8-Word Book Reviews

"Disappointing Affirmations"
by Dave Tarnowski
8-Word Book Review:
Sarcasm at its best: short, silly, searing, scintillating
Rating: *****
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“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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“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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“The Case Against Sugar”
by Gary Taubes
8-word book review:
Sugar is worse than garbage. Less is more
Rating: *****

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“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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“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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“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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Good taste! I love this book. Chris is such a great writer, and he really does have his finger on the pulse with this one. I’m glad you’re enjoying it — I did too!

“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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Great idea. Let’s bring the next generation to attention! I agree with your assessment of Chris’s voice — he sounds so mellifluous and credible in the excellent audiobook version of his new book!

So true! As this book so cogently states, a lot of that ignorance is because of the demise of attention spans. Sigh.

One Summer: America, 1927
by Bill Bryson

Rating: ****
Bryson at his best! Read this book now

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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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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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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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“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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“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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