Title: True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society Author: Farhad Manjoo Genre: Current Issues/Sociology Trigger Warnings: Racial slurs (mentions), bigotry (mentions), death of children Back Cover: Why has punditry lately overtaken news? Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they’ve been thoroughly discredited? And why, when… Continue reading Review: True Enough
Title: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Author: Malcolm Gladwell Genre: Personal Development Trigger Warnings: Police violence, ableism Back Cover: Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant – in the blink of an eye – that actually aren’t as simple as… Continue reading Review: Blink
I haven’t done one of these since January of 2015, but it’s the end of the year again and I’m back on the reviewing bandwagon. So here is my annual roundup of my 2017 reads – my top five favorites, as well as some notable books that didn’t make the top 5 and the top… Continue reading 2017 in Books
Title: Outliers: The Story of Success Author: Malcolm Gladwell Genre: Sociology Trigger Warnings: Racism Back Cover: There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to understand how… Continue reading Review: Outliers
Title: The Tipping Point Author: Malcolm Gladwell Genre: Sociology Trigger warnings: Mentions of murder/death Back Cover: The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a… Continue reading Review: The Tipping Point
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