Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel that explores the collapse of modern civilization and what it means to…
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Living My Life by Emma Goldman
Living My Life is an autobiography written by Emma Goldman, a Russian-born anarchist, political activist, and writer. The book covers…
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
Barking Up the Wrong Tree turns standard success advice on its head by looking at both sides of many common…
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Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson is a novella that captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. It…
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Anything You Want by Derek Sivers
Anything You Want is a business book written by Derek Sivers that teaches readers how to build a business based…
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Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers is a collection of thoughts around what’s worth doing, fixing faulty thinking, and…
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Looted by Donald Kirk
Looted: The Philippines After the Bases is a compelling exploration of the socio-political landscape of the Philippines following the withdrawal…
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Becoming A Writer by Dorothea Brande
Becoming A Writer by Dorothea Brande is a guide to the creative process of writing. The book focuses on how…
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Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer by David Winner is a book that explores the history and culture…
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Sibley Guide To Trees by David Sibley
The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley is an illustrated guide to over 600 species of trees in…
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The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz is a book about the power of positive thinking and self-belief. It…
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National Bank of Dad by David Owen
The First National Bank of Dad by David Owen is a revolutionary book that provides parents with a foolproof way…
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Once In A Great City by David Maraniss
Once In A Great City by David Maraniss is a book that delves into the socio-political topics of the Civil…
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The Ball Is Round by David Goldblatt
The Ball Is Round by David Goldblatt is a comprehensive and detailed look at the history of soccer, from its…
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Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne is a travelogue and journal that chronicles the author’s experiences as he pedals through cities…
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American Subversive by David Goodwillie
American Subversive by David Goodwillie is a thought-provoking thriller that explores the motivations behind radicalism in an age of disillusionment…
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Best. State. Ever. by Dave Barry
Best. State. Ever. by Dave Barry is a brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows…
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Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury
Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury is a comprehensive guide to the art of wilderness survival. Written by survivalist expert Dave…
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Bushcraft First Aid by Dave Canterbury
Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care is a book written by Dave Canterbury and Jason A….
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You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers is a novel about two friends, Will and Hand, who embark on…
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House Lust by Daniel McGinn
House Lust by Daniel McGinn is a book that explores the obsession of Americans with their homes. Through interviews and…
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Drive: Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is a book written by Daniel Pink that explores the science of…
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Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin
The Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin is a book that tells the story of the epic twentieth-century battle between socialists…
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Longitude by Dava Sobel
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a best-selling…
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How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie is a self-help classic which addresses one of the leading…
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Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely is a book that explores the hidden forces that shape our decisions and how they…
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Stumbling On Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness is a book written by Daniel Gilbert, a distinguished Harvard psychology professor and winner of numerous awards…
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What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Howe
What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Howe is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book that offers a synthesis history of the early-nineteenth-century…
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Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk
Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk is an epistolary novel that follows the story of a young adult from a totalitarian state…
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Smile When You’re Lying by Chuck Thompson
Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer by Chuck Thompson is an acerbic and savagely funny account…
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To Hellholes And Back by Chuck Thompson
To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism by Chuck Thompson is a book about facing…
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Gold,Fame, Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins is a speculative fiction novel set in a dystopian California. The story follows…
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Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron is a travel book that chronicles the author’s eight-month journey along the…
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American Character by Colin Woodard
American Character by Colin Woodard is a book that examines the epic struggle between individual liberty and the common good…
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American Nations by Colin Woodard
American Nations by Colin Woodard is a revolutionary and revelatory take on how America’s myriad have shaped our past and…
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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy is an epic novel set in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico in the 1840s….
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Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy is a dark and haunting tale of mankind’s blindness, set against a bleak backdrop. The…
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a post-apocalyptic novel that follows the journey of a father and son as they…
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Postmodernism: Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler
Postmodernism: Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler is a book that explores the key ideas of postmodernists and their engagement…
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Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
Boomsday by Christopher Buckley is a political satire about the rivalry between Baby Boomers and younger generations of Americans. The…
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Born To Run by Chris MacDougall
Born To Run by Chris MacDougall is a non-fiction book about the author’s adventures into the highly secluded Mexican Copper…
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Happiness of Pursuit by Chris Guillebeau
The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris Guillebeau is a book…
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Prehistory: Very Short Introduction by Chris Godsen
Prehistory: A Very Short Introduction by Chris Gosden is an exploration of the new landscape of our prehistory and how…
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Made to Stick by Chip Heath
Made to Stick is a book written by Chip and Dan Heath that examines the six traits that make ideas…
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Switch by Chip Heath
Switch by Chip Heath is a book that explores the concept of change and how it can be achieved. The…
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Free – Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson
Free – Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson is a book that explores the concept of offering things…
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Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Book Review
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a book about learning how to draw the line with technology, taking more time…
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Small Giants by Bo Burlingham Book Review
Small Giants by Bo Burlingham is a book that examines the idea of staying small but mighty in business. The…
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Charity Detox by Bob Lupton Book Review
Charity Detox by Bob Lupton is a book that examines the traditional approach to charity and philanthropy and how it…
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The Alternative Answer by Bob Rice Book Review
The Alternative Answer by Bob Rice is a book that explains the new world of alternative investing strategies. It shows…
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Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett Book Review
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett is a book that teaches readers how to use design thinking to create a…
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Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson Book Review
Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson is a travel book that chronicles the author’s attempt to hike the Appalachian…
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Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Book Review
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science,…
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Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson Book Review
Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson is a non-fiction travelogue that follows the American author as he travels…
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Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson
Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson is a humorous travelogue that documents the author’s tour of Europe in 1990….
