Category: Book Reviews

  • Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney

    Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney

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    We all easily succumb to the lie that there is a thing called normal. The institutions and systems that we interact with help enforce this as we navigate the world[^4]. Learning to forget about what “normal” is and moving to a sense of self that is happy with who you are is what Jonathan Mooney…

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  • Books in/out March 2021

    Books in/out March 2021

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    ## Books In – [A World without Email](https://amzn.to/3927MDL) – [Earth is Hiring](https://amzn.to/3vPGfPJ) – [Elderhood](https://amzn.to/3vPnWKq) – [I’ll Be Seeing You](https://amzn.to/3cZLGDo) – [Cynical Theories](https://amzn.to/3cUeEnZ) – [Critical Path](https://amzn.to/2QtTVQn) – [Open Heart, Open Mind](https://amzn.to/3s9U49F) – [Stolen Continents](https://amzn.to/315T0Yh) – [Reading in the Brain](https://amzn.to/3r39s6p) – [Returning to the Teachings](https://amzn.to/3cT7gt4) – [Life as Sport](https://amzn.to/3cQF9uE) – [Grit](https://amzn.to/2Pc0h6f) – [Knife of Dreams](https://amzn.to/39306Be) – [A…

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  • Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun

    Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun

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    I have no idea where I found Why We Can’t Sleep by Ada Calhoun and decided it was a book for me to read because it’s a book intended for GenX women working through mid-life crisis. I may be the right age, but I’m not a woman and I don’t think I’m currently experiencing anything…

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  • The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski

    The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski

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    While my intention wasn’t to purchase a book about pandemics and how they spread during a pandemic, that’s how 2020 happened. I had ordered this book just before COVID-19 became a thing to worry about in Canada and it came while we were in full swing of being worried about how COVID-19 would treat Canada.…

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  • Learn about the business of writing in Scratch

    Learn about the business of writing in Scratch

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    A big part of what most of us do day to day is write. We write emails, and memos and in my case blog posts about books that are about the business of writing. If you can take the leap to think about yourself as a writer, then Scratch is a book about the business…

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  • Little Bets by Peter Sims

    Little Bets by Peter Sims

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    I’m sure we all feel like we have a great idea inside us. Something that’s waiting to come out given the right circumstances. In fact I believe this is true for most of us, but the risks we think we have to take to make this idea a reality make it seem like an impossible…

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  • Books To Help You Be a Good Manager – Friday Notes 136

    Books To Help You Be a Good Manager – Friday Notes 136

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    Last week I talked about my job change and in response to that I’ve got a bunch of books suggested. Thanks to Tim and Brian and Riaan for the suggestions I’m passing on. – [Leadership Strategy and Tactics](https://amzn.to/2Nj9NUA) – [The Effective Executive](https://amzn.to/3beTaRU) – [Great at Work](https://amzn.to/37qaD8I) (I have read this [here](https://curtismchale.ca/2018/04/26/it-takes-7-practices-to-be-great-at-work) but I need to…

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  • The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole

    The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole

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    The Skin We’re in by Desmond Cole was one of my Christmas presents from my wife. Armed with a picture of a book, she went out and purchased it for me. Armed with some free time during Christmas holiday’s I had the privilege of embarking on a hard look in the mirror at the racism…

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  • Books In & Out January 2021

    Books In & Out January 2021

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    I’ve done book haul’s before, but I generally haven’t talked about the books that are on their way out of my library. Today we’ll cover both of those topics starting with the books that are going back. ## Books Out [Purchase Neverwhere from an Indie Bookstore](https://bookshop.org/a/11916/9788416240883) [Purchase Neverwhere on Amazon](https://amzn.to/3ivJR3d) [Purchase Ronald Dahl’s Book of…

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  • The Dip vs Range

    The Dip vs Range

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    This is my second look at The Dip by Seth Godin. Since my initial read in 2017 I’ve come back to his 3 questions you should be asking yourself before you quit something. First, ask yourself if you are panicking. Are you facing some bad deal or terrible client that makes you want to quit…

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