The rich “think” they’re the ones who can save the rest of us. As such, they’re the majority of who you see on the boards of philanthropic and social groups. Why would the rich want to help the poor? They only get rich off the backs of the poor in a closed system that is […]

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Not sure this qualifies as a book as it’s finished in roughly an hour and has really big pictures, but I came in to it thinking it was a book so I’m going to go with it. I’m pretty sure I didn’t pay for this and you don’t have to either; PDFs are widely available […]

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With the movie coming soon, I had to get this one under my belt and boy, am I glad I did! Easy five stars. I have fond memories of my father owning this and always wanting to read it mostly because it was a massively thick paperback that looked impossible. Unsurprisingly (he doesn’t care much […]

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This kinda thing is totally my jam. A in-depth look at something so simple and boring that it’s brilliant. Incredibly well researched and written, I can’t wait to get to my next book from Mark Kurlansky. I’m thinking Oyster, 1968, and then Cod. Cod is far and away his 2nd most popular title, but there […]

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Ehhhhh. That was mediocre and kind of disappointing. An easy read because young adult, but lacking cohesion or much interesting, and full of forced and terribly written romance. If you’re a Hunger Games fan you obviously have to read it, but nobody else should. Highlights: “Own it.” “Your family and friends, that’s your real life.”

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My first Asimov! Not sure how this hit my radar, but I was told it was a must-read. Turned out very well, but I’m not chomping at the bit to continue the trilogy (and more). I’ll surely get to them, but the story arc jumps ~50 years every chapter so there’s not a lot of […]

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