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December 2, 2022February 7, 2022

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin

A whole lot of bravado from one of America’s founders.

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July 1, 2022August 22, 2021

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly – Anthony Bourdain

Here is a hot take: after reading this I feel like I understood Anthony Bourdain’s suicide.

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April 29, 2022July 13, 2021

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography – Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman

Apparently this is a ‘Sports Book’. I am somehow not convinced.

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Biography, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

March 4, 2022July 3, 2021

The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth – Josh Levin

This might be one of the most politically impactful people that no one has ever heard of.

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Biography, History, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics  0 Comments

November 26, 2021May 29, 2021

Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

Some people really have earned the status of hero when we consider history.

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Biography, History, Journalism, Mythology, Non-Fiction  0 Comments

June 11, 2021July 4, 2021

Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography – Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet

I don’t think this book had the desired effect.

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Atheism, Biography, Christianity, Counter Apologetics, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion, Scepticism  0 Comments

February 19, 2021February 8, 2021

Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason – Seth Andrews

There are a lot of books I can throw into the ‘read for the wrong reason’ category. This is one

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Biography, Fiction, History, Magical Realism, Math  0 Comments

February 15, 2019November 21, 2018

Mandelbrot the Magnificent – Liz Ziemska

A book about Benoit Mandelbrot? Cool! And it’s magical realism? Even cooler!
It’s execution? Not so cool…

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