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Wild West & Heavenly Hawaii | Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Let's pack it up and go strike it rich!
'Roughing It' by Mark Twain is a collection of rambling anecdotes from his travels as a younger man. It detail…
2 years, 4 months ago
Surviving Alone With Only Animals For Company | Island Of The Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Would you read this to your child?
'Island Of The Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell is a fictional children's novel (loosely based on a real story) of a …
2 years, 4 months ago
Online Choice Changed Business Forever | The Long Tail (Chris Anderson)
If you had all the choice in the world, what would you do?
'The Long Tail' by Chris Anderson is an exposition of how greater access to choices of prod…
2 years, 5 months ago
Why Television Kills Rationality | Amusing Ourselves To Death (Neil Postman)
Will TV be the death of us?
'Amusing Ourselves To Death' by Neil Postman is an argument of why television as a medium lessens rational discourse and u…
2 years, 5 months ago
Appreciating The Style | July 2023 Recap
15 years late but I'm starting to develop some taste!
In July 2023 we reviewed 5 books on this channel. My two favourites of this month both have what…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is Nuclear The Future? | Energy: A Human History (Richard Rhodes)
Technology is going so fast I can't see .... ahhhhhh .....
'Energy: A Human History' by Richard Rhodes is a brief flash through 400 years of human tec…
2 years, 5 months ago
Partying With The Bulls In Pamplona | Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
Partying hard and losing friends!
'Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway is a roman-à-clef depicting 1920's life in Europe after WW1. It is …
2 years, 5 months ago
Alienation & Liberation | No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
Appreciate what you have, we're not all born the same.
'No Longer Human' by Osamu Dazai is a series of notebooks depicting the short life of a trouble…
2 years, 6 months ago
Face To Face With Your Worst Enemy | The Double (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
I have vicious enemies who have vowed to ruin me!
'The Double' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a short tale of a man who encounters a double of himself. Yako…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why You Need More Discipline In Your Life | Discipline Is Destiny (Ryan Holiday)
Ryan Holiday is a well-known author, and some of his notable works include "The Obstacle Is the Way," "Ego Is the Enemy," and "Stillness Is the Key."…
2 years, 6 months ago