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Caste- The cruelest pyramid scheme
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson 2020 There are three glaring examples in history of castes that divided nations-...
Dan Connors
Mar 7, 20217 min read
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The Upswing- Are we finally nearing the bottom of a century -long historical cycle?
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again Robert Putnam 2020 “All of history, a great wheel,...
Dan Connors
Feb 20, 20216 min read
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The Future We Choose?
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac 2020 For all of history, mankind has seemed...
Dan Connors
Feb 15, 20215 min read
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May 1940- When the whole world went mad and one man stood up to inspired us all.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson 2020 On May 10,1940 Winston Churchill...
Dan Connors
Feb 14, 20217 min read
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Post Corona- How will our world change?
Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway 2020 Our world has been changing rapidly for decades...
Dan Connors
Jan 31, 20215 min read
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30 Hours with Obama- A Promised Land Reviewed.
A Promised Land- (Presidential Memoirs part I) Barack Obama 2020 Generally I tend to shy away from autobiographies, because I see...
Dan Connors
Jan 26, 20217 min read
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Money- the key to happiness or the treadmill of misery?
The Psychology of Money- Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness Morgan Housel 2020 Money is one of the most important things...
Dan Connors
Jan 22, 20214 min read
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Is Love the Way? Essays from America's Pope
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times Bishop Michael Curry, Sara Grace As a religious skeptic, I tend to look at...
Dan Connors
Jan 16, 20214 min read
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Subliminal - An entire world that both saves us and deceives us
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior Leonard Mlodinow 2012 Look at the tasty photo above. In addition to selling...
Dan Connors
Jan 10, 20215 min read
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How to not be an emotional moron. What quadrant are you in right now?
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive Mark Brackett 2019 Are emotions...
Dan Connors
Dec 28, 20205 min read
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Beating the Loneliness Epidemic- straight from the US Surgeon General
Together: Why Social Connection Holds the Key to Better Health, Higher Performance, and Greater Happiness Vivek Murthy, 2020 Loneliness...
Dan Connors
Dec 22, 20207 min read
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Black Swans- or why all predictions about the future are screwed.
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 What do 9/11, Google, the Great Recession, Covid-19,...
Dan Connors
Dec 17, 20204 min read
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The Galvins of Colorado- Six schizophrenic sons and a treasure trove of data for researchers
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Robert Kolker, 2020 Schizophrenia is one of the scariest of all the mental...
Dan Connors
Dec 14, 20203 min read
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Do we have an elephant in our brains?
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson 2017 Why do we do what we do? Are we pretty...
Dan Connors
Dec 7, 20205 min read
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Think like a monk, not a monkey
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Jay Shetty, 2020 I've always wondered about monks. Monasteries and...
Dan Connors
Dec 4, 20204 min read
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Brain Rules- 12 ways to hack your brain to better thinking.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School John Medina 2008 Americans spend billions and billions...
Dan Connors
Nov 23, 20206 min read
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Navigating transitions, chaos, and change- finding your story while keeping your sanity
Transitions are the most vulnerable times of our lives. When we are going through a transition, we are shedding many of the beliefs and res
Dan Connors
Nov 16, 20205 min read
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Bowling Alone- The collapse and revival of American community.
Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert D. Putnam 2001, 2020...
Dan Connors
Nov 13, 20209 min read
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Lost Connections- Beating back depression through meaningful relationships
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions Johann Hari 2018 Why do we get...
Dan Connors
Nov 10, 20206 min read
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Blue Mind- how just being near water heals you
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected,...
Dan Connors
Nov 6, 20206 min read
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