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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey

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5.0

A very good book for someone like me on their journey towards medical school.
Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof That Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives by Mario Beauregard

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3.0

For a book aiming to "convert" or convince materialists that the mind is independent of the body, it sure did coorelate the two an awful lot. When it there was no way to tie the two in together, the author began to argue that people who disagreed with him were "pseudoskeptics," without considering the fact that, even with the evidence presented, there were other possible explanations for the observed phenomena. This book would have been much better if it were objective, always. There were times where I sensed frustration that no one agreed with him. Many of the sources and arguments were dated, shaky or both. Nevertheless, I was given a new perspective. It would be wrong to say I didn't learn anything, or even only a little. This is a very useful book for anyone to read. Although, it was not what I was looking for at all.
Animal Farm by George Orwell

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3.0

I re-read this book because I'm 4 books behind on Goodreads and it's bothering me.

How to explain the woes of "the system" to your kids. I always saw this book as an English class supplment to what they didn't teach you in 8th grade civics. It's a cool story. I've heard people say it's their favorite book. They didn't read many books.