Brandon Keepers rated Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: 4 stars
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue by John McWhorter
Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" …
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Brandon Keepers rated The obesity code: 5 stars
The obesity code by Jason Fung
"In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides …
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: …
Brandon Keepers rated En Llamas: 4 stars
En Llamas by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #2)
Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge.
Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger …
Brandon Keepers rated The art of procrastination: 5 stars
The art of procrastination by Perry, John
Explains the principles of structured procrastination and provides tips and techniques to chronic procrastinators for developing an attitude of acceptance …
Brandon Keepers rated The right kind of crazy: 3 stars
Adam Steltzner: The right kind of crazy (2016)
The right kind of crazy by Adam Steltzner
"The true story of how an unlikely leader helped inspire a team of rocket scientists to achieve the near impossible: …
Brandon Keepers rated The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: 4 stars
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, #1)
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled …
Brandon Keepers rated The Swerve: 4 stars
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling …
Brandon Keepers rated The Hunger Games: 4 stars
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, #1)
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded …
Brandon Keepers rated A little history of philosophy: 4 stars
Brandon Keepers rated Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2): 4 stars
Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2) by Ernest Cline
Ready Player Two is a 2020 science fiction novel by American author Ernest Cline. It is the sequel to his …
Brandon Keepers rated What if?: 5 stars
What if? by Randall Munroe
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, …
Brandon Keepers rated The Righteous Mind: 5 stars
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas …
Brandon Keepers rated The assault on reason: 3 stars
The assault on reason by Al Gore, Albert Gore
La verdad, y la razón como modo de llegar a ella, son dos elementos fundamentales para la salud de una …
Brandon Keepers rated Einstein: 4 stars
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Albert Einstein's life and times.