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Category Archives: Book Recommendations
Podcast Recommendation – NPR Books Podcast
Similar to the Book Review by the New York Times, NPR Books Review is another excellent podcast on new books. I have already added books to my Kindle and Audible wish list from listening to NPR Books. NPR Books generally … Continue reading
Livia – Book Review
Imagine a woman who was married, had one son while pregnant with a second son when she left her first husband, became involved with his enemy and married the second man. Not only that but she gave both her sons … Continue reading
Audiobooks
Audiobooks are not new but are now much easier to listen to than ever before. We’ve all had books read to us by our parents and teachers as children. There are many advantages to audiobooks such as listening while driving … Continue reading
5 Best Books of 2011
For the first of my 2011 best of lists, let’s go with books. You can get the audio version, paper version or digital version of any of these books. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough – McCullough … Continue reading
The Day of Battle – Book Recommendation
The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson is the second in his trilogy of the liberation of Africa and Europe during World War II. The Day of Battle covers the Allied campaign in Sicily and Italy from 1943 to 1944. … Continue reading
Italian Neighbors – Book Recommendation
Tim Parks’ Italian Neighbors is his account of his time as a Brit living outside of Verona Italy. It is not an account of all of Italy but rather just Northeastern Italy. This is not the Tuscan Valley or Rome. … Continue reading
Making Ideas Happen – Book Recommendation
Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky is a productivity book that focuses on action. Belsky argues that coming up with ideas is not the problem. Executing the ideas is the problem. What Belsky tries to do is provide a method … Continue reading
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The Checklist Manifesto
Unless you were writing a book about index cards, there are fewer topics more boring than checklists. But like index cards, checklists are a simple but powerful tool for getting things done and not forgetting what needs to be done. … Continue reading
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My Journey to Health – G.I. Index
When I lost weight four years ago, I found a book on Internet called The G.I. Diet by Rick Gallop. He explained the concepts very simply and gave lists of food you could eat and what to stay away from. … Continue reading
Venice
Venice by Jan Morris is a enchanting account of the history of Venice. Originally written in 1954, the author gives an update at the beginning of the book and then goes into the history of the city There is an … Continue reading