The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains by Anthony Lewis This book caught my attention in a different way than anticipated. In Yuval Noah Harari's book "Sapiens" he has a chapter on money. How it came to be, what roles it serves in society, and the ways in...
I felt like I needed a good beachside-esque book. I may be reading from a bunk bed in South Dakota instead of a lounge chair in the sand, but you understand the idea. A murder mystery to get lost in. Something to balance out the...
Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari This book was a grind in all the good ways. It's like a can-opener circling everything you thought you knew, then popping open your mind to expose you to an entirely new perspective. The author...
Mark came through with another riveting book. This story is a globe trotting memoir of John Perkins, a former "economist" with a US based consulting firm. I recently read Robert F. Kennedy's memoir on the Cuban Missile Crisis titled "Thirteen Days." In the book, you...
The Psychology of Intuition, Influence, Decision Making and Trust by Jacob Burak This book is a compilation of studies from the field of behavioral science, viewed through a unique lens. The broader question addressed is how are we all confined by how other humans behaved in these...
by James Clear Each morning when at work detail and waiting for count to clear I read the newspaper. This book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for a while and I decided to give it a go. The author provides tips, tricks...
Both Allison and my mother sent this book to me and the timing was exquisite. Nothing like Covid quarantine (after leaving the isolation unit) and a National Lockdown to make you appreciate a 600 plus page fiction novel that takes place in the three different...
Emily B has become a bit of a pen pal while I've been away and the conversation recently turned to literature. She said she would like to send me something to read. I took her up on the offer and asked her to send a...
My friend Stacy sent me this endearing novel. She's a realtor in Boise and the story takes place under unique realty related circumstances. At first glance I thought this was a non-fiction self help book on anxiety, then I thought maybe she found it because...
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisisby Robert F. Kennedy This is one of those books I didn't picture myself reading but then it finds you and you're engrossed. As a society we are constantly bombarded with news and we're all trying our best...