8-Word Book Reviews
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"Disappointing Affirmations"
by Dave Tarnowski
8-Word Book Review:
Sarcasm at its best: short, silly, searing, scintillating
Rating: *****
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by Dave Tarnowski
8-Word Book Review:
Sarcasm at its best: short, silly, searing, scintillating
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #humor
March 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Disappointing Affirmations"
by Dave Tarnowski
8-Word Book Review:
Sarcasm at its best: short, silly, searing, scintillating
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #humor
by Dave Tarnowski
8-Word Book Review:
Sarcasm at its best: short, silly, searing, scintillating
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #humor
“As a Man Thinketh”
by James Allen
8-Word Book Review:
“Thinketh?” It’s more like as a book stinketh
Rating: *
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by James Allen
8-Word Book Review:
“Thinketh?” It’s more like as a book stinketh
Rating: *
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February 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“As a Man Thinketh”
by James Allen
8-Word Book Review:
“Thinketh?” It’s more like as a book stinketh
Rating: *
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #badbooks
by James Allen
8-Word Book Review:
“Thinketh?” It’s more like as a book stinketh
Rating: *
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #badbooks
“Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times”
by Scott Pelley
8-word book review:
Ace reporter demonstrates how journalism should be done
Rating: *****
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by Scott Pelley
8-word book review:
Ace reporter demonstrates how journalism should be done
Rating: *****
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February 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times”
by Scott Pelley
8-word book review:
Ace reporter demonstrates how journalism should be done
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #ScottPelley
by Scott Pelley
8-word book review:
Ace reporter demonstrates how journalism should be done
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews #ScottPelley
“The Case Against Sugar”
by Gary Taubes
8-word book review:
Sugar is worse than garbage. Less is more
Rating: *****
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by Gary Taubes
8-word book review:
Sugar is worse than garbage. Less is more
Rating: *****
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February 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“The Case Against Sugar”
by Gary Taubes
8-word book review:
Sugar is worse than garbage. Less is more
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
by Gary Taubes
8-word book review:
Sugar is worse than garbage. Less is more
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
“Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error”
by Kathryn Schulz
My rating: ***
8-Word Book Review:
Didn’t love this, but I could be wrong
Rating: ***
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by Kathryn Schulz
My rating: ***
8-Word Book Review:
Didn’t love this, but I could be wrong
Rating: ***
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
February 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error”
by Kathryn Schulz
My rating: ***
8-Word Book Review:
Didn’t love this, but I could be wrong
Rating: ***
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
by Kathryn Schulz
My rating: ***
8-Word Book Review:
Didn’t love this, but I could be wrong
Rating: ***
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”
by Yuval Noah Harari
8-Word Book Review:
I learned so much, it changed me forever
Rating:*****
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by Yuval Noah Harari
8-Word Book Review:
I learned so much, it changed me forever
Rating:*****
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February 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”
by Yuval Noah Harari
8-Word Book Review:
I learned so much, it changed me forever
Rating:*****
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by Yuval Noah Harari
8-Word Book Review:
I learned so much, it changed me forever
Rating:*****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness”
by Jonathan Haidt
8-Word Book Review:
Social media ruining our kids? Damn scary read.
Rating: *****
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by Jonathan Haidt
8-Word Book Review:
Social media ruining our kids? Damn scary read.
Rating: *****
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February 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness”
by Jonathan Haidt
8-Word Book Review:
Social media ruining our kids? Damn scary read.
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
by Jonathan Haidt
8-Word Book Review:
Social media ruining our kids? Damn scary read.
Rating: *****
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“His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life”
by Jonathan Alter
8-Word Book Review:
Elegant sendoff for a great, brilliant gentleman president
Rating: *****
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by Jonathan Alter
8-Word Book Review:
Elegant sendoff for a great, brilliant gentleman president
Rating: *****
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February 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life”
by Jonathan Alter
8-Word Book Review:
Elegant sendoff for a great, brilliant gentleman president
Rating: *****
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by Jonathan Alter
8-Word Book Review:
Elegant sendoff for a great, brilliant gentleman president
Rating: *****
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One Summer: America, 1927
by Bill Bryson
Rating: ****
Bryson at his best! Read this book now
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by Bill Bryson
Rating: ****
Bryson at his best! Read this book now
#goodbooks #bookreviews
February 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
One Summer: America, 1927
by Bill Bryson
Rating: ****
Bryson at his best! Read this book now
#goodbooks #bookreviews
by Bill Bryson
Rating: ****
Bryson at his best! Read this book now
#goodbooks #bookreviews
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari
Rating:*****
If you can't focus, don't read this book
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by Johann Hari
Rating:*****
If you can't focus, don't read this book
#bookreviews #goodbooks
February 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
by Johann Hari
Rating:*****
If you can't focus, don't read this book
#bookreviews #goodbooks
by Johann Hari
Rating:*****
If you can't focus, don't read this book
#bookreviews #goodbooks
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
by Robert A. Caro
Rating: *****
This is a long book, but it's fascinating
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by Robert A. Caro
Rating: *****
This is a long book, but it's fascinating
#goodbooks #bookreviews
February 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
by Robert A. Caro
Rating: *****
This is a long book, but it's fascinating
#goodbooks #bookreviews
by Robert A. Caro
Rating: *****
This is a long book, but it's fascinating
#goodbooks #bookreviews
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
by Charles Duhigg
Rating: *****
Communicate like a champ: listen more, talk less
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by Charles Duhigg
Rating: *****
Communicate like a champ: listen more, talk less
#goodbooks #bookreviews #shortbookreviews
February 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
by Charles Duhigg
Rating: *****
Communicate like a champ: listen more, talk less
#goodbooks #bookreviews #shortbookreviews
by Charles Duhigg
Rating: *****
Communicate like a champ: listen more, talk less
#goodbooks #bookreviews #shortbookreviews
“A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon”
by Kevin Fedarko
Sweaty adventure brings lots of thrills and chills
My rating: *****
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by Kevin Fedarko
Sweaty adventure brings lots of thrills and chills
My rating: *****
#bookreviews
February 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon”
by Kevin Fedarko
Sweaty adventure brings lots of thrills and chills
My rating: *****
#bookreviews
by Kevin Fedarko
Sweaty adventure brings lots of thrills and chills
My rating: *****
#bookreviews
“The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource”
by Christopher L. Hayes
8-Word Book Review:
Brilliant analysis by one of my favorite writers
Rating: *****
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by Christopher L. Hayes
8-Word Book Review:
Brilliant analysis by one of my favorite writers
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
February 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource”
by Christopher L. Hayes
8-Word Book Review:
Brilliant analysis by one of my favorite writers
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews
by Christopher L. Hayes
8-Word Book Review:
Brilliant analysis by one of my favorite writers
Rating: *****
#BookReviews #Nonfiction #shortreviews