Entries Tagged as 'Non Fiction'
We The People had better shape up. That’s the warning from Anonymous in his or her book A Warning
. He/she writes that we choose a president that reflects ourselves, in this case narcissistic and petty and vengeful. Read more... (87 words, 2 images, estimated 21 secs reading time)
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Tags: Books · Non Fiction · Politics
Maybe not. With Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
, the phrase “catch and kill” takes on a whole new meaning. Read more... (193 words, 1 image, estimated 46 secs reading time)
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Small Fry: A Memoir
is a very particular coming of age memoir, particular because it is by Steve Jobs’s first born child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, whose existence he had difficultly acknowledging. Reading the book, I felt myself transported to Ms. Brennan-Jobs’s Palo Alto world. I slunk down leafy sidewalks with her, rooting for her efforts to be independent of household turmoil, her mother serial dating and having trouble with household expenses, her father vacillating between support and abandonment. I shared her bafflement at her father’s frequent, punishing admonition: If you want to be part of this family, you’ll have to put in the time. I think, without realizing it, Steve Jobs was talking about himself. I wish Ms. Brennan-Jobs all the best.
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Tags: Books · Emotional Freedom · Non Fiction · Relationships
The easiest and most entertaining (alligators in swimming pools!) way to understand the financial crisis of 2008, is to watch the movie The Big Short
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It is a true story and covers the basics of how debt escalated into a financial explosion. It depicts our moral imperative to make money, to find the loopholes, to be the most wealthy–finance is a game! Read more... (551 words, 1 image, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)
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Tags: Money Matters · Movies Worth Watching · Non Fiction
February 9th, 2020 · 1 Comment
Dear Ms. Tolentino,
Thank you for your collection of insightful essays that is Trick Mirror reflections on self-delusion. Read more... (521 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)
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Tags: Emotional Freedom · Health and Happiness · Non Fiction · Personal Success
Claire's Original Art Greeting Cards
There is nothing that says I care like a real snail-mail greeting card!
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. He/she writes that we choose a president that reflects ourselves, in this case narcissistic and petty and vengeful. 
, the phrase “catch and kill” takes on a whole new meaning. 
is a very particular coming of age memoir, particular because it is by Steve Jobs’s first born child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, whose existence he had difficultly acknowledging. Reading the book, I felt myself transported to Ms. Brennan-Jobs’s Palo Alto world. I slunk down leafy sidewalks with her, rooting for her efforts to be independent of household turmoil, her mother serial dating and having trouble with household expenses, her father vacillating between support and abandonment. I shared her bafflement at her father’s frequent, punishing admonition: If you want to be part of this family, you’ll have to put in the time. I think, without realizing it, Steve Jobs was talking about himself. I wish Ms. Brennan-Jobs all the best.
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