Made in America has great insight into not just Jay Z or JAY-Z but I to black America. I was listening to We Were Eight Years in Power at the same timMade in America has great insight into not just Jay Z or JAY-Z but I to black America. I was listening to We Were Eight Years in Power at the same time I was reading this book. It was a powerful, educational, depressing and infuriating combo. We have so far to go as a people but leaders like JAY-Z and Michael Eric Dyson can guide the way....more
Well THAT was interesting and entertaining. I can't imagine the range of emotions Ronson went through spending time with the people he wrote about. AtWell THAT was interesting and entertaining. I can't imagine the range of emotions Ronson went through spending time with the people he wrote about. At times I felt sympathy, other times outrage and others I wanted to reach into the page and smack someone on the back of the head. HOW!? was my least favorite person in the book a protestant minister when there were people wearing KKK hoods? It is fascinating that so many people from across the world have the same beliefs about who runs the world. And oh yea, Alex Jones is a wackadoodle and has been for a long time. Read this book! It is every bit as relevant and fun in 2020 as it was in 2002....more
I highly recommend this as an audiobook! Stephen Fry's British accent and humor are perfect for making this a must-hear book. His modern delivery of tI highly recommend this as an audiobook! Stephen Fry's British accent and humor are perfect for making this a must-hear book. His modern delivery of the stories of the Gods, Titans, nymphs and humans are fascinating. I never realized how interwoven Greek mythology is with today's world, culture, and language. Since the first chapter, not a day passes that I dont hear something referencing back to mythology....more
A fun trip through Janetti's hysterical thought processes. He takes overthinking to new levels and we benefit. If you aren't following his Instagram aA fun trip through Janetti's hysterical thought processes. He takes overthinking to new levels and we benefit. If you aren't following his Instagram account you are missing out on loads of sarcasm....more
I read the book in preparation for a trip through Ecuador. From the description you would assume it to be a love story, it is not. It is a thorough acI read the book in preparation for a trip through Ecuador. From the description you would assume it to be a love story, it is not. It is a thorough account of the expedition to determine the shape of Earth and the life of those who undertook the endeavor. It is filled with graphic detail of the land, animals, flora, people and weather of all parts of what is now Ecuador. As for the 'love story', I hope noone ever loves me like Jean loved Isabel. He didnt have to leave her while she was pregnant, he didnt have to stay away once his plan was stalled and he didnt have to tell her to travel the route she did. Letters and deliveries went back and forth 20 years, why didn't he? Sorry, the circumstances annoyed me. I did get what I was looking for. I cant wait to see the country, the cloud forest, Quito, the animals and experience Ecuador next week. Great book but it is not what the jacket says....more
My favorite Gladwell book to date! Every parent and teen should read this for the section on the Stanford sexual abuse case alone. He gives wonderful My favorite Gladwell book to date! Every parent and teen should read this for the section on the Stanford sexual abuse case alone. He gives wonderful biological evidence of how males and females respond to alcohol and how it alters our ability to react with others. The chapters on torture, Cuba and Amanda Knox are nothing short of fascinating. I couldn't put this book down....more
Maid continually showed me the determination it takes to survive poverty and the ignorance it takes to ignore and judge it. Millions of Americans are Maid continually showed me the determination it takes to survive poverty and the ignorance it takes to ignore and judge it. Millions of Americans are one event away from losing everything yet millions more turn a blind eye or condemn them as lazy. The author did a great job of letting us walk with her through poverty, single motherhood, despair, illness, joy and hope....more
This was a great way to cleanse my mind after reading an intense book. The sisters Constantine wove a deception filled story. I thought I had figured This was a great way to cleanse my mind after reading an intense book. The sisters Constantine wove a deception filled story. I thought I had figured it out but they had another surprise for me....more
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