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THE WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY AND MURDER by David Grann ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A painstakingly researched marvel, Grann uncovers another long lost piece of history.
Jan 292 min read
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CRIBSHEET by Emily Oster ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Math has a funny of generally being right, and in this case, comforting.
Jan 22 min read
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A YEAR IN PROVENCE by Peter Mayle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mayle sold us all a downright cozy dream.
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is an extensive look at the historic franchise, one we are still in the middle of somehow.
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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THE WONDER WEEKS: A STRESS-FREE GUIDE TO YOUR BABY'S BEHAVIOR by Xaviera Plas-Plooij ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is an excellent book for sympathizing with your child’s development struggles.
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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WHAT TO EXPECT THE SECOND YEAR by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐
This has been a crucial series in our lives the last few years, but I think that reliance ends here.
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I kept a tiny human alive for a whole year! And this book helped with that.
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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THE NEW FATHER: A DAD'S GUIDE TO THE FIRST YEAR by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It was a staple in my day-to-day in those early months, and a reliable check-in the whole way through.
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One of the greatest biographies ever written, about one of the greatest minds of our time.
Dec 17, 20233 min read
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THE INVENTION OF NATURE: ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT'S NEW WORLD by Andrea Wulf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
History can be mind-blowing, and I was mind-blown reading this book.
Aug 5, 20233 min read
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52+2 Deck Draw #5: THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS by Michelle Alexander ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“It has been an astonishing decade. Everything and nothing has changed.”
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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A HEART THAT WORKS by Rob Delaney ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
He had me looking over at my three-week-old and smiling Iike a goon.
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK by Harvey Karp ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In terms of parenting and babies, the advice inside has been priceless.
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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HOME GAME: AN ACCIDENTAL GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD by Michael Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books like Home Game are like sharing war stories with someone already out of the trenches.
Dec 30, 20222 min read
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THE EXPECTANT FATHER: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR DADS-TO-BE by Armin A. Brott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There’s a lot of reassuring and pep talking and firsthand commiserating, all of which stuck with me as each month ticked by.
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING by Heidi Murkoff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This has every question, every answer, every what-the-hell-is-happening that you may ever possibly need.
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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52+2 Deck Draw #3: CALYPSO by David Sedaris ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There isn’t one part of this book I didn’t like.
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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ABSOLUTE MONARCHS: A HISTORY OF THE PAPACY by John Julius Norwich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I think I stumbled upon not just an account of every Catholic pope and their papacy, but an entire history of Europe.
Apr 14, 20222 min read
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANCIENT ROME by Alberto Angela ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The fact we can see a semblance of ourselves in a civilization over two thousand years removed is incredible.
Apr 10, 20221 min read
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