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ABUDNANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you’re wondering like me why it seems there are road blocks to progress everywhere but it’s unclear where they are or where to start, read this.
Jan 32 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #7: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME by Stephen Hawking ⭐⭐⭐
They are answering the questions of existence like it’s simply an issue of mathematics.
Dec 18, 20252 min read


THE NEW FATHER: A DAD'S GUIDE TO THE TODDLER YEARS, 12-36 MONTHS by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Each time I finish one of these Dad books, I can’t believe how fast the time has gone.
Nov 24, 20252 min read


OH CRAP! POTTY TRAINING: EVERYTHING MODERN PARENTS NEED TO KNOW TO DO IT ONCE AND DO IT RIGHT by Jamie Glowacki ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The simple review is that technically, it worked.
Oct 23, 20252 min read


ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐
David Sedaris tells you about days in his life as if they were always meant to connect in some deeply humorous way.
Oct 11, 20251 min read


HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN: A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO LIFE WITH CHILDREN AGES 2-7 by Joanna Faber and Julie King ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I love my kid dearly, but sometimes I want to scream back. That’s not allowed, so here we are reading this book.
Aug 22, 20252 min read


52+2 Deck Draw #6: STALLING FOR TIME: MY LIFE AS AN FBI HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR by Gary Noesner ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Came for the Waco and DC Shooter play-by-play, stayed for an excellent lecture on how to be a better person.
Apr 5, 20252 min read


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 29, 20252 min read


CRIBSHEET by Emily Oster ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Math has a funny of generally being right, and in this case, comforting.
Jan 2, 20252 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 4, 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 8, 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 5, 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 5, 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
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