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,…