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3 Reasons Why Blinkist Is Underrated
I am terrible at putting books down. I tell myself I will. I tell myself that there are thousands of…
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3 Reasons Why Namecheap Is Underrated
I have been using Namecheap for more than 10 years now. I buy all of my domain names there, and…
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3 Reasons Why Mailerlite Is Underrated
I use MailerLite to send this email to you. That’s what they do. Because here’s the awkward thing. To be…
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How To Explore My Website
This is my digital home & personal website. I work in marketing, live in Atlanta, have done quite a few…
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Visiting India after 8 Years: 8 Observations
In June, I got to visit India for a week. It’s been 8 years almost to the week since I…
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Long Live Baseball
I did deep dive on just how bad long baseball games had gotten by the 2021 season. As much as…
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People To Talk About Racism
White Fragility is…now quite well-known in 2023. I originally read the book in 2019. I drafted a partial review…and then…
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Asking an LLM AI To Create Human Identities & Religions
So right now, many people are generally going nuts about a type of artificial intelligence that uses LLMs. I’ve been…
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The Religions Book by Big Ideas Simply Explained
The Religions Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK is an informative and engaging guide to the world’s major religions….
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Bill Bryson’s African Diary by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson’s African Diary is a 2002 book that details the author’s trip to Kenya. The book is written in…
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Home by Bill Bryson
At Home by Bill Bryson is a book that takes readers on a tour of the modern home, using each…
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I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson is a collection of essays written for a British audience, reflecting on…
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Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchmann
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman is a narrative history book that was first published…
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Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick is a 2009 nonfiction book based on interviews with…
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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle is a philosophical work that explores the nature of morality and how it can be achieved….
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Campaigns by Arrian
The Campaigns of Alexander is a book written by Arrian, a Greek historian and military commander. It tells the story…
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Human Rights: Very Short Introduction by Andrew Clapham
Human Rights: Very Short Introduction by Andrew Clapham is a book that looks at the philosophical justification for rights, the…
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Storm of War by Andrew Roberts
The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts is a comprehensive and detailed…
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Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a non-fiction book that chronicles the events of the 2008 financial…
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Georgia During the Great Depression by Anita Davis
Georgia During the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a Decade is a book written by Anita Price Davis. This…
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Post-Structuralism: Very Short Introduction by Catherine Belsey
Post-Structuralism: Very Short Introduction by Catherine Belsey is an insightful and thought-provoking book that explores the concept of post-structuralism. Post-structuralism…
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Waking Up by Sam Harris
Waking Up is a guide to spirituality without religion, written by philosopher and author Sam Harris. The book explores the…
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Bonk by Mary Roach
Bonk is a book that explores the scientific investigation of sex throughout history. Mary Roach takes us on a journey…
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The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novel that explores the themes of meaninglessness of life and death, the absurd…
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Beginner’s Guide To Paradise by Alex Sheshunoff
Beginner’s Guide To Paradise by Alex Sheshunoff is a true story of how a quarter-life crisis led to adventure, freedom,…
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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh is a 2008 novel that was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It is…
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World Trade Organization: Very Short Introduction by Amrita Narlikar
The World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction by Amrita Narlikar is a concise and comprehensive overview of the World…
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Locavesting by Amy Cortese
Locavesting by Amy Cortese is a thought-provoking book that explores the concept of investing in one’s own community. The book…
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The Rebel by Albert Camus
The Rebel by Albert Camus is a book-length essay that examines the metaphysical and historical development of rebellion and revolution…
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The Plague by Albert Camus
The Plague by Albert Camus is a 1947 novel that tells the story of a plague epidemic in the French…
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The Fall by Albert Camus
The Fall by Albert Camus is a philosophical novel that tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a Parisian expatriate living…
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Kazdin Method for Parenting by Alan Kazdin
The Kazdin Method for Parenting by Alan Kazdin is a book that provides parents with the tools and strategies they…
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Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton is a book that explores the concept of status anxiety and how it affects…
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Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton is a non-fiction book that explores the power of architecture and design…
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Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton is a philosophical look at the activity of travelling for pleasure. The…
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Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton is a book that explores the idea that consolation can be found…
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How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton
How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton is a book that combines two unlikely genres – literary…
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Joy and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton is an exploration of the joys and perils of the…
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New Birder’s Guide by Bill Thompson Book Review
The New Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America by Bill Thompson is a comprehensive guide for new and young…
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United Nations: A Very Short Introduction
United Nations: A Very Short Introduction is a book written by Jussi M. Hanhimäki that provides an overview of the…
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Poor Richard’s Retirement by Aaron Clarey
Poor Richard’s Retirement: Retirement for Everyday Americans by Aaron Clarey is an approach to retirement and economic indepedence that puts…
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King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild
King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild is a book that explores the exploitation of the Congo Free State by King…
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22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries Book Review
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries is a classic book on marketing that outlines 22 rules for…
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Life Inc by Douglas Rushkoff
Life Inc is a non-fiction book that explores the power of corporations and how they hold onto power and gain…
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Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is a classic series of seven high fantasy novels that have been (regretfully)…
