Adventures With Alex

Tag: books that matter

  • BR290) “Why We’re Polarized” Book Review

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    Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein. 5/5 rating. 268 pages. Book #6 of 2023. Read March 1, 2023. I think this is the most thought-provoking book I’ve read in years. The rating is because so many ideas that have kind of been swirling around just below the surface in my head were brought to the…

  • BR280) “The Soil Will Save Us” Book Review

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    The Soil Will Save Us by Kristin Ohlson. 4/5 rating. 234 pages. Book #47 of 2022. Read December 14, 2022. This was a fascinating (no, but really) book about the importance of soil to the world’s future. Soil is one of those things that we all inherently know is important for farming and food, but…

  • BR275) “Our Time is Now” Book Review

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    Our Time is Now by Stacey Abrams. 4/5 rating. 268 pages. Book #42 of 2022. Read November 22, 2022. This book deals with issues of voter suppression, voter engagement, government, and much more. If you want a wake-up call to the horrors of voter suppression and shady measures by some government officials, look no further…

  • BR274) “The Happiness Project” Book Review

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    The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin. 3/5 rating. 289 pages. Book #41 of 2022. Read November 20, 2022. This is Gretchen’s telling of her year of studying happiness and trying to…

  • BR228) “A Problem from Hell” Book Review

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    A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power. 4/5 rating. 516 pages. Book #64 of 2021. Read November 14, 2021. This book was all about the 20th century’s genocides and the complete lack of help from the world’s governments to end these massacres. I realize the older I get the…

  • BR182) “The Audacity of Hope” Book Review

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    The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama. 5/5 rating. 362 pages. Book #18 of 2021. Read February 20, 2021. This is an absolutely amazing book that shows the eloquence, intellect, and deep compassion of Barack. Written not too long after winning the Illinois Senate seat, this book tells his…

  • BR147) “Silent Spring” Book Review

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    Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. 4/5 rating. 318 pages. Book #72 of 2020. Read October 12, 2020. This is arguably the most important and impactful nonfiction book of all time. Rachel does an amazing job of explaining the poisonous effects that wide-spread, blanket pesticide use was having on humans and our surrounding environment. As she…