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The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
All parents or teachers need to read this. Please.
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sent this to a friend who recommended I get back to this.
“You’re so right. Golden son was amazing. Pierce brown goes so hard
What if… game thrones set in space. But also dune, also expanse, also starship troopers. Also obvious self referential and not at all corny or tongue in cheek Roman. And knights.
And he pulls it off!!
“You’re so right. Golden son was amazing. Pierce brown goes so hard
What if… game thrones set in space. But also dune, also expanse, also starship troopers. Also obvious self referential and not at all corny or tongue in cheek Roman. And knights.
And he pulls it off!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model by Marty Cagan
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
If you work in digital products or services read this book.
With practical lessons for product managers designers and team leads, multiple examples and step by step instructions this is a must for anyone trying to do this work especially transforming to it from a different way.
With practical lessons for product managers designers and team leads, multiple examples and step by step instructions this is a must for anyone trying to do this work especially transforming to it from a different way.
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Read this and increase your skill in getting what you want.
Do it.
Or don’t.
The techniques will actually work better on you if you don’t I bet.
Do it.
Or don’t.
The techniques will actually work better on you if you don’t I bet.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Tl;dr RM was very driven, he built most of New York, roads, bridges, parks. He liked cars and things for them and did not like mass transit. He especially didn’t like poor people., especially non white poor people. He loved power. Loved to wield it.
There, I’ve saved you 65.9 hours.
Students of history public works and politics may still want to go deeper into the details and do the whole 66 hours of this.
It’s fine.
There, I’ve saved you 65.9 hours.
Students of history public works and politics may still want to go deeper into the details and do the whole 66 hours of this.
It’s fine.
Tiger Chair: A Short Story by Max Brooks
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Max Brooks the master of realistically dealing with absurdly unrealistic scenarios has done it again. Worth your time for a quick read if you like politics war books, insurgency, China, urban warfare etc.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
New favorite book at least on leadership possibly of all. Standby for edits to this with more depth.
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security by Scott Galloway
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Read it.
Who should read it? Only humans who happen to live on the modern era in a capitalist system and want some sort of economic security.
Blends the why how and what of building economic security and wealth in a broad and specific way. I will reread this. I will buy it in hardback in addition to the bought audiobook.
Who should read it? Only humans who happen to live on the modern era in a capitalist system and want some sort of economic security.
Blends the why how and what of building economic security and wealth in a broad and specific way. I will reread this. I will buy it in hardback in addition to the bought audiobook.
The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The is book is fantastic!
A disturbing but fun thriller about the prison industrial complex, the dotcom era scams, psychadelics, catalina island, corporate malfeasance and forensic accounting.
You should really give it a read!
A disturbing but fun thriller about the prison industrial complex, the dotcom era scams, psychadelics, catalina island, corporate malfeasance and forensic accounting.
You should really give it a read!