Nonfiction and Nonsense

  • Think Again by Adam Grant

    I wonder if it is a huge coincidence that within the first few pages of this book, the author mentioned an incident that was also discussed in the book I read two weeks ago, that being Range by David Epstein. I remembered the story of firefighters dying as they tried to outrun a forest fire,…

  • The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen

    If you think the author’s name is familiar, you would be correct, he is the cousin of comedic actor Sacha Baron-Cohen. That’s probably one of the more interesting tidbits I got from reading this book. After enjoying Range by David Epstein so immensely last week, I was left incredibly disappointed in how little I enjoyed…

  • Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein

    If you are a job shifter, changed paths later in life, or maybe you just feel a little lost, this might be a good book for you to read. I wasn’t expecting a pick me up from this book, or a different way of looking at my life, when I started reading. But that is…

  • Update: So Much Psychology

    I didn’t have a theme last month, unless you want to count reading through my to be read pile as a theme. But in May, I do have one. I am a huge lover of psychology and psychiatry, I kind of consider learning about the human mind and human behaviors a hobby. At one point…

  • A Brief History Of The Female Body by Deena Emera

    I read this book in tandem with the last book I posted about, and if I were a sex education teacher or a professor of human sexuality I would include both of these books on my mandatory reading list. I would put this book at the very top of that imaginary list, as I found…