Category: Books
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Decision Making
Often, decisions must be made based on incomplete information. Here’s an example. Suppose you need to get from Sioux Falls to Denver. Traveling by car, with a couple of stops, the trip would last at least ten hours and cost at least $50 in gas and food. While these estimates could be improved, the exact…
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Be Curious
Yesterday, I learned a bit more from the Original Series Tell a Great Story that Michael Lewis has on Masterclass. I was struck by the following quote that he shared. The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already, but the simplest…
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Audible Daily Deals
Yesterday, I purchased three books on Audible. I’ve read two of these books before, The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and Everything is F*cked. So why did I purchase them again? I tend to listen to more books than I read. Mostly, I would rather read books; however, when I’m driving, it makes much more…
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Carlos Ruiz Zafon is one of my heroes. I’ve read almost everything he’s written that I’ve been able to find. There is a part of me that loves exotic Gothic and cinematic noir storytelling. Zafon’s books read like movies I would desperately like to see, even knowing they would never do justice to his books.…
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Michael Lewis has a Masterclass!
I love to learn! It’s one of the reasons that I keep a Masterclass membership active. Today, I discovered that Michael Lewis, one of my favorite authors, has a new masterclass. I haven’t delved into it yet. I’m too busy with my own projects to take a learning break. However, I’m incredibly excited to take…
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Priorities for Authors
We live in strange times. Of course, I suppose everyone does (for different reasons). I read an article about Craft vs. Content yesterday. I was particularly drawn to the following quote. Authors, for example, lament the fact that publishers will often only offer book deals to writers who already have established “platforms” (read: followers on…
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The New New Thing
This is my new favorite book, another gem by Michael Lewis. One of the reasons I love it is because the events depicted provide context to what was happening in my life during and after the years when it took place (roughly 1991 – 1999). From 2000 to 2003, I worked in Boulder as a…