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk is a classic parenting book written by…
