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Book Nook: Unf#ck Your Brain, by Faith Harper

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This will be a quick review because this one was not really worth my time. I don’t like being dismissive of a professional’s work, but in a sea of books i have not gotten to, this one was not one I should have stuck with. In fact, I would not have if it were not so short. I don’t even know how it found its way into my library. Sarah and I neither one remember adding it. That being said, there were tidbits about struggling with addictions that most people don’t think of as addictions that I need to spend … Continue reading Book Nook: Unf#ck Your Brain, by Faith Harper

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Book Nook: Dare To Lead, by Brené Brown

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Dare To Lead was in my Audible library because my wife’s account is linked to mine, so we have a shared library. I was familiar with Brown however, having watched and enjoyed her Ted Talk and her Netflix special: Call To Courage both. Still, I never read any of her books, despite the fact she has six number-one selling New York Times best sellers. That list includes 2018’s Dare To Lead. I assume Dare To Lead was selected as the title because it rolls off the tongue easier than Empathy In Confrontation and Also Some Self-Talk, a descriptive alternative. The … Continue reading Book Nook: Dare To Lead, by Brené Brown

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Book Nook: City Primeval, by Elmore Leonard

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I admittedly do not read much in the way of crime novels. I have two favorites, but that is mostly thanks to circling back after their work in television–George Pelecanos and Elmore Leonard. Pelecanos work I was familiar with through The Wire and Treme. Leonard was Justified. Of Leonard’s work, I have read The Moonshine Wars, Raylan and, now, City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. I saw an interview where they talked about The Friends of Eddie Coyle being Leonard’s favorite book, so I read that one a year or two back. And in City Primeval, you can see the … Continue reading Book Nook: City Primeval, by Elmore Leonard

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Podcast Nook: The Wire at 20, by Method Man

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Not a book, but getting filed here on the blog because that is how I treat serial podcasts these days. The Wire at 20 is an eight-episode look back at what I consider the best TV show of my lifetime, 20 years after its debut on HBO. Hosted by Method Man, who played Cheese in The Wire, the series interviews cast and creators, looking back at the show from the start, to the impact it has still had on both the crew and the fans two decades later. While Method Man is the narrator, The Cheese does not stand alone … Continue reading Podcast Nook: The Wire at 20, by Method Man

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Book Nook: A Promised Land, by Barack Obama

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The first of what is expected to be at least a couple of volumes of post-presidency reflection, A Promised Land is former President Barack Obama’s third full book, following The Audacity of Hope (2006) and Dreams From My Father (1995). A Promised Land explores his younger years some–growing up within a multitude of backgrounds, the passion for learning that started at a young age, meeting his wife, the girls, etc. He spends a decent amount of time on it actually. He can. This book is a time investment. 768 pages of reflection. Or, if you are like me, 29-plus hours … Continue reading Book Nook: A Promised Land, by Barack Obama

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Book Nook: The Chowderhead Crusades, by JJ Walsh

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Ready Player One is one of my favorite books. I tell people it is not one of the best written, but it is one of my favorites. It sits in my wheelhouse. So, when I saw Patton Oswalt, one of my favorite comedian/actors tweet that he did the audible reading for a book hailed as “Ready Player One for comic book nerds”, I thought…okay, wheelhouse me galore. The Chowderhead Crusades is written by JJ Walsh and is set in the not-too-distant future. The setup is basically the same as Ready Player One. The world has collapsed, and for largely believable … Continue reading Book Nook: The Chowderhead Crusades, by JJ Walsh