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Posted by on Mar 30, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

Book Review: “The Anxious Generation”

 

 

“THE ANXIOUS GENERATION”
SHOULD KIDS BE BANNED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA?

Note: Despite this article title, this isn’t so much a book review as an extension of the conversation prompted by Jon Haidt’s new book on the impacts of social media on young people.

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Posted by on Mar 24, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

Willie Nelson: It’s a Long Story (Book Review)

 

 

I have so many books to read (and hopefully review). Admittedly, I obsess over books, especially biographies. A collection of books is like a wine cellar for the mind.

I just started the Willie Nelson autobiography, “It’s a Long Story.” It’s hard for me to think of anyone who has experienced a more interesting life with so many incredible folksy stories than Nelson. I’m only a few chapters in, so far, and there have been times when I just had to stop cold. Put the book down. Ponder. Think a bit more. Absorb. Take it in. Then, continue.

To me, that’s a *great* book.

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Posted by on Feb 16, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

Book Review: “Traveling” by John E. Nordahl (1994)

 

 

Wrecks and Restoration:
My Favorite Books

 

“Traveling” by John E. Nordahl (1995)

Preface: My writing career is a salvage yard of wrecks and restorations, with lots of discarded junk and half-finished projects, mixed in with a few classics. One unfinished project I never hope to complete is reading and then writing about the books I love. Today is Chapter 2 of a what I’ll call “a new re-discovery,” pulling books from my shelves that were vitally important to me, along with some explanation as to why they had a strong influence upon my life.

 

TRAVELING: THREE MONTHS ON THE NBA ROAD

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