A. Idle Book Reviews

A. Idle Book Reviews

Take a journey with me each week into a different book. I break down the structure and impact, closing it out with a personal review.

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Communicate Well. Write Short.

Communicate Well. Write Short.

Communication is led by headlines & social media posts. Alas “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times” has legitimacy. Roy Peter Clark delivered a 240 page explanation on concise writing. In hon...

16 Heinä 202121min

Why Did Rome Fall?

Why Did Rome Fall?

Mike Duncan lays out the events in the Roman Republic from 146 BC to 78 BC. Often we are taught the importance of Julius Caesar, but not the events preceding his fall. In truth, Rome was a hot mess! I...

10 Heinä 202135min

Sit Down, Check In & Mind Your Mental

Sit Down, Check In & Mind Your Mental

Michelle Williams walks us through her personal battle with depression in this reflective memoir. She explains how her faith based foundation interacts with her therapeutic ventures to provide her the...

2 Heinä 202139min

Black Leads In A Lovecraftian Universe!

Black Leads In A Lovecraftian Universe!

Coming off the heels of a successful series debut, it is only right that I review Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff this week. This novel originally blends other worldly happenings with the reality of th...

24 Kesä 202127min

The Original Time Machine

The Original Time Machine

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells cautions against laziness and overall ignorance. By thrusting himself into the future the Time Traveler exposes a bleak end to civilized humanity as we know it. The dep...

17 Kesä 202123min

Pretty Things, Pretty Unstable People

Pretty Things, Pretty Unstable People

Pretty Things shows us the psychological impacts of greed. Nina & Vanessa base their entire persona on their respective resentments from childhood. When they later cross cunning Lachlan’s path we see ...

10 Kesä 202142min

Astrophysics Explained. Kinda.

Astrophysics Explained. Kinda.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson released Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in 2017 in an effort to inform us normal people. We get a front row seat to the events immediately after the big bang, framing how the u...

3 Kesä 202127min

The Champ is HERE: Ali’s Victory

The Champ is HERE: Ali’s Victory

King of the World captures the inspiring impossibility of Muhammad Ali’s historic wins over Sonny Liston. David Remnick manages to capture a wide vantage point from the news coverage during that perio...

27 Touko 202124min

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