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OK Boomer- a Generation of Sociopaths?
Complaining about the younger generation is a natural part of becoming old. People have been doing it for centuries. Senior citizens...
Dan Connors
Nov 12, 20193 min read
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Give and Take- Why helping others drives our success- review
Give and Take- A revolutionary approach to success By Adam Grant 2013 Four of five stars **** Who prospers more- those who give or...
Dan Connors
Nov 8, 20195 min read
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This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism and Corruption are Ruining the American West- Book Review
This Land: How Cowboys, Capitalism, and Corruption Are Ruining the American West by Christopher Ketcham 2019 ***** Five of Five...
Dan Connors
Nov 4, 20195 min read
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Influence- The Psychology of Persuasion
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini 2006 ***** Five of five stars This book should be banned. (kidding). ...
Dan Connors
Oct 21, 20193 min read
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Strike three- is baseball out?
Strike one- my favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals lost in the playoff championship series. No biggie. There's always next year....
Dan Connors
Oct 18, 20195 min read
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Happiness is the Way
Happiness Is the Way: How to Reframe Your Thinking and Work with What You Already Have to Live the Life of Your Dreams by Wayne W. Dyer...
Dan Connors
Oct 7, 20192 min read
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Feeding you lies
Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry’s Playbook and Reclaim Your Health by Vani Hari 2019 Four of five stars ****...
Dan Connors
Sep 30, 20193 min read
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The Talent Code
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else by Daniel Coyle 2009 Four...
Dan Connors
Sep 22, 20193 min read
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Know-It-All Society
Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture by Michael P. Lynch 4 of 5 stars. **** "There's nothing certain except...
Dan Connors
Sep 13, 20192 min read
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The Nonsense Factory- book review
I enjoyed Mr. Gibney's first book, A Generation of Psychopaths, about how the baby boomers have messed things up, so I was eager to...
Dan Connors
Aug 30, 20193 min read
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Code Blue- book review
Code Blue: Inside America's Medical Industrial Complex by Mike Magee As one who has luckily avoided the medical industrial complex for...
Dan Connors
Aug 16, 20193 min read
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Hello World!- Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms by Hannah Fry “Whenever we use an algorithm – especially a free one – we need...
Dan Connors
Aug 11, 20194 min read
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Born Standing Up- Steve Martin- Book Review
**** Four Stars Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin If you've ever seen or admired Steve Martin, you will enjoy this...
Dan Connors
Aug 3, 20192 min read
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Payoff- The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations , By Dan Ariely “We have also learned that we're much more driven by all kinds of...
Dan Connors
Jul 29, 20192 min read
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Book Review- Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
Ten Drugs by Thomas Hager. 5 of 5 stars Ten drugs is one of my favorite books of the year so far. With the enormous amounts of money we...
Dan Connors
Jul 13, 20192 min read
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