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)…
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Mythology by Edith Hamilton
Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a collection of Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that have been retold from various sources….
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Accounting: A Very Short Introduction
Accounting: A Very Short Introduction is a book written by Christopher Nobes that provides an introduction to the field of…
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Climate by A Very Short Introduction
Climate: A Very Short Introduction by Mark Maslin is a comprehensive overview of the global climate system. The book covers…
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Ice Age by A Very Short Introduction
The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction by Jamie Woodward is a book that examines the wonders of the Quaternary…
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Georgia Road
Smith Mill Road on a Spring morning in central Georgia’s Oconee National Forest near Wise Creek.
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Rapture Ready by Daniel Radosh
Rapture Ready! by Daniel Radosh is an exploration of the strange and fascinating world of Christian pop culture. Radosh, a…
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Now You See It by Cathy Davidson
Now You See It by Cathy Davidson is a book that explores the implications of the digital age on our…
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Good Book by David Plotz
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the…
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Evolution of God by Robert Wright
The Evolution of God is a book that explores the history of the concept of God in the three Abrahamic…
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The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner Book Review
The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner is a comprehensive guide to the world of rental property investing….
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Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Stolen Focus is a thought-provoking book that explores the growing crisis of people’s inability to focus their attention for extended…
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Life on the Mississippi by Rinker Buck
Life on the Mississippi is an epic adventure that blends history and travel. The author, Rinker Buck, builds a wooden…
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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…
