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Reviewing Simon Majumbar’s Wildly Entertaining “Eat My Globe”
In this post, I’ll be reviewing Eat My Globe: One Year in Search of the Most Delicious Food in the World by Simon Majumbar. This is probably one of the most entertaining books I’ve ever read. While it was deeply enjoyable, part of this is likely because I typically don’t read books like this. This…
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Reviewing Leila Ahmed’s Rigorously Researched, A Quiet Revolution
In this post, I’ll be reviewing A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America by Leila Ahmed. I picked this book up at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. I wanted something that was related to the context in which I was in. As well, I saw that the author was…
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Reviewing Michael Pollan’s Eloquent “A Place of My Own”
There’s so much packed into A Place of My Own that I really don’t think I’ll be able to do it justice in this book review. It’s simply genius. The idea of it, its structure, and most of all, the writing, is honestly nothing like I’ve read before. Nevertheless, here’s my attempt at reviewing the…
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Reviewing Alaa Al Aswany’s Captivating Classic, “The Yacoubian Building”
In this post, I’ll be reviewing perhaps one of the best novels I’ve ever read, at least one of the best I’ve read in recent years: The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswan. I first came across The Yacoubian Building the same way I learn about a lot of other books I read: a podcast.…
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Reviewing the Co-Founders of Summit’s “Make No Small Plans”
Make No Small Plans: Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community is one of those page-turning books that should be required reading for all high-school students. In this post, I’ll review Make No Small Plans, drawing from some of the major insights I walked away with and how the book has helped me…
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Reviewing Barbara J. Winter’s Instructional “Making a Living Without a Job”
Barbara J. Winter’s Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love is an essential read for anyone thinking of pursuing a path of entrepreneurship and self-employment. In this post, I am reviewing Living Without a Job, sharing the main concepts I took away from the book and other important…
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A Review of William Green’s Instructional “Richer, Wiser, Happier”
Masterfully written, extremely well-organized, and brilliantly insightful, in Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life, William Green teaches us how to lead richer and more rewarding lives. Through his extensive experience interviewing the most successful investors and money managers on the planet, Green illustrates that true wealth is about…
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Reviewing Michael Singer’s Thoughtful and Inspiring “The Surrender Experiment”
In this post, I’ll be providing a brief summary and book review of “The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection” by Michael Singer. Look for a link to buy the book at the bottom of this post—I think you’ll definitely want to buy it after reading this. Without further ado, let’s jump into The…
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A Summary and Book Review of Anne Lamott’s Riveting and Multi-Genred “Bird by Bird”
Look no further for a summary and book review of the amazing Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott. Look for a link to buy the book at the bottom of this post. After I share more on Lamott’s brilliantness in the summary of Bird by Bird, I am fairly confident you’ll…
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Reviewing Gregory Diehl’s Paradigm-Shifting “Travel as Transformation”
In this post, I’ll be reviewing Travel as Transformation: Conquer the Limits of Culture to Discover Your Own Identity by Gregory Diehl. A Brief Summary of Travel as Transformation The title of Travel as Transformation captures the content of the book perfectly. In this book, Gregory Diehl, best-selling author, personal development mentor, and founder of Identity Publications, shares with readers…
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