Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain, Chris Stewart Goodreads: No sooner had Chris Stewart set eyes on El Valero than he handed over a […]
Books
An Unquiet Mind
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Kay Redfield Jamison The Guardian: The cultural and medical shift that changed the meaningfully descriptive term […]
The Templars
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors, Dan Jones Goodreads: Jerusalem 1119. A small group of knights seeking a purpose in […]
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand, John Owen
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
Geronimo: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy, Tim Moore Amazon: The 1914 Giro d Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders […]
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot Amazon: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black […]
Weapons of Math Destruction
Weapons of Math Destruction, Cathy O’Neil Would have enjoyed it a lot more if she didn’t politicize the book so aggressively! Good Reads: A former […]
An Autobiography of Jack London
An Autobiography of Jack London, Jack London Good Reads: Jack London has been a best-selling author for more than one hundred years. In his short […]
The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein New York Times: As an 800-meter runner at Columbia University, David Epstein often […]
Just Mercy
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson New York Times: Luckily, you don’t have to read too long to start cheering for […]
Saving Capitalism
Saving Capitalism: For the Many Not the Few, Robert B. Reich New York Times: To understand “Saving Capitalism,” Robert Reich’s sweeping treatise on inequality in […]
The Courage to Act
The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath, Ben S. Bernanke Not only an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at what took place […]
Superintelligence
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Nick Bostrom I can’t remember the last time I couldn’t make it through a book. I had high hopes, but way […]
The Answer to the Riddle is Me
The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Tale of Amnesia, David Stuart MacLean Booklist: While studying in India on a Fulbright scholarship in 2002, […]
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss, Carol Shaben Amazon: Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop… and the criminal he was shackled […]
David and Goliath
David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell Although the way Gladwell takes advantage of our natural statistical physchological biases, he always conjures a good story and this […]
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Thomas L. Friedman Amazon: In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows […]
Skyfaring
Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot, Mark Vanhoenacker Amazon: In the twenty-first century, airplane flight — once a remarkable feat of human ingenuity — has […]
The Lonely Sea
The Lonely Sea, Yvette Allum Amazon: The extraordinary story of how Sue Dockar survived two days and two nights lost alone at sea after being swept […]
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld, Jake Halpern Credit card and student debt are a little outside the realm of my […]