Feed the People! A book about plots that might have already lost the plot
The Wall Street Journal had a book review this weekend for "Feed the People!" a book that sings the praises of modern industrial food and … Read More
Abigail Adams might be the greatest woman in U.S. history
There are no great books about Abigail Adams, and that should surely change.
Off Balance – Getting Beyond the Work-Life Balance Myth by Mathew Kelly (ep. 017)
I like parts of this book and not others, but it’s probably the most “aggressive” of any book I’ve read on what it takes to achieve some kind of life satisfaction.
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (ep. 016)
This book is seemingly everywhere lately, or at least the author is. I listened to the audiobook version of “Stolen Focus” and found it holistic, compared to many other books on the same topic. Though there are some things in here—like treating Facebook as a public utility and all the regulatory trappings therein—downright absurd.
“The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan (ep. 015)
The Dust Bowl probably got a fleeting mention in your elementary education. I knew it as a time a bunch of dust blew around sandwiched between poodle skirts and Hitler.