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Hum If You Don’t Know The Words – book review

This is the book that you come across once in a rare while that transforms you. This is a story that opens your eyes to horrible, true events in history and revisits conditions that members of our human race were forced to endure for decades in South Africa. While reading this book it is impossibleContinue reading “Hum If You Don’t Know The Words – book review”

27 Books in 2017 – A Visual Book Review

This original graphic represents the twenty seven books that I read in 2017. Larger images are for books that I loved the most.

Grief is the Thing With Feathers

This was one of the most moving and meaningful books that I read in 2017.

How many pages did you read in 2017?

I have been looking back at the books that I loved (or hated) in 2017, and the list is pretty amazing compared to previous years. I’ve easily read four times as much this year as I have previously, and more importantly I think that I have made reading a habit. I was even more impressedContinue reading “How many pages did you read in 2017?”

Han Solo Book Club

Presenting the Han Solo Book Club! In partnership with Italic Bookmarks our favorite space pirate anti-hero will be sharing some of his favorite books with his dedicated fans. These selections are a perfect way to spend an evening after completing the Kessel Run in under 12 Parsecs, or between other intergalactic adventures. Each month Captain SoloContinue reading “Han Solo Book Club”

Tom Hanks New Book – Uncommon Type

Well this looks exciting… ABOUT UNCOMMON TYPE A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country’s civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game—and then another and then another and then many more in a row untilContinue reading “Tom Hanks New Book – Uncommon Type”

Culture Carton – featuring Italic Bookmarks

We are excited to partner with Culture Carton to feature our neuroscience based bookmarks in an upcoming box. Culture Carton is dedicated to serving the literary gentleman with carefully curated items and books each month. Their boxes make excellent gifts for fathers, grandfathers, boyfriends and brothers. Their subscription service is a great option for aContinue reading “Culture Carton – featuring Italic Bookmarks”

East of Eden vs. Brothers Karamazov – HELP!

I have been feeling ambitious lately… I have heard so much about both of these novels for as long as I can remember. Both are epic, sweeping, works of classic literature. Each has been proclaimed to be the “BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN” by numerous sources. My goal is to finish one of these two booksContinue reading “East of Eden vs. Brothers Karamazov – HELP!”

2017 Books to Read

The title of this post might be misleading. There are not 2017 books to read… this is simply a list of books from 2017 – to read. There are actually only 29 on this list from “The Rumpus”. In fact, you don’t even have to read all 29. Maybe just one or two… you decide.Continue reading “2017 Books to Read”

Watching Television vs Reading a Book

This article from the website Medical Daily compares brain function and development while watching television or while reading books. There are references and descriptions of several studies conducted within the last few years that focus on various measurements of brain development and cognitive function in each scenario. Can you guess which activity is better for your brain?Continue reading “Watching Television vs Reading a Book”