Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is a recent portrayal of the classic Sherlock Holmes series. The show was super popular while it was being released from 2010-2017, and I remember several of my friends and classmates were always waiting for the next season to be released. There are so many Sherlock Holmes shows out there (and…
Let My People Go Surfing is a must read book for every person on the planet, in my opinion. The book is written by Yvon Chouinard, who is the founder of Patagonia. Patagonia is known as one of the most forward-thinking and environmentally friendly companies in the world, and it all starts from the leadership…
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From 2011-2013, there was a website called The Silk Road that allowed users to buy anything including drugs (including hard drugs like heroin and cocaine), guns, organs, etc. The website operated on a browser called Tor, which allows users to stay private and anonymous when using it. I only had a brief recollection of The…
When Breath Becomes Air is a book written by Paul Kalanithi, who was a former neurosurgeon who sadly passed away from lung cancer. The book was written during the time after Kalanithi was diagnosed with cancer, and is an incredible parting gift that Kalanithi left the world. When Breath Becomes Air is an extremely heavy…
Noble House is the follow up novel to Tai-Pan, which I have previously recommended. While Tai-Pan was a long book, Noble House is a completely different beast. Noble House is 1400 pages in print, and 55 hours if you listen to the audiobook version. I read fairly quickly and often, and it still took me…
The Three-Body Problem is a Chinese science fiction novel that was translated into English. I am a bit hesitant to recommend this book because I think it is the type of book readers either really enjoy or really dislike, with no middle ground. I thought it was good, but I honestly do not think I…
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Pachinko is an incredible historical fiction novel that was written in 2017 by Min Jin Lee. Pachinko is about 4 generations of a Korean family. Pachinko starts off in Korea, and it follows a family who owns a local inn. However, due to certain circumstances, the family has to move to Japan, where they begin…
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William H. McRaven is a former Navy Seal who wrote the book Make Your Bed after giving a commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. If you don’t want to have to buy the book, I would highly recommend at least listening to the 6 minute speech on Youtube (it summarizes the gist…
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Since I have been pretty busy recently, I have not had as much time to write new blog posts. While I am still constantly finding new things I love to recommend, I wanted to share some of my previous favorite recommendations. Over the course of this blog, I have now written over a year’s worth…
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Josh Waitzkin is a former chess player and martial artist (a very interesting combination) and the book “The Art of Learning” is an encapsulation of all the ideas and theories that he’s gained over time. Waitzkin started out as a chess prodigy, and the book “Searching for Bobby Fischer” is about his early life (and…
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