After watching the Social Dilemma on Netflix, I’ve decided my New Year’s resolution for 2021 will be to read more and spend less time on social media. For a resolution to hold any weight, it must be specific and measurable, so I’m going for 26 books and no Twitter app on my smartphone. I’m not … Continue reading
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Looking for Something to Read in Quarantine? My Book List
At the start of 2019, I made the New Year’s resolution to read at least 12 books over the course of the year. It is probably the only resolution I’ve bothered to make and keep. I don’t bother to make new ones anymore, I just renew this one each year. In doing so, I’ve read … Continue reading
Killing Jesus by Bill O’Rielly and Martin Dugard: Book Review
Follow @Ryan_Kantor When popular political commentator, Bill O’Rielly, published Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, I didn’t rush out to get my copy. However, when the former history teacher and Harvard graduate published Killing Jesus: A History, I bit and I’m glad I did. Bill O’Rielly and Martin Dugard begin the book with a swift punch to the gut as … Continue reading
Book Review: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes
It was a long read, but well worth it. Coolidge by Amity Shlaes chronicles the life of the 30th President of the United States. He served in the time between World War I and the Great Depression (1923-1929) and thus is often forgotten in the annals of history. Nevertheless, he accomplished a great deal during the … Continue reading
Book of the Month Review: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
March Book of the Month: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely April Book of the Month: Coolidge by Amity Shlaes In my disgustingly forced noble efforts at self-efficacy I added a new blog feature (complete with Amazon ads on the right sidebar) to read and (often) review a book each month. For March, I read a well-known … Continue reading