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…
Author: Nate Shivar
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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…
