Neil Gaiman is a great storyteller, and he is the author of other noteworthy books such as Coraline and The Graveyard Book. In this book, he blends a collection of Scandinavian folklore into a cohesive story. Each of the individual tales are only 15 pages or so, but they all related to each other in…
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I am currently reading a book called Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein, and I came across this activity (listed below). I have only just started to read the book, so I cannot really explain what it is about yet. However, I found this particular exercise super insightful into learning…
How To Win Friends and Influence People was written in 1936, and it is still atop many best seller lists. This shows the staying power that this book has had, and how its lessons are applicable no matter what generation it is. The title of the book can make it sound kind of shady and…
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Reading Prisoners of Geography changed my perspective on why the world is how it is. This may sound confusing; however, this book explains why certain countries in the world are bound to have success, while other countries are bound to be politically unstable and in constant turmoil. Tim Marshall is a British reporter and journalist…
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Billion Dollar Whale is so far-fetched that it seems like it should be a fiction book, but it is actually a true story. The book tells the story of Jho Low, a Malaysian “businessman” who stole billions of dollars from the citizens of Malaysia. Jho Low’s story is so interesting because it shows how with…
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Being Mortal is a very insightful, eye-opening book written by Atul Gawande. Gawande is a surgeon by practice, but he has used his medical talents and knowledge to write books. Being Mortal talks about the difficulties that medical advancements and the current medical system have caused. Although the lifespan and life quality for many people…
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One of my favorite books that I have read recently is Kochland, which details the life of Charles Koch and the development of his company, Koch Industries. If you look up the list of the world’s richest people, at the top you’ll find familiar names like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, etc;…
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I have just finished reading the book “That Will Never Work”, which is the Netflix origin story recounted by the co-founder, Marc Randolph. One of the reviews that I found when I was originally deciding what book to read said that I could expect a similar style to Phil Knight’s book, Shoe Dog. However, I…
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