The Everything Store, Brad Stone A bit dated these days – it was written in 2013 – but a fun read nonetheless… Goodreads: Amazon.com started […]
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Stolen Lives
Stolen Lives, Malika Oufkir Amazon: Born into a proud Berber family in 1953, the eldest daughter of the King of Morocco’s closest aide, Malika Oufkir […]
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 […]
Wall Street Secrets for Tax-Efficient Investing
Wall Street Secrets for Tax-Efficient Investing, Robert N. Gordon and Jan M. Rosen Some good tidbits here and there, but given the book’s vintage the […]
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 […]