Stephenie Meyer, The Host (2010) For the first time in a while I found myself spending a couple of hours unable to put a book down. The Host not only takes place in a compelling and thought-provoking environment but involves a number of fascinating relationships as a result. With Earth becoming home to a raceContinue reading ““This was me now””
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Never Give Up Never Give In
Louis Zamperini, and David Rensin, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In (2014) Not many athletes stories start with smoking cigarettes at 6 but Zamperini’s story is far from traditional. In fact, the subtitle of this particular work on his life is “Life Lessons from an Extraordinary Man”, any reader would agree with this sentiment asContinue reading “Never Give Up Never Give In”
“Phonies”
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) A classic of American Literature, Catcher in the Rye contains a number of significant social themes. As a commonly assigned book in English classes it was an opportunity for me to see what I had missed. This will be a shorter personal review compared to previous posts.Continue reading ““Phonies””
How Little Things can make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point (2002), ISBN 978-0-316-34662-7 The Tipping Point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point (2002) The peculiar fragility of an epidemic is fascinating given the particular mixture of factors that can cause them. GladwellContinue reading “How Little Things can make a Big Difference”
Week 1 Book Report
Welcome to the first week of “The Weekly Book Report”, please appreciate that as the first post this will be the inaugural attempt to find the correct tone for these posts, so please bare with me. Anyway here goes. In the world of inequality, the phrase “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer”Continue reading “Week 1 Book Report”
Introduction: TWBR
This simple blog “The Weekly Book Report” (TWBR) will be exactly what it claims to be. Part of the idea is to increase the number of books I read and hold me personally accountable in some fashion. Another part is creating a record of those books and the elements of interest within. With both ofContinue reading “Introduction: TWBR”
The Weekly Book Report 