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THE WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY AND MURDER by David Grann ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A painstakingly researched marvel, Grann uncovers another long lost piece of history.
Jan 292 min read


CRIBSHEET by Emily Oster ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Math has a funny of generally being right, and in this case, comforting.
Jan 22 min read


A YEAR IN PROVENCE by Peter Mayle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mayle sold us all a downright cozy dream.
Dec 1, 20242 min read


THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
Nov 26, 20242 min read


MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is an extensive look at the historic franchise, one we are still in the middle of somehow.
Oct 3, 20243 min read


THE WONDER WEEKS: A STRESS-FREE GUIDE TO YOUR BABY'S BEHAVIOR by Xaviera Plas-Plooij ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is an excellent book for sympathizing with your child’s development struggles.
Jul 7, 20242 min read


WHAT TO EXPECT THE SECOND YEAR by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐
This has been a crucial series in our lives the last few years, but I think that reliance ends here.
Jul 4, 20242 min read


WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I kept a tiny human alive for a whole year! And this book helped with that.
Dec 27, 20231 min read


THE NEW FATHER: A DAD'S GUIDE TO THE FIRST YEAR by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It was a staple in my day-to-day in those early months, and a reliable check-in the whole way through.
Dec 27, 20232 min read


AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One of the greatest biographies ever written, about one of the greatest minds of our time.
Dec 17, 20233 min read


THE INVENTION OF NATURE: ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT'S NEW WORLD by Andrea Wulf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
History can be mind-blowing, and I was mind-blown reading this book.
Aug 4, 20233 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #5: THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS by Michelle Alexander ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“It has been an astonishing decade. Everything and nothing has changed.”
Feb 6, 20232 min read


A HEART THAT WORKS by Rob Delaney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
He had me looking over at my three-week-old and smiling Iike a goon.
Jan 15, 20232 min read


THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK by Harvey Karp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In terms of parenting and babies, the advice inside has been priceless.
Jan 6, 20232 min read


HOME GAME: AN ACCIDENTAL GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD by Michael Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books like Home Game are like sharing war stories with someone already out of the trenches.
Dec 30, 20222 min read


THE EXPECTANT FATHER: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR DADS-TO-BE by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There’s a lot of reassuring and pep talking and firsthand commiserating, all of which stuck with me as each month ticked by.
Nov 1, 20221 min read


WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This has every question, every answer, every what-the-hell-is-happening that you may ever possibly need.
Oct 31, 20221 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #3: CALYPSO by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There isn’t one part of this book I didn’t like.
Jun 20, 20221 min read


ABSOLUTE MONARCHS: A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY by John Julius Norwich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I think I stumbled upon not just an account of every Catholic pope and their papacy, but an entire history of Europe.
Apr 13, 20222 min read


A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANCIENT ROME by Alberto Angela ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The fact we can see a semblance of ourselves in a civilization over two thousand years removed is incredible.
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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