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Positive Addiction by William Glasser Finally and most important, to find happiness we need others, but an addict needs only himself. Dependent only upon himself and knowing he can pursue his...
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View ArticleStumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert Finished reading Stumbling on Happiness (SoH) by Daniel Gilbert last night, which weighs at about 240 pages and is an easy and informative discussion of the...
View ArticleThe New Dad’s Survival Guide by Scott Mactavish
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View ArticleTwitter Power by Joel Comm
Twitter Power by Joel Comm Finally adding a very small review about Twitter Power by Joel Comm. It was disappointing. In short, Twitter Power provides an overview of what twitter does as well as...
View ArticleConstructive Living by David Reynolds
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View ArticleExuberant Animal by Frank Forencich
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View ArticleBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall
Originally posted this review on Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run on birthdayshoes.com: Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run I challenge anyone to read Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run: A Hidden...
View ArticleThe System is Down
(Via StrongBad / Homestar Runner)I read a book about five months back by John Gall called Systemantics: The Systems Bible. The book goes through a derived (by the author) set of principles or axioms...
View ArticleControl Theory by William Glasser
Updated, April 2020. Over 11 years have passed since I first read this book (Originally published Feb. 18, 2009), yet I still reflect on the ideas Glasser set forth in it, applying those ideas in my...
View ArticleThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas TalebNassim Taleb’s The Black Swan is a fantastic, eye-opening book that will challenge not only what you know but also what you think you know. Taleb is widely...
View ArticleLetters from a Stoic by Lucius Seneca
Letters from a Stoic by Lucius Seneca Seneca, like other Stoics, has a doctrine of nature that is remarkably close to that of Emerson or modern American environmentalists. The wise man (sapiens) will...
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