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Book reviews, literary thoughts, and more.

Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikotter
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Mao’s Great Famine: How It Has Shaped Modern China

Read why Mao’s Great Famine is key to understanding modern China.

By John Polonis, 2 yearsJune 7, 2023 ago
Ray Dalio - Principles
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Unlock the Power of Success with Ray Dalio’s ‘Principles’: A Revealing Book Review

Why Ray Dalio’s book, Principles, can be applied to almost anyone’s life.

By John Polonis, 2 yearsMay 13, 2023 ago
Vladimir Putin
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The Book that Predicted Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

How Anders Aslund’s Russia’s Crony Capitalism predicted Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

By John Polonis, 2 yearsJanuary 7, 2023 ago
The Revenge of Power by Moises Naim
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The Revenge of Power Explains Why Democracy Is Dying

How the book The Revenge of Power not only explains why democracy is dying but how it can be saved.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsAugust 18, 2022 ago
Unsettled climate change
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Is Climate Change Unsettled? A Book Review

A book review on Unsettled by Steven Koonin, which challenges our preconceived notions on the current state of The Science of climate change.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsJuly 27, 2022 ago
Nike Swoosh
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Shoe Dog and the Death of American Entrepreneurism

Why Shoe Dog is a must read business book even if you are not an entrepreneur, and hopefully it can inspire more people to become one.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsJuly 16, 2022 ago
The School for Good Mothers
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Why The School for Good Mothers Fell Flat

The School for Good Mothers is promising story with too many fatal flaws.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsMay 2, 2022 ago
A Tale of Two Cities
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The Best of Times: Reviewing A Tale of Two Cities

Read why the experience of reading A Tale of Two Cities is mostly the best of times, not the worst, in addition to serving as an instructive warning against growing inequality today.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsApril 11, 2022 ago
Kitchen Confidential book
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Kitchen Confidential: Reviewing the Underbelly of the Culinary World

One of the best pieces of food writing, served raw and ready to consume.

By John Polonis, 3 yearsMarch 10, 2022 ago
Image of The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
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The Lincoln Highway – How Life Happens Getting To the Destination

When I recently finished The Lincoln Highway, a novel by Amor Towles, I realized how little time we actually spent on the highway that gave the book its name.  No spoilers here, but I think many would agree how metaphorical that is for life.  The goals and dreams we aim Read more…

By John Polonis, 3 yearsFebruary 15, 2022 ago

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