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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was determined to finish reading “Thinking, Fast and Slow” after having started it three years ago. Filled with useful insights and exhaustive descriptions of experiments and … Continued
Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles My rating: 4 of 5 stars Art and Fear is a broader book than the title suggests. In fact, I was initially put off by the … Continued
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have always enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s books and found them interesting, but Talking to Strangers ranks highest as … Continued
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Lovely Story of Stories I really enjoyed this book. Set primarily in the comfort of a cozy bookstore on a New England island, the … Continued
Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past by William Zinsser My rating: 5 of 5 stars What I thought would be an instruction manual on how to write memoirs turned out to be a moving memoir about the … Continued
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The author, Michael A. Singer, has packed a lot of interesting ideas and recommendations for improving one’s spiritual mindset in a relatively slim … Continued
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yuval Noah Harari writes with humor and conviction about complex topics in human history starting with the evolution of Homo sapiens through the Agricultural, … Continued
