Books

Raising Cain

Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon Ph.D. and Michael Thompson Ph.D. This should probably be required reading for all educators, administrators in schools and especially parents with […]

The End of the World is Just Beginning

The End of the World is Just Beginning, Peter Zeihan A little doomsday-ish and magisterial for my liking, but it was a very timely read […]

The Devil’s Teeth

The Devil’s Teeth, Susan Casey Another excellent find at the Truckee thrift store. Couldn’t put this down given it’s so close to home… A really […]

Unsettled

Unsettled, Steven E. Koonin Goodreads: When it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that “the science is settled.” […]

Running with Sherman

Running with Sherman, Christopher McDougall Goodreads: When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no […]

The Oyster War

The Oyster War, Summer Brennan Very close to home, this one… I had no idea how far up the political chain this went when we […]

Taste: My Life Through Food

Taste: My Life Through Food, Stanley Tucci Goodreads: From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in […]

The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z, David Grann Goodreads: After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve […]

The Darkest White

The Darkest White, Eric Blehm A little unnerving when I have a winter full of backcountry skiing ahead of me… Started a little slow, but […]

Finding Freedom

Finding Freedom, Erin French Goodreads: Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens […]

The Lost City of the Monkey God

The Lost City of the Monkey God, Douglas Preston Goodreads: Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of […]

Blood, Bones and Butter

Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, Gabrielle Hamilton Really enjoyed this (thanks Liza!), although the chaos that seems to follow […]

Noise

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein It was okay, some interesting tidbits but Kahneman has definitely lost some […]

Burnt

Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire, Clare Frank Fast and fun read, really enjoyed it especially given it’s so close to home… Goodreads: Burnt is […]

The Race to Be Myself

The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir, Caster Semenya Goodreads: Banned from the sport she loved because she was labelled ‘different’, Olympic and World Champion […]

The Wager

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann Goodreads: On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed […]

The Anxious Generation

The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt Haidt is one of my favorite writers, his other book on a similar topic – The Coddling of the American […]

American Nomads

American Nomads, Richard Grant Made me want to hop back in The Tank! Goodreads: Fascinated by the land of endless horizons, sunshine, and the open […]

The Art of Risk

The Art of Risk, Richard Harris Goodreads: Are free-solo climbers, underwater cave explorers and big-wave surfers crazy … or cautious? How do soldiers and fighter […]