Category: books
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Podcast: Jia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performanceJia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performance
The Ezra Klein Show: Best of: Jia Tolentino on what happens when life is an endless performance https://www.vox.com/ezra-klein-show-podcast
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Podcast: Intelligence Squared: Abolish Silicon Valley, with Wendy Liu and Carl Miller
Interview about Wendy Liu’s book https://play.acast.com/s/intelligencesquared/abolishsiliconvalley-withwendyliuandcarlmiller
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Calgary Central Library
Wow, I had not expected this of Calgary, Canada. The new Central library is a must see for anyone who loves public libraries. The architecture from the outside and the curved ceilings outside draws you in. The large community spaces when you walk in Then taking a tour, I realized the incredible amount of details…
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Emma Watson’s book club “Our Shared Shelf.” – While reading NY Times Sunday
While reading NY Times physical Sunday paper, I came across an article about Bumble’s CEO Whitney Wolf Herd’s work week diary. While the article was inspiring to see a day in the life of female CEO, I thought the mention of Emma Watson’s book club “Our Shared Shelf” is even more interesting. From a cursory…
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Book: Quotes from Skin In The Game that warrants more thought
I’m coming to the end of the book “Skin In The Game”. It’s not an easy book to read but I find the author is able to make some arguments that are not mainstream but very convincingly. Page :217 “you will not have an idea about what people really think, what predicts people’s action, merely…
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Valid criticism of Obama
While reading the book “Skin in the Game”, I saw several negative references to Barack Obama. At first I chalked it up for something for me to think about. After the latest reference on pg 156, I thought for brief moment to brush it off as a conservative author taking shots at a democratic president.…